Bison Travel to Ohio for Sunday Contest Against Youngstown State

LEWISBURG, Pa. — Bucknell women's basketball is heading on the road to face Youngstown State on Sunday, Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. in the Zidian Family Arena at the Beeghly Center in Ohio. The Bison and the Penguins have met 13 times since their first game in 1989. Youngstown State leads the series 8-5 overall and are 5-1 against Bucknell in Ohio, but the Bison are currently on a three-game winning streak including their 51-36 win over the Penguins last season. Bucknell enters the contest 1-2 off of a win at home, while Youngstown State enters 2-1 after a loss to #24 Michigan State.

What: Bucknell at Youngstown State

When: Sunday, Nov. 16 - 2 p.m.

Where: Zidian Family Arena at Beeghly Center - Youngstown, OH

Streaming: ESPN+

Radio: 90.5 WVBU

Live Statistics: ysusports.com

Last Game's Bison Starters:

Guard: So. Isabella Casey (8.3 ppg, 4 rpg, 1.33 apg)

Guard: So. Reese Zemitis (11.3 ppg, 3 rpg, 2.33 apg)

Guard: Jr. Anna Kunzwiler (1.7 ppg, 2 rpg, 1.33 apg)

Forward: Jr. Tuana Coskun (8.7 ppg, 6 rpg, 3.67 apg)

Forward: So. Elana Weisman (6.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2 apg)

Bucknell at a Glance

Bucknell will head back on the road to face Youngstown State on Sunday, Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. in the Zidian Family Arena at Beeghly Center.
The Bison enter the contest 1-2, after defeating Mount St. Mary's in their home opener with a narrow 49-45 win at Sojka.
Reese Zemitis leads Bucknell in scoring with 11.3 points per game. Tuana Coskun leads the team in rebounds per game with six and total assists with 11.
Zemitis and Coskun lead the team in blocks with two apiece and Zemitis leads the team in steals with four.
The Bison finished their 2024-25 season 17-14 overall with an 11-7 Patriot League record.
In its last time out, Bucknell fell to Army in the Patriot League semifinals by a score of 49-39. The Bison made it to the semis by defeating Colgate in the quarterfinals 63-58.
The Bison returned eight players from last season and lost four to a combination of graduation and the transfer portal.
Bucknell welcomed five newcomers to the squad ahead of the 2025-26 season; four freshman and one sophomore transfer.
Sophomore Reese Zemitis returns to the Bison after a stellar freshman campaign earned her 2024-25 All-Patriot League Rookie Team honors.
Bucknell was picked seventh in the 2025-26 Patriot League Preseason Poll. This is a step above last season, when they were picked eighth and finished sixth.
The Bison did not place any members on the Preseason All-Patriot League Team this season.
Junior Tuana Coskun was named captain of the Bison for the 2025- 26 season.
Bucknell women's basketball is entering its seventh season under head coach Trevor Woodruff. Woodruff was named Patriot League Coach of the Year in his first two seasons.
In addition to Woodruff and returning assistant coaches Edward Joyner Jr. and Shelby Case, the Bison had two new additions to their coaching staff in the off-season. Lauren Holden joined the Bison as the associate head coach and Danielle Patterson joined Bucknell as an assistant coach.

Youngstown State at a Glance

YSU comes into Saturday's matchup with a 2-1 record. The Penguins won their first two games over Division III opponent Thiel (104-33) and North Dakota (65-68)
Against North Dakota, YSU trailed by seven at the half before a big 16-0 run in the third quarter willed the Penguins to victory.
In their last time out, YSU fell 96-52 over Big 10 opponent No. 24 Michigan State. Sarah Baker and Faith Burch each landed in double figures with 10 points.
Casey Santoro leads the team with 11.7 points per game and Baker is also in double figures with 10.7 points per game. Santoro is averaging 2.7 threes per game and is shooting 61.5 percent from behind the arc.
Sophia Gregory leads the team with 9.3 rebounds per game. She is averaging four offensive rebounds per game.
Santoro also leads the team with three assists per game. Gregory, Baker and Hayden Barrier are all averaging over two assists per game.
The Penguins ranks 34th in the nation with 14.0 steals per game. Barrier, Gregory and Dacia Lewandowski are all averaging more that two steals per game.

Series History with the Penguins

This is the 14th meeting between the two teams.
Youngstown leads the series overall 8-5.
On the road, the Bison are 1-4 against the Penguins.
Bucknell is currently on a three-game winning streak over Youngstown State.
Coach Woodruff is currently 1-0 against the Penguins after a 51-36 win in Sojka last season.

Last Five Meetings with Youngstown State

Bucknell W, 51-36 (11/23/2024)*
Bucknell W, 73-68 (12/18/2018)*
Bucknell W, 66-60 (11/24/2017)
Youngstown W, 55-47 (12/2/2015)*
Youngstown W, 69-54 (11/25/2014)

* - in Lewisburg

Bucknell's Last Time Out

Bucknell women's basketball earned its first win of the season in its home opener against Mount St. Mary's in a narrow 49-45 game that came down to a big play by Tuana Coskun, who got a steal on Mount St. Mary's inbounding play with 16.8 seconds left in the game and a one-point score differential. The first half was a back-and-forth battle with four lead changes, but after the Bison took the lead with two minutes left in the first half, they were able to maintain it to get the win.
With Bucknell having 19 turnovers in the game, the defense served as the constant of success that helped the Bison to the victory in Sojka. The Bison defense caused 22 turnovers and made key stops throughout the game to maintain its lead throughout the entire second half of the game, despite the Mountaineers making it a one-score game throughout.
Isabella Casey had a career day, surpassing her career-highs in points with 13 and made three-pointers with three in 38 minutes of game play. Casey led the team in points shooting 4-for-13 from the field, 3-for-8 from three and a perfect 2-for-2 from the charity stripe.
Reese Zemitis was the other Bison that scored double-digits with 11 points. She also notched five assists which led the team alongside Tuana Coskun, two steals which led the team alongside Coskun and Elana Weisman and a team-leading two blocks. Weisman led the team in rebounds with seven on the night, which tied her career-high.

A Bison Win Would…

Improve Bucknells record to an even .500 at 2-2 on the season. \
Improve the Bison's road record to 1-2.
Improve Bucknell's record against Youngstown State to 6-8.
Serve as the second time the Bison defeat Youngstown State in Ohio and improve their road record against the Penguins to 2-5.
Improve Bucknell's record against YSU under head coach Trevor Woodruff to a perfect 2-0.
Improve the Bison's overall record under Coach Woodruff to 102-68.

Inside the Record Book

Reese Zemitis holds sixth place in three-pointers made in a single season with 62 in 2024/25 and fifth place in three-point attempts in a single season with 169 in 2024/25.

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