Women's Basketball Heads to Philadelphia to Play Drexel on Thursday

Thursday, November 15

Philadelphia, Pa.

7 p.m.

Bucknell University

Drexel

Photo by: Marc Hagemeier

Women's Basketball Heads to Philadelphia to Play Drexel on Thursday

11/14/2018 12:54:00 PM | Women's Basketball

The Bison Are 2-0 With Wins Over Monmouth and Quinnipiac

GAME NOTES
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Projected Starters
G: Kyi English (6.0 ppg, 4.5 apg)
G: Kate Walker (12.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg)
G: Abby Kapp (8.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg)
F: Ellie Mack (10.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg)
F: Kaitlyn Slagus (13.0 ppg, 12.0 rpg)

GAME NOTES
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Projected Starters
G: Keishana Washington (4.0 ppg, 3.5 apg)
G: Aubree Brown (8.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg)
G: Hannah Nihill (6.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg)
F: Niki Metzel (5.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg)
F: Bailey Greenberg (17.0 ppg, 9.0 rpg)

What: Bucknell (2-0, 0-0 PL) at Drexel (1-1, 0-0 CAA)
When: Thursday, Nov. 15 (7 p.m.)
Where: Daskalakis Athletic Center (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Webcast: Drexel Dragons TV
Radio: 90.5 WVBU
Internet Radio: BucknellBison.com
Live Statistics: DrexelDragons.com

With a win over Drexel, Bucknell would...
• start 3-0 for the second time in three seasons.
• improve to 2-0 on the road this season.
• improve to 10-17 in the all-time series with the Dragons.
• improve to 2-1 against the Dragons under head coach Aaron Roussell.
• improve to 34-73 against current members of the CAA.
• improve to 5-3 against the CAA under Roussell.

Last Time Out
• Bucknell, the 16th ranked mid-major in the country at the time of the game, knocked off Quinnipiac, the top-ranked mid-major at the time, 75-58 at Sojka Pavilion. The Bison used a 22-0 run between the second and third quarters to get the win.
• Kaitlyn Slagus recorded her second straight double-double to open the season with 15 points and 14 rebounds. She connected on three of her six attempts from long range.
• Bucknell had five players score in double-digits for the first time since March 10, 2017. Kate Walker was right behind Slagus with 13 points, while the other three in double-digits were Kyi English (12), Ellie Mack (11), and Marly Walls (10).
• The Bison had 14 assists on 22 field goals, led by English with a career-high eight assists. Walker added three.
• Bucknell had double-digit steals for the second straight game with 10. English had a career-high four, while Abby Kapp added three.
• Quinnipiac, which won three NCAA Tournament games over the past two seasons, was receiving votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll and had a 20-game regular season winning streak.

About Drexel
• Drexel is 1-1 following a season-opening loss to Quinnipiac (56-52) and a win over Saint Joseph's (51-34).
• The Dragons went a combined 68-33 over the past three seasons and qualified for the WNIT in 2016, 2017, and 2018. They won a game in the WNIT in both 2017 and 2018.
• Junior forward Bailey Greenberg has been Drexel's top player through two games. She leads the team in scoring, averaging 17.0 ppg, and in rebounding, averaging 9.0 rpg. She made the All-CAA Second Team last season.
• Drexel was picked second in the CAA Preseason Poll. Greenberg was voted to the Preseason All-CAA First Team, while Aubree Brown and Hannah Nihill were tabbed as Honorable Mention selections.

Series History with Drexel
• Drexel leads the all-time series 17-10, but the teams have played just twice since 2009.
• Bucknell is 1-1 against the Dragons during the Roussell era. The Bison won 78-66 in Lewisburg two seasons ago, and lost 63-54 in Philadelphia last year.
• Kyi English has averaged 20.0 points in two career games against Drexel, scoring 15 points in the win in 2016 and 25 points in a loss in 2017.

Bucknell vs. the CAA
• Bucknell is 33-73 all-time against current members of the CAA. The Bison have played all but two teams (UNCW, College of Charleston) in the 10-team conference.
• The Bison are 4-3 against current members of the CAA under head coach Aaron Roussell, posting wins over Towson (twice), Delaware, and Drexel.

Where Do They Rank?
• Bucknell is ranked eighth in the latest edition of the CollegeInsider.com Women's Mid Major Top 25. The Bison finished 94th out of 349 in the final RPI last season.
• Drexel is ranked 18th in the Mid-Major Top 25 and finished last season 59th in the RPI.

Up Next
The Bison will play at 18th-ranked Syracuse on Sunday at 2 p.m.