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2015–16 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team

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2015–16 Bucknell Bison women's basketball
Patriot League Regular Season Co-Champions
WNIT, Second Round
ConferencePatriot League
Record25–8 (17–1 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Lane
  • Carissa Nord
  • Martina Wood
Home arenaSojka Pavilion
Seasons
2015–16 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Army 17 1   .944 29 3   .906
Bucknell 17 1   .944 25 8   .758
Loyola (MD) 11 7   .611 16 16   .500
Lehigh 10 8   .556 18 13   .581
Holy Cross 10 8   .556 13 17   .433
Navy 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
American 5 13   .278 8 23   .258
Colgate 4 14   .222 7 23   .233
Lafayette 4 14   .222 6 23   .207
Boston University 3 15   .167 3 27   .100
2016 Patriot League tournament winner
As of March 19, 2016
Rankings from AP poll


The 2015–16 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, led by fifth year head coach Aaron Roussell, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 25–8, 17–1 in Patriot League play to share the Patriot League regular season title with Army. They advanced to the semifinals of the Patriot League women's tournament where they lost to Loyola (MD). As champs of the Patriot League who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament they defeated Akron in the first round before losing to Michigan in the second round.

Roster

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2015–16 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) Fr East Orange East Orange, NJ
G 3 Tyler Craig 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr St. Francis DeSales Columbus, OH
G 4 Claire Maree O'Bryan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr The Hill School Darwin, Australia
G 11 Megan McGurk 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Academy of Notre Dame West Chester, PA
F 12 Claire DeBoer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Grosse Point South Grosse Pointe, MI
G 13 Rachael Dumiak 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr La Costa Canyon Carlsbad, CA
G 20 Kate Walker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Red Oak Community Red Oak, IA
G 21 Jacquie Klotz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So The Lawrenceville School West Windsor, NJ
F 22 Maegan Mikkelsen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Woodbridge Woodbridge, VA
F 32 Catherine Romaine 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So 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
F 41 Sune Swart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Cranberry Cincinnati, OH
F 50 Kaitlyn Slagus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Belle Vernon Belle Vernon, PA
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
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cleveland State W 59–57  1–0
Wolstein Center (297)
Cleveland, OH
11/15/2015*
1:00 pm
at No. 3 Notre Dame L 54–85  1–1
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,948)
South Bend, IN
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm
Binghamton W 76–46  2–1
Sojka Pavilion (347)
Lewisburg, PA
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm
at Manhattan W 61–56  3–1
Draddy Gymnasium (688)
Riverdale, NY
11/24/2015*
4:30 pm
Mount St. Mary's W 71–45  4–1
Sojka Pavilion (389)
Lewisburg, PA
11/29/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Canisius L 56–61  4–2
Koessler Athletic Center (606)
Buffalo, NY
12/02/2015*
4:30 pm
Youngstown State L 47–55  4–3
Sojka Pavilion (421)
Lewisburg, PA
12/04/2015*
7:00 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson W 72–62  5–3
Sojka Pavilion (401)
Lewisburg, PA
12/08/2015*
7:00 pm
at UMBC L 52–65  5–4
Retriever Activities Center (612)
Catonsville, MD
12/20/2015*
2:00 pm
Delaware W 80–51  6–4
Sojka Pavilion (496)
Lewisburg, PA
12/22/2015*
12:00 pm
at Morgan State L 50–64  6–5
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (105)
Baltimore, MD
Patriot League regular season
12/30/2015
7:00 pm
at Navy W 51–41  7–5 (1–0)
Alumni Hall (578)
Annapolis, MD
01/02/2016
2:00 pm
Army W 79–69  8–5 (2–0)
Sojka Pavilion (507)
Lewisburg, PA
01/06/2016
7:00 pm
at American W 66–60  9–5 (3–0)
Bender Arena (165)
Washington, D.C.
01/09/2016
1:00 pm
at Holy Cross W 58–51  10–5 (4–0)
Hart Center (1,063)
Worcester, MA
01/13/2016
7:00 pm
Lehigh W 80–77 OT 11–5 (5–0)
Sojka Pavilion (527)
Lewisburg, PA
01/16/2016
4:00 pm
at Colgate W 71–51  12–5 (6–0)
Cotterell Court (494)
Hamilton, NY
01/20/2016
7:00 pm
Loyola (MD) W 71–64  13–5 (7–0)
Sojka Pavilion (454)
Lewisburg, PA
01/23/2016
4:00 pm
Boston University W 74–56  14–5 (8–0)
Sojka Pavilion (415)
Lewisburg, PA
01/30/2016
1:00 pm
at Army L 63–68  14–6 (8–1)
Christl Arena (1,185)
West Point, NY
02/03/2016
7:00 pm
American W 60–54 OT 15–6 (9–1)
Sojka Pavilion (523)
Lewisburg, PA
02/06/2016
12:00 pm
Holy Cross W 74–64  16–6 (10–1)
Sojka Pavilion (677)
Lewisburg, PA
02/10/2016
7:00 pm
at Lehigh W 67–54  17–6 (11–1)
Stabler Arena (626)
Bethlehem, PA
02/13/2016
2:00 pm
Colgate W 79–60  18–6 (12–1)
Sojka Pavilion (596)
Lewisburg, PA
02/17/2016
7:00 pm
at Loyola (MD) W 64–42  19–6 (13–1)
Reitz Arena (514)
Baltimore, MD
02/20/2016
2:00 pm
at Boston University W 72–59  20–6 (14–1)
Case Gym (256)
Boston, MA
02/24/2016
7:00 pm
Lafayette W 69–55  21–6 (15–1)
Sojka Pavilion (314)
Lewisburg, PA
02/27/2016
7:00 pm
Navy W 64–52  22–6 (16–1)
Sojka Pavilion (716)
Lewisburg, PA
03/02/2016
6:00 pm, ASN
at Lafayette W 68–59  23–6 (17–1)
Kirby Sports Center (476)
Easton, PA
Patriot League Women's Tournament
03/07/2016
7:00 pm
American
Quarterfinals
W 73–65  24–6
Sojka Pavilion (661)
Lewisburg, PA
03/11/2016
7:30 pm
Loyola (MD)
Semifinals
L 53–65  24–7
Sojka Pavilion (768)
Lewisburg, PA
WNIT
03/17/2016*
7:00 pm
at Akron
First Round
W 74–70  25–7
James A. Rhodes Arena (343)
Akron, OH
03/19/2016*
2:00 pm
at Michigan
Second Round
L 72–95  25–8
Crisler Center (938)
Ann Arbor, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Women's Basketball".