Bucknell University Athletics

#7 Bucknell Hosts #10 Colgate in Patriot League First Round Game

3/6/2026 10:30:00 AM | Women's Basketball

LEWISBURG, Pa. — Bucknell women's basketball is set to host Colgate in the first round of the Patriot League Women's Basketball Championships in Sojka Pavilion on Saturday, March 7 at 4 p.m. with the winner advancing to the quarterfinal round and heading to Holy Cross for a Monday night contest.

The Bison lead the overall series 59-25 and are currently on a five game winning streak over the Raiders. The last time these two teams met was in Hamilton where Bucknell defeated Colgate 50-41. The last time the Raiders defeated the Bison was back in 2024 and Colgate has only seen six road wins against Bucknell in program history. This will be the 85th meeting between the two teams since they first met in 1983.

**What: **Bucknell vs Colgate

When: Saturday, March 7 — 4 p.m.

**Where: **Sojka Pavilion — Lewisburg, Pa.

**Streaming: **ESPN+

**Radio: **90.5 WVBU

Live Statistics: bucknellbison.com

Last Game Starters:

Guard: So. Isabella Casey (7.7 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.1 apg)

Guard: So. Reese Zemitis (9.7 ppg, 3.9 rpg, .98 apg)

Guard: Jr. Anna Kunzwiler (4.2 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.4 apg)

Forward: Jr. Tuana Coskun (13.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.0 apg)

Forward: Fr. Mariah Hardy (4.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 0.80 apg)

Bucknell at a Glance

• Bucknell enters the first round of the Patriot League Championships with an 11-18 overall record and a 7-11 Patriot League record, after falling to Army in the final game of the regular season.

Tuana Coskunleads Bucknell in scoring with 13 points per game.Anna Kunzwilerleads the team in rebounds per game with 4.4.Reese Zemitisleads the team in total blocks with 21.Tuana Coskunleads the team in assists per game with two.Anna Kunzwilerleads the Bison in total steals with 29.- The Bison finished their 2024-25 season 17-14 overall with an 11-7 Patriot League record.

• The Bison returned eight players from last season and lost four to a combination of graduation and the transfer portal.

• Bucknell welcomed five newcomers to the squad ahead of the 2025-26 season; four freshman and one sophomore transfer.

• Sophomore

Reese Zemitisreturns to the Bison after a stellar freshman campaign earned her 2024-25 All-Patriot League Rookie Team honors. - Bucknell was picked seventh in the 2025-26 Patriot League Preseason Poll. This is a step above last season, when they were picked eighth and finished sixth.

• The Bison did not place any members on the Preseason All-Patriot League Team this season.

• Junior

Tuana Coskunwas named captain of the Bison for the 2025- 26 season. - Bucknell women's basketball is entering its seventh season under 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.andShelby Case, the Bison had two new additions to their coaching staff in the off-season. Lauren Holden joined the Bison as the associate head coach and Danielle Patterson joined Bucknell as an assistant coach.

** Colgate at a Glance**

• The Raiders come into the first round of the Patriot League Championships as the No. 10 seed with a 6-23 overall record and a 2-16 conference record.

• Colgate's two conference wins came over Lehigh and Lafayette.

• In its last time out, Colgate women's basketball fell to Lafayette 66-55 in its regular season finale at the Kirby Sports Center. In an early back-and-forth battle, the halftime score had Lafayette up 35-33. Klag tied the game at 35 with a layup to open the third quarter, and Meabon followed with a jumper to give Colgate a 37-35 lead. During a four-minute stretch, the teams exchanged six lead changes before Lafayette used an 8-0 run to regain control. Lafayette matched the Raiders' energy in the fourth after Colgate came back in the game and the Leopards sealed the win with steady free throw shooting down the stretch.

• Ella Meabon leads Colgate in points per game (14.2) and assists per game (2.6).

• Grace Klag leads the team in rebounds per game (5.2).

• Christina Midgette leads the Raiders in steals per game with one.

Bucknell's Last Time Out

• Rebounding proved to be the difference maker in Bucknell women's basketball's (11-18, 7-11) 56-43 loss to Army (23-6, 14-4 PL) in Sojka Pavilion on Wednesday night as the Black Knights recorded 37 rebounds to the Bison's 22 which led to 17 second chance points for Army and only five for Bucknell.

• With the Bucknell loss alongside Lafayette's win over Colgate and Boston's loss to Holy Cross, the Bison have clinched the No. 7 seed in the Patriot League and will host Colgate on Saturday, March 7 at 4 p.m. in Sojka Pavilion.

• Army out-scored Bucknell 16-11 in the first quarter, but the Bison made it a three-point game at halftime after

Reese Zemitisdrained a three before the break to have Bucknell out-scoring Army by two in the second quarter. The difference in the third quarter came at the final second when Montrose drained a three to have the Black Knights out-score the Bison 15-13 and hold a five point lead with ten remaining. The fourth quarter tipped in favor of Army as the Black Knights rode its 15-7 scoring advantage to a road win. Tuana CoskunandMariah Hardyled the spread-out Bison scoring efforts with nine points each.Reese ZemitisandAnna Kunzwilerfollowed closely behind with seven apiece,Isabella Caseynotched five,Desirae Ashtonhad four andElla Kreuzerrounded out Bucknell's points with two.- Army out-shot Bucknell from the field as it shot 40 percent to the Bison's 38.6 percent. Bucknell out-shot the Black Knights from three as it shot 33.3 percent to Army's 27.8 percent. The Black Knights out-shot the Bison significantly from the free throw line going 11-for-13 compared to Bucknell's 4-for-10.

• In the Bison's 15 rebound deficit, Hardy led the team with five and Zemitis and Casey each had four. Hardy also led Bucknell in assists with four in the game and Zemitis notched three.

Anna Kunzwilerled the Bison in steals with three.

A Bison Win Would…

• Send Bucknell to the Patriot League Quarterfinals on Monday, March 9 at Holy Cross.

• Improve Bucknell's overall record to 12-18 on the season. • Improve the Bison's season record at home to 8-7.

• Make the series 60-25 in favor of Bucknell.

• Improve Bucknell's overall record under Coach Woodruff to 112-84.

Inside the Record Book

• The team set multiple single-game team records against Gwynedd Mercy; Widest Margin of Victory (79), 3-pt. Field Goals (15) and Assists (31).

Reese Zemitisholds sixth place in three-pointers made in a single season with 62 in 2024/25 and fifth place in three-point attempts in a single season with 169 in 2024/25.Tuana Coskuntied the single-game three-pointer record with eight against Gwynedd Mercy on 12/20/25.

Milestone Watch

Reese Zemitisis four three-pointers away from 10th place in the Bucknell record book for career three-pointers.Tuana Coskunis 2 rebounds away from 200.Tuana Coskunis 7 steals away from 50.Isabella Caseyis 7 field goals away from 100.

Up Next

If Bucknell defeats Colgate, it will move on to the Patriot League Quarterfinals at Holy Cross on Monday, March 9 at 6 p.m.