Saturday, January 28
Lewisburg, Pa.
2 p.m.
Bucknell University
8-13,4-6Patriot
73
vs
37
Loyola
7-14,2-8Patriot
1
2
3
4
F
Loyola Maryland
7
11
12
7
37
Bucknell
26
12
18
17
73
Women's Basketball Wins 73-37 Over Loyola Maryland
1/28/2023 3:56:00 PM | Women's Basketball
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Isabella King and Emma Shaffer each scored 19 points to tie individual career highs as the Bucknell women's basketball team scored a season-high 73 points in its 73-37 victory over Loyola Maryland on Saturday afternoon at Sojka Pavilion. The Bison (8-13, 4-6 PL) also established season-bests in margin of victory (36 points) and opponent's points scored (37) in the win over the Greyhounds (7-14, 2-8 PL).
The Orange and Blue scored 26 points in the opening quarter, tying its best output for a quarter this season previously set in the third quarter of the team's game on Wednesday at Navy. Bucknell shot 6-for-11 (54.5%) from the field, 4-for-6 (66.7%) from three-point land, and 10-for-10 from the line, while holding Loyola to 3-for-17 (17.6%) shooting to establish the 26-7 lead in the first 10 minutes. For the contest, the Bison shot 23-for-47 (48.9%), while holding Loyola to 14-for-49 (28.6%). Bucknell out-rebounded Loyola 35-27 and forced 20 turnovers while committing only 10 of its own.
Shaffer added 10 rebounds to achieve her fifth career double-double and handed out three assists. King tied her career-high with four assists and had a pair of steals. Emma Theodorsson chipped in 10 points, while Remi Sisselman added eight to lead the Bison coming off the bench.
Lex Therien led the Greyhounds with 14 points and 11 rebounds, six of which were on the offensive end.
"I thought our passing today was much better than it has been over the year, which led to a good shooting day. Hopefully, this is a sign of things to come," said head coach Trevor Woodruff. "So we can stay hot at the right time of the year."Â
The Bison owned the game from the opening tip. Theodorsson drained a three-pointer 44 seconds into the game, and the Bison never looked back. King followed up with another trey, and the Orange and Blue were off and running. Shaffer nailed four free throws, King & Theodorsson both added another three-pointer, and Remi Sisselman added a basket to give Bucknell a quick 18-4 lead. Bucknell did not let up and kept the pressure up to finish the quarter at 26-7. The 26 points were the highest first-period output of the year for the Bison.Â
The second quarter witnessed more of the same Bison dominance. Bucknell started the period on an 8-0 run to establish a 25-point advantage. A Sisselman three was the exclamation point of the run. Loyola promptly called a timeout in response. That timeout spurred the Greyhounds to counter with a 7-0 run, which led to a Bucknell timeout. The Bison scored four points to Loyola's two for a halftime score of 38-18.Â
In the third period, Loyola fought hard to keep the deficit under 20 and, in fact, at one point narrowed the score to 44-28. At that junction, the Bison exploded with a flurry of points to prevent any miraculous comeback. Tai Johnson and King teamed up to score the first seven points. Julie Kulesza added two free throws, and Shaffer added one more charity stripe shot. Loyola scored a single basket, but the score was 56-30 Bucknell as the game entered the final stanza.Â
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Bucknell finished the game as the Bison started it: strong and decisive. Bucknell blitzed the Greyhounds as Theodorsson scored four points, as King and Shaffer each added a bucket. After scoring her final basket to reach 19 points (tying her career-high), Shaffer grabbed her 10th rebound at the 5:12 mark to earn the double-double. At this point with the Bison up 66-35, Coach Woodruff began substituting allowing all of his available players to see the floor. King added another basket to also reach 19 points to tie her career-high and set a new season-high. Kaylee Reinbeau capped the scoring with an inverse score of 73-37 with a mighty three-pointer from the corner.Â
"The process starts back in June. You start building the thing. Hopefully, you start checking off boxes," summarized coach Woodruff. "We got this figured out. And when you get it all to click, it is a beautiful thing. We are not quite there yet. There are areas where we can improve. But today on defense, I thought we had it for the betterment of 35 minutes."
