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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147 
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04-08-20 09:09 PM - Post#306028
It's much harder to get info on women's recruiting, but I see the Bison just extended an offer to a strong player from the Philly area: Kaitlyn Orihel, a 5-9 junior SG from Archbishop Wood (Andrew Funk's alma mater). Has offers from Towson, Delaware, Drexel, Princeton, GWU, St. Joes, Hofstra, UMass, Miami (OH), Loyola, and others. Her AW team won the Philly Catholic League title this year and she was MVP. This is a very important recruiting year for Trevor Woodruff and staff, with his rising seniors (Abby Kapp, Ally Johnson, Tessa Brugler, and Autumn Ceppi) being one of the best recruiting classes the Bison have ever had. His first recruiting class was OK, but he needs to take it up a level this year to keep the Bison on top of the PL. Particularly needs a couple of good post players.
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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04-08-20 09:22 PM - Post#306029
One offer from last month: Malia Fisher, a 6-2 forward from Georgia. Has offers from Southern Miss, ODU, UNCW, W&M, Furman, Mercer, Wofford, Colgate, ECU, IN St, Kennesaw, Marshall, Monmouth, Nova, WCU, Belont, Colorado, Delaware, GA St, Lipscomb, LIU, WKU, LC, Penn, Georgetown, UAB, Columbia, GWU, Liberty, Richmond. She is obviously a really good player, but the chance of the Bison getting a commitment is slim.
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bison75 Masters Student Posts 487 |
04-08-20 10:40 PM - Post#306030
You’re probably right, but I like the fact that we’re aiming high. You can’t make the shots you don’t take. |
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HoleinOne Masters Student Posts 596 |
04-11-20 08:29 AM - Post#306133
Always intrigued at the recruiting strategies new coaches implement-what geographies and type of players they focus on. Seems like all the assistants have PA roots - may be a great idea with all the Phila and nearby talent. Reed coached at Susquehanna, Kelly Mazzante a great background from Penn State, WNBA, and small town HS (Montoursville), and Tayor Coleman from Scranton and Susquehanna. Can they identify and pick off talent from Phila Catholic League and other hot spots? Unless you are at the UConn level, Bucknell has a lot of assets. |
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jkrun80 Postdoc Posts 3305 |
04-11-20 10:59 AM - Post#306137
Roussell and his staff did very well recruiting in state. Hopefully, we have a good reputation among HS and AAU coaches. We've gotten lots of good players from both SE and Western PA. |
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HuskyColonial PhD Student Posts 1976 |
04-15-20 02:03 PM - Post#306257
I am going to make a prediction and say Kelly Mazzante is the Bison's next coach. Coach Roussell seems excellent too so I'm referring to at some point later when Roussell moves on. |
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nitlion Masters Student Posts 413 |
04-15-20 03:21 PM - Post#306260
Coach Roussell moved on last season to Richmond , took hie entire staff along for the ride. Trevor Woodruff came to the Bison from Div 3 Scranton an hired his current staff, including Kelly Mazzante, he is going to be here for a few years, the ,guy can coach, first year Patriot League Coach of the Year. |
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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04-17-20 07:39 PM - Post#306327
Stefanie Kulesza, the younger sister of incoming Bison guard Julie Kulesza, just committed to UMass. I had hoped she would end up in a Bison uniform, as she is 3 inches taller and likely the better of the two.
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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04-20-20 08:54 PM - Post#306416
New offer to Tatiana Popa, a 6-5 center from Parkersburg WV, on the Ohio border. Parkersburg was probably the #1 team in WV this past year. Has offers from Texas Tech, Delaware, Murray State, Austin Peay, Hawaii, Troy, UTSA, San Jose, LA Tech, Binghamton, Cal-Bakersfield, and others. She is well-traveled, having played for a MD public HS as a frosh, for Montverde Academy (FL) as a soph, IMG Academy (FL) for the first half of her junior year, followed by Parkersburg in January and February. With the departure of Ellie Mack, combined with the only credible post players on the 2020-21 roster being seniors, it is imperative that Woodruff find at least one good center in the upcoming recruiting class.
