Saturday, December 3
Lewisburg, Pa.
2 p.m.
Bucknell University
vs
Stony Brook
Women's Basketball Finishes Homestand on Saturday Against Stony Brook
12/2/2022 2:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
LEWISBURG, Pa.- The Bucknell women's basketball team concludes its three-game homestand at Sojka Pavilion by hosting CAA foe Stony Brook. It is the fifth home game for Bucknell and the final non-conference home game for the Bison.
Last time out, Bucknell defeated St. Bonaventure 59-44 to improve to 3-5 on the year and 3-2 at home.
This is the first meeting between Bucknell and Stony Brook since the double overtime matchup in 2019. Stony Brook won that contest 78-73.
Game Notes | Digital Program
What: Bucknell (3-5, 0-0 PL) vs. Stony Brook (4-3, 0-0 CAA)
When: Saturday, Dec. 3 at 2 p.m.
Where: Sojka Pavilion-Lewisburg, Pa.
Streaming: ESPN+
Radio: 90.5 WVBU
Live Statistics: BucknellBison.com
Last Game's Starters:
Fr./G: Blake Matthews (1.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 0.8 apg)
So./G: Cecelia Collins (13.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 2.8 apg)
So./G/F: Isabella King (7.3 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 1.2 apg)
So./G: Remi Sisselman (8.0 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 0.8 apg)
Sr./F: Emma Shaffer (9.0 ppg, 6.9Â rpg, 1.6 apg)
With a Win Over Stony Brook, Bucknell Would..
• ... improve to 4-5 on the season.
• ... improve to 3-2 at home.
• ... move to 2-4 all-time against the Seawolves.
• ... improve to 1-1 against the Seawolves and against the CAA under Woodruff.
• ... move to 61-22 overall under Woodruff.
• ... improve to 33-7 at home under Woodruff.
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Headlines
• Bucknell is looking to continue its winning momentum when it hosts Stony Brook on Saturday in the final game of a three-game homestand. The Bison are 3-5 this season following Wednesday's win against the Bonnies.
• Two of Bucknell's three wins came back-to-back against Cornell and Iona last week. The Bison have challenged themselves with a grueling non-conference schedule that has included two ACC teams.
• The Bison have relied largely on youth through their first seven games. In their last five games the Bison have started one freshman, three sophomores and just one senior.
• Bucknell finished 24-10 overall and 12-6 in Patriot League play last season. The Bison reached the 2022 Patriot League Championship game playing as the No. 4 seed in the tournament, but they fell 65-54 to No. 2 seed American.
• Bucknell received an at-large bid to the 2022 WNIT and defeated Fordham in the first round before falling to Drexel in the second. Bucknell is the only Patriot League team with two all-time WNIT victories under its belt.
• Bucknell graduated two seniors in the spring, including two-time First Team All-Patriot League guard Taylor O'Brien and 2022 PL All-Defensive Team member Marly Walls. O'Brien led the Bison in scoring over the past two seasons, scored the fifth-most single-season point in program history as a senior (567) and graduated ranking 21st on Bucknell's all-time scoring list (1,125).
• Bucknell sophomore Cecelia Collins was voted to the 2022 Preseason All-Patriot League Team. She was a Second Team All-League selection last year. This is the first time since 2011 Bucknell has not returned a junior or senior All-League player.
• Bucknell was picked fourth in the Patriot League Preseason Poll. It's the first time since 2015-16 Bucknell was not picked in the top three. The Bison have gone 100-16 in league play since the start of the 2015-16 season.
• Senior Emma Shaffer, junior Caroline Dingler and sophomore Cecelia Collins were named captains ahead of the 2022-23 season.
• Head coach Trevor Woodruff is in his fourth season at Bucknell. He was named PL Coach of the Year in each of his first two seasons.
• Following the retirement of assistant coach Jim Reed during the offseason, Kelly Mazzante was elevated to associate head coach, and former manager of basketball operations LaSashia Connelly was named an assistant coach. Molly Gillis joined the staff during the offseason as the program's new manager of ops.
Scouting Stony Brook
• The Seawolves are 4-3, earning victories over Manhattan, Iona, High Point, and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. They most recently lost a game to Penn on Thursday night
• Stony Brook and Bucknell share three common opponents this year (Syracuse, Iona, and Penn). Both Stony Brook and Bucknell have defeated Iona and lost to Syracuse. The Seawolves have lost to Penn while the Bison have yet to play the team from Philadelphia.
