Women's Basketball Heads to Holy Cross Saturday for Battle of League Unbeatens

What: Bucknell (9-5, 3-0 PL) at Holy Cross (6-8, 3-0 PL)
Where: Hart Center (3,600) – Worcester, Mass.
When: Saturday, Jan. 9 – 1 p.m.
Webcast: Patriot League Network
Radio: N/A
Internet Audio: BucknellBison.com
Live Statistics: GoHolyCross.com

Storylines
• The last two remaining unbeaten teams in Patriot League play square off when Bucknell travels to Holy Cross for a 1 p.m. game on Saturday at the Hart Center.
• Bucknell is 3-0 in the conference for the first time since the 2006-07 season and attempting to go 4-0 for the first time since the 2001-02 season.
• The Bison have only trailed for 8:36 of their first three Patriot League games.

With a Victory Over Holy Cross, Bucknell Would...
• Start 4-0 in league play for the first time since the 2001-02 season.
• Win its fourth straight game.
• Improve to 59-47 in Aaron Roussell's four years as head coach.
• Improve to 17-43 in the all-time series with the Eagles.
• Improve to 180-169 in Patriot League play since joining in 1990-91.
• Improve to 5-4 on the road this season
• Snap a three-game losing streak in the series with the Eagles.

How to Get the Game
• Saturday afternoon's game can be seen free of charge on the Patriot League Network.
• The game can be heard online via BucknellBison.com, with Justin Antweil calling the action. The pregame show begins 15 minutes before tip-off.
• Live stats can be accessed at GoHolyCross.com

Last Time Out
• Claire DeBoer scored 12 of her game-high 22 points to help Bucknell rally for a 66-60 win at defending league champion American on Wednesday night. DeBoer added five rebounds, three assists and three steals.
• For the second straight game, the Bucknell trio of DeBoer, Jacquie Klotz and Kaitlyn Slagus all scored in double figures. Klotz tallied 15 points and pulled down eight rebounds, while Slagus scored 12 points.
• Bucknell led by as much as 13 in the second quarter, but was down 33-32 lead at the half and 47-44 after three quarters. The Bison ended the game on a 22-11 run.
• The Bison shot 47 percent from the field and 42 percent from beyond the arc while improving to 9-5 overall and 3-0 in the Patriot League for the first time since the 2006-07 season.

Streaks of Note
• Claire DeBoer - 17 straight games with a steal
• Jacquie Klotz - 22 straight games with at least five rebounds
• Megan McGurk - 74 straight starts

Where Do They Rank?
• Following an 9-5 start, including a game against national power Notre Dame, Bucknell ranks 134th out of 349 teams in the national RPI.
• Holy Cross is 6-8 and ranked 271st in the latest RPI.

About the Crusaders
• Holy Cross is 6-8 overall and 3-0 in the Patriot League following wins over Boston University (60-41), Navy (57-49) and Colgate (80-71).
• Molly Hourigan led the Crusaders with 16 points on 8-of-11 shooting, eight blocks and seven rebounds in the win over Colgate. She ranks second in the Patriot League in blocks, averaging 2.9 points per game.
• As a team, Holy Cross ranks second in the conference in blocked shots (4.9) and assists (14.7).
• The Crusaders received two first-place votes and were picked to finish second in the Patriot League in a preseason vote of the league coaches and sports information directors.

Series Notes
• Saturday marks the 60th meeting in the all-time series between Bucknell and Holy Cross. The Crusaders hold a 43-16 lead, including a pair of wins last season.
• Holy Cross has won the past three meetings
• Bucknell's last win came on Feb. 8, 2014, 82-79 at Sojka Pavilion. The Bison also won 83-79 in overtime at Holy Cross that season.

Dominating the Boards
• Rebounding has been a staple of Aaron Roussell's Bucknell teams and that has continued to be the case this season. The Bison rank second in the Patriot League and 36th in the country with a +7.9 rebounding margin. The number is even more impressive when you consider that one of the team's seven games was at No. 3 Notre Dame, which Bucknell out-rebounded 44-33.
• Jacquie Klotz and Claire DeBoer rank second and fourth in the Patriot League in rebounding. Klotz averages 10.1 boards, with 122 of her 142 total rebounds coming on the defensive end. DeBoer averages 8.3 with an impressive 45 of her 116 total rebounds coming on offense.
• Klotz ranks 24th overall and fourth among guards nationally in rebounds per game.
• Bucknell has won the rebounding battle in 40 of its past 44 games, including 13 of its 14 games this season.

Success at the Line
• After a slow start this season, Bucknell has returned to its usual success at the foul line. The Bison lead the Patriot League in free throw percentage by over two percent, shooting 72.6 percent with a mark of 167-230.

3-Point Records
• Bucknell has set the program record for single-season 3-pointers in back-to-back seasons.
• The Bison set the mark with 150 3-pointers in the 2014-15 season, and then topped that by one with 151 last year.
• This year's team has 91 3-pointers through 14 games, putting it ahead of the pace set in each of the past two seasons. The Bison had 73 treys through 14 games of the 2014-15 season and 62 during that stretch in the 2013-14 season.

Up Next
• The Bison return to Sojka Pavilion for a 7 p.m. game against Lehigh on Wednesday, Jan. 13. The Mountain Hawks are 9-5 overall and 2-1 in the Patriot League.