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HuskyColonial PhD Student Posts 1976 |
04-21-20 07:50 PM - Post#306432
Excellent. |
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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11-10-20 12:08 AM - Post#316384
Not going to start a 2023 thread yet, but I see Woodruff just offered Ciera Toomey, a 6-3 forward from Dunmore (just north of Scranton). Her first offer was from Penn State. She averaged 16.5 ppg and made 3rd team All-State 3A as a freshman. She hit 51% on threes, although it is unclear how many she took. Also one of the better golfers in the state. She looks like she might be an Ellie Mack type of player. Certainly one who would be a very good player to land.
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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11-16-20 10:28 PM - Post#316830
A new offer to Journey Thompson, a 6-2 junior forward from a strong Peters Township program, just south of Pittsburgh. Averaged 16 ppg and 11 rpg as a soph against good competition. Already has offers from Pitt, St. John's, Duquesne, Boston U, Indiana State, Charlotte, UMass, Western Michigan, Kent State, Robert Morris, Quinnipiac, UNCW, Penn, Cleveland State, Oakland, Stony Brook, FIU, Wofford, and maybe others. Glad to see the staff is shooting high. This is the type of bigger player who could keep the Bison at the top of the Patriot League.
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HuskyColonial PhD Student Posts 1976 |
11-16-20 11:29 PM - Post#316833
COVID-19 has reset the switch on a lot of things in society. But I think the Bison women are well positioned as an elite non-major program. |
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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02-11-21 10:54 PM - Post#320663
A few blurbs on next year's freshmen: - Remi Sisselman made her season debut this week due to covid delays. Had 27 points and 20 rebounds. - Isabella King has had a more normal season, with her Bedford (NH) team having a 7-1 record. She had scored 30+ points in three straight games before missing much of her last game with a minor ankle injury. Had 16 points in 18 minutes in that game. - Cecelia Collins had 20 points, seven rebounds and five steals in a 50-45 win over the #2 team in the area a couple weeks ago. I think her Scranton Prep team is 5-0, although it is tough to tell with all the covid postponements. Interview with Collins: https://accessnepa.com/sports/aow-extra-cece lia-co... It continues to look like a good recruiting class, albeit without a much-needed post player.
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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02-18-21 08:10 PM - Post#320988
Bella King had 31 points on Tuesday in a 50-36 win over Manchester. She also was just named as a nominee for the McDonald's All-American game. There are a lot of nominees (450+), but it is still a nice thing to see. Bucknell recruit Remi Sisselman was also nominated.
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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02-20-21 08:34 PM - Post#321053
Remi Sisselman had 29 points in a win today. She is averaging about 25 ppg and 14 ppg in the games where stats are posted.
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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02-20-21 08:53 PM - Post#321057
Cecelia Collins of Scranton Prep got 19 points ( 8-11 shooting), 10 rebounds, and 3 assists last night as they won their 50th straight game in the Lackawanna League’s Division I, beating 8-1 Abington. Prep is now 12-0.
