Wednesday, January 5
Lewisburg, Pa.
6 p.m.
Bucknell University
vs
Navy
Women's Basketball to Host Navy in Home Patriot League Battle
1/4/2022 2:52:00 PM | Women's Basketball
SPECTATOR POLICY:  Bison Athletics and the Bucknell women's basketball team are pleased to welcome fans back to Sojka Pavilion this season. Please note that per University policy, masks are required for all individuals inside all public and academic indoor campus spaces, regardless of social distancing or vaccination status.
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What: Bucknell (9-3, 0-1 PL) vs. Navy (3-9, 0-2 PL)
When:Â Wednesday, Jan. 5 at 6 p.m.
Where: Sojka Pavilion – Lewisburg, Pa.
Streaming:Â ESPN+
Radio:Â 90.5 WVBU
Live Statistics:Â BucknellBison.com
Last Game's Starters
Sr./G: Marly Walls (8.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 3.2 apg)
Sr./G: Taylor O'Brien (18.8 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 2.3 spg)
Jr./G: Tai Johnson (3.3 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 0.9 apg)
Fr./G: Cecelia Collins (11.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.6 apg)
Jr./F: Emma Shaffer (4.1 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.4 apg)
With a win over Navy, Bucknell would...
 • ... improve to 10-3 overall this season.
 • ... improve to 42-29 in all-time games against the Mids.
 • ... go to 43-10 overall under Woodruff.
 • ... improve to 25-3 in Patriot League play under Woodruff.
 • ... move to 5-0 at home this season.
 • ... improve to 23-2 in home games under Woodruff.
 • ... move to 265-179 all-time in Patriot League play.
Headlines
• Bucknell is back at Sojka Pavilion for a fifth time this season to host Navy for its second Patriot League game of the season. The Bison are looking to enter the win column in the league standings after dropping their first contest to Army on Sunday.
• Bucknell and Navy are facing off for the first time in almost two years, as the two teams did not play each other during the truncated 2020-21 season. Bucknell has won four in a row over the Mids.
• Bucknell is still tied for the best overall record in the Patriot League at 9-3. The Bison had won eight in a row before the loss at Army, but they're one of five teams still looking for their first league victory.
• Bucknell has been dominant against league opponents for some time and has gone 88-11 in PL play since the start of the 2015-16 season. Under head coach Trevor Woodruff, Bucknell is 24-3 against league opponents during the regular season. Prior to Sunday, Bucknell had won 16 in a row in Patriot League play.
• Senior guard Taylor O'Brien scored a career-high 25 points last time out. O'Brien is the league's second-leading scorer at 18.8 points per game, and she ranks third in field goal percentage (46.6%) and fourth in steals (2.3 spg) as well.Â
• Fellow senior Marly Walls also put up a strong performance against the Black Knights on Sunday, matching her career high with 14 points on 7-of-11 shooting. Walls leads the league in assist/turnover ratio (1.5), having posted six or more assists three times this season.
• As a team, Bucknell ranks third in the Patriot League in scoring offense (64.0) and second in scoring defense (57.3). The Bison lead the league in 3-point percentage (36.4%) and turnover margin (+3.0).
• Bucknell went 9-2 in non-conference play, ending that portion of the schedule with six straight double-digit victories.
• Bucknell has seen some of its most successful seasons in program history over recent years, including five first-place regular season finishes and two Patriot League Championship titles in the last seven seasons. Bucknell has finished atop the conference in the regular season in each of the last three, going 61-14 overall during that stretch.
 • Bison head coach Trevor Woodruff is in his third season with the team, and he was named the Patriot League Coach of the Year in each of his first two. Bucknell has gone 24-3 in Patriot League play under his direction and 42-10 overall.Â
Scouting Navy/Series History
 • Navy, which was picked sixth in the Patriot League Preseason Poll, enters Wednesday's matchup 3-9 overall and 0-2 in Patriot League play. The Mids dropped their first two league games to Holy Cross and Boston U., most recently suffering an 82-58 loss on the road to the Terriers.
 • Navy and Bucknell have played two common opponents so far this season in Vermont and George Mason. The Mids collected a 55-51 win over the Catamounts before falling 69-64 vs. the Patriots.
 • Navy senior Jennifer Coleman has been the go-to option for the Mids through the first 12 games of the season. The two-time All-Patriot League guard currently leads the league in scoring (23.8 ppg), rebounding (10.2 rpg), assists (4.8 apg), steals (3.2) and minutes (38.3 mpg). She's eclipsed 20 points in all but one game this season and has hit the 30-point mark twice.
 • Navy head coach Tim Taylor is in his second season with the team. He guided the Mids to a 5-7 record last season, which included a 5-3 mark in Patriot League play.Â
 • Bucknell leads the all-time series against Navy 41-29, including a 21-12 record at home. The Bison have won each of the last four meetings as well as 11 of the last 12.
