2023–24 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team

2023–24 Bucknell Bison women's basketball
2023–24 Bucknell Bison women's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	13–18 (9–9 Patriot)
Head coach	Trevor Woodruff (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Sherill Baker; Taylor Coleman; LaSashia Connelly;
Home arena	Sojka Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Patriot League women's basketball standings
v t e	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[edit]

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[edit]

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, Pennsylvania
G	1	Ashley O'Connor	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	St. John Vianney High School	Sea Bright, New Jersey
G	2	Rosie Scognamiglio	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	St. Rose High School	Bradley Beach, New Jersey
G	4	Caroline Dingler	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Darlington School	Rome, Georgia
G/F	10	Isabella King	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Bedford High School	Bedford, New Hampshire
PG	11	Blake Matthews	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	So	Atascocita High School	Houston, Texas
F	12	Ashley Sofilkanich	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	St. John Vianney High School	South Amboy, New Jersey
F	13	Grace Sullivan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Carmel Catholic High School	Antioch, Illinois
F	20	Kaylee Reinbeau	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Wheeling Central Catholic High School	Wheeling, West Virginia
G	22	Sophia Sabino	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS So	Fordham	Rumson, New Jersey
F	31	Nicole Davis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Sr	Monacan High School	Richmond, Virginia
G	33	Julie Kulesza	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Conrad Schools of Science	Wilmington, Delaware

Head coach

Trevor Woodruff (Misericordia)

Assistant coach(es)

Sherill Baker (Georgia)
Taylor Coleman (DeSales)
LaSashia Connelly (Salem College)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 16, 2024

Schedule and results[edit]

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

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Patriot League. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
^ "Women's Basketball Falls in PL Quarterfinals to Lehigh, 63-55". Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
^ "Bucknell Bison 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved April 16, 2024.

[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. Retrieved April 16, 2024.

[3] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved April 16, 2024.

[4] "Bucknell Bison 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved April 16, 2024.

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