2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Kaitlyn Slagus
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Belle Vernon
- Hometown:
- Belle Vernon, Pa.
Career: Three-time All-Patriot League (First Team in 2019, Second Team in 2017, 2018) ... 2019 Patriot League Tournament MVP ... 2016 Patriot League Rookie of the Year ... 2016 Patriot League All-Rookie Team ... graduated as Bucknell's all-time leader in rebounds (949) and was second in blocks (150), sixth in 3-pointers (134), seventh in points (1,487), and seventh in field goals made (530) ...10-time Patriot League Player of the Week ... five-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week ... 30 double-doubles ... four-time member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... received the Christy Mathewson Award as Bucknell's top senior female athlete ... played in 132 games, including 119 starts, and averaged 11.3 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 1.1 blocks.
2018-19 (Senior): First Team All-Patriot League ... Patriot League Tournament MVP ... team captain ... started all 34 games ... averaged 13.0 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.5 blocks while playing 27.4 minutes per game ... set Bucknell's single-season FG% record (.579, 162-280) ... recorded the fifth most blocks (51) in program history ... averaged 15.0 points on 63% (17-27) shooting and 6.7 rebounds in three Patriot League Tournament games ... scored 23 points on 9-14 shooting while adding seven rebounds and four blocks in a 66-54 win over American in the Patriot League tile game ... three-time Patriot League Player of the Week ... named the MVP of the Brown Turkey Tip-Off after scoring a career-high 30 points in addition to six rebounds in a 91-78 win over Brown in the final game ... recorded five double-doubles, all in wins (Monmouth, Quinnipiac, UMass, Lehigh, American) ... 23 games with double-digit points, including 14 of 18 regular season league games, two of three Patriot League Tournament games, and in the NCAA Tournament First Round against Florida State ... seven games with double-digit rebounds, including a season-high 14 in a win over Quinnipiac ... earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2017-18 (Junior): Second Team All-Patriot League ... Preseason All-Patriot League ... three-time Patriot League Player of the Week ... started all 32 games, averaging 12.7 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 1.1 blocks ... her 287 rebounds were the fifth most in program history ... 12 double-doubles, 11 of which came in wins ... double-digit scoring in 23 games, including each of the final 10 games ... had double-doubles in seven of the final 10 games ... shot 46 percent (142-309) from the field and 75 percent (95-127) from the line ... averaged 15.0 points and 10.3 rebounds in three postseason games (two Patriot League Tournament and one WNIT ... became the 23rd player in program history to reach the 1,000-point milestone while scoring a career-high 25 points in a win at Army West Point ... double-digit rebounds 13 times and another six games with nine rebounds ... finished with 12 points and a career-high 17 rebounds in a win over American, ending the Eagles' 17-game winning streak ... averaged 12.3 points and 8.9 rebounds in 18 league games ... earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2016-17 (Sophomore): Second Team All-Patriot League ... three-time Patriot League Player of the Week ... started all 33 games ... finished second in the Patriot League in rebounding (8.8), fourth in blocks (1.5), and 12th in scoring (12.2) ... 12 double-doubles ... Bison went 11-1 in games she had a double-double ... 21 games with double-digit points and 15 games with double-digit rebounds ... had season-high 22 points and added 10 rebounds in 24 minutes in a 67-36 win over NJIT ... matched season-high with 22 points in addition to 13 rebounds in a 68-62 win at Army West Point ... 17 points and season-high 16 rebounds in a season-opening 67-57 win at Binghamton ... just missed a triple-double with 16 points, 13 rebounds, eight assists, and five blocks in a 69-64 win over Manhattan ... earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2015-16 (Freshman): Named the Patriot League Rookie of the Year, the third straight for the Bison and the eighth in program history ... Patriot League All-Rookie Team ... one-time Patriot League Player of the Week ... five-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week ... played in all 33 games, including starts in 20 of the final 21 contests ... averaged 7.2 points and 3.8 rebounds while adding 18 steals and 17 blocks ... stepped up in conference play, averaging 10.9 points and 5.6 rebounds ... had a breakout game in a 51-41 win at Navy, scoring 17 of her season-high 21 points in the first half ... made her first career start the next game, a 79-69 win over Army West Point, and matched her season-high of 21 points while adding eight rebounds ... registered her first career double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds in a 68-59 win at Lafayette ... scored 12 points, including a game-tying 3-pointer in the closing seconds of regulation, to help the Bison erase a 17-point deficit in the fourth quarter on their way to an 80-77 overtime win over Lehigh ... scored in double-digits 12 times ... made collegiate debut in a 59-57 win at Cleveland State ... scored first career points with 11 in a 76-46 win over Binghamton ... earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
High School/Personal: Team captain at Belle Vernon High School ... named to the Associated Press All-State team in Pennsylvania ... holds school's single-game records in points (38) and rebounds (27) ... finished career with 1,360 points and 1,020 rebounds, including averages of 22 points and 16 rebounds as a senior ... was twice named a section MVP and to the AAA Fab Five by the Pittsburgh Post Gazette ... named to the Terrific 10 by the Pittsburgh Tribune Review ... led team to the WPIAL playoffs ... also lettered in track and field ... daughter of John and Marie Slagus ... has two siblings, Jessica and Lauren ... Jessica competed on the basketball and track and field teams at Seton Hill.
Major: Economics
