2015–16 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team

2015–16 Bucknell Bison women's basketball
Patriot League Regular Season Co-Champions
WNIT, Second Round
Conference Patriot League
2015–16 record 25–8 (17–1 Patriot)
Head coach Aaron Roussell (5th year)
Assistant coach Mike Lane
Assistant coach Carissa Nord
Assistant coach Martina Wood
Home arena Sojka Pavilion
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 Lafayette Leopards 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

2015–16 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 2 English, KyiKyi English 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr East Orange East Orange, NJ
G 3 Craig, TylerTyler Craig 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr St. Francis DeSales Columbus, OH
G 4 Maree O'Bryan, ClaireClaire Maree O'Bryan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr The Hill School Darwin, Australia
G 11 McGurk, MeganMegan McGurk 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Academy of Notre Dame West Chester, PA
F 12 DeBoer, ClaireClaire DeBoer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Grosse Point South Grosse Pointe, MI
G 13 Dumiak, RachaelRachael Dumiak 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr La Costa Canyon Carlsbad, CA
G 20 Walker, KateKate Walker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Red Oak Community Red Oak, IA
G 21 Klotz, JacquieJacquie Klotz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So The Lawrenceville School West Windsor, NJ
F 22 Mikkelsen, MaeganMaegan Mikkelsen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Woodbridge Woodbridge, VA
F 32 Romaine, CatherineCatherine Romaine 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
G 33 Richardson, CarlyCarly Richardson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Palmyra Palmyra, PA
G 34 Jones, SheairaSheaira Jones 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Colerain Cincinnati, OH
F 41 Swart, SuneSune Swart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Cranberry Cincinnati, OH
F 50 Slagus, KaitlynKaitlyn Slagus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Belle Vernon Belle Vernon, PA
Head coach
  • Aaron Roussell (Iowa)
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.

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