Women's Basketball Looks to Bounce Back Wednesday at Army West Point
1/8/2019 1:13:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Bison are 10-4 Overall and 1-1 in the Patriot League
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    GAME NOTES   @Bucknell_WBB Projected Starters G: Kyi English (8.5 ppg, 2.8 apg) G: Kate Walker (11.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg) G: Abby Kapp (10.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg) F: Ellie Mack (10.9 ppg, 6.5 rpg) F: Kaitlyn Slagus (12.0 ppg, 7.6 rpg) |
    GAME NOTES   @ArmyWP_WBB   Projected Starters   G: Jess Lewis (9.8 ppg, 4.3 apg)   G: Mogann Yancey (2.8 ppg, 1.5 rpg)   G: Libby Tacka (5.9 ppg, 2.8 rpg)   F: Kate Murray (3.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg)   F: Madison Hovren (18.1 ppg, 12.7 rpg) |
What: Bucknell (10-4, 1-1 PL) at Army West Point (6-7, 1-1 PL)
When: Wednesday, Jan. 9 (7 p.m.)
Where: Christl Arena (West Point, N.Y.)
Webcast:Â Patriot League Network
Radio: 90.5 WVBU
Internet Radio: BucknellBison.com
Live Statistics: BucknellBison.com
With a win over Army West Point, Bucknell would...
• improve to 11-4 and 2-1 in the Patriot League.
• improve to 38-25 in the all-time series with the Black Knights.
• improve to 225-176 all-time in Patriot League play.
• improve to 50-7 in Patriot League play over the last four seasons.
• improve to 4-3 in true road games this season.
Last Time Out
• A late rally by Bucknell fell short in a 70-62 loss to Boston University at Sojka Pavilion on Sunday. The Bison trailed by 15 entering the fourth quarter and cut the deficit to two with just over four minutes to play, but the Terriers hung on to hand the Bison their first home loss of the season.
• Boston University's five starters combined to score all 70 points, led by Payton Hauck with 20. Lauren Spearman was right behind her with 19.
• Ellie Mack, Kyi English, and Kate Walker all scored 13 points for Bucknell. Kaitlyn Slagus scored 11 points and tied Abby Kapp with a team-high seven rebounds.
• Bucknell's loss ended a nine-game winning streak in the series with Boston University.
• The Bison shot 5-of-23 from beyond the arc.
About Army West Point
• Army West Point is 6-7 overall and 1-1 in the Patriot League following a 69-57 win over Loyola (Md.) at Christl Arena. The Mids also have a league loss to Boston University (63-51).
• The Black Knights are the top rebounding team in the Patriot League with a +7.3 margin.Â
• Army was picked seventh in the Patriot League Preseason Poll.
• Senior Madison Hovren is a two-time All-Patriot League selection. She currently ranks first in the conference in rebounding (12.7) and second in scoring (18.1).
Series History with Army West Point
• Bucknell and Army West Point will meet for the 63rd time. The Bison hold a 37-25 lead in the
all-time series, including a sweep of the series last season.
• The Bison have won four-straight games in the series, winning those by an average of 13.5 points.
• Kaitlyn Slagus has averaged 17.8 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.7 blocks, 1.3 steals, and 1.7 assists in
six career games against Army West Point.
Bucknell vs. the Patriot League
• Bucknell is 268-235 against current members of the Patriot League.
• The Bison are 224-176 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 three Patriot League titles and have played in the title game four times
Where Do They Rank?
• Bucknell is ranked 12th in the latest edition of the CollegeInsider.com Women's Mid-Major Top 25. The Bison are ranked 68th in the most recent RPI.
• Army West Point is 316th in the RPI.
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Bucknell plays at Lafayette on Saturday at 2 p.m.
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