Bucknell University Athletics
Wednesday, November 11
Lewisburg, Pa.
6 p.m.
Bucknell University
vs
Fordham
11/9/2026 12:23:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Bucknell Women's Basketball vs Fordham
Women's Basketball
vs Fordham
Nov 11, 2026 at 6 p.m.
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SecsBucknell women’s basketball is set to host its home opener in Sojka Pavilion on Wednesday, Nov. 11 in an "Orange Out" game presented by Weis Markets. The Bison will take on Fordham with a mid-week 6 p.m. tipoff.
This will be the 24th time in program history that these two teams meet. Fordham holds the series 16-7, but the Bison took the win the last time these two teams met, which was in the first round of the NJIT tournament in 2022.
Along with the game being an orange out, it will also be Bucknell’s Community Night game where the Bison thank the local community and its business’ for all of their continued support of the program.
Upon arrival at the home opener, there will also be a magnet schedule giveaway sponsored by W&L Subaru.
MEDIA LINKS
Watch: ESPN+ | Radio: 90.5 WVBU | Internet Radio: BucknellBison.com
Live Stats: BucknellBison.com | Media Notes: Bucknell | Follow on X: @Bucknell_WBB
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BUCKNELL AT A GLANCE
- Bucknell is set to host its home opener in Sojka Pavilion on Wednesday, Nov. 11 in an "Orange Out" game presented by Weis Markets. The Bison will take on Fordham with a mid-week 6 p.m. tipoff.
- Elana Weisman leads the team in points so far this season with 15 points per game.
- Reese Zemitis currently leads the Bison in rebounds with 5.5 per game.
- Freshman point guard Tessa Liggio leads the squad in assists with 4.5 per game.
- Elana Weisman and Alaina Dadzie have each recorded one block this season, leading the Bison.
- The Bison finished their 2025-26 season 11-19 overall with a 7-11 Patriot League record.
- Bucknell returned eight players from last season and lost five to a combination of graduation and the transfer portal.
- The Bison welcomed four newcomers to the squad ahead of the 2026-27 season; three freshman and one sophomore transfer.
- Standout Reese Zemitis returns to the Bison for her junior year. As a freshman, she earned 2024-25 All-Patriot League Rookie Team honors. The Bison lost their lone 2025-26 All-Patriot League player, Tuana Coskun, to the transfer portal.
- Bucknell was picked sixth in the 2026-27 Patriot League Preseason Poll. This is a step above last season, when they were picked seventh and finished seventh.
- The Bison did not place any members on the Preseason All-Patriot League Team this season.
- Junior Reese Zemitis has been named captain of the Bison for the 2026- 27 season.
- Bucknell women's basketball is entering its eighth season under head coach Trevor Woodruff. Woodruff was named Patriot League Coach of the Year in his first two seasons with the Bison.
- In addition to Woodruff and returning coaches Lauren Holden (associate head coach), Edward Joyner Jr. (assistant coach) and Danielle Patterson (assistant coach), the Bison had a new addition to their coaching staff in the off-season. Erin Jones joined Bucknell as its new Director of Basketball Operations and assistant coach.
FORDHAM AT A GLANCE
- Fordham enters the game with a 3-0 record after defeating Niagara, St. Thomas Aquinas and Monroe all at home. The road contest with Bucknell will be the first road game for the Rams.
- In its last time out, Fordham women's basketball rode a big return game from Carryn Easley to defeat Monroe 83-46. Easley, after missing the Rams' previous game with an illness, dropped a team-high 21 points on 7-of-12 shooting to lead the offensive attack. The win moved Fordham to 3-0 on the season, a mark they had not achieved since the 2012-13 season.
- Uge Sirtautaite leads the Rams in points per game with 17.7 and rebounds per game with 9.3.
- Carryn Easley leads the team in assists per game with five and steals per game with 2.5.
- The Rams are under the direction of a new head coach Neil Harrow, who was earlier named to the Kathy Delaney-Smith Mid-Major Coach of the Year Preseason Watch List.
