Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell University
11-18,7-11Patriot
Army
23-6,14-4Patriot
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army West Point | 16 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 56 |
| Bucknell | 11 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 43 |
Bison Clinch No.7 and First Round Home Game in Loss to Army
3/4/2026 8:04:00 PM | Women's Basketball
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Rebounding proved to be the difference maker in Bucknell women's basketball's (11-18, 7-11) 56-43 loss to Army (23-6, 14-4 PL) in Sojka Pavilion on Wednesday night as the Black Knights recorded 37 rebounds to the Bison's 22 which led to 17 second chance points for Army and only five for Bucknell.
With the Bucknell loss alongside Lafayette's win over Colgate and Boston's loss to Holy Cross, the Bison have clinched the No. 7 seed in the Patriot League and will host Colgate on Saturday, March 7 at 4 p.m. in Sojka Pavilion.
Army out-scored Bucknell 16-11 in the first quarter, but the Bison made it a three-point game at halftime after Reese Zemitis drained a three before the break to have Bucknell out-scoring Army by two in the second quarter. The difference in the third quarter came at the final second when Montrose drained a three to have the Black Knights out-score the Bison 15-13 and hold a five point lead with ten remaining. The fourth quarter tipped in favor of Army as the Black Knights rode its 15-7 scoring advantage to a road win.
Tuana Coskun and Mariah Hardy led the spread-out Bison scoring efforts with nine points each. Reese Zemitis and Anna Kunzwiler followed closely behind with seven apiece, Isabella Casey notched five, Desirae Ashton had four and Ella Kreuzer rounded out Bucknell's points with two.
Army out-shot Bucknell from the field as it shot 40 percent to the Bison's 38.6 percent. Bucknell out-shot the Black Knights from three as it shot 33.3 percent to Army's 27.8 percent. The Black Knights out-shot the Bison significantly from the free-throw line going 11-for-13 compared to Bucknell's 4-for-10.
In the Bison's 15 rebound deficit, Hardy led the team with five and Zemitis and Casey each had four. Hardy also led Bucknell in assists with four in the game and Zemitis notched three. Anna Kunzwiler led the Bison in steals with three.
Army opened the game with a quick layup and free-throw and Tuana Coskun answered by going 1-for-2 from the free throw line. Smith then hit a shot for the Black Knights, but Coskun got her second bucket of the night on a three to cut the deficit to one, but Wilson hit a layup for Army quickly after. Reese Zemitis made a layup for Bucknell to make it a one point game at the media timeout. At the stoppage with five minutes left in the quarter, there were a combined eight turnovers between the two teams, with Army accounting for five. Out of the break, Ericson found another bucket for Army to put it up by three, but Ella Kreuzer answered with a driving layup off the bench. Cameron Tade and Desirae Ashton traded baskets before the Black Knights strung together five points to go up by six. Anna Kunzwiler was then fouled with 5.5 seconds left in the quarter and made one to cut it to a five point differential.
Coskun opened the second quarter with a deep three, but Army answered with a three off of a loose ball to make it 19-14. Zemitis then made a layup on a nice feed from Coskun, but the Black Knights then went on a 4-0 run to extend their lead to eight. Mariah Hardy found a bucket for Bucknell, but Army answered with one of its own before the media timeout to take a 26-8 lead with 4:48 remaining in the first half. Out of the media timeout, over two minutes went by scoreless, before Bucknell went on a five-point run as Kunzwiler made a nice layup off of an Elena Houghton feed and Zemitis knocked down her first three of the game. The final 2:18 went scoreless and Army took a 26-23 lead into halftime.
Army opened the quarter with a Smith layup, but Hardy answered with one of her own to maintain the three-point differential. Smith was then fouled and went 1-for-2 at the line. Mariah Hardy then hit another shot for the Bison to make it a two point game, but Smith was fouled for the second consecutive time under the basket, this time making both to give Army a 31-27 lead. Over a minute of scoreless play later, Army extended its lead to 33-27 with a layup. Isabella Casey made the next Bison bucket to make it a four point game at the media timeout with 4:32 left in the third quarter. Out of the break, the Black Knights made a layup, but Hardy answered with an open three to make it a one score game. Montrose was then fouled and went 1-for-2 at the line, but Kunzwiler snuck under the basket for a layup to make it a two point game. Army hit a shot with just over a minute left in the quarter, but Ashton answered for the Bison with a jumper, but Montrose nailed a three at the end of the quarter to put Army up 41-36.
The first minute and a half of the fourth quarter went scoreless before the Black Knights hit another three to go up by eight with 8:20 remaining. Two minutes later Coskun hit a jumper, but Army responded with two free-throws to maintain the eight point advantage. Out of the media timeout, Casey hit a three to cut the deficit to seven with just over four minutes remaining. The Black Knights then went on a 4-0 run to take a 52-41 lead with two minutes left in regulation. Kunzwiler was then fouled and made both free-throws to cut the deficit to single digits. Army then went on a 4-0 run to take a 56-43 lead that it would carry into a victory in Sojka.
