Monday, December 1
Lewisburg, Pa.
6 p.m.
Bucknell University
vs
UAlbany
Bison Close Out Three-Game Homestand Against UAlbany Monday
11/30/2025 1:23:00 PM | Women's Basketball
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Bucknell women's basketball is completing its three-game homestand on Monday, Dec. 1 at 6 p.m. when it takes on the University at Albany in Sojka. The Bison and Great Danes have met six times since their first game in 1999. Bucknell leads the series 4-2, but UAlbany took the last matchup in 200, 64-37 and are on a one-game winning streak.
What: Bucknell vs UAlbany
When: Monday, Dec. 1 at 6 p.m.
Where: Sojka Pavilion
Streaming: ESPN+
Radio: 90.5 WVBU
Live Statistics: BucknellBison.com
Last Game's Bison Starters:
Guard: Fr. Ella Kreuzer (2.6 ppg, 0.3 rpg, 1.14 apg)
Guard: So. Reese Zemitis (12.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.14 apg)
Guard: Jr. Anna Kunzwiler (2.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.57 apg)
Forward: Jr. Tuana Coskun (9.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.57 apg)
Forward: So. Elana Weisman (9.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 2.0 apg)
Bucknell at a Glance
- Bucknell is at home for the third consecutive time on Monday, Dec. 1 at 6 p.m. for its non-conference game against UAlbany
- The Bison enter the contest with a 3-4 overall record, after falling to Brown on Friday in Sojka.
- Reese Zemitis leads Bucknell in scoring with 12.3 points per game and total steals with nine.
- Tuana Coskun leads the team in rebounds per game with 4.6 and total assists with 18.
- 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.
UAlbany at a Glance
- UAlbany comes into the contest 5-2 overall and are fresh off of a 53-point win over RPI.
- Shooting over 60 percent from the field and dominating the paint from start to finish, UAlbany rolled to a 53-point victory over RPI, Wednesday afternoon. Freshman Amaya Stewart led all scorers with 22 points on 10-12 shooting while adding seven rebounds. Sophomore Martina Borrellas tallied an 18-point, 10-rebound double-double with four assists.
- UAlbany scored 68 points in the paint and grabbed 42 total rebounds. The Great Danes forced 16 turnovers and turned them into 25 points. The bench combined for 46 points with 11 players recording a basket.
- Amaya Stewart leads the team in points per game with 15.1 and total blocks with six.
- Martina Borrellas leads the Great Danes in rebounds per game with 7.3.
- Delanie Hill leads UAlbany in assists per game with three.
- Delanie Hill and Julia Palomo Vicente lead the team in steals per game, both averaging two.
- UAlbany's scoring defense is 8th in the NCAA at 50.4.
- The Great Danes field goal percentage of 50.7 is 10th in the NCAA.
Series History with the Great Danes
- Bucknell leads the series 4-2.
- Brown won the last contest between the two in 2004, 64-37.
- Bucknell is 2-1 against the Great Danes in Lewisburg.
- Coach Woodruff is 0-0 against UAlbany.
Bucknell's Last Time Out
- A fourth quarter 9-0 Bison run wouldn't be enough for Bucknell as they (3-4) fell to former player Monique LeBlanc's Brown Bears (5-2) 61-50 on Friday afternoon in Sojka. Brown opened the game on a 12-2 run and were able to maintain that lead to get the victory over a Bison squad that was previously 2-0 at home.
- Reese Zemitis and Mariah Hardy led the Bison in scoring with 11 points each. The 11 points is a new career-high for Hardy. The freshman led the team in rebounds with a career-high nine, blocks with a career-high two and recorded her first collegiate three-pointer. Hardy shot 4-for-5 from the field, 1-for-1 from three and 2-for-2 from the free-throw line.
- Hope Masonius got her first collegiate points in the third quarter of the contest with a turnaround jumper. The sophomore has battled injuries throughout her time with the Bison and got back on the court in the Tuesday game against Le Moyne before scoring her first collegiate bucket against Brown.
- Ella Kreuzer led the team in steals with a career-high four and Tuana Coskun led the team in assists with three. The Bison shot 32.8% from the field, 80% from the free-throw line and 19% from three in the loss.
A Bison Win Would…
- Improve Bucknell's record to an even .500 at 4-4 on the season.
- Improve the Bison's record in Sojka this season to 3-1.
- Give Bucknell a 3-1 home record against UAlbany.
- Begin Bucknell's record against the Great Danes under head coach Trevor Woodruff to 1-0
- Improve the Bison's overall record under Coach Woodruff to 104-70.
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 15 rebounds away from 100 at Bucknell.
- Reese Zemitis is 22 three-pointers away from 100.
Up Next
Bucknell will head on the road for a packed weekend. The Bison will take on Vermont in Burlington on Friday, Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. and then head to Hanover to face Dartmouth on Sunday, Dec. 7 at 2 p.m.
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