Saturday, February 11
Hamilton, N.Y.
1 p.m.
Bucknell University
at
Colgate
Photo by: Robert Simmons
Women's Basketball Travels to Colgate for Pivotal Patriot League Game
2/10/2023 3:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
LEWISBURG, Pa.- Fifth place and the potential to host a tournament game are on the line when the Bucknell Bison women's basketball team (10-13, 6-6 PL) travels to picturesque Hamilton, N.Y. to play the Colgate Raiders (12-11, 6-6 PL). The Bison are riding a season-best four-game winning streak. Colgate defeated Bucknell 64-57 in overtime at Sojka Pavilion on Jan. 14.Â
Game Notes
What:Â Bucknell (10-13, 6-6 PL) vs. Colgate (12-11, 6-6 PL)
When:Â Sunday, Feb. 11Â at 1 p.m.
Where:Â Hamilton, N.Y.-Cotterell Court
Streaming:Â ESPN+
Radio:Â 90.5 WVBU
Live Statistics:Â BucknellBison.com
Last Game's Starters:
So./G: Cecelia Collins (13.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 3.3 apg)
Fr./G/F: Emma Theodorsson (7.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 0.6 apg)
So. F/G: Isabella King (7.8 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 1.0 apg)
Sr./G: Tai Johnson (7.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.4 apg)
Sr./F: Emma Shaffer (9.7 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 2.1 apg)
WITH A WIN OVER COLGATE, BUCKNELL WOULD ...
• ... improve to 11-13 on the season
• ... improve to 5-8 on the road
• ... move to 54-23 all-time against the Raiders
• ... improve to 5-1 against the Raiders under Woodruff
• ... move to 69-30 overall under Woodruff
• ... improve to 29-20 on the road under Woodruff
HEADLINES
• Bucknell won its fourth-straight game as the Bison defeated Navy, 70-49. The Bison seized control from the opening quarter by posting a 19-4 score. Navy never led and only threatened once during a brief run in the second quarter. Bucknell was up by 14 at halftime and never looked back. The Bison reached 70 points for the second time this season. The Bison are now 10-13 and 6-6 in the Patriot League this season following the victory.Â
• The Bison relied on youth through their first thirteen games. Most recent starters have been a mixture of combinations and classes due to injuries. But the starting combo of Dingler, Johnson, King, Shaffer, and Theodorsson stepped up to win five of their eight games while Cecelia Collins was out with injury.Â
• Against Army, on Jan. 18, 2023, Emma Shaffer earned her fourth career double-double by scoring 15 points and obtaining 15 rebounds.Â
• Emma Shaffer equaled 300 career rebounds against Boston U. on Jan. 2, 2023, and Isabella King collected her 100th career rebound against Lehigh on Jan. 5, 2023.
• Isabella King scored her 300th career point against Army on Feb. 4, 2023.Â
• 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 the 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.
• 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 106-22 in league play since the start of the 2015-16 season.Â
• 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 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 Colgate
• The Raiders are 9-7 overall and 3-2 in Patriot League play earning victories over Cornell, Niagara, Albany, NJIT, Oswego State, St. Bonaventure, Lehigh, Navy, Army, Bucknell, American, and Lehigh. They were defeated by Syracuse, Canisius, Merrimack, Harvard, Siena, Loyola, Boston U., Holy Cross, American, Boston U., and Lafayette.
• This season, Bucknell and Colgate overlapped in nonconference play by sharing three common opponents outside the mandated conference foes. The results were similar as well.
Both Bucknell and Colgate defeated Cornell and St. Bonaventure and fell to Syracuse.
• Colgate was selected to finish seventh in the Patriot League. They lost in the first round of the Patriot League Tournament last season to Navy
• Taylor Golembiewski is the threat as she leads the team in scoring (12.3), rebounding (4.1), and steals (1.6).
• Alexa Brodie leads the team in free throw percentage (.865).
• Colgate is led by second-year head coach Ganiyat Adeduntan, who owns an 18-35 career record with the team
SERIES HISTORY with the Raiders
• Bucknell leads 53-23 in the all-time series with Colgate, which dates back to 1983.
• Colgate's last win over Bucknell came in 2023.
• Bucknell is 4-1 against Colgate during the Trevor Woodruff era.
Series History with Colgate (Last Six Games) Â Â
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Series Record: 53-23
Record at Home: 30-5
Record at Colgate: 21-13
Neutral Site Record: 2-5
Trevor Woodruff Record: 4-1
Current Streak: 1 loss
Longest Winning Streak: 12 games
Last Time Out
• Bucknell defeated Navy, 70-49. Bucknell started strong in the first half, grabbing the lead and not letting Navy counterattack. The Bison led by 14 at halftime. The Bison never left Navy mount any second-half rally by continuing to score a steady clip. By the end of the game, the Bucknell bench was playing minutes.
• Bucknell's offense shot at a clip of 51.0% (a season-high for the Bison) and hit their free throws at a 16-of-20 (80.0%) clip. Navy only had eight free throw attempts but made six.Â
• Cecelia Collins returned to the starting lineup and led Bucknell with 20 points. Tai Johnson scored her usual 12 points. Emma Shaffer scored 13 points. Sydne Watts led Navy with 15 points.Â
Notable CAREER HIGHS SET vs. Navy
Grace Sullivan- rebounds (7)
STREAKS OF NOTE
Emma Shaffer — starts (57)
Cecelia Collins- double-digit scoring games (12)
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Game Notes
What:Â Bucknell (10-13, 6-6 PL) vs. Colgate (12-11, 6-6 PL)
When:Â Sunday, Feb. 11Â at 1 p.m.
