Women's Hoops Heads to Hamilton to Face Colgate

Saturday, February 7

Hamilton, N.Y.

2 p.m.

Bucknell University

Colgate

Photo by: Jon Hertzler

2/5/2026 3:10:00 PM | Women's Basketball

LEWISBURG, Pa. — Bucknell women's basketball is on the road on Saturday, Feb. 7 to take on Colgate for the second time this season. The Bison are looking to expand its winning streak to three and sweep the Raiders this season with a win. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. in Cotterell Court.

Bucknell is currently leading the series with Colgate 58-25 and is on a four-game winning streak, including the contest earlier this season where Bucknell used a fourth quarter comeback to earn its first conference win of the season last month. The last time that the Raiders defeated the Bison was in February 2024. This will be the 84th meeting between the two teams since they first crossed paths in 1983.

What: Bucknell at Colgate

When: Saturday, Feb. 7 — 2 p.m.

Where: Cotterell Court — Hamilton, N.Y.

Streaming: ESPN+

Radio: 90.5 WVBU

Live Statistics: bucknellbison.com

Last Game Starters:

Guard: So. Isabella Casey (8.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.2 apg)

Guard: So. Reese Zemitis (9.8 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 0.9 apg)

Guard: Jr. Anna Kunzwiler (3.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.4 apg)

Forward: Jr. Tuana Coskun (13.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.95 apg)

Forward: So. Desirae Ashton (3.7 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.4 apg)

Bucknell at a Glance

Bucknell enters the contest with an 8-14 overall record and a 4-7 Patriot League record, after defeating American on Wednesday to go on a two-game winning streak.
Tuana Coskun leads Bucknell in scoring with 13.8 points per game.
Anna Kunzwiler leads the team in rebounds per game with 4.3.
Anna Kunzwiler leads the team in total blocks with 16.
Tuana Coskun leads the team in assists per game with 1.95.
Elena Houghton leads the Bison in 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.

Colgate at a Glance

The Raiders come into the contest 6-16 overall with a 2-9 Patriot League record after falling to Army on Wednesday.
The loss against Army broke a one-game winning streak for Colgate as they defeated Lehigh with a game-winning bucket 68-66 on Saturday, Jan. 31.
Alongside the win against Lehigh, Colgate's other Patriot League victory came against Lafayette in the Raiders conference home opener.
Colgate has dropped games to Army twice, American twice (once in overtime), Lehigh twice, Loyola, Boston University, Holy Cross and Bucknell in the two teams first meeting this season.
In Colgate's last time out, the Raiders faced multiple scoring droughts throughout the game that hurt its chance to build a comeback, resulting in the team falling to Army, 59–35, on the Black Knights' Kids Day.
Ella Meabon leads the team in points per game (14.5), rebounds per game (5.1) and assists per game (2.6).
Christina Midgette leads the team in steals per game (1.1).

Bucknell's Last Time Out

A fourth quarter shooting surge from Bucknell women's basketball earned it a 58-45 victory over American on Wednesday evening in Sojka Pavilion. With the win, the Bison (8-14, 4-7 PL) move ahead of the Eagles (6-16, 4-7) in the Patriot League standings and have their first multi-game winning streak of the season since the end of November.
First half scoring came sparsely for both teams as they shot 29.4 percent combined and went into halftime with the Bison up just 22-19. Bucknell out-scored American 13-9 in the first quarter of play and kept the second close as the Eagles only outscored the Bison by one. In the second quarter of play, American saw its lone lead of the half before the Bison went into the break on a 4-0 run to take it back. Bucknell out-scored American by one in the third quarter to keep the game level until the Bison pulled ahead with their nine-point fourth quarter scoring differential.
Tuana Coskun led the Bison with 21 points, including a 17-point explosion in the second half to power the Bison. Zemitis also landed in double figures with 12 points, going 3-for-6 from three. Mariah Hardy and Desirae Ashton continued their strong play inside as Elena Houghton and Elana Weisman are unavailable with injuries. Hardy had nine points on 3-of-6 shooting and 2-for-3 from the foul line. Ashton had eight points on 4-of-5 shooting. Ashton was a force in the first half with three steals and two blocks, but she did not see much time in the second half due to foul trouble.
Bucknell shot 42.9 percent, including a near-60 percent mark in the fourth quarter. American shot just 29.6 percent in the game. The Bison committed 18 turnovers, but the Eagles could only cash in for eight points while the Bison scored 18 points off of American's 13 turnovers. The Bison won the rebound battle 39-29.

A Bison Win Would…

Improve Bucknell's record to 9-14 on the season.
Improve the Bison's season record on the road to 3-9.
Make the overall series record with Colgate 59-25, in favor of Bucknell.
Improve Bucknell's overall record under Coach Woodruff to 109-80.

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.

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