Bison Travel to Lehigh for Key Patriot League Game on Wednesday

What: Bucknell (16-6, 10-1 PL) at Lehigh (15-7, 8-3 PL)
Where: Stabler Arena (5,600) – Bethlehem, Pa.
When: Wednesday, Feb. 10 – 7 p.m.
Webcast: Patriot League Network
Radio: 90.5 WVBU
Internet Audio: BucknellBison.com
Live Statistics: LehighSports.com

Storylines
• Bucknell looks to remain in at least a tie for first place in the Patriot League when it travels to play Lehigh on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
• This Bison are looking to improve to 11-1 in league play for the first time since 2007.

With a Victory Over Lehigh, Bucknell Would...
• Start 11-1 in league play for the first time since 2006-07.
• Remain at least tied for first place in the Patriot League
• Improve to 66-48 in Aaron Roussell's four years as head coach.
• Improve to 37-42 in the all-time series with the Mountain Hawks.
• Improve to 187-170 in Patriot League play since joining in 1990-91.
• Improve to 7-5 on the road this season.

How to Get the Game
• Wednesday's game can be seen free of charge on the Patriot League Network.
• The game can be heard online via BucknellBison.com and on the radio on 90.5 WVBU, with Justin Antweil calling the action. The pregame show begins 15 minutes before tip-off.
• Live stats can be accessed at LehighSports.com

Last Time Out
• Kate Walker posted career-highs in points (15) and rebounds (7) as Bucknell swept the season series with Holy Cross with a 74-64 win at Sojka Pavilion on Saturday.
• Jacquie Klotz recorded her ninth double-double of the season with 11 points and 14 rebounds. Claire DeBoer scored a team-high 17 points.
• The Bison led by as much as 13 early in the fourth quarter, but that lead dwindled to just one, 61-60, with 2:21 to play. Klotz made a layup on the next possession, and Sune Swart followed with a 3-pointer to put the Bison up 66-60. From the point the Crusaders cut the lead to one, the Bison ended the game on a 13-4 run.
• Holy Cross led 31-30 at the half. Bucknell used a 10-0 run midway through the third quarter to take a 13-point lead.

Career-Highs Set Last Game
• Claire DeBoer -- 3-point field goals (5)
• Kyi English -- free throws (7), free throw attempts (8)
• Kaitlyn Slagus -- assists (3)
• Kate Walker -- points (15), rebounds (7), field goals (4)

Streaks of Note
• Claire DeBoer - 25 straight games with a steal
• Jacquie Klotz - 30 straight games with at least five rebounds

Where Do They Rank?
• At 16-6 overall, including a game against national power Notre Dame, Bucknell ranks 102nd out of 349 teams in the national RPI. The Bison are also receiving votes in the College Insider Mid-Major Poll. They have been ranked as high as 23rd in the poll this season.
• Lehigh is 15-7 overall and ranks 202nd in the latest RPI.

About the Mountain Hawks
• Lehigh is 15-7 overall and 8-3 in the Patriot League after winning six straight games against league opponents.
• Quinci Mann scored 16 points to lead the Mountain Hawks to a 61-52 win over American in their most recent game. Lexi Martins pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds.
• Martins ranks second in the nation with 14.5 rebounds per game.
• Lehigh's three league losses came to the two teams tied for first, Bucknell and Army West Point, and American.

Series Notes
• Wednesday marks the 79th meeting in the all-time series between Bucknell and Lehigh, which dates back to 1977. The Mountain Hawks lead 42-36.
• The Bison are 5-2 against the Mountain Hawks under head coach Aaron Roussell, including wins in the past two meetings.
• In the most recent meeting, Bucknell erased a 17-point deficit in the fourth quarter on it way to an 80-77 overtime win earlier this season.

DeBoer Approaching Scoring Milestone
• Claire DeBoer is 16points away from becoming the 22nd 1,000-point scorer in program history. She has averaged 11.9 points over 82 games during her career.

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 first in the Patriot League and 16th in the country with a +9.2 rebounding margin. The number is even more impressive when you consider that one of the team's 22 games was at No. 3 Notre Dame, which Bucknell out-rebounded 44-33.
• Jacquie Klotz and Claire DeBoer rank second and seventh in the Patriot League in rebounding. Klotz averages 10.1 boards, with 191 of her 223 total rebounds coming on the defensive end. DeBoer averages 7.5 with an impressive 61 of her 166 total rebounds coming on offense.
• Klotz ranks 25th overall and fourth among guards nationally in rebounds per game.
• Bucknell has won the rebounding battle in 48 of its past 52 games, including 21 of its 22 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, shooting 72.8 percent with a mark of 300-412. Jacquie Klotz (.773, 58-75) ranks seventh in the league, and Claire DeBoer (.767, 79-103) ranks eighth.

Up Next
• The Bison will host Colgate on Saturday at 2 p.m.