Friday, December 5
Burlington, Vt.
6 p.m.
Bucknell University
at
Vermont
Women's Basketball Hits the Road for Friday Night Game at UVM
12/3/2025 1:12:00 PM | Women's Basketball
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Bucknell women's basketball is back on the road for a packed weekend as it takes on Vermont on Friday, Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. and then heads to New Hampshire for a Sunday afternoon game at Dartmouth. The Bison and Catamounts have met three times since their first game in 1986 and Bucknell has won all three of the contests. Both teams are coming off of narrow losses as Bucknell enters the game 3-5 and UVM enters 6-3.
What: Bucknell at Vermont
When: Friday, Dec. 5 at 6 p.m.
Where: Patrick Gymnasium
Streaming: ESPN+
Radio: 90.5 WVBU
Live Statistics: uvmathletics.com
Last Game's Bison Starters:
Guard: So. Isabella Casey (7.9 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.5 apg)
Guard: So. Reese Zemitis (13.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.0 apg)
Guard: Jr. Anna Kunzwiler (2.9 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.5 apg)
Forward: Jr. Tuana Coskun (10.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.25 apg)
Forward: So. Elana Weisman (9.6 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.29 apg)
Bucknell at a Glance
- Bucknell is back on the road this weekend, heading North to Vermont and Dartmouth for a two- game road trip. The Bison start with a 6 p.m. tipoff against Vermont on Friday at Patrick Gymnasium.
- The Bison enter the contest with a 3-5 overall record, after falling to a tough UAlbany squad in overtime on Monday night.
- Reese Zemitis leads Bucknell in scoring with 13.0 points per game and total steals with nine.
- Tuana Coskun leads the team in rebounds per game with 4.4 and total assists with 18.
- Zemitis leads the team with seven blocks, and Tuana Coskun has six. • 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.
Vermont at a Glance
- Vermont comes into the contest 6-3 overall and are most recently coming off of a close 58-54 loss against Lindenwood as part of the American Savings Bank Rainbow Wahine Showdown in Hawaii.
- The Catamounts opened the season with four straight wins before beating Hawaii and Santa Clara in the Wahine Showdown.
- Against Lindenwood, Keira Hanson led the team 16 points on 7-of-15 shooting. Nikola Priede had 13 points on 6-of-10 shooting and led the team with seven rebounds.
- The Catamounts led by three heading into the fourth quarter, but a big 16-point quarter by Lindenwood sealed the game.
- Nikola Priede leads the team with 16.0 points per game and 8.4 rebounds per game. Jadyn Weltz leads the team with 3.2 assists per game and 1.7 steals per game.
- Vermont ranks 25th in the nation, shooting 48 percent from the field.
- Vermont ranks fourth in the nation, only committing 10.6 turnovers per game.
- Vermont holds opponents to 23 percent shooting from three to rank 16th in the nation.
Series History with the Catamounts
- This will be the fourth game between the two teams.
- Bucknell leads the series 3-0.
- The Bison are 2-0 in Vermont against the Catamounts.
- Under head coach Trevor Woodruff, the Bison are 2-0 against UVM.
Bucknell's Last Time Out
- The Bison fell in heartbreaking fashion to UAlbany 65-62 in overtime after the Great Danes hit back-to-back three-pointers to take the lead with seconds left in the overtime period and ultimately take the road victory.
- A fourth quarter clash with seven lead changes resulted in a 53-53 tie at the end of regulation thanks to Tuana Coskun hitting a shot with just 0.4 seconds left in the fourth quarter to force overtime.
- Overtime was a flurry of threes that featured six, while regulation only saw seven total three-pointers in 40 minutes. Reese Zemitis, Elana Weisman and Tuana Coskun all hit threes to help Bucknell to a four-point lead, but it wouldn't be enough as Bella Stuart and Amaya Stewart would make back-to-back three-pointers to close out the game.
- Bucknell shot 43.1% from the field, 31.8% from three and 78.6% from the free-throw line in the loss. Both teams struggled with turnovers throughout the game with Bucknell having 17 and UAlbany recording 16. The Great Danes shot 41.8% from the field, 33.3% from three and 65.0% from the line to edge out the Bison in overtime.
- Three Bison put up double-digit points in the overtime loss. Zemitis and Coskun each recorded 18 to lead the charge. Zemitis shot 7-of-14 from the field and went 3-for-9 from three, including one of the overtime lead changing shots. Coskun went 6-of-13 from the field and 2-of-6 from three. Coskun also went 4-for-4 from the free-throw line in regulation. Weisman recorded 11 points on a 4-of-9 shooting performance from the field and a 2-of-2 free-throw performance. She also went 1-of-3 from three. with five, Weisman led the team in assists and blocks with four apiece.
A Bison Win Would…
- Improve Bucknell's record to 4-5 on the season.
- Improve the Bison's record on the road to 2-3.
- Give Bucknell a 4-0 all-time record against Vermont.
- Improve Bucknell's overall record under Coach Woodruff to 104-71.
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 stay on the road and head to New Hampshire for a Sunday afternoon contest at Dartmouth.
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