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
Conference	Patriot League
Record	27–6 (16–2 Patriot)
Head coach	Aaron Roussell (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Lane Carissa Nord Martina Wood
Home arena	Sojka Pavilion

2016–17 Patriot League women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bucknell †	16	–	2		.889			27	–	6		.818
Navy	14	–	4		.778			24	–	10		.706
Army	12	–	6		.667			22	–	9		.710
American	11	–	7		.611			15	–	16		.484
Boston University	11	–	7		.611			13	–	17		.433
Colgate	7	–	11		.389			10	–	20		.333
Loyola (MD)	6	–	12		.333			11	–	20		.355
Holy Cross	6	–	12		.333			8	–	21		.276
Lehigh	5	–	13		.278			10	–	20		.333
Lafayette	2	–	16		.111			4	–	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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Kyi English 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So East Orange East Orange, NJ G 4 Gia Hayes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr eStem High Public Charter School Maumelle, AR G 11 Megan McGurk 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Academy of Notre Dame West Chester, PA F 12 Claire DeBoer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Grosse Point South Grosse Pointe, MI G 13 Rachael Dumiak 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So La Costa Canyon Carlsbad, CA G 20 Kate Walker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Red Oak Community Red Oak, IA F 22 Maegan Mikkelsen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Woodbridge Woodbridge, VA F 32 Catherine Romaine 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC G 33 Carly Richardson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Palmyra Palmyra, PA G 34 Sheaira Jones 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Colerain Cincinnati, OH G 40 Ellie Mack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Conestoga Paoli, PA F 41 Sune Swart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Cranberry Cincinnati, OH F 50 Kaitlyn Slagus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Belle Vernon Belle Vernon, PA F 54 MK Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr St. Thomas Aquinas Fort Lauderdale, FL	Head coach Aaron Roussell (Iowa) Assistant coach(es) Mike Lane (Notre Dame) Carissa Nord (South Dakota State) Martina Wood (North Carolina) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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

• 2016–17 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team