2023–24 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team

2023–24 Bucknell Bison women's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record13–18 (9–9 Patriot)
Head coach
  • Trevor Woodruff (5th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSojka Pavilion
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Holy Cross † 11 – 7   .611 21 – 13   .618
Colgate 10 – 8   .556 20 – 14   .588
Boston University 10 – 8   .556 20 – 12   .625
Loyola 10 – 8   .556 16 – 15   .516
Lehigh 9 – 9   .500 17 – 13   .567
Army 9 – 9   .500 12 – 17   .414
Navy 9 – 9   .500 14 – 17   .452
Bucknell 9 – 9   .500 13 – 18   .419
American 8 – 10   .444 10 – 20   .333
Lafayette 5 – 13   .278 10 – 20   .333
† 2024 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2023–24 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, who were led by fifth-year head coach Trevor Woodruff, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, as members of the Patriot League.

Previous season

The Bison finished the 2022–23 season 13–17, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in sixth place.[1] They were defeated by Lehigh in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament.[2]

Roster

2023–24 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Emma Theodorsson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Moon Area High School Moon Township, PA
G 1 Ashley O'Connor 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So St. John Vianney High School Sea Bright, NJ
G 2 Rosie Scognamiglio 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr St. Rose High School Bradley Beach, NJ
G 4 Caroline Dingler 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Darlington School Rome, GA
G/F 10 Isabella King 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Bedford High School Bedford, NH
PG 11 Blake Matthews 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Atascocita High School Houston, TX
F 12 Ashley Sofilkanich 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr St. John Vianney High School South Amboy, NJ
F 13 Grace Sullivan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Carmel Catholic High School Antioch, IL
F 20 Kaylee Reinbeau 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Wheeling Central Catholic High School Wheeling, WV
G 22 Sophia Sabino 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Fordham Rumson, NJ
F 31 Nicole Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Monacan High School Richmond, VA
G 33 Julie Kulesza 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Conrad Schools of Science Wilmington, DE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: April 16, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023*
6:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at Penn State L 51–94  0–1
 Bryce Jordan Center (1,977)
University Park, PA
November 11, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Temple L 53–77  0–2
 Liacouras Center (1,101)
Philadelphia, PA
November 15, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		Fairleigh Dickinson W 49–44  1–2
 Sojka Pavilion (1,267)
Lewisburg, PA
November 19, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		at No. 19 Louisville L 44–77  1–3
 KFC Yum! Center (7,383)
Louisville, KY
November 21, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Western Kentucky L 45–63  1–4
 E. A. Diddle Arena (2,214)
Bowling Green, KY
November 24, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Robert Morris W 68–54  2–4
 Sojka Pavilion (310)
Lewisburg, PA
November 28, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Saint Joseph's L 46–71  2–5
 Sojka Pavilion (287)
Lewisburg, PA
December 2, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cornell L 53–58  2–6
 Sojka Pavilion (319)
Lewisburg, PA
December 5, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Mount St. Mary's L 46–55  2–7
 Knott Arena (544)
Emmitsburg, MD
December 17, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Merrimack W 64–44  3–7
 Sojka Pavilion (286)
Lewisburg, PA
December 21, 2023*
1:00 p.m., FloHoops 		at Marquette L 39–67  3–8
 Al McGuire Center (2,240)
Milwaukee, WI
Patriot League regular season
January 3, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Holy Cross L 54–69  3–9
(0–1) 		Hart Center (302)
Worcester, MA
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at American L 47–58  3–10
(0–2) 		Bender Arena (394)
Washington, D.C.
January 10, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Lehigh L 63–69  3–11
(0–3) 		Sojka Pavilion (462)
Lewisburg, PA
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Colgate L 46–71  3–12
(0–4) 		Cotterell Court (206)
Hamilton, NY
January 17, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Boston University W 61–52  4–12
(1–4) 		Sojka Pavilion (223)
Lewisburg, PA
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Lafayette W 65–58  5–12
(2–4) 		Sojka Pavilion (437)
Lewisburg, PA
January 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Navy L 48–59  5–13
(2–5) 		Alumni Hall (585)
Annapolis, MD
January 27, 2024
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Army L 66–75  5–14
(2–6) 		Sojka Pavilion (571)
Lewisburg, PA
January 31, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Loyola (MD) W 61–59  6–14
(3–6) 		Reitz Arena (242)
Baltimore, MD
February 4, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		American W 61–47  7–14
(4–6) 		Sojka Pavilion (667)
Lewisburg, PA
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Boston University W 71–60  8–14
(5–6) 		Case Gym (848)
Boston, MA
February 14, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Lehigh W 54–49  9–14
(6–6) 		Stabler Arena (503)
Bethlehem, PA
February 17, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Colgate L 55–59  9–15
(6–7) 		Sojka Pavilion (391)
Lewisburg, PA
February 21, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Holy Cross L 47–58 OT 9–16
(6–8) 		Sojka Pavilion (316)
Lewisburg, PA
February 24, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Army W 65–63  10–16
(7–8) 		Christl Arena (611)
West Point, NY
February 28, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Loyola (MD) W 74–56  11–16
(8–8) 		Sojka Pavilion (391)
Lewisburg, PA
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Lafayette W 56–45  12–16
(9–8) 		Kirby Sports Center (337)
Easton, PA
March 6, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Navy L 49–55  12–17
(9–9) 		Sojka Pavilion (394)
Lewisburg, PA
Patriot League tournament
March 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(8) (9) American
First round 		W 77–71  13–17
 Sojka Pavilion (419)
Lewisburg, PA
March 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(8) at (1) Holy Cross
Quarterfinals 		L 56–61  13–18
 Hart Center (435)
Worcester, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Patriot League. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Falls in PL Quarterfinals to Lehigh, 63-55". Bucknell University Athletics. March 6, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  4. ^ "Bucknell Bison Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved April 16, 2024.