LEWISBURG, Pa. — Bucknell girls’s basketball is heading on the street to face Youngstown State on Sunday, Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. within the Zidian Family Arena on the Beeghly Center in Ohio. The Bison and the Penguins have met 13 occasions since their first sport in 1989. Youngstown State leads the sequence 8-5 general and are 5-1 towards Bucknell in Ohio, however the Bison are at the moment on a three-game profitable streak together with their 51-36 win over the Penguins final season. Bucknell enters the competition 1-2 off of a win at residence, whereas Youngstown State enters 2-1 after a loss to #24 Michigan State.
What: Bucknell at Youngstown State
When: Sunday, Nov. 16 – 2 p.m.
Where: Zidian Family Arena at Beeghly Center – Youngstown, OH
Streaming: ESPN+
Radio: 90.5 WVBU
Live Statistics: ysusports.com
Last Game’s Bison Starters:
Guard: So. Isabella Casey (8.3 ppg, 4 rpg, 1.33 apg)
Guard: So. Reese Zemitis (11.3 ppg, 3 rpg, 2.33 apg)
Guard: Jr. Anna Kunzwiler (1.7 ppg, 2 rpg, 1.33 apg)
Forward: Jr. Tuana Coskun (8.7 ppg, 6 rpg, 3.67 apg)
Forward: So. Elana Weisman (6.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2 apg)
Bucknell at a Glance
- Bucknell will head again on the street to face Youngstown State on Sunday, Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. within the Zidian Family Arena at Beeghly Center.
- The Bison enter the competition 1-2, after defeating Mount St. Mary’s of their residence opener with a slim 49-45 win at Sojka.
- Reese Zemitis leads Bucknell in scoring with 11.3 factors per sport. Tuana Coskun leads the staff in rebounds per sport with six and whole assists with 11.
- Zemitis and Coskun lead the staff in blocks with two apiece and Zemitis leads the staff in steals with 4.
- The Bison completed their 2024-25 season 17-14 general with an 11-7 Patriot League document.
- In its final day trip, Bucknell fell to Army within the Patriot League semifinals by a rating of 49-39. The Bison made it to the semis by defeating Colgate within the quarterfinals 63-58.
- The Bison returned eight gamers from final season and misplaced 4 to a mix of commencement and the switch portal.
- Bucknell welcomed 5 newcomers to the squad forward of the 2025-26 season; 4 freshman and one sophomore switch.
- Sophomore Reese Zemitis returns to the Bison after a stellar freshman marketing campaign earned her 2024-25 All-Patriot League Rookie Team honors.
- Bucknell was picked seventh within the 2025-26 Patriot League Preseason Poll. This is a step above final season, once they had been picked eighth and completed sixth.
- The Bison didn’t place any members on the Preseason All-Patriot League Team this season.
- Junior Tuana Coskun was named captain of the Bison for the 2025- 26 season.
- Bucknell girls’s basketball is coming into its seventh season underneath head coach Trevor Woodruff. Woodruff was named Patriot League Coach of the Year in his first two seasons.
- In addition to Woodruff and returning assistant coaches Edward Joyner Jr. and Shelby Case, the Bison had two new additions to their teaching workers within the low season. Lauren Holden joined the Bison because the affiliate head coach and Danielle Patterson joined Bucknell as an assistant coach.
Youngstown State at a Glance
- YSU comes into Saturday’s matchup with a 2-1 document. The Penguins gained their first two video games over Division III opponent Thiel (104-33) and North Dakota (65-68)
- Against North Dakota, YSU trailed by seven on the half earlier than a giant 16-0 run within the third quarter willed the Penguins to victory.
- In their final day trip, YSU fell 96-52 over Big 10 opponent No. 24 Michigan State. Sarah Baker and Faith Burch every landed in double figures with 10 factors.
- Casey Santoro leads the staff with 11.7 factors per sport and Baker can be in double figures with 10.7 factors per sport. Santoro is averaging 2.7 threes per sport and is taking pictures 61.5 % from behind the arc.
- Sophia Gregory leads the staff with 9.3 rebounds per sport. She is averaging 4 offensive rebounds per sport.
- Santoro additionally leads the staff with three assists per sport. Gregory, Baker and Hayden Barrier are all averaging over two assists per sport.
- The Penguins ranks thirty fourth within the nation with 14.0 steals per sport. Barrier, Gregory and Dacia Lewandowski are all averaging extra that two steals per sport.
Series History with the Penguins
- This is the 14th assembly between the 2 groups.
- Youngstown leads the sequence general 8-5.
- On the street, the Bison are 1-4 towards the Penguins.
- Bucknell is at the moment on a three-game profitable streak over Youngstown State.
- Coach Woodruff is at the moment 1-0 towards the Penguins after a 51-36 win in Sojka final season.
Last Five Meetings with Youngstown State
- Bucknell W, 51-36 (11/23/2024)*
- Bucknell W, 73-68 (12/18/2018)*
- Bucknell W, 66-60 (11/24/2017)
- Youngstown W, 55-47 (12/2/2015)*
- Youngstown W, 69-54 (11/25/2014)
* – in Lewisburg
Bucknell’s Last Time Out
- Bucknell girls’s basketball earned its first win of the season in its residence opener towards Mount St. Mary’s in a slim 49-45 sport that got here right down to a giant play by Tuana Coskun, who received a steal on Mount St. Mary’s inbounding play with 16.8 seconds left within the sport and a one-point rating differential. The first half was a back-and-forth battle with 4 lead modifications, however after the Bison took the lead with two minutes left within the first half, they had been in a position to preserve it to get the win.
- With Bucknell having 19 turnovers within the sport, the protection served because the fixed of success that helped the Bison to the victory in Sojka. The Bison protection prompted 22 turnovers and made key stops all through the sport to take care of its lead all through your complete second half of the sport, regardless of the Mountaineers making it a one-score sport all through.
- Isabella Casey had a profession day, surpassing her career-highs in factors with 13 and made three-pointers with three in 38 minutes of sport play. Casey led the staff in factors taking pictures 4-for-13 from the sector, 3-for-8 from three and an ideal 2-for-2 from the charity stripe.
- Reese Zemitis was the opposite Bison that scored double-digits with 11 factors. She additionally notched 5 assists which led the staff alongside Tuana Coskun, two steals which led the staff alongside Coskun and Elana Weisman and a team-leading two blocks. Weisman led the staff in rebounds with seven on the night time, which tied her career-high.
A Bison Win Would…
- Improve Bucknells document to an excellent .500 at 2-2 on the season.
- Improve the Bison’s street document to 1-2.
- Improve Bucknell’s document towards Youngstown State to 6-8.
- Serve because the second time the Bison defeat Youngstown State in Ohio and enhance their street document towards the Penguins to 2-5.
- Improve Bucknell’s document towards YSU underneath head coach Trevor Woodruff to an ideal 2-0.
- Improve the Bison’s general document underneath Coach Woodruff to 102-68.
Inside the Record Book
- Reese Zemitis holds sixth place in three-pointers made in a single season with 62 in 2024/25 and fifth place in three-point makes an attempt in a single season with 169 in 2024/25.
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Up Next
Bucknell will keep on the street and head to Long Island to tackle Hofstra on Saturday, Nov. 22 at 2 p.m.