Where:Â Hamilton, N.Y.-Cotterell Court
Streaming:Â ESPN+
Radio:Â 90.5 WVBU
Live Statistics:Â BucknellBison.com
Last Game's Starters:
So./G: Cecelia Collins (13.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 3.3 apg)
Fr./G/F: Emma Theodorsson (7.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 0.6 apg)
So. F/G: Isabella King (7.8 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 1.0 apg)
Sr./G: Tai Johnson (7.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.4 apg)
Sr./F: Emma Shaffer (9.7 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 2.1 apg)
WITH A WIN OVER COLGATE, BUCKNELL WOULD ...
• ... improve to 11-13 on the season
• ... improve to 5-8 on the road
• ... move to 54-23 all-time against the Raiders
• ... improve to 5-1 against the Raiders under Woodruff
• ... move to 69-30 overall under Woodruff
• ... improve to 29-20 on the road under Woodruff
HEADLINES
• Bucknell won its fourth-straight game as the Bison defeated Navy, 70-49. The Bison seized control from the opening quarter by posting a 19-4 score. Navy never led and only threatened once during a brief run in the second quarter. Bucknell was up by 14 at halftime and never looked back. The Bison reached 70 points for the second time this season. The Bison are now 10-13 and 6-6 in the Patriot League this season following the victory.Â
• The Bison relied on youth through their first thirteen games. Most recent starters have been a mixture of combinations and classes due to injuries. But the starting combo of Dingler, Johnson, King, Shaffer, and Theodorsson stepped up to win five of their eight games while Cecelia Collins was out with injury.Â
• Against Army, on Jan. 18, 2023, Emma Shaffer earned her fourth career double-double by scoring 15 points and obtaining 15 rebounds.Â
• Emma Shaffer equaled 300 career rebounds against Boston U. on Jan. 2, 2023, and Isabella King collected her 100th career rebound against Lehigh on Jan. 5, 2023.
• Isabella King scored her 300th career point against Army on Feb. 4, 2023.Â
• 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 the 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.
• 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 106-22 in league play since the start of the 2015-16 season.Â
• 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 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 Colgate
• The Raiders are 9-7 overall and 3-2 in Patriot League play earning victories over Cornell, Niagara, Albany, NJIT, Oswego State, St. Bonaventure, Lehigh, Navy, Army, Bucknell, American, and Lehigh. They were defeated by Syracuse, Canisius, Merrimack, Harvard, Siena, Loyola, Boston U., Holy Cross, American, Boston U., and Lafayette.
• This season, Bucknell and Colgate overlapped in nonconference play by sharing three common opponents outside the mandated conference foes. The results were similar as well.
Both Bucknell and Colgate defeated Cornell and St. Bonaventure and fell to Syracuse.
• Colgate was selected to finish seventh in the Patriot League. They lost in the first round of the Patriot League Tournament last season to Navy
• Taylor Golembiewski is the threat as she leads the team in scoring (12.3), rebounding (4.1), and steals (1.6).
• Alexa Brodie leads the team in free throw percentage (.865).
• Colgate is led by second-year head coach Ganiyat Adeduntan, who owns an 18-35 career record with the team
SERIES HISTORY with the Raiders
• Bucknell leads 53-23 in the all-time series with Colgate, which dates back to 1983.
• Colgate's last win over Bucknell came in 2023.
• Bucknell is 4-1 against Colgate during the Trevor Woodruff era.
Series History with Colgate (Last Six Games) Â Â
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| Date | Home/Away | W/L | Score |
| 2/16/19 | Colgate | W | 76-58 |
| 1/22/20 | Colgate | W | 66-43 |
| 2/26/20 | at Colgate | W | 76-65 |
| 1/19/22 | at Colgate | W | 61-41 |
| 3/2/22 | Colgate | W | 91-49 |
| 1/14/23 | Colgate | L | 64-57 (OT) |
Series Record: 53-23
Record at Home: 30-5
Record at Colgate: 21-13
Neutral Site Record: 2-5
Trevor Woodruff Record: 4-1
Current Streak: 1 loss
Longest Winning Streak: 12 games
Last Time Out
• Bucknell defeated Navy, 70-49. Bucknell started strong in the first half, grabbing the lead and not letting Navy counterattack. The Bison led by 14 at halftime. The Bison never left Navy mount any second-half rally by continuing to score a steady clip. By the end of the game, the Bucknell bench was playing minutes.
• Bucknell's offense shot at a clip of 51.0% (a season-high for the Bison) and hit their free throws at a 16-of-20 (80.0%) clip. Navy only had eight free throw attempts but made six.Â
• Cecelia Collins returned to the starting lineup and led Bucknell with 20 points. Tai Johnson scored her usual 12 points. Emma Shaffer scored 13 points. Sydne Watts led Navy with 15 points.Â
Notable CAREER HIGHS SET vs. Navy
Grace Sullivan- rebounds (7)
STREAKS OF NOTE
Emma Shaffer — starts (57)
Cecelia Collins- double-digit scoring games (12)
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