BUCKNELL / FORDHAM SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 24th time in program history that these two teams meet.
Fordham leads the series 16-7.
Bison took the win the last time these two teams met, which was in the first round of the NJIT tournament in 2022.
The last Fordham win came during the 2017-18 season, where the Rams defeated the Bison 71-62.
Bucknell holds a one-game winning streak over Fordham.
MILESTONE / RECORD WATCH
- Reese Zemitis is one three-pointer away from a share of 10th place in the Bucknell record book for career three-pointers.
- Zemeitis is four field goals away from 200 career field goals.
- Kunzwiler is one rebound away from 200 career rebounds.
INSIDE THE RECORD BOOK
- The 2025-26 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 is currently eighth in career three-point attempts with 335.
- 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.
INSIDE THE 2026-27 SCHEDULE
- Bucknell opened the 2026-27 season with a difficult non-conference slate beginning with two road games. First up Bucknell faced SEC opponent Florida in Gainesville for a Monday night game on November 2 at 7 p.m. The Bison then stayed on the road and faced Brown on Saturday, Nov. 7 in Providence.
- The first home game of Bucknell's 2026-27 season is a Wednesday night contest with Fordham at 6 p.m. on November 11.
- The Bison then have two more on the road against Mount St. Mary's on November 14 and UAlbany on November 18.
- Bucknell then heads back home on Saturday, Nov. 21 for a game against Iona in Sojka before traveling to Syracuse on a quick turnaround ahead of Thanksgiving to face Le Moyne on Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 7 p.m.
- The Bison will then play again on Friday, Nov. 27 in Sojka Pavilion against Delaware State at 1 p.m before heading back on the road for yet another quick turnaround game, this time in Chicago against DePaul on Sunday, Nov. 29.
- The Bison will then have almost a week off before going to Harrisonburg, Va. to take on James Madison on Saturday, Dec. 5.
- The Bison host their Education Day Game on Tuesday, Dec. 8 at 11 a.m. before playing in Syracuse's early game on Friday, December 18 at 10 a.m.
- To close out the non-conference season, the Bison will play host to Delaware on Monday, Dec. 21.
- To open up Patriot League play, Bucknell will face the team that knocked them out in the first round of the 2025-26 playoffs, Colgate, in Hamilton on Wednesday, Dec 30.
- Bucknell will then host Navy and Boston University in back-to-back games on Saturday, Jan.2 and Wednesday, Jan. 6.
- On Saturday, January 9, the Bison will head to Bethlehem to take on Lehigh before coming back to Sojka to play Army on Wednesday, Jan. 13.
- Then the Bison will have two straight road games against Loyola on Saturday, Jan. 16 and Holy Cross on Wednesday, Jan. 20.
- Next up, the Bison will host Colgate on Saturday, Jan. 23 and American on Wednesday, Jan. 27 before heading back on the road for games at Army and Navy on Saturday, Jan. 30 and Wednesday, Feb.3.
- Bucknell will host Lehigh and Holy Cross back-to-back in Sojka on February 6 and February 10 and then head back on the road for back-to-back games against Lafayette and BU on February 13 and February 17.
- The Bison will close out the regular season with a Saturday afternoon game in Sojka against Loyola on February 20, a road game at American on Tuesday, Feb. 23 and then a final game at home on Friday, Feb. 26 against Lafayette.
- The Patriot League playoffs will take place from Monday, March 1 through Tuesday, March 9.
How to Follow the Bison
- All of Bucknell's home and Patriot League games will be streamed on ESPN+ along with most other non-conference games.
- The season opener against Florida will be streamed on SECN+.
- The Friday, Dec. 18 contest with Syracuse will be streamed on ACCNX.
- All of the Bison's games will be broadcast on 90.5 WVBU. The radio broadcast will also be available for internet streaming on BucknellBison.com.
- Bucknell is active on X (@Bucknell_WBB) and Instagram (Bucknell_WBB).
- Interact with the team using the hashtags #rayBucknell and #TST
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