Thursday, January 2
Lewisburg, Pa.
6 p.m.
Bucknell University
5-7,0-1Patriot
53
vs
65
Lehigh
10-3,1-0Patriot
1
2
3
4
F
Lehigh
25
18
8
14
65
Bucknell
14
9
17
13
53
Women's Basketball Opens Conference Play, Falls to Lehigh, 65-53
1/2/2025 7:56:00 PM | Women's Basketball
LEWISBURG, Pa. - The Bucknell women's basketball team opened Patriot League play with a 65-53 loss to Lehigh on Thursday at Sojka Pavilion. The Bison (5-7, 0-1 PL) found themselves down by 20 to the Mountain Hawks (10-3, 1-0 PL) at the midway point of the third quarter, but a spirited 20-4 run over the next 10 minutes of game action had them down only by four, 53-49, with 4:50 to play in the final stanza. Lehigh scored the next seven points, and the Orange & Blue ran out of time to mount another comeback.
Bucknell shot 40.8 percent (20-for-49) from the field, 22.2% from three (4-for-18), and 81.8% (9-for-11) at the foul line. Lehigh countered by shooting 41.5% (22-for-52) from the field, 29.4% (5-for-17) from beyond the arc, and 94.1% (16-for-17) at the charity stripe. The Mountain Hawks outrebounded the Bison, 31-27.
Ashley Sofilkanich scored a team-high 15 points, while Reese Zemitis and Tuana Coskun each added 12. Sophia Sabino collected a career-high seven rebounds. Maddie Albrecht scored a game-high 17 points to lead Lehigh.
Lehigh led for 38:33 minutes while the Bison held the advantage for 17 seconds which occurred when Tuana Coskun converted a traditional three-point play with 4:11 remaining in the first quarter. Lily Fandre's trey wiped away the momentarily advantage and sprung a 15-2 Lehigh run to end the opening stanza.
The Mountain Hawks expanded their run into the second quarter to 26-7 for a 36-19 advantage at the media timeout. Isabella Casey temporarily halted the tide with a picture-perfect turnaround jump shot for her first collegiate points. Lehigh continued to press and built a 43-23 halftime lead.
The Bison continued its surge with a Zemitis three-pointer and a Sofilkanich layup of a perfect Isabella King pass. Lehigh deposited two free throws for the 53-45 lead before Coskun hit a jump shot and King pulled up at the foul line for another jump shot. The lead was sliced in half to 53-49 with a boisterous Sojka crowd cheering.
The Mountain Hawks silenced the Bison faithful with a 7-0 run that extended into a game-sealing 12-4 stretch. Sophia Sabino and Sofilkanich provided shots but Ella Stemmer hit a three-pointer for the 65-53 finale.
Up Next
The Bison head to Hamilton, New York to face Colgate in the first conference road game.
Bucknell shot 40.8 percent (20-for-49) from the field, 22.2% from three (4-for-18), and 81.8% (9-for-11) at the foul line. Lehigh countered by shooting 41.5% (22-for-52) from the field, 29.4% (5-for-17) from beyond the arc, and 94.1% (16-for-17) at the charity stripe. The Mountain Hawks outrebounded the Bison, 31-27.
Ashley Sofilkanich scored a team-high 15 points, while Reese Zemitis and Tuana Coskun each added 12. Sophia Sabino collected a career-high seven rebounds. Maddie Albrecht scored a game-high 17 points to lead Lehigh.
Lehigh led for 38:33 minutes while the Bison held the advantage for 17 seconds which occurred when Tuana Coskun converted a traditional three-point play with 4:11 remaining in the first quarter. Lily Fandre's trey wiped away the momentarily advantage and sprung a 15-2 Lehigh run to end the opening stanza.
The Mountain Hawks expanded their run into the second quarter to 26-7 for a 36-19 advantage at the media timeout. Isabella Casey temporarily halted the tide with a picture-perfect turnaround jump shot for her first collegiate points. Lehigh continued to press and built a 43-23 halftime lead.
After halftime, Bucknell began its comeback by holding Lehigh to 25% (4-for-16) shooting in the third quarter. The Bison shot 50% (6-for-12) and cut the deficit to 51-40 entering the final period when Sofilkanich completed a three-point play.Isabella Casey scores her first career collegiate points on this beautiful turnaround jump shot!
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The Bison continued its surge with a Zemitis three-pointer and a Sofilkanich layup of a perfect Isabella King pass. Lehigh deposited two free throws for the 53-45 lead before Coskun hit a jump shot and King pulled up at the foul line for another jump shot. The lead was sliced in half to 53-49 with a boisterous Sojka crowd cheering.
The Mountain Hawks silenced the Bison faithful with a 7-0 run that extended into a game-sealing 12-4 stretch. Sophia Sabino and Sofilkanich provided shots but Ella Stemmer hit a three-pointer for the 65-53 finale.
Up Next
The Bison head to Hamilton, New York to face Colgate in the first conference road game.
Team Stats
Lehigh
Buck
FG%
.415
.408
3FG%
.294
.222
FT%
.941
.818
RB
31
27
TO
11
17
STL
11
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
G
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/ Women's Basketball
F/G
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's Basketball
F
/ Women's BasketballG/F
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