 • Bucknell has not seen Navy since Feb. 12, 2020, as the two teams did not play last season due to the COVID-19 truncated season.Â
 • In the last meeting, which Bucknell won 75-65 at Sojka Pavilion, the Bison shot 58.3 percent while the Mids shot 51.1 percent. Both teams were also over 50 percent from 3-point range during the offensive battle. Then-sophomore Taylor O'Brien contributed 11 points to the victory on 4-of-8 shooting, adding an assist and two steals as well.Â
Series Record: 41-29
Record at Home: 21-12
Record at Navy: 17-15
Neutral Site Record: 3-2
Trevor Woodruff Record: 2-0
Current Streak: 4 wins
Longest Winning Streak: 13
Longest Losing Streak: 9
Consistent Patriot League Success
• Bucknell is 88-11 in Patriot League play since the start of the 2015-16 season. The run includes two Patriot League Tournament titles and five first-place finishes in the regular season. Bucknell also has the best overall record in the league during that span at 144-40.
Overall Success at Sojka Pavillion
• The Bison are an incredible 79-8 at Sojka Pavilion since the start of the 2015-16 season. Bucknell has lost just one game at home in each of the last three seasons.
• Now in its 20th season playing at Sojka Pavilion, Bucknell is 175-75 (.700) on its home court.
• Bucknell finished a perfect 16-0 at Sojka Pavilion in 2016-17.Â
• The Bison are currently 4-0 in Sojka this season.
Where They Rank
• Bucknell ranked 104 in the latest NCAA NET rankings, while the next highest Patriot League team (Lehigh) sat at 132. The Midshipmen are currently 307 in the NET.
• The Bison came in at No. 15 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll (12/28/21).
New Notable Career Highs
• Taylor O'Brien - 25 points, 11 FGM at Army
• Marly Walls - 7 FGM at Army
• Emma Shaffer - 19 minutes, 3 steals at Army
Up Next
Bucknell hosts Loyola (Md.) at Sojka Pavilion on Saturday, Jan. 8 for a 2 p.m. tip-off. The Bison went 3-0 against the Greyhounds last season. Saturday's Patriot League contest will be broadcast on ESPN+.
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Bucknell women's basketball hosts Navy at Sojka Pavilion on Wednesday for its first home Patriot League contest of the season. The Bison are looking to bounce back from a loss at Army on Sunday, which snapped an eight-game winning streak.
Though Navy sits at 3-9 overall and 0-2 in league play, no team has been able to slow down senior guard Jennifer Coleman. Coleman leads the league in a host of categories (scoring, rebounding, assists, steals), and she's eclipsed 20 points in all but one contest this season. Navy will be looking to upend the Bison for the first time since 2018.
Sitting right behind Coleman in scoring is Bucknell's Taylor O'Brien. The senior guard scored a career-high 25 points in Sunday's game at Army and is averaging 18.8 per game this season. She leads a Bison offense that ranks third in the Patriot League in scoring. The Bison's second-ranked defense will also look to get back on track against a Navy team that is posting just 56.8 points per game.
Home court advantage is on the Bison's side on Wednesday. Bucknell has lost just three home games since the start of the 2018-19 season and has yet to be defeated in regular season Patriot League play at Sojka Pavilion under head coach Trevor Woodruff, who carries a 42-10 overall record since arriving in Lewisburg.
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• 2021-22 Media Guide
What: Bucknell (9-3, 0-1 PL) vs. Navy (3-9, 0-2 PL)
When:Â Wednesday, Jan. 5 at 6 p.m.
Where: Sojka Pavilion – Lewisburg, Pa.
Streaming:Â ESPN+
Radio:Â 90.5 WVBU
Live Statistics:Â BucknellBison.com
Last Game's Starters
Sr./G: Marly Walls (8.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 3.2 apg)
Sr./G: Taylor O'Brien (18.8 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 2.3 spg)
Jr./G: Tai Johnson (3.3 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 0.9 apg)
Fr./G: Cecelia Collins (11.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.6 apg)
Jr./F: Emma Shaffer (4.1 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.4 apg)
With a win over Navy, Bucknell would...
 • ... improve to 10-3 overall this season.
 • ... improve to 42-29 in all-time games against the Mids.
 • ... go to 43-10 overall under Woodruff.
 • ... improve to 25-3 in Patriot League play under Woodruff.
 • ... move to 5-0 at home this season.
 • ... improve to 23-2 in home games under Woodruff.
 • ... move to 265-179 all-time in Patriot League play.
Headlines
• Bucknell is back at Sojka Pavilion for a fifth time this season to host Navy for its second Patriot League game of the season. The Bison are looking to enter the win column in the league standings after dropping their first contest to Army on Sunday.
• Bucknell and Navy are facing off for the first time in almost two years, as the two teams did not play each other during the truncated 2020-21 season. Bucknell has won four in a row over the Mids.
• Bucknell is still tied for the best overall record in the Patriot League at 9-3. The Bison had won eight in a row before the loss at Army, but they're one of five teams still looking for their first league victory.
