Bison Women Travel to Lafayette for Midweek Doubleheader with Bison Men

Wednesday, January 28

Easton, Pa.

4:30 p.m.

Bucknell University

Lafayette

Photo by: Jon Hertzler

Bison Women Travel to Lafayette for Midweek Doubleheader with Bison Men

1/26/2026 11:31:00 AM | Women's Basketball

LEWISBURG, Pa. — Bucknell women's basketball is on the road on Wednesday, Jan. 28 as it takes on Lafayette in Easton as a part of a doubleheader evening with men's basketball. The Bison women will tip off at 4:30 p.m., and the men's team will follow with a 7 p.m. tip.

Bucknell is currently leading the series with Lafayette 56-40, but dropped the contest with the Leopards earlier in the season 62-49, giving Lafayette a one-game winning streak over Bucknell. The Leopards and Bison will play their 97th game on Wednesday after meeting for the first time in 1977.

What: Bucknell vs Lafayette

When: Wednesday, Jan. 28 - 4:30 p.m.

Where: Kirby Sports Center - Easton, Pa.

Streaming: ESPN+

Radio: 90.5 WVBU

Live Statistics: goleopards.com

Last Game Starters:

Guard: So. Isabella Casey (8.9 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.3 apg)

Guard: So. Reese Zemitis (9.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 9.5 apg)

Guard: Jr. Anna Kunzwiler (3.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.4 apg)

Forward: Jr. Tuana Coskun (13.2 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.8 apg)

Forward: Sr. Elena Houghton (1.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.05 apg)

Bucknell at a Glance

Bucknell is on the road on Wednesday, Jan. 26 at 4:30 p.m. as it takes on Lafayette for the second time this season, this time in Easton at the Kirby Sports Center.
The first time Bucknell and Lafayette faced off this season, the Leopards took a 62-49 victory over the Bison in Sojka Pavilion.
Bucknell enters the contest with a 6-13 overall record and a 2-6 Patriot League record, after defeating Loyola in Sojka Pavilion on Saturday.
Tuana Coskun leads Bucknell in scoring with 13.2 points per game.
Isabella Casey leads the team in rebounds per game with 4.2.
Anna Kunzwiler and Elena Houghton lead the team in total blocks with 15 each.
Elena Houghton leads the team in assists per game with 2.05 and total steals with 21.
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.

Lafayette at a Glance

Lafayette comes into the game 7-12 overall and 3-5 in the Patriot League after dropping its contest at Lehigh on Saturday.
The Leopards three conference wins came against Bucknell earlier this season, Boston U. and Loyola (Md.)
Lafayette has fallen to Colgate, Navy, Holy Cross, Boston U. and most recently Lehigh in conference play.
In their last time out, Lafayette women's basketball fell short in a 62-48 final against Lehigh on Saturday at Stabler Arena. Guards Teresa Kiewiet (17) and Sauda Ntaconayigize (11) were the Leopards' leaders on offense, combining for 28 points. Saturday's matchup was won in the paint and on the glass. The Mountain Hawks tallied 24 paint points compared to the Leopards' 16. The hosts also won the battle on the boards (37-31).
Teresa Kiewiet leads the team in points per game with 16.9.
Maddison Krug leads the team in rebounds per game with 7.4 and leads the team in total blocks with 24.
Talia Zurinskas leads the team in assists with 3.7.
Haylie Adamski leads the team in total steals with 21.

Series History with the Leopards

This will be the 97th matchup between Bucknell and Lafayette since they first met in 1977.
Bucknell leads the series 56-40 overall.
The Leopards are currently on a one-game winning streak over Bucknell after taking the first game of the series this season.

Bucknell's Last Time Out

Bucknell women's basketball (6-13, 2-6 PL) earned its second conference win of the season on Saturday afternoon as it defeated Loyola (8-11, 4-3 PL) 54-45 in Sojka Pavilion. The Bison used a flurry of consecutive game-opening threes to build momentum and took a 12-point lead into halftime, which would be too much for the Greyhounds to come back from, despite closing the gap to single digits late in the fourth quarter.
Bucknell's first half defense was the star of the show in this afternoon's contest as its aggressive pressure proved to be challenging for Loyola to immediately adjust to. The Bison opened the game limiting the Greyhounds to just five points in the first quarter, while scoring 13 of their own. The second quarter was a similar story as Bucknell limited Loyola to five points once again, while putting up nine of their own. The Greyhounds adjusted at halftime, which resulted in an even 12-12 third quarter of scoring. The fourth quarter was another back-and-forth ten minutes with a buzzer-beating three for Loyola giving it the 23-20 scoring edge, but it wasn't enough to overcome the deficit.
Overall the Bison limited the Greyhounds to shooting 26.8 percent from the field and 35.3 percent from three, while the Bison shot 39.5 percent from the field and 38.1 percent from three. Both teams shot 75 percent from the line.
Three Bison recorded double-digits in the contest as Reese Zemitis led the team with 15, Isabella Casey notched 13 and Tuana Coskun put up 10. Anna Kunzwiler led the team in rebounds with nine. Elena Houghton led the team in assists with eight of their 11.

A Bison Win Would…

Improve Bucknell's record to 7-13 on the season.
Improve the Bison's season record on the road to 2-8.
Make the overall series record with Loyola 57-40, in favor of the Bison.
Improve Bucknell's overall record under Coach Woodruff to 107-79.

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 nine three-pointers away from 100.

Up Next

Bucknell will stick to the road and head to Massachusetts for a Saturday afternoon contest against Boston U. Tip-off is set for Saturday, Jan. 31 at 2 p.m.