Women's Basketball Plays at Michigan in WNIT Second Round Game Saturday

What: Bucknell (25-7, 17-1 PL) at Michigan (18-13, 9-9 Big Ten) -- WNIT Second Round
Where: Crisler Center (12,707) – Ann Arbor, Michigan
When: Saturday, March 19 – 2 p.m.
Webcast: MGoBlueTV
Internet Audio: BucknellBison.com
Live Statistics: MGoBlue.com

Storylines
• Bucknell and Michigan square off for the second straight season, this time with a spot in the WNIT round of 16 on the line.
• The Bison are 1-1 all-time in the WNIT after beating Akron 74-70 in the first round on Thursday. It was the first WNIT win by a team from the Patriot League, which was 0-10 in the tournament prior to that game.
• Bucknell is looking for its first win in three tries against Michigan and for its first ever win over a Big Ten team.

Bison in National Postseason Tournaments
• Bucknell is 1-4 all-time in national postseason tournaments.
• The Bison are 1-1 in the WNIT, falling 70-54 to Hartford in the opening round of the 2007 tournament and beating Akron 74-70 in the first round of this year's tournament.
• Bucknell is 0-2 in the NCAA Tournament, losing to Baylor in 2002 and North Carolina in 2008.
• The Bison played in the Women's Basketball Invitational in 2014, suffering a first-round loss to Maine.

With a Victory Over Michigan, Bucknell Would...
• Advance to the quarterfinal round of the WNIT, where it would play the winner between San Diego and IUPUI.
• Improve to 26-7, upping its record for most wins in a season.
• Improve to 75-49 in Aaron Roussell's four years as head coach.
• Improve to 1-2 in the all-time series with the Wolverines.
• Improve to 2-1 all-time in the WNIT.
• Improve to 1-17 against current members of the Big Ten.

How to Get the Game
• Saturday's game can be seen free of charge online on MGoBlueTV
• 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 MGoBlue.com

Last Time Out
• Sune Swart recorded her first career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Bucknell hung on for a 74-70 win at Akron in the first round of the WNIT. It was the first ever WNIT win by a Patriot League team and the program's first ever national postseason tournament win.
• Swart was one of five Bucknell players to score in double-figures. Jacquie Klotz tallied a game-high 21 points, Claire DeBoer scored 16, and Tyler Craig finished with 11 and Kyi English tallied 10.
• English had four of her team-high five assists in the first half. As a team, Bucknell had 13 assists on 25 field goals.
• Akron opened the game on a 7-0 run, but Bucknell called timeout and responded with an 11-3 run to go up 11-10.
• The Bison shot 63 percent (17-27) from the field in the first half and 57 percent (25-44) for the game.
• Bucknell was just 19-of-31 from the foul line. Klotz made nine of her 13 attempts, including four in the final 18 seconds to help secure the win

Where Do They Rank?
• At 25-7 overall, including a game against national power Notre Dame, Bucknell ranks 98th out of 349 teams in the national RPI. The Bison are ranked 22nd in the College Insider Mid-Major Poll.
• Michigan is 18-13 and ranks 78th in the latest RPI.

About the Wolverines
• Michigan is 18-13 after an 81-53 win over Wright State in the opening round of the WNIT.
• The Wolverines are 9-3 against non-conference opponents this season. The losses came to NCAA Tournament qualifiers Princeton and UCLA, and WNIT qualifier Eastern Michigan.
• Michigan has played in either the NCAA Tournament or WNIT in each of the past seven seasons. It lost to UCLA in the semifinals of the WNIT last year.
• Katelynn Flaherty, a 5-7 sophomore guard, was a First Team All-Big Ten selection this season. She averages 22.5 points and has already set the team's single-season scoring record with 699 points.
• Hallie Thome, a 6-5 center, earned a spot on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team. She averages 14.3 points and 5.3 rebounds.

Bucknell History vs. the Big Ten
• Bucknell is 0-17 against current members of the Big Ten.
• The 68-61 loss to Michigan last season was Bucknell's most recent game against a Big Ten opponent.
• Current members of the team also played against Penn State during the 2013-14 season. The Nittany Lions won 92-49.

Series Notes
• Saturday marks the third meeting in the all-time series between Bucknell and Michigan. The Wolverines lead 2-0, including a 68-61 win in the second game of the 2014-15 season.
• The only other matchup occurred during the 1992-93 season. Michigan won 83-77.
• Claire Maree O'Bryan scored 11 points and pulled down three rebounds in the loss to the Wolverines last season. Claire DeBoer contributed nine points. Katelynn Flaherty led Michigan with 15 points.

DeBoer Reaches Scoring Milestone
• Claire DeBoer became the 22nd 1,000-point scorer in program history. with a layup during a win over Colgate. She now ranks 17th with 1,141 points in her three-year 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 19th in the country with a +8.7 rebounding margin. The number is even more impressive when you consider that one of the team's 32 games was at No. 3 Notre Dame, which Bucknell out-rebounded 44-33.
• Jacquie Klotz and Claire DeBoer rank second and eighth in the Patriot League in rebounding. Klotz averages 9.8 boards, with 270 of her 313 total rebounds coming on the defensive end. DeBoer averages 7.0 with an impressive 76 of her 223 total rebounds coming on offense.
• Klotz ranks 25th overall and fifth among guards nationally in rebounds per game.
• Bucknell has won the rebounding battle in 57 of its past 62 games, including 30 of its 32 games this season.

Senior Success
• This year's senior class -- Tyler Craig, Sheaira Jones and Claire Maree O'Bryan -- have helped lead the team to 74 wins during their four years at Bucknell, more than any other class in the history of the program.