• Stony Brook was picked to finish third in the 2022-23 CAA preseason poll after moving conferences from the America East to the CAA as part of the offseason Division I conference alignment.
• Stony Brook has four players averaging in double digits for scoring: Anastasia Warren (15.0), Sherese Pittman (13.3), Nairimar Varges-Reyes (11.5), and Gigi Gonzalez (10.0).
• Stony Brook is led by second-year head coach Ashley Langford, who owns a 27-9 career record with the team.
Series History with the Seawolves/CAA
• Stony Brook leads 4-1 in the all-time series with Bucknell, which dates back to 2000.
• Stony Brook's last win over Bucknell came in 2019 in a double overtime thriller.
• Bucknell is 0-1 against the Seawolves during the Trevor Woodruff era.
• Two current Bison players (Tai Johnson and Emma Shaffer) played in the 2019 game. Johnson recorded eight points and two rebounds. Shaffer saw five minutes of action and supplied an assist.
• The Bison have been .500 (1-1) against CAA opponents under Woodruff. The Bison defeated and lost to Drexel.
• Bucknell is 32-78 all-time against current members of the CAA.
Series History with Stony Brook
1/24/00             at Stony Brook             L, 44-65
1/31/01             Stony Brook          W, 82-73
11/18/05           at Stony Brook                L, 72-81
1/3/06              Stony Brook                    L, 56-65
12/29/19           at Stony Brook                L, 73-78 2OT
Series Record: 1-4
Record at Home: 1-1
Record at Stony Brook: 0-3
Neutral Site Record: 0-0
Trevor Woodruff Record: 0-1
Current Streak: 3 losses
Longest Winning Streak: 1
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Last Time Out
• Bucknell used a fierce defense to hold St. Bonaventure to 44 points on 17-for-67 shooting (25.4%)
• The Bison shot 12-for-24 in the second half to seize control after the 25-25 halftime deadlock.
• Bucknell outscored the Bonnies 14-4 in the third period to grab a lead the Orange and Blue never gave up
• St. Bonaventure outfouled Bucknell 19-9 which led to 20 free throws for the Bison compared to only 6 such opportunities for the Bonnies. Bucknell hit 13 of its free throws.
• The Bison were led by Remi Sisselman who poured in a career high 18 points on 6-for-10 shooting. St. Bonaventure was led by Nadechka Laccen who notched 15 points.
New Notable Career Highs Set vs. St. Bonaventure
Remi Sisselman — points (18)
Blake Matthews — rebounds (8)
Patriot League Preseason Awards
• Cecelia Collins was one of five players named to the 2022 Preseason All-Patriot League Team.
• Collins is Bucknell's lone returning All-Patriot League player, earning spots on the Second Team and the All-Rookie Team as a freshman in 2021-22. She became the first Bison freshman to earn a spot on the First, Second or Third Team since 2001.
• Collins was one of two sophomores to make the Preseason All-League Team.
• Boston University senior Sydney Johnson was named the Patriot League Player of the Year.
• While not earning a spot on the five-player Preseason All-League Team, Boston senior Maren Durant was voted the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year, an award that was just added prior to this season.
Bison Picked Fourth in Patriot League Preseason Poll
• Bucknell was picked to finish fourth in the Patriot League Preseason Poll based on a vote by the league's head coaches and sports information directors.
• Bucknell was last picked fourth in the preseason poll prior to the 2015-2016. It has been picked third or higher every year since.
• Boston University was picked first, followed by Lehigh and Holy Cross. Reigning Patriot League Champion American was picked eighth.
• Bucknell is 100-16 in league play since the start of the 2015-16 season.
Overall Success at Sojka Pavilion
• The Bison are an incredible 89-13 at Sojka Pavilion since the start of the 2015-16 season.
• Now in its 21st season playing at Sojka Pavilion, Bucknell is 185-80 (.698) on its home court.
• Bucknell finished a perfect 16-0 at Sojka Pavilion in 2016-17.
• The Bison were 12-3 in Sojka last season and are 32-7 during the Trevor Woodruff era.
