Women's Basketball Back in Action Saturday with Home Game Against Rider

Saturday, December 15

Lewisburg, Pa.

2 p.m.

Bucknell University

Rider

Photo by: Marc Hagemeier

Women's Basketball Back in Action Saturday with Home Game Against Rider

12/12/2018 3:52:00 PM | Women's Basketball

The Bison Are 7-2 With Five Straight Wins

GAME NOTES
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Projected Starters
G: Kyi English (7.6 ppg, 3.4 apg)
G: Kate Walker (9.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg)
G: Abby Kapp (10.9 ppg, 2.8 rpg)
F: Ellie Mack (10.6 ppg, 7.2 rpg)
F: Kaitlyn Slagus (13.6 ppg, 7.8 rpg)

GAME NOTES
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Projected Starters
G: Stella Johnson (20.6 ppg, 5.0 apg)
G: Lexi Posset (10.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg)
G: Amari Johnson (10.3 ppg, 5.9 rpg)
G/F: Daija Moses (3.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg)
F: Lea Favre (9.1 ppg, 5.9 rpg)

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What: Rider (4-5, 0-0 MAAC) at Bucknell (7-2, 0-0 PL)
When: Saturday, Dec. 15 (2 p.m.)
Where: Sojka Pavilion (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Webcast: Patriot League Network
Radio: 90.5 WVBU
Internet Radio: BucknellBison.com
Live Statistics: BucknellBison.com

With a win over Rider, Bucknell would...
• improve to 8-2 overall, its best 10-game record since 1986-87.
• up its winning streak to six games.
• improve to 16-9 in the all-time series with the Broncs.
• improve to 2-0 against the Broncs under head coach Aaron Roussell.
• improve to 44-36 all-time against current members of the MAAC.
• improve to 5-0 against the MAAC this season.
• improve to 13-1 against the MAAC under Roussell.
• improve to 141-72 all-time at Sojka Pavilion.
• improve to 72-19 at Sojka Pavilion under Roussell.
• improve to 45-5 at Sojka Pavilion over the last four seasons.

Last Time Out
• Kaitlyn Slagus scored 20 points as Bucknell rolled to its fifth straight win, 81-43 over Iona at Sojka Pavilion. Slagus reached her point total in just under 21 minutes of playing time while shooting 8-of-10 from the field.
• Ellie Mack recorded her first career double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds, while Kate Walker added 14 points.
• Eleven players scored for the Bison, who won by 30 or more points for the third time this season.
• Bucknell led for 39:28 and never trailed in the game. The Bison have led for 74:29 out of a possible 80 minutes over the past two games.
• The Bison made nine 3-pointers, led by two apiece from Abby Kapp, Slagus, and Ally Johnson.

Career Highs Set Last Game
Marly Walls — assists (4)

About Rider
• Rider is 4-5 after a 62-57 win over Binghamton in its most recent game. Stella Johnson led the Broncs with 21 points, while Lexi Posset was right behind her with 19.
• Johnson, a junior, scored her 1,000th career point in the win over Binghamton. She leads the Broncs in scoring (20.6), assists (5.0), blocks (1.0), and steals (3.7). She posted a triple-double earlier this season with 35 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists in a win against Mount St. Mary's.
• The Broncs were picked fourth out of 11 teams in the MAAC Preseason Poll.

Series History with Rider
• Bucknell leads the all-time series 15-9, but the teams have played just once since 2011. The Bison won that game 76-71 at Rider last season.
• The Bison erased a 16-point deficit in last season's win over the Broncs. Kaitlyn Slagus had a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds and was joined with double-digit points by Kyi English (17), Kate Walker (12), and Ellie Mack (12). Tessa Brugler had eight rebounds, including six offensive boards, in her collegiate debut.

Bucknell vs. the MAAC
• Bucknell is 43-36 against current members of the MAAC.
• The Bison have played all 11 teams in the conference.
• Bucknell has winning records against Canisius (5-4), Monmouth (3-2), Niagara (6-4), Quinnipiac
(1-0), Rider (15-9), and Siena (2-0).
• The Bison have won seven consecutive games against MAAC teams.
• Bucknell is 12-1 against the MAAC under head coach Aaron Roussell.
• Sunday's game is the last of five against MAAC opponents this season. The Bison beat Monmouth 70-32, Quinnipiac 75-58, Fairfield 77-54, and Iona 81-43 earlier this season.

Where Do They Rank?
• Bucknell is ranked 10th in the latest edition of the CollegeInsider.com Women's Mid-Major Top 25. The Bison are ranked 61st in the most recent RPI.
• Rider is ranked 243rd in the RPI.

Up Next
The Bison will host Youngstown State on Tuesday, Dec. 18, at 11 a.m. Over 900 local students are expected to be in attendance for Education Day, presented by W&L Subaru.