Bucknell University Athletics

Bucknell Women's Basketball Hosts Army in Senior Day Game
3/2/2026 1:33:00 PM | Women's Basketball
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Bucknell women's basketball is set to host Army in its final game of the regular season on Wednesday, March 4 at 6 p.m. The game will also serve as senior day for Bucknell as it honors its lone senior, Elena Houghton before tipoff.
The Bison lead the overall series 46-31, but the Black Knights are currently on a three-game winning streak. Earlier this season, Army defeated Bucknell 64-44 in West Point. The last time these two teams met in Sojka Pavilion (2/28/25), the Bison defeated the Black Knights by ten points. This will be the 78th meeting between the two teams since they first met in 1984.
What: Bucknell vs Army
When: Wednesday, March 4 — 6 p.m.
Where: Sojka Pavilion — Lewisburg, Pa.
Streaming: ESPN+
Radio: 90.5 WVBU
Live Statistics: bucknellbison.com
Last Game Starters:
Guard: So. Isabella Casey (7.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.0 apg)
Guard: So. Reese Zemitis (9.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.0 apg)
Guard: Jr. Anna Kunzwiler (4.1 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.4 apg)
Forward: Jr. Tuana Coskun (13.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.0 apg)
Forward: Fr. Mariah Hardy (4.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 0.68 apg)
Bucknell at a Glance
- Bucknell enters the contest with an 11-17 overall record and a 7-10 Patriot League record, after upsetting Lehigh in Sojka on Saturday afternoon.
- Tuana Coskun leads Bucknell in scoring with 13.1 points per game.
- Anna Kunzwiler leads the team in rebounds per game with 4.5.
- Anna Kunzwiler and Reese Zemitis lead the team in total blocks with 18.
- Tuana Coskun leads the team in assists per game with two.
- Anna Kunzwiler leads the Bison in total steals with 26.
- 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.
Army at a Glance
- The Black Knights come into the final game of the regular season 22-6 overall and 13-4 in the Patriot League after a Senior Day win over Lafayette at home.
- Army's four conference losses came at the hands of Navy twice, Holy Cross and Lehigh.
- In its last time out, the Army West Point women's basketball team got off to a strong start and never looked back, as it defeated Lafayette 61-42 at Christl Arena. Army (22-6, 13-4) led for 39:00 and never trailed Lafayette (10-18, 6-11). Head Coach Katie Kuester's 22 wins are the second most in program history for a head coach in their first year at West Point. The Black Knights were fueled by Kya Smith, who recorded a team-high 18 points and 21 rebounds. It marked her 10th double-double of the season and her second game this season with 21-plus rebounds. She is one six players in Division I this season with multiple 21-plus rebound games.
- Cameron Tade leads the team in points per game with 13.3.
- Kya Smith leads the Black Knights in rebounds per game with 9.8.
- Brooke Wilson leads Army in assists per game with 3.0.
- Kya Smith leads the team in steals per game with 1.75.
Bucknell's Last Time Out
- Bucknell women's basketball upset Lehigh on Saturday afternoon in Sojka Pavilion 57-45 thanks to a stellar defensive performance as the Bison limited the Mountain Hawks to over 20 points less than their season average.
- With the win, Bucknell improved to 10-17 overall and 7-10 on the season and moved up to sixth in the Patriot League. Lehigh fell to 15-12 overall and 11-5 in the Patriot League and clinched the No.4 spot in the conference playoffs.
- The Bison kept it close and held two different leads in the first quarter including a 4-0 run to start the game. The first ten minutes ended with Lehigh up by just two. Lehigh got out to a six-point lead halfway through the second, but the Bison used a 9-0 run to take a 27-25 lead before the Mountain Hawks tied it going into half. Bucknell then out-scored Lehigh 11-6 in the third to take a five point lead as their defense stood tall. The Bison kept rolling in the fourth as they dominated the Mountain Hawks 19- 12 to secure the upset win at home.
- Bucknell out-shot Lehigh from both the field and from three as it went 17-for-44 (38.6 percent) from the field and 6-for-15 (40.0 percent) from three and the Mountain Hawks shot 13-from-46 (28.3%) from the field and 7-for-23 (30.4%) from three. Lehigh did out-shoot the Bison from the free-throw line as they went 12-for-13 compared to Bucknell's 17-for-19.
- Ella Kreuzer and Tuana Coskun led the Bison in scoring with 12 points each. Kreuzer shot 3-for-6 from the field, 2-for-3 from three and 4-for-4 from the free-throw and Coskun shot 6-for-14 from the field. Bucknell's scoring was spread out as eight of the nine players that got on the court recorded points.
- The Bison out-rebounded the Mountain Hawks 36-25 and recorded nine steals to Lehigh's seven. Mariah Hardy led the team in rebounds with nine and Reese Zemitis followed closely behind with eight.
- The Mountain Hawks did record fewer turnovers than the Bison as they had 14 to Bucknell's 15, but the Bison capitalized on the turnovers with 18 points as opposed to Lehigh who only saw 10 points off of turnovers.
- Bucknell's defense, while limiting Lehigh to just 45 points and forcing them to make 14 turnovers, also had five blocks on the afternoon across four different players.
A Bison Win Would…
- Clinch the No. 6 seed and a first-round playoff bye.
- Give the Bison a chance at the No. 5 seed and a first-round playoff bye IF Loyola (Md.) losses to Navy.
- Improve Bucknell's overall record to 12-17 on the season.
- Improve the Bison's season record at home to 8-6.
- Make the series 47-31 in favor of Bucknell.
- Improve Bucknell's overall record under Coach Woodruff to 112-83.
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 five three-pointers away from 10th place in the Bucknell record book for career three-pointers.
- Tuana Coskun is 3 rebounds away from 200.
- Tuana Coskun is 8 steals away from 50.
- Isabella Casey is 9 field goals away from 100.
Up Next
Based on the outcome of Wednesday's game, Bucknell will learn where it will be for their first Patriot League Tournament game of 2026.