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HuskyColonial PhD Student Posts 1976 |
02-20-21 10:04 PM - Post#321060
How are these results possible? No one is playing basketball because of COVID. |
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DrBison Junior Posts 244 |
02-20-21 10:28 PM - Post#321061
Lewisburg High School is!! |
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nitlion Masters Student Posts 413 |
02-20-21 10:35 PM - Post#321062
Pa has been playing all Winter sports, Basketball, wrestling, Swimming, Volleyball,played Fall and I would expect, Spring outdoor sports would all happen. State Championships have all also gone on, sometimes is a different Venue, for example Bucknell is not hosting PIAA Swimming, moved to a high school facility. |
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DrBison Junior Posts 244 |
02-20-21 10:39 PM - Post#321063
As well as the rest of the PL. |
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DrBison Junior Posts 244 |
02-20-21 10:46 PM - Post#321064
Guess they feel Kinney Natatorium water is full of Covid! |
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HuskyColonial PhD Student Posts 1976 |
02-20-21 11:10 PM - Post#321065
I’m sorry friends. I was being sarcastic. I’m embarrassed for the Patriot League in some ways. None of the data support these kind of precautions for the demographic of highly fit 18-24 year olds. It’s really dumbfounding and I hope it doesn’t hurt recruiting. |
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DrBison Junior Posts 244 |
02-20-21 11:29 PM - Post#321066
Totally agree. If there are no positive cases within the programs they should be allowed to practice and play, regardless of what the situation is with the student body. One can only imagine how frustrating, let alone heartbreaking this is for the student athletes who have sacrificed so much and made the commitment to be D1 athletes. And what about the coaches and there staffs. Apparently the administrative leadership and leader at BU think they know more than all the others. Guess we at BU have to “pretend†we are like the Ivies, better than the rest. |
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DrBison Junior Posts 244 |
02-20-21 11:31 PM - Post#321067
I also share your concern with recruiting as well as transfers. |
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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02-21-21 11:08 AM - Post#321070
Pa has been playing all Winter sports, Basketball, wrestling, Swimming, Volleyball,played Fall and I would expect, Spring outdoor sports would all happen. State Championships have all also gone on, sometimes is a different Venue, for example Bucknell is not hosting PIAA Swimming, moved to a high school facility. It should be noted that PA has not been playing normal schedules in any sport. The earliest start date for any winter sport, for example, was January. Thus teams either have played a lot less games or else barely practiced. Lewisburg HS basketball, for example, is playing more games than they are having practices. Fun for the kids, I guess, but the product must be poor and player development has to be low. As for swimming, they did have a lot of discussions with the PIAA about hosting but there were a couple of insurmountable obstacles related to the vast number of people who attend the event. First, under PA state social distancing rules, the Bucknell facility couldn't begin to accommodate all of the spectators. Normally they manage by only allowing relatives of kids swimming in a given event to be in the spectator area while everyone else is sequestered in Sojka (or Davis Gym). But even that wouldn't have worked this year. Secondly, the state meet is always held during the Bucknell spring break. But this year there is no spring break and thus thousands of cars on campus. The traffic/parking issues would have been about like pre-covid Manhattan at 5 PM on a Friday. I'm not sure but I think there may also have been an issue with Bucknell possibly being possibly legally liable if there was a covid outbreak - a distinct possibility with that many people herded together - many of them older adults.
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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02-21-21 06:41 PM - Post#321078
Remi Sisselman this afternoon went off for 39 points in a 56-46 win over Smithtown West. She was 13-27 from the field, including six threes. She had all 16 of her team's points in the final quarter. "She had some good looks and we live and die with her shooting," Half Hollow Hills East coach Adam Cirnigliaro said. "Remi has earned that respect. The defense usually sends two players to cover her or they use a box-and-one. She's used to shooting off the dribble."
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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04-09-21 09:01 PM - Post#323080
Remi Sisselman made 1st team All-Long Island and was LI’s POY. “Remi Sisselman had the attention of every opponent Half Hollow Hills East played this season. She drew double- and even triple-teams to contest every shot she took. "Teams had to game-plan to slow her down or it was game over," Hills East coach Adam Cirnigliaro said. "She could take over a game. Remi was a pure talent in every facet of the game. She made everyone around her a better player. She was a leader at all times and made us a playoff contender." Sisselman had a shooter’s quick release and could find the bottom of the net for multiple three-pointers from WNBA range. She averaged a Suffolk-best 27 points per game. The two-time All-Long Island first-team selection also led the Thunderbirds over Longwood, which captured the Division I title, during the regular season. Sisselman also averaged 11 rebounds and four assists per game.†https://mobile.twitter.com/LI_Renegades/status/1 38... Sisselman was also named Miss Suffolk Basketball: https://www.hhh.k12.ny.us/district/news/news-pos t/...
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jkrun80 Postdoc Posts 3305 |
04-11-21 10:59 AM - Post#323097
The young players are going to have to really step up to maintain the level of play we're used to. They didn't get much experience this year. Looks like there is lots of potential though. |
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HuskyColonial PhD Student Posts 1976 |
04-11-21 04:29 PM - Post#323110
A lot healthier than the men’s side. |
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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04-11-21 06:46 PM - Post#323121
A lot of potential, but unfortunately Krsul is the only post player. And she is only 6-1.
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