• Bucknell has been dominant against league opponents for some time and has gone 88-11 in PL play since the start of the 2015-16 season. Under head coach Trevor Woodruff, Bucknell is 24-3 against league opponents during the regular season. Prior to Sunday, Bucknell had won 16 in a row in Patriot League play.
• Senior guard Taylor O'Brien scored a career-high 25 points last time out. O'Brien is the league's second-leading scorer at 18.8 points per game, and she ranks third in field goal percentage (46.6%) and fourth in steals (2.3 spg) as well.Â
• Fellow senior Marly Walls also put up a strong performance against the Black Knights on Sunday, matching her career high with 14 points on 7-of-11 shooting. Walls leads the league in assist/turnover ratio (1.5), having posted six or more assists three times this season.
• As a team, Bucknell ranks third in the Patriot League in scoring offense (64.0) and second in scoring defense (57.3). The Bison lead the league in 3-point percentage (36.4%) and turnover margin (+3.0).
• Bucknell went 9-2 in non-conference play, ending that portion of the schedule with six straight double-digit victories.
• Bucknell has seen some of its most successful seasons in program history over recent years, including five first-place regular season finishes and two Patriot League Championship titles in the last seven seasons. Bucknell has finished atop the conference in the regular season in each of the last three, going 61-14 overall during that stretch.
 • Bison head coach Trevor Woodruff is in his third season with the team, and he was named the Patriot League Coach of the Year in each of his first two. Bucknell has gone 24-3 in Patriot League play under his direction and 42-10 overall.Â
Scouting Navy/Series History
 • Navy, which was picked sixth in the Patriot League Preseason Poll, enters Wednesday's matchup 3-9 overall and 0-2 in Patriot League play. The Mids dropped their first two league games to Holy Cross and Boston U., most recently suffering an 82-58 loss on the road to the Terriers.
 • Navy and Bucknell have played two common opponents so far this season in Vermont and George Mason. The Mids collected a 55-51 win over the Catamounts before falling 69-64 vs. the Patriots.
 • Navy senior Jennifer Coleman has been the go-to option for the Mids through the first 12 games of the season. The two-time All-Patriot League guard currently leads the league in scoring (23.8 ppg), rebounding (10.2 rpg), assists (4.8 apg), steals (3.2) and minutes (38.3 mpg). She's eclipsed 20 points in all but one game this season and has hit the 30-point mark twice.
 • Navy head coach Tim Taylor is in his second season with the team. He guided the Mids to a 5-7 record last season, which included a 5-3 mark in Patriot League play.Â
 • Bucknell leads the all-time series against Navy 41-29, including a 21-12 record at home. The Bison have won each of the last four meetings as well as 11 of the last 12.
 • Bucknell has not seen Navy since Feb. 12, 2020, as the two teams did not play last season due to the COVID-19 truncated season.Â
 • In the last meeting, which Bucknell won 75-65 at Sojka Pavilion, the Bison shot 58.3 percent while the Mids shot 51.1 percent. Both teams were also over 50 percent from 3-point range during the offensive battle. Then-sophomore Taylor O'Brien contributed 11 points to the victory on 4-of-8 shooting, adding an assist and two steals as well.Â
Series Record: 41-29
Record at Home: 21-12
Record at Navy: 17-15
Neutral Site Record: 3-2
Trevor Woodruff Record: 2-0
Current Streak: 4 wins
Longest Winning Streak: 13
Longest Losing Streak: 9
Consistent Patriot League Success
• Bucknell is 88-11 in Patriot League play since the start of the 2015-16 season. The run includes two Patriot League Tournament titles and five first-place finishes in the regular season. Bucknell also has the best overall record in the league during that span at 144-40.
Overall Success at Sojka Pavillion
• The Bison are an incredible 79-8 at Sojka Pavilion since the start of the 2015-16 season. Bucknell has lost just one game at home in each of the last three seasons.
• Now in its 20th season playing at Sojka Pavilion, Bucknell is 175-75 (.700) on its home court.
• Bucknell finished a perfect 16-0 at Sojka Pavilion in 2016-17.Â
• The Bison are currently 4-0 in Sojka this season.
Where They Rank
• Bucknell ranked 104 in the latest NCAA NET rankings, while the next highest Patriot League team (Lehigh) sat at 132. The Midshipmen are currently 307 in the NET.
• The Bison came in at No. 15 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll (12/28/21).
New Notable Career Highs
• Taylor O'Brien - 25 points, 11 FGM at Army
• Marly Walls - 7 FGM at Army
• Emma Shaffer - 19 minutes, 3 steals at Army
Up Next
Bucknell hosts Loyola (Md.) at Sojka Pavilion on Saturday, Jan. 8 for a 2 p.m. tip-off. The Bison went 3-0 against the Greyhounds last season. Saturday's Patriot League contest will be broadcast on ESPN+.
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