2016–17 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team

2016–17 Bucknell Bison women's basketball
Patriot League Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferencePatriot League
Record27–6 (16–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Lane
  • Carissa Nord
  • Martina Wood
Home arenaSojka Pavilion
Seasons
2016–17 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bucknell † 16 – 2   .889 27 – 6   .818
Navy 14 – 4   .778 24 – 10   .706
Army 12 – 6   .667 22 – 9   .710
American 11 – 7   .611 15 – 16   .484
Boston University 11 – 7   .611 13 – 17   .433
Colgate 7 – 11   .389 10 – 20   .333
Loyola (MD) 6 – 12   .333 11 – 20   .355
Holy Cross 6 – 12   .333 8 – 21   .276
Lehigh 5 – 13   .278 10 – 20   .333
Lafayette 2 – 16   .111 4 – 28   .125
† 2017 Patriot League tournament winner
As of March 4, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, led by sixth year head coach Aaron Roussell, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 27–6, 16–2 in Patriot League play win Patriot League regular season title. They won the Patriot League women's tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time since 2008, where they lost to Maryland in the first round.

Roster

2016–17 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Kyi English 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So East Orange East Orange, NJ
G 4 Gia Hayes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr eStem High Public Charter School Maumelle, AR
G 11 Megan McGurk 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Academy of Notre Dame West Chester, PA
F 12 Claire DeBoer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Grosse Point South Grosse Pointe, MI
G 13 Rachael Dumiak 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So La Costa Canyon Carlsbad, CA
G 20 Kate Walker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Red Oak Community Red Oak, IA
F 22 Maegan Mikkelsen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Woodbridge Woodbridge, VA
F 32 Catherine Romaine 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
G 33 Carly Richardson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Palmyra Palmyra, PA
G 34 Sheaira Jones 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Colerain Cincinnati, OH
G 40 Ellie Mack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Conestoga Paoli, PA
F 41 Sune Swart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Cranberry Cincinnati, OH
F 50 Kaitlyn Slagus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Belle Vernon Belle Vernon, PA
F 54 MK Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr St. Thomas Aquinas Fort Lauderdale, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
5:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Binghamton W 67–57  1–0
 Binghamton University Events Center (3,278)
Vestal, NY
11/13/2016*
2:00 pm 		at Saint Joseph's W 64–61  2–0
 Hagan Arena (743)
Philadelphia, PA
11/17/2016*
6:00 pm 		NJIT W 67–36  3–0
 Sojka Pavilion (445)
Lewisburg, PA
11/20/2016*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		at North Carolina L 50–65  3–1
 Carmichael Arena (2,498)
Chapel Hill, NC
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Elon L 58–64  3–2
 Alumni Gym (533)
Elon, NC
11/27/2016*
7:00 pm 		Drexel W 78–66  4–2
 Sojka Pavilion (454)
Lewisburg, PA
11/30/2016*
10:30 am 		at Akron W 61–47  5–2
 James A. Rhodes Arena (1,449)
Akron, OH
12/03/2016*
2:00 pm 		at Rutgers L 53–57  5–3
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,674)
Piscataway, NJ
12/06/2016*
7:00 pm 		at St. Bonaventure W 57–35  6–3
 Reilly Center (587)
Olean, NY
12/18/2016*
2:00 pm 		Cleveland State W 77–66  7–3
 Sojka Pavilion (382)
Lewisburg, PA
12/20/2016*
6:00 pm 		Manhattan W 69–64  8–3
 Sojka Pavilion (376)
Lewisburg, PA
Patriot League regular season
12/30/2016
6:00 pm 		Navy W 67–64  9–3 (1–0)
 Sojka Pavilion (597)
Lewisburg, PA
01/02/2017
7:00 pm 		at Army W 60–56  10–3 (2–0)
 Christl Arena (506)
West Point, NY
01/05/2017
11:00 am 		American W 73–67 OT 11–3 (3–0)
 Sojka Pavilion (814)
Lewisburg, PA
01/08/2017
2:00 pm 		Holy Cross W 77–48  12–3 (4–0)
 Sojka Pavilion (451)
Lewisburg, PA
01/11/2017
7:00 pm 		at Lehigh W 77–58  13–3 (5–0)
 Stabler Arena (592)
Bethlehem, PA
01/14/2017
2:00 pm 		Colgate W 79–56  14–3 (6–0)
 Sojka Pavilion (695)
Lewisburg, PA
01/18/2017
7:00 pm 		at Loyola (MD) W 72–66  15–3 (7–0)
 Reitz Arena (237)
Baltimore, MD
01/21/2017
2:00 pm 		at Boston University W 66–50  16–3 (8–0)
 Case Gym (186)
Boston, MA
01/28/2017
6:00 pm 		Army W 68–62  17–3 (9–0)
 Sojka Pavilion (860)
Lewisburg, PA
02/01/2017
7:00 pm 		at American L 47–59  17–4 (9–1)
 Bender Arena (339)
Washington, D.C.
02/04/2017
12:00 pm, ASN 		at Holy Cross L 51–63  17–5 (9–2)
 Hart Center (1,012)
Worcester, MA
02/08/2017
6:00 pm 		Lehigh W 73–54  18–5 (10–2)
 Sojka Pavilion (469)
Lewisburg, PA
02/11/2017
2:00 pm 		at Colgate W 79–49  19–5 (11–2)
 Cotterell Court (883)
Hamilton, NY
02/15/2017
6:00 pm 		Loyola (MD) W 57–39  20–5 (12–2)
 Sojka Pavilion (674)
Lewisburg, PA
02/18/2017
2:00 pm 		Boston University W 73–56  21–5 (13–2)
 Sojka Pavilion (736)
Lewisburg, PA
02/22/2017
7:00 pm 		at Lafayette W 79–65  22–5 (14–2)
 Kirby Sports Center (344)
Easton, PA
02/25/2017
7:00 pm 		at Navy W 63–54  23–5 (15–2)
 Alumni Hall (1,086)
Annapolis, MD
03/01/2017
6:00 pm 		Lafayette W 78–61  24–5 (16–2)
 Sojka Pavilion (532)
Lewisburg, PA
Patriot League Women's Tournament
03/06/2017
6:00 pm 		(1) (8) Loyola (MD)
Quarterfinals 		W 75–72  25–5
 Sojka Pavilion (546)
Lewisburg, PA
03/10/2017
5:00 pm 		(1) (4) American
Semifinals 		W 69–57  26–5
 Sojka Pavilion (1,337)
Lewisburg, PA
03/12/2017
11:00 am, CBSSN 		(1) (2) Navy
Championship Game 		W 79–71 OT 27–5
 Sojka Pavilion (1,231)
Lewisburg, PA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2017*
12:00 pm, ESPN2 		(14 B) at (3 B) No. 4 Maryland
First Round 		L 61–103  27–6
 Xfinity Center (3,511)
College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
B=Bridgeport Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2016-17 Bucknell Women's Basketball Schedule". www.BucknellBison.com. Bucknell University. Archived from the original on April 20, 2017.