Woodruff continued: "It has been a long and challenging year for us. A lot of days where it didn't go our way, but our message was to keep showing up. Stay focus. Keep working. Keep a good attitude. Now we have won a couple of games, and the message was the same."Â
Up Next
The Bison travel to West Point on Feb 4. for a showdown with the Army Black Knights.Â
The Orange and Blue scored 26 points in the opening quarter, tying its best output for a quarter this season previously set in the third quarter of the team's game on Wednesday at Navy. Bucknell shot 6-for-11 (54.5%) from the field, 4-for-6 (66.7%) from three-point land, and 10-for-10 from the line, while holding Loyola to 3-for-17 (17.6%) shooting to establish the 26-7 lead in the first 10 minutes. For the contest, the Bison shot 23-for-47 (48.9%), while holding Loyola to 14-for-49 (28.6%). Bucknell out-rebounded Loyola 35-27 and forced 20 turnovers while committing only 10 of its own.
Shaffer added 10 rebounds to achieve her fifth career double-double and handed out three assists. King tied her career-high with four assists and had a pair of steals. Emma Theodorsson chipped in 10 points, while Remi Sisselman added eight to lead the Bison coming off the bench.
Lex Therien led the Greyhounds with 14 points and 11 rebounds, six of which were on the offensive end.
"I thought our passing today was much better than it has been over the year, which led to a good shooting day. Hopefully, this is a sign of things to come," said head coach Trevor Woodruff. "So we can stay hot at the right time of the year."Â
The Bison owned the game from the opening tip. Theodorsson drained a three-pointer 44 seconds into the game, and the Bison never looked back. King followed up with another trey, and the Orange and Blue were off and running. Shaffer nailed four free throws, King & Theodorsson both added another three-pointer, and Remi Sisselman added a basket to give Bucknell a quick 18-4 lead. Bucknell did not let up and kept the pressure up to finish the quarter at 26-7. The 26 points were the highest first-period output of the year for the Bison.Â
The second quarter witnessed more of the same Bison dominance. Bucknell started the period on an 8-0 run to establish a 25-point advantage. A Sisselman three was the exclamation point of the run. Loyola promptly called a timeout in response. That timeout spurred the Greyhounds to counter with a 7-0 run, which led to a Bucknell timeout. The Bison scored four points to Loyola's two for a halftime score of 38-18.Â
In the third period, Loyola fought hard to keep the deficit under 20 and, in fact, at one point narrowed the score to 44-28. At that junction, the Bison exploded with a flurry of points to prevent any miraculous comeback. Tai Johnson and King teamed up to score the first seven points. Julie Kulesza added two free throws, and Shaffer added one more charity stripe shot. Loyola scored a single basket, but the score was 56-30 Bucknell as the game entered the final stanza.Â
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Bucknell finished the game as the Bison started it: strong and decisive. Bucknell blitzed the Greyhounds as Theodorsson scored four points, as King and Shaffer each added a bucket. After scoring her final basket to reach 19 points (tying her career-high), Shaffer grabbed her 10th rebound at the 5:12 mark to earn the double-double. At this point with the Bison up 66-35, Coach Woodruff began substituting allowing all of his available players to see the floor. King added another basket to also reach 19 points to tie her career-high and set a new season-high. Kaylee Reinbeau capped the scoring with an inverse score of 73-37 with a mighty three-pointer from the corner.Â
"The process starts back in June. You start building the thing. Hopefully, you start checking off boxes," summarized coach Woodruff. "We got this figured out. And when you get it all to click, it is a beautiful thing. We are not quite there yet. There are areas where we can improve. But today on defense, I thought we had it for the betterment of 35 minutes."
Woodruff continued: "It has been a long and challenging year for us. A lot of days where it didn't go our way, but our message was to keep showing up. Stay focus. Keep working. Keep a good attitude. Now we have won a couple of games, and the message was the same."Â
Up Next
The Bison travel to West Point on Feb 4. for a showdown with the Army Black Knights.Â
Team Stats
Loyola
Buck
FG%
.286
.489
3FG%
.182
.444
FT%
.636
.792
RB
27
35
TO
20
10
STL
4
5
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
19
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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