Up Next
Bucknell travels to the City of Brotherly Love for a showdown at the historic Palestra against Penn on Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. The Bison next return to Sojka on Friday, Dec. 30 to host Holy Cross in the Patriot League opener.
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Last time out, Bucknell defeated St. Bonaventure 59-44 to improve to 3-5 on the year and 3-2 at home.
This is the first meeting between Bucknell and Stony Brook since the double overtime matchup in 2019. Stony Brook won that contest 78-73.
Game Notes | Digital Program
What: Bucknell (3-5, 0-0 PL) vs. Stony Brook (4-3, 0-0 CAA)
When: Saturday, Dec. 3 at 2 p.m.
Where: Sojka Pavilion-Lewisburg, Pa.
Streaming: ESPN+
Radio: 90.5 WVBU
Live Statistics: BucknellBison.com
Last Game's Starters:
Fr./G: Blake Matthews (1.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 0.8 apg)
So./G: Cecelia Collins (13.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 2.8 apg)
So./G/F: Isabella King (7.3 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 1.2 apg)
So./G: Remi Sisselman (8.0 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 0.8 apg)
Sr./F: Emma Shaffer (9.0 ppg, 6.9Â rpg, 1.6 apg)
With a Win Over Stony Brook, Bucknell Would..
• ... improve to 4-5 on the season.
• ... improve to 3-2 at home.
• ... move to 2-4 all-time against the Seawolves.
• ... improve to 1-1 against the Seawolves and against the CAA under Woodruff.
• ... move to 61-22 overall under Woodruff.
• ... improve to 33-7 at home under Woodruff.
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Headlines
• Bucknell is looking to continue its winning momentum when it hosts Stony Brook on Saturday in the final game of a three-game homestand. The Bison are 3-5 this season following Wednesday's win against the Bonnies.
• Two of Bucknell's three wins came back-to-back against Cornell and Iona last week. The Bison have challenged themselves with a grueling non-conference schedule that has included two ACC teams.
• The Bison have relied largely on youth through their first seven games. In their last five games the Bison have started one freshman, three sophomores and just one senior.
• Bucknell finished 24-10 overall and 12-6 in Patriot League play last season. The Bison reached the 2022 Patriot League Championship game playing as the No. 4 seed in the tournament, but they fell 65-54 to No. 2 seed American.
• Bucknell received an at-large bid to the 2022 WNIT and defeated Fordham in the first round before falling to Drexel in the second. Bucknell is the only Patriot League team with two all-time WNIT victories under its belt.
• Bucknell graduated two seniors in the spring, including two-time First Team All-Patriot League guard Taylor O'Brien and 2022 PL All-Defensive Team member Marly Walls. O'Brien led the Bison in scoring over the past two seasons, scored the fifth-most single-season point in program history as a senior (567) and graduated ranking 21st on Bucknell's all-time scoring list (1,125).
• Bucknell sophomore Cecelia Collins was voted to the 2022 Preseason All-Patriot League Team. She was a Second Team All-League selection last year. This is the first time since 2011 Bucknell has not returned a junior or senior All-League player.
• Bucknell was picked fourth in the Patriot League Preseason Poll. It's the first time since 2015-16 Bucknell was not picked in the top three. The Bison have gone 100-16 in league play since the start of the 2015-16 season.
• Senior Emma Shaffer, junior Caroline Dingler and sophomore Cecelia Collins were named captains ahead of the 2022-23 season.
• Head coach Trevor Woodruff is in his fourth season at Bucknell. He was named PL Coach of the Year in each of his first two seasons.
• Following the retirement of assistant coach Jim Reed during the offseason, Kelly Mazzante was elevated to associate head coach, and former manager of basketball operations LaSashia Connelly was named an assistant coach. Molly Gillis joined the staff during the offseason as the program's new manager of ops.
Scouting Stony Brook
• The Seawolves are 4-3, earning victories over Manhattan, Iona, High Point, and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. They most recently lost a game to Penn on Thursday night
• Stony Brook and Bucknell share three common opponents this year (Syracuse, Iona, and Penn). Both Stony Brook and Bucknell have defeated Iona and lost to Syracuse. The Seawolves have lost to Penn while the Bison have yet to play the team from Philadelphia.
