2016–17 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team

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.

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
2016–17 Patriot League women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bucknell †16–2 .88927–6  .818
Navy14–4 .77824–10  .706
Army12–6 .66722–9  .710
American11–7 .61115–16  .484
Boston University11–7 .61113–17  .433
Colgate7–11 .38910–20  .333
Loyola (MD)6–12 .33311–20  .355
Holy Cross6–12 .3338–21  .276
Lehigh5–13 .27810–20  .333
Lafayette2–16 .1114–28  .125
† 2017 Patriot League tournament winner
As of March 4, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

Roster
2016–17 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Kyi English 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoEast Orange East Orange, NJ
G 4 Gia Hayes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FreStem High Public Charter School Maumelle, AR
G 11 Megan McGurk 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrAcademy of Notre Dame West Chester, PA
F 12 Claire DeBoer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrGrosse Point South Grosse Pointe, MI
G 13 Rachael Dumiak 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoLa Costa Canyon Carlsbad, CA
G 20 Kate Walker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoRed Oak Community Red Oak, IA
F 22 Maegan Mikkelsen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoWoodbridge Woodbridge, VA
F 32 Catherine Romaine 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrChapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
G 33 Carly Richardson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoPalmyra Palmyra, PA
G 34 Sheaira Jones 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrColerain Cincinnati, OH
G 40 Ellie Mack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrConestoga Paoli, PA
F 41 Sune Swart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrCranberry Cincinnati, OH
F 50 Kaitlyn Slagus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoBelle Vernon Belle Vernon, PA
F 54 MK Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrSt. 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.
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