Saturday, January 28
Lewisburg, Pa.
2 p.m.
Bucknell University
vs
Loyola
Showdown in Nation's Capital Awaits Women's Basketball
2/14/2023 3:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
LEWISBURG, Pa.- The Bucknell Bison women's basketball team (11-13, 7-6 PL) continues its run for tournament seeding as it travels to Washington D.C. to duel the American Eagles (6-18, 5-8 PL). The Bison are currently on a five-game winning streak. It is the first game between American and Bucknell since last season's Patriot League Championship Game, where the Eagles beat the Bison.Â
Game Notes
What: Bucknell (11-13, 7-6 PL) vs. American (6-18, 5-8 PL)
When:Â Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m.
Where:Â Washington D.C.-Bender Arena
Streaming:Â ESPN+
Radio:Â 90.5 WVBU
Live Statistics:Â BucknellBison.com
Last Game's Starters:
So./G: Cecelia Collins (13.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.1 apg)
Fr./G/F: Emma Theodorsson (7.0 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 0.6 apg)
So. F/G: Isabella King (7.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.1 apg)
Sr./G: Tai Johnson (7.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.5 apg)
Sr./F: Emma Shaffer (9.9 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 2.1 apg)
WITH A WIN OVER AMERICAN, BUCKNELL WOULD ...
• ... improve to 12-13 on the season
• ... improve to 6-8 on the road
• ... move to 25-27 all-time against the Eagles
• ... improve to 7-2 against the Eagles under Woodruff
• ... move to 69-30 overall under Woodruff
• ... improve to 30-20 on the road under Woodruff
HEADLINES
• Bucknell won its fifth-straight game as the Bison defeated Colgate, 50-44. The Bison seized the early advantage and led for most of the first half. Bucknell had an eight-point lead in the third quarter before Colgate went on a run to go up by one point entering the fourth. Bucknell grabbed the lead off an Isabella King three-pointer and never looked back. The Orange & Blue drained their free throws to complete the win. The Bison are now 11-13 and 7-6 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. Since her return, the Bison are 2-0.
• Against Colgate, on Feb. 11, 2023, Emma Shaffer earned her sixth career double-double by scoring 14 points and obtaining 15 rebounds.Â
• Emma Shaffer equaled 400 career rebounds against Colgate on Feb 11, 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
• Remi Sisselman scored her 200th career point against Colgate on Feb. 11, 2023.
• 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.
• 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 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 AMERICAN
• The Eagles are 6-18 overall and 5-8 in Patriot League play earning victories over UMBC, Lafayette, Loyola, Colgate, Navy, and Holy Cross. They were defeated by DePaul, George Washington, Virginia, Notre Dame, Arizona State, Howard, George Mason, Villanova, Marist, Delaware, Holy Cross, Boston U., Army, Lehigh, Lafayette, Army, Colgate, and Boston U.
• This season, Bucknell and American shared zero nonconference opponents.Â
• American was selected to finish eighth in the Patriot League. They won the Patriot League Championship last year, defeating Bucknell in the championship game.
• Emily Johns leads the team in scoring (13.0)
• Ivy Bales is the Swiss Army knife leading the team in many categories: rebounding (6.2), assists (3.1), and steals (1.8).
• American is led by first-year head coach Tiffany Coll, who owns a 6-18 career record with the team
SERIES HISTORY with the Eagles
• Bucknell trails 24-27 in the all-time series with American, which dates back to 1983.
• American's last win over Bucknell came in 2022.
• Bucknell is 3-2 against American during the Trevor Woodruff era.Â
Series History with American (Last Six Games)Â
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Series Record: 24-27
Record at Home: 14-12
Record at American: 9-15
Neutral Site Record: 1-0
Trevor Woodruff Record: 3-2
Current Streak: 2 losses
Longest Winning Streak: 7 games
Last Time Out
• Bucknell defeated Colgate, 50-44. Bucknell started strong in the first half, grabbing the lead and refuting the Colgate counterattack. The Bison led by 22-18 at halftime. Colgate stole the advantage in the third quarter going up 36-35. Bucknell dominated the fourth quarter outscoring 15-8 to grab the win and undisrupted control of fifth place.
• Bucknell's offense shot at a clip of 39.5% compared to 32.8% for Colgate. The difference in the game resided in the free throw attempts. Bucknell had 24 chances to Colgate's seven. The Bison hit 15 of those tries.Â
• Cecelia Collins led Bucknell with 17 points. Emma Shaffer scored 14 points and 15 rebounds. Taylor Golembiewski led Colgate with 12 points.Â
Notable CAREER HIGHS SET vs. Colgate
Isabella King- rebounds (9)
STREAKS OF NOTE
Emma Shaffer — starts (58)
Cecelia Collins- double-digit scoring games (13)
Game Notes
What: Bucknell (11-13, 7-6 PL) vs. American (6-18, 5-8 PL)
When:Â Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m.