• Stony Brook was picked to finish third in the 2022-23 CAA preseason poll after moving conferences from the America East to the CAA as part of the offseason Division I conference alignment.
• Stony Brook has four players averaging in double digits for scoring: Anastasia Warren (15.0), Sherese Pittman (13.3), Nairimar Varges-Reyes (11.5), and Gigi Gonzalez (10.0).
• Stony Brook is led by second-year head coach Ashley Langford, who owns a 27-9 career record with the team.
Series History with the Seawolves/CAA
• Stony Brook leads 4-1 in the all-time series with Bucknell, which dates back to 2000.
• Stony Brook's last win over Bucknell came in 2019 in a double overtime thriller.
• Bucknell is 0-1 against the Seawolves during the Trevor Woodruff era.
• Two current Bison players (Tai Johnson and Emma Shaffer) played in the 2019 game. Johnson recorded eight points and two rebounds. Shaffer saw five minutes of action and supplied an assist.
• The Bison have been .500 (1-1) against CAA opponents under Woodruff. The Bison defeated and lost to Drexel.
• Bucknell is 32-78 all-time against current members of the CAA.
Series History with Stony Brook
1/24/00             at Stony Brook             L, 44-65
1/31/01             Stony Brook          W, 82-73
11/18/05           at Stony Brook                L, 72-81
1/3/06              Stony Brook                    L, 56-65
12/29/19           at Stony Brook                L, 73-78 2OT
Series Record: 1-4
Record at Home: 1-1
Record at Stony Brook: 0-3
Neutral Site Record: 0-0
Trevor Woodruff Record: 0-1
Current Streak: 3 losses
Longest Winning Streak: 1
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Last Time Out
• Bucknell used a fierce defense to hold St. Bonaventure to 44 points on 17-for-67 shooting (25.4%)
• The Bison shot 12-for-24 in the second half to seize control after the 25-25 halftime deadlock.
• Bucknell outscored the Bonnies 14-4 in the third period to grab a lead the Orange and Blue never gave up
• St. Bonaventure outfouled Bucknell 19-9 which led to 20 free throws for the Bison compared to only 6 such opportunities for the Bonnies. Bucknell hit 13 of its free throws.
• The Bison were led by Remi Sisselman who poured in a career high 18 points on 6-for-10 shooting. St. Bonaventure was led by Nadechka Laccen who notched 15 points.
New Notable Career Highs Set vs. St. Bonaventure
Remi Sisselman — points (18)
Blake Matthews — rebounds (8)
Patriot League Preseason Awards
• Cecelia Collins was one of five players named to the 2022 Preseason All-Patriot League Team.
• Collins is Bucknell's lone returning All-Patriot League player, earning spots on the Second Team and the All-Rookie Team as a freshman in 2021-22. She became the first Bison freshman to earn a spot on the First, Second or Third Team since 2001.
• Collins was one of two sophomores to make the Preseason All-League Team.
• Boston University senior Sydney Johnson was named the Patriot League Player of the Year.
• While not earning a spot on the five-player Preseason All-League Team, Boston senior Maren Durant was voted the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year, an award that was just added prior to this season.
Bison Picked Fourth in Patriot League Preseason Poll
• Bucknell was picked to finish fourth in the Patriot League Preseason Poll based on a vote by the league's head coaches and sports information directors.
• Bucknell was last picked fourth in the preseason poll prior to the 2015-2016. It has been picked third or higher every year since.
• Boston University was picked first, followed by Lehigh and Holy Cross. Reigning Patriot League Champion American was picked eighth.
• Bucknell is 100-16 in league play since the start of the 2015-16 season.
Overall Success at Sojka Pavilion
• The Bison are an incredible 89-13 at Sojka Pavilion since the start of the 2015-16 season.
• Now in its 21st season playing at Sojka Pavilion, Bucknell is 185-80 (.698) on its home court.
• Bucknell finished a perfect 16-0 at Sojka Pavilion in 2016-17.
• The Bison were 12-3 in Sojka last season and are 32-7 during the Trevor Woodruff era.
Up Next
Bucknell travels to the City of Brotherly Love for a showdown at the historic Palestra against Penn on Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. The Bison next return to Sojka on Friday, Dec. 30 to host Holy Cross in the Patriot League opener.
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