Wednesday, December 31
Lewisburg, Pa.
1 p.m.
Bucknell University
vs
Holy Cross
Photo by: Steven Schoenfelder
Bucknell Women Open Patriot League Play at Home Against Holy Cross
12/29/2025 1:42:00 PM | Women's Basketball
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Bucknell women's basketball is hosting its Patriot League conference opener on New Year's Eve at 1 p.m. in Sojka Pavilion. The Bison will take on Holy Cross in their 80th meeting since the Patriot League was created in 1991. The Crusaders currently hold a 53-26 overall record over Bucknell and are on a six-game winning streak in the series.
What: Bucknell vs Holy Cross
When: Wednesday, Dec. 31 - 1 p.m.
Where: Sojka Pavillion - Lewisburg, Pa.
Streaming: ESPN+
Radio: 90.5 WVBU
Live Statistics: bucknellbison.com
Probable Bison Starters:
Guard: So. Isabella Casey (8.5 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.8 apg)
Guard: So. Reese Zemitis (11.6 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.0 apg)
Guard: Jr. Anna Kunzwiler (4.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.64 apg)
Forward: Jr. Tuana Coskun (12.4 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.2 apg)
Forward: So. Elana Weisman (10.4 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.8 apg)
Bucknell at a Glance
- Bucknell is opening conference play on New Year's Eve against Holy Cross in Sojka Pavilion. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. as the Bison try to start off Patriot League play with a home victory.
- The Bison enter the contest with a 4-7 overall record, after defeating DIII opponent Gwynedd Mercy in a record breaking fashion prior to the holiday break.
- Tuana Coskun leads Bucknell in scoring with 12.4 points per game.
- Isabella Casey leads the team in rebounds per game with 4.4.
- Isabella Casey and Elana Weisman lead the team in assists per game with 1.8.
- Zemitis and Kunzwiler lead the team with eight blocks, and Tuana Coskun and Elena Houghton each have six.
- Elena Houghton leads the team in steals with 1. Four other Bison have 10 apiece.
- 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.
Holy Cross at a Glance
- Holy Cross enters the contest on a three game winning streak and sitting second in the Patriot League standings.
- After falling to Harvard at the start of December, the Crusaders defeated Bryant, Vermont and UMass Lowell to earn a 6-5 record heading into its first conference game.
- In its last time out, Holy Cross utilized a balanced scoring effort to take a 78-56 win over UMass Lowell. The Crusaders took control of the game with a big second quarter, outscoring the River Hawks 20-9. Things were deadlocked at 19 apiece after one quarter before Holy Cross stretched the lead to double digits in the second period and never looked back.Junior guard Kendall Eddy and senior forward Meg Cahalan led a balanced scoring attack for the hosts with 14 points, while fellow senior Simone Foreman tallied 11 points and junior forward Janie Bachmann added 10 of her own. As a whole, six Crusaders scored eight points or more.Jaini Edmonds and Sabrina Larsson paced the River Hawks with 15 points apiece.
- Meg Cahalan leads the team in points per game with 15.1.
- Simone Foreman leads Holy Cross in rebounds per game with 8.3.
- Kaitlym Flanagan leads the team in assists per game with 4.1.
- Kendall Eddy leads the Crusaders in steals per game with 1.5.
Series History with the Crusaders
- This will be the 80th matchup between Bucknell and Holy Cross.
- Holy Cross leads the series 52-26.
- The Crusaders are on a six-game winning streak over the Bison.
- The last time Bucknell defeated Holy Cross was on February 12, 2022.
Bucknell's Last Time Out
- Bucknell women's basketball rolled past Gwynedd Mercy 102-26 in Sojka Pavilion on Saturday afternoon. The Bison put up 100 points for the first time since 2002 and broke several records in the process. Isabella Casey, Tuana Coskun, Anna Kunzwiler and Kaila Richards combined for 80 points and all four players set career-highs in scoring.
- The Bison took a major 27-point lead in the first quarter kickstarted by an 11-0 opening performance from Coskun, who tied Bucknell women's basketball's record for made threes in a single game with eight. Only Molly Creamer and Trisha Krewson have made eight threes in a game in program history. She also led the Bison to a new team-record 15 threes made in the game.
- Coskun's 33 points led all scorers on the floor, and she was lights out shooting 12-of-16 from the field and 8-for-12 from three-point range. The junior set career highs in points, field goals made and three-pointers made.
- The team also set a new record in team assists in a single game with 31 on the afternoon.
- Casey's career-high 17 points came on 7-of-13 shooting with two threes. Kunzwiler and Richards each scored 15 points. Richards shot 6-of-11 from the field and 2-of-3 from three and Kunzwiler was nearly perfect from the field on 6-of-7 shooting.
- Marissa Smith and Grace Backus each scored their first collegiate basket in the final quarter of the game and Desirae Ashton saw 14 minutes of playing time and a career-high seven points.
- Bucknell shot 60.3 percent from the field and 53.6 percent on three-pointers. The 76-point victory marks the biggest margin of victory in school history, surpassing the previous mark of 47 points set back in 1985 against Coppin State.
A Bison Win Would…
- Improve Bucknell's record to 5-7 on the season.
- Improve the Bison's record at home to 4-2.
- Make the overall series record 53-27, with Holy Cross still in the lead.
- Give Woodruff a 4-6 all-time record against Holy Cross.
- Improve Bucknell's overall record under Coach Woodruff to 105-73.
Inside the Record Book
- The team set multiple single-game team records against Gwynedd Mercy; Widest Margin of Victory (79), 3-pt. Field Goals (15) and Assists (31).
- 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.
- Tuana Coskun tied the single-game three-pointer record with eight against Gwynedd Mercy on 12/20/25.
Milestone Watch
- Reese Zemitis is 19 three-pointers away from 100.
Up Next
Bucknell heads to Lehigh to take on the Mountain Hawks in a conference game on Saturday, Jan. 3 at 2 p.m.
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