Where:Â Washington D.C.-Bender Arena
Streaming:Â ESPN+
Radio:Â 90.5 WVBU
Live Statistics:Â BucknellBison.com
Last Game's Starters:
So./G: Cecelia Collins (13.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.1 apg)
Fr./G/F: Emma Theodorsson (7.0 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 0.6 apg)
So. F/G: Isabella King (7.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.1 apg)
Sr./G: Tai Johnson (7.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.5 apg)
Sr./F: Emma Shaffer (9.9 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 2.1 apg)
WITH A WIN OVER AMERICAN, BUCKNELL WOULD ...
• ... improve to 12-13 on the season
• ... improve to 6-8 on the road
• ... move to 25-27 all-time against the Eagles
• ... improve to 7-2 against the Eagles under Woodruff
• ... move to 69-30 overall under Woodruff
• ... improve to 30-20 on the road under Woodruff
HEADLINES
• Bucknell won its fifth-straight game as the Bison defeated Colgate, 50-44. The Bison seized the early advantage and led for most of the first half. Bucknell had an eight-point lead in the third quarter before Colgate went on a run to go up by one point entering the fourth. Bucknell grabbed the lead off an Isabella King three-pointer and never looked back. The Orange & Blue drained their free throws to complete the win. The Bison are now 11-13 and 7-6 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. Since her return, the Bison are 2-0.
• Against Colgate, on Feb. 11, 2023, Emma Shaffer earned her sixth career double-double by scoring 14 points and obtaining 15 rebounds.Â
• Emma Shaffer equaled 400 career rebounds against Colgate on Feb 11, 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
• Remi Sisselman scored her 200th career point against Colgate on Feb. 11, 2023.
• 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.
• 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 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 AMERICAN
• The Eagles are 6-18 overall and 5-8 in Patriot League play earning victories over UMBC, Lafayette, Loyola, Colgate, Navy, and Holy Cross. They were defeated by DePaul, George Washington, Virginia, Notre Dame, Arizona State, Howard, George Mason, Villanova, Marist, Delaware, Holy Cross, Boston U., Army, Lehigh, Lafayette, Army, Colgate, and Boston U.
• This season, Bucknell and American shared zero nonconference opponents.Â
• American was selected to finish eighth in the Patriot League. They won the Patriot League Championship last year, defeating Bucknell in the championship game.
• Emily Johns leads the team in scoring (13.0)
• Ivy Bales is the Swiss Army knife leading the team in many categories: rebounding (6.2), assists (3.1), and steals (1.8).
• American is led by first-year head coach Tiffany Coll, who owns a 6-18 career record with the team
SERIES HISTORY with the Eagles
• Bucknell trails 24-27 in the all-time series with American, which dates back to 1983.
• American's last win over Bucknell came in 2022.
• Bucknell is 3-2 against American during the Trevor Woodruff era.Â
Series History with American (Last Six Games)Â
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| Date | Home/Away | W/L | Score |
| 3/7/19 | American (PLT) | W | 66-54 |
| 1/15/20 | American | W | 68-43 |
| 2/15/20 | at American | W | 60-57 |
| 1/16/22 | American | W | 62-52 |
| 2/9/22 | at American | L | 56-48 |
| 3/13/22 | at American | L | 65-54 |
Series Record: 24-27
Record at Home: 14-12
Record at American: 9-15
Neutral Site Record: 1-0
Trevor Woodruff Record: 3-2
Current Streak: 2 losses
Longest Winning Streak: 7 games
Last Time Out
• Bucknell defeated Colgate, 50-44. Bucknell started strong in the first half, grabbing the lead and refuting the Colgate counterattack. The Bison led by 22-18 at halftime. Colgate stole the advantage in the third quarter going up 36-35. Bucknell dominated the fourth quarter outscoring 15-8 to grab the win and undisrupted control of fifth place.
• Bucknell's offense shot at a clip of 39.5% compared to 32.8% for Colgate. The difference in the game resided in the free throw attempts. Bucknell had 24 chances to Colgate's seven. The Bison hit 15 of those tries.Â
• Cecelia Collins led Bucknell with 17 points. Emma Shaffer scored 14 points and 15 rebounds. Taylor Golembiewski led Colgate with 12 points.Â
Notable CAREER HIGHS SET vs. Colgate
Isabella King- rebounds (9)
STREAKS OF NOTE
Emma Shaffer — starts (58)
Cecelia Collins- double-digit scoring games (13)
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