Sunday, November 11
Lewisburg, Pa.
4 p.m.
Bucknell University
vs
Quinnipiac
Women's Basketball Hosts Quinnipiac in Home Opener Sunday
11/10/2018 4:48:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Both Teams Are Ranked in the Mid-Major Top 25
 G: Kyi English (6.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg)
G: Kate Walker (12.0Â ppg, 6.0Â rpg) G: Abby Kapp (9.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg) F: Ellie Mack (9.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg) F: Kaitlyn Slagus (11.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg) |
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    GAME NOTES   @QU_WBB   Projected Starters   G: Taylor Herd (4.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg)   G: Edel Thornton (5.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg)   G/F: Aryn McClure (9.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg)   F: Paula Strautmane (11.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg)   F: Jen Fay (15.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg) |
PROMOTIONS
• The first 500 fans will receive a Bucknell water bottle, presented by Geisinger.
• In honor of Veterans Day on Sunday, all veterans, active duty military, and Gold Star families receive free admission to the game.
• Free admission for all Junior Bison Club members
• Community Day presented by M&T Bank -- organizations will be honored for their work in the local communities.
What: Quinnipiac (1-0, 0-0 MAAC) at Bucknell (1-0, 0-0 PL)
When: Sunday, Nov. 11 (4 p.m.)
Where: Sojka Pavilion (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Webcast:Â Patriot League Network
Radio: 90.5 WVBU
Internet Radio: BucknellBison.com
Live Statistics: BucknellBison.com
With a win over Quinnipiac, Bucknell would...
• start 2-0 for the third straight season.
• win its home opener for the sixth consecutive season.
• improve to 6-1 in home openers under head coach Aaron Roussell.
• improve to 1-0 in the all-time series with the Bobcats.
• improve to 41-36 against current members of the MAAC.
• improve to 10-1 against the MAAC under Roussell.
• improve to 2-0 against the MAAC this season.
• improve to 43-5 at Sojka Pavilion over the last four seasons.
About Quinnipiac
• Quinnippiac is 1-0 following a 56-52 win at Drexel on Friday. Jen Fay led the Bobcats with 15 points and eight rebounds.
• The Bobcats are the top-ranked mid-major in the country in a vote of coaches in the CollegeInsider.com poll.
• Quinnipiac has won three games in the NCAA Tournament over the past two seasons, including an appearance in the 2017 Sweet 16.
• Aryn McClure was voted to the MAAC Preseason Player of the Year and was joined on the Preseason All-MAAC Team by Fay and Paula Strautmane. Quinnipiac was picked as the preseason favorite in the conference.
Series History with Quinnipiac
• Bucknell and Quinnipiac will play for the first time.
• The Bobcats are one of four opponents the Bison will play for the first time this season. The others are Iowa State, Syracuse, and UMass.
Bucknell vs. the MAAC
• Bucknell is 40-36 against current members of the MAAC.
• The Bison have played 10 of the 11 teams in the conference. The only team they have never played is Quinnipiac.
• Bucknell has winning records against Canisius (5-4), Monmouth (3-2), Niagara (6-4), Rider (15-9), and Siena (2-0).
• The Bison went 3-0 against MAAC teams last season, beating Rider (76-71), Canisius (76-57), and Iona (60-53).
• Bucknell is 9-1 against the MAAC under head coach Aaron Roussell.
• Sunday's game is the second of five against MAAC opponents this season. The Bison beat Monmouth 70-32 on Tuesday and will play Fairfield (11/24), Iona (12/2), and Rider (12/16).
Where Do They Rank?
• Bucknell is ranked 16th in the season's first edition of the CollegeInsider.com Women's Mid Major Top 25. The Bison finished 94th out of 349 in the final RPI last season.
• Quinnipiac is ranked first in the Mid-Major Top 25 and finished last season 33rd in the RPI.
Up Next
Bucknell heads to Philadelphia to play Drexel on Thursday at 7 p.m. The Dragons are 0-1 with a 56-52 loss to Quinnipiac.
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