Friday, November 28
Lewisburg, Pa.
2 p.m.
Bucknell University
vs
Brown
Women's Basketball Hosts Brown in Black Friday Game
11/26/2025 4:49:00 PM | Women's Basketball
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Bucknell women's basketball is continuing its three-game homestand on Friday, Nov. 28 at 2 p.m. when it takes on Brown in Sojka for a Black Friday game. The two teams have met twice since their first meeting in 1996 and are tied with a 1-1 record. The Bison took the last matchup in 2018 with a score of 92-78 and are on a one-game winning streak over the Bears. Both teams enter the contest on a winning streak as Bucknell has won its last two games and Brown has won its last four. The game will be a homecoming for Bears head coach Monique LeBlanc, who played for the Bison women's basketball team as a part of the class of 2002.
What: Bucknell vs Brown
When: Friday, Nov. 28 - 2 p.m.
Where: Sojka Pavilion
Streaming: ESPN+
Radio: 90.5 WVBU
Live Statistics: BucknellBison.com
Last Game's Bison Starters:
Guard: So. Isabella Casey (8.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.5 apg)
Guard: So. Reese Zemitis (12.5 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.33 apg)
Guard: Jr. Anna Kunzwiler (2.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.83 apg)
Forward: Jr. Tuana Coskun (9.7 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2.5 apg)
Forward: So. Elana Weisman (9.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 2.0 apg)
Bucknell at a Glance
- Bucknell is at home for the second time this week on Friday, Nov. 28 at 2 p.m. for its Black Friday game against Brown.
- The Bison enter the contest with a .500 record at 3-3, after defeating Le Moyne on Tuesday in Sojka on education day.
- Reese Zemitis leads Bucknell in scoring with 12.5 points per game and total steals with nine.
- Tuana Coskun leads the team in rebounds per game with 4.8 and total assists with 15.
- Tuana Coskun and Reese Zemitis lead the team in blocks with five each.
- The Bison finished their 2024-25 season 17-14 overall with an 11-7 Patriot League record.
- 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.
Brown at a Glance
- Brown comes into the contest 4-2 overall and are fresh off of a win over UNH.
- The Bears made a fourth quarter comeback, pushing them past New Hampshire 68-60. The result marks Brown's fourth-straight win, leaving them with a clean 3-0 sheet inside of the Pizzitola Sports Center.
- Brown had four players finish Tuesday's contest in double-figures in Alyssa Moreland (17), Grace Arnolie (14), Charlotte Adams-Lopez (11), and Olivia Young (11). This marks Moreland's fifth and fourth-straight contest in double figures, as well as her third game posting double-doubles.
- Grace Arnolie leads Brown in points per game with 16.7 and steals per game with 3.67.
- Alyssa Moreland leads the team in rebounds per game with 10.
- Charlotte Adams-Lopez leads the team in assists per game with 2.83.
Series History with the Bears
- The series is tied 1-1.
- Brown took the first game 83-73, but Bucknell took the last game 92-78.
- Bucknell and Brown have never played in Sojka Pavilion.
- Bucknell is 1-1 on the road.
Bucknell's Last Time Out
- Bucknell women's basketball rode a game-opening 14-0 scoring run in the first quarter all the way to a 65-41 victory over Le Moyne on Tuesday at Sojka in the Bison's Education Day game. Bucknell held the lead throughout the full 40 minutes of play to even its overall record to 3-3 on the season, while the Dolphins fell to 1-5. The Bison remain undefeated at home this season with a 2-0 record.
- Bucknell had multiple double-digit scoring runs, including the 14-0 run to open the game and a 10-point run to take them into halftime, which turned into a 12-0 run after a Tuana Coskun layup opened the third quarter. Bucknell is now 209-96 at Sojka Pavilion and has earned double-digit victories in 70 of its last 98 wins.
- Coskun had a career-day in Sojka, breaking her career-high in points with 19. She also tied her career-highs in field goals made with seven, three pointers made with two and blocks with three. Reese Zemitis and Elana Weisman also notched double-digit points with 14 and 10, respectively.
- Freshman Mariah Hardy notched her first collegiate points by going 2-for-2 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter. Desirae Ashton matched her career-high in points with two on a mid-range jumper. Ella Kreuzer matched her career-high in points with four.
- The Bison shot 46.4% from the field, going 26-for-56. They shot 35.7% from three and 80% from the free-throw line with an 8-of-10 mark. Bucknell had a blocking party in Sojka with 10 total blocks in the game. Coskun and Elena Houghton each recorded three to lead the charge. The Bison recorded 15 assists, which was led by Anna Kunzwiler, who had four. Bucknell was outrebounded by Le Moyne 35-34, with Weisman and Coskun leading the charge at six apiece.
A Bison Win Would…
- Improve Bucknell's record to a winning 4-3 on the season.
- Maintain a perfect home record at 3-0.
- Give the Bison a winning 2-1 record over the Bears.
- Give the Bison a 1-0 home record against Brown.
- Begin Bucknell's record against the Bears under head coach Trevor Woodruff to 1-0
- Improve the Bison's overall record under Coach Woodruff to 104-69.
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.
Milestone Watch
- Anna Kunzwiler is 17 rebounds away from 100 at Bucknell.
- Reese Zemitis is 24 three-pointers away from 100.
Up Next
Bucknell will close out its three-game homestand against UAlbany on Monday, Dec.1 at 6 p.m.
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