Bison Host Army on Saturday at 6 p.m., Seek Program's Best League Start

What: Army West Point (14-5, 5-3 PL) at Bucknell (16-3, 8-0 PL)
Where: Sojka Pavilion (Lewisburg, Pa.)
When: Saturday, Jan. 28 -- 6 p.m.
Webcast: Patriot League Network
Radio: 90.5 WVBU
Internet Radio: BucknellBison.com
Live Statistics: BucknellBison.com

Bucknell Probable Starters
G: Kyi English (7.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.5 apg)
G: Megan McGurk (4.4 ppg, 3.4, rpg, 2.8 apg)
G/F: Claire DeBoer (15.7 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 2.4 apg)
F: Kaitlyn Slagus (13.1 ppg, 9.8 rpg, 1.7 apg)
F: Sune Swart (11.7 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.2 apg)

With a Win Over Army West Point, Bucknell Would ...
• Improve to 17-3, the best record through 20 games in program history.
• Up its program record winning streak to 12 games.
• Improve to 9-0 in the Patriot League, the team's best start in conference play.
• Improve to 26-1 in Patriot League regular season games dating back to the beginning of last season.
• Win its 18th straight Patriot League regular season game.
• Up its program record home winning streak to 21 games.
• Improve to 35-25 in the all-time series against the Black Knights.

Headlines
• First-place Bucknell looks to remain the only unbeaten in conference play when it hosts Army West Point on Saturday at 6 p.m. Just one team -- Navy -- is one game behind the Bison at 7-1.
• Bucknell is off to its best 19-game start in program history with a record of 16-3 overall and 8-0 in the league. The Bison are coming off their program record 11th straight win with a 66-50 victory at Boston University. A win Saturday would put the Bison at 9-0 in league play for the first time in school history.
• Kate Walker scored a career-high 22 points in the win at Boston. Claire DeBoer recorded a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds, while Sune Swart scored 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting.
• The Bison are 15-0 when shooting at least 40 percent this season. They have shot at least 40 percent in all eight Patriot League games.
• Bucknell has won 17 straight Patriot League regular season games, with the last loss coming at Army West Point on Jan. 30, 2016.
• The Bison rank 15th in the nation in free throw percentage (.775). They made 14 of 15 attempts against Boston University.
• Over the past two seasons, Bucknell is an impressive 25-1 in conference play. That's three wins better than any other Patriot League team.
• Army West Point is 14-5 overall and 5-3 in the Patriot League after a 63-58 loss to Navy. That snapped a three-game winning streak for the Black Knights, which included victories over Colgate (76-69), American (53-51), and Holy Cross (67-59).
• Sophomore Madison Hovren paced the Black Knights against Navy with 14 points and eight rebounds. She is the only player in the Patriot League averaging a double-double with 19.6 points and 10.5 rebounds per game.
• Army leads the Patriot League in scoring margin (+10.3) and offensive rebounds (16.5).

How to Get the Game
• Saturday's game can be seen online 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 BucknellBison.com
• Follow @Bucknell_WBB on Twitter for live updates

Bucknell vs. Army West Point Series Notes
• Bucknell and Army West Point will meet for the 60th time. The Bison hold a 34-25 lead in the all-time series.
• The teams split the season series last year. Bucknell handed Army West Point its first conference loss with a 79-69 win at Sojka Pavilion on Jan. 2. The Black Knights then handed the Bison their first league loss with a 68-63 win at Christl Arena on Jan. 30. The teams went on to share the Patriot League regular season title with matching 17-1 records in the conference.
• The Bison won 60-56 in the first meeting between the teams this season. Claire DeBoer had a double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds. Kaitlyn Slagus added 12 points and eight boards.

Bucknell vs. the Patriot League
• Bucknell is 241-227 against current members of the Patriot League.
• The Bison are 200-170 in Patriot League play.
• Bucknell has a winning record against six teams in the conference -- Army West Point, Boston University, Colgate, Lafayette, Loyola, and Navy.
• The Bison have won two Patriot League titles and have played in the title game three times.

Where Do They Rank?
• Bucknell is ranked eighth in the latest edition of the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25. The Bison are 57th out of 349 teams in the Division I national RPI.
• Army West Point is 178th in the latest RPI.

Up Next
• Bucknell travels to play American on Wednesday. The Bison beat the Eagles in overtime earlier this season.