Bison Women Host Navy in Midweek Matchup

LEWISBURG, Pa. — Bucknell women's basketball is back in Sojka for a midweek Patriot League contest with Navy. The Bison will host the Midshipment on Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 6 p.m. as they look for their first conference win of the season.

What: Bucknell vs. Navy

When: Saturday, Jan. 7 - 6 p.m.

Where: Sojka Pavilion - Lewisburg, Pa.

Streaming: ESPN+

Radio: 90.5 WVBU

Live Statistics: bucknellbison.com

Probable Bison Starters:

Guard: So. Isabella Casey (8.9 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.6 apg)

Guard: So. Reese Zemitis (10.9 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.0 apg)

Guard: Jr. Anna Kunzwiler (4.2 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.54 apg)

Forward: Jr. Tuana Coskun (13.2 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.1 apg)

Forward: So. Elana Weisman (10.4 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.8 apg)

Bucknell at a Glance

Bucknell is back at home for its next Patriot League game of the year. The Bison will take on Navy in Sojka Pavilion on Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 6 p.m., still looking for their first conference victory of the season.
The Bison enter the contest with a 4-9 overall record, after dropping its first conference road game to Lehigh 74-43 on Saturday afternoon.
Tuana Coskun leads Bucknell in scoring with 13.2 points per game and assists per game with 2.1.
Isabella Casey and Reese Zemitis lead the team in rebounds per game with 4.2.
Anna Kunzwiler leads the team in blocks with 10.
Elena Houghton leads the team in steals with 13.
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.

Navy at a Glance

Navy is coming into the contest 7-6 overall and 1-1 in the Patriot League after falling to Holy Cross on Saturday afternoon.
The Midshipmen's lone conference win came in their conference opening game against Boston University, where Navy took a 77-64 victory.
In their last time out, a rematch from last year's Patriot League Tournament, the Navy women's basketball team was unable to gather a bit of revenge on the Holy Cross Crusaders as the visitors from Worcester, Massachusetts used a 58.3 percent shooting performance from the field and a 6-of-8 mark from the foul line in the fourth quarter to pull away from the Mids and close the game with a 19-8 run over the final eight minutes of regulation play to secure the 66-55 victory.
Zanai Barnett-Gay leads the Midshipment in almost every statistical category including; points per game (17.2), rebounds per game (5.8), assists per game (3.8) and steals per game (2.5).

Series History with the Midshipmen

This will be the 80th matchup between Bucknell and Navy since they first met in 1981.
Bucknell leads the series 45-34.
Navy is currently on a four game winning streak overBucknell.
The last time the Bison defeated the Midshipmen was in February 2023.

Bucknell's Last Time Out

Lehigh (6-7, 2-0 PL) defeated Bucknell (4-9, 0-2 PL) 74-43 on Saturday afternoon in Stabler Arena. The Mountain Hawks utilized their fast-paced gameplay and the disparity in three-point shooting in the first half to take a 22-point lead that the Bison were unable to claw back from. Lehigh went 14-for-34 from three with seven in the first half, while the Bison struggled from beyond the arc, going 2-for-8 with none in the first half.
Tuana Coskun led the Bison in scoring with 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field. Coskun, Hope Masonius and Reese Zemitis led the team in assists with two each. Isabella Casey and Masonius led the team in rebounds with four apiece. •
The Mountain Hawks outshot the Bison in all areas of the court as they shot 49 percent from the field and 100 percent from the free-throw line on 12-of-12 shooting, compared to Bucknell's 46.2 percent from the field and 35.7 percent from the line.

A Bison Win Would…

Improve Bucknell's record to 5-9 on the season.
Break Bucknell's two-game losing streak.
Improve the Bison's record at home to 4-3.
Make the overall series record with Navy 46-34, with Bucknell in the lead.
Improve Bucknell's overall record under Coach Woodruff to 105-75.

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 18 three-pointers away from 100.

Up Next

Bucknell will take back to the road and face Loyola (Md.) on Saturday, Jan. 10 at 2 p.m. in Baltimore.

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Players Mentioned

Isabella Casey

Tuana Coskun

Elena Houghton

Anna Kunzwiler

Hope Masonius

Elana Weisman

Reese Zemitis