Women's Basketball Hosts Colgate Saturday for Senior Day, Play4Kay Game
2/15/2019 9:17:00 AM | Women's Basketball
![]() Â Â Â Â GAME NOTES Â Â @Bucknell_WBB Projected Starters G: Kyi English (7.7 ppg, 3.0 apg) G: Kate Walker (10.3 ppg, 3.6 rpg) G: Abby Kapp (9.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg) F: Ellie Mack (12.1 ppg, 6.6 rpg) F: Kaitlyn Slagus (13.5 ppg, 7.6 rpg) |
![]()     GAME NOTES   @ColgateWBB   Projected Starters   G: Nia Ahart (6.0 ppg, 1.5 apg)   G: Rachel Thompson (12.6 ppg, 7.7 rpg)   G: Haley Greer (6.2 ppg, 2.5 rpg)   F: Tegan Graham (5.8 ppg, 2.0 rpg)   F: Mylah Chandler (7.9 ppg, 6.6 rpg) |
Promotions
• Senior Day (Rachel Dumiak, Kyi English, Maegan Mikkelsen, Kaitlyn Slagus, Kate Walker)
• Play4Kay Game (Fans are encouraged to wear pink)
Game Info
What: Colgate (9-13, 5-7 PL) at Bucknell (20-4, 11-1 PL)
When: Saturday, Feb. 16 (2 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 Colgate, Bucknell would...
• improve to 21-4 overall, the best record through 25 games in program history, and 12-1 in the PL.
• improve to 49-22 in the all-time series with the Raiders.
• improve to 12-2 against the Raiders during the Roussell era.
• improve to 8-0 against the Raiders with the current senior class.
• improve to 60-7 in Patriot League play over the last four seasons.
• improve to 147-73 all-time at Sojka Pavilion.
• improve to 51-6 at Sojka Pavilion over the last four seasons.
• improve to 9-1 at Sojka Pavilion this season.
Last Time Out
• All five Bucknell starters scored in double-figures, including a game-high 17 points by Kaitlyn Slagus, as the Bison rallied for a 73-68 win over Lehigh at Stabler Arena on Wednesday night
• Kate Walker scored 11 points and became the 24th player in program history to reach the 1,000-point career milestone. She accomplished the feat with a free throw midway through the third quarter.
• Bucknell trailed 50-47 after three quarters, but Ellie Mack scored the first seven points for the Bison in the fourth quarter to help her team take a 54-50 lead. The Bison led by as many as 13, 68-55, in the fourth following a 3-pointer by Abby Kapp and a free throw by Walker.
• Mack finished with 16 points, while Kapp scored 14 on 5-of-6 shooting, including a 4-for-5 night from beyond the arc. It was her 11th game this season with at least three 3-pointers. Kyi English joined them in double-figures with 11 points.
• One game after all 13 Bucknell players scored, the Bison starters combined for 69 of the team's 73 points.
Career Highs Set Last Game
Ellie Mack — free throws made (8), free throw attempts (8)
About Colgate
• Colgate is 9-13 overall and 5-7 in the Patriot League after three straight losses to American (71-66), Navy (67-52), and Boston University (61-53).
• The Raiders have already won two more games overall than they did last season and two more games in league play.
• Colgate has the best 3-point FG defense in the Patriot League, holding opponents to 28 percent shooting from beyond the arc.
• The Raiders are 4-8 on the road this season.
Series History with Colgate
• Bucknell and Colgate will meet for the 71st time. The Bison hold a 48-22 lead in the all-time
series and have a seven-game winning streak by an average of 23.0 points per game.
• The Bison are 11-2 against the Raiders under head coach Aaron Roussell and 7-0 with the current senior class.
• Kaitlyn Slagus has averaged 10.7 points in seven career games against Colgate. Ellie Mack has averaged 14.0 points in three career games against the Raiders, including 19 in a 90-62 win in Hamilton, New York, earlier this season.
Bucknell vs. the Patriot League
• Bucknell is 278-235 against current members of the Patriot League.
• The Bison are 234-175 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 9th in the latest edition of the CollegeInsider.com Women's Mid-Major Top 25. The Bison are ranked 42nd in the most recent RPI.
• Colgate is 254th in the RPI.
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