bison63
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01-29-22 05:03 PM - Post#334636
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Taylor wit a ton of assists and rebounds however.
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bison63
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01-29-22 06:03 PM - Post#334646
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60-46 final. Taylor’s double point scoring streak ends. She did not shoot a lot, and most of what she did shoot did not go in. By my count( I don’t have the stats) she’d had 5 , but she was still a strong presence in the game in the rebound and assist departments. Four players in double figures including Kulesza and King, which hopefully is an omen of things to come.
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bison75
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01-29-22 06:11 PM - Post#334651
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Agree. Winning a game comfortably when the two seniors only scored seven between them is a hopeful sign, both for this year’s depth and next year’s prospects.
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jkrun80
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01-29-22 08:11 PM - Post#334686
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A win is good, especially on the road. Unfortunately, they had another poor second half, getting outscored 28-22 with 12 turnovers. O'Brien's shooting slump continues going 1-10 and 2-4 at the line. This is the first time I can remember the bench outscoring the starters. That was the saving grace today.
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Bison137
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01-29-22 08:42 PM - Post#334693
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it's a nice win, fueled by good defense and double digit scoring by three subs (Krsul, King, and Kulesza). However Loyola is very weak, so it was not overly impressive.
One thing that has had me concerned is that the team's outside shooting generally has gone cold. In OOC play - where the opponents were tougher - BU shot 61-161 (.379) on threes. In league play, the team has hit 42-152 (.276) on threes.
Further, the FT shooting recently has been poor - after being very good in OOC play. In league games, FT pct is .622. In OOC games, it was .765. That is a huge difference - as is also the case in 3-point shooting - and it is sure to produce a few close losses. In fact, 3-point shooting and FT shooting was subpar in all three PL losses thus far, and it was awful in two of the three.
Compare the 3-point shooting for each player in OOC games and PL games:
OOC Games:
Cecelia Collins 44.4% ( 16 - 36 )
Julie Kulesza 33.3% ( 10 - 30 )
Taylor O'Brien 65.2% ( 15 - 23 )
Remi Sisselman 33.3% ( 7 - 21 )
Marly Walls 37.5% ( 6 - 16 )
Tai Johnson 30.8% ( 4 - 13 )
Caroline Dingler 9.1% ( 1 - 11 )
Isabella King 11.1% ( 1 - 9 )
PL Games:
Cecelia Collins 16.7% ( 6 - 36 )
Julie Kulesza 40.0% ( 12 - 30 )
Taylor O'Brien 27.6% ( 8 - 29 )
Remi Sisselman 33.3% ( 5 - 15 )
Marly Walls 40.0% ( 6 - 15 )
Tai Johnson 13.3% ( 2 - 15 )
Caroline Dingler 0.0% ( 0 - 5 )
Isabella King 42.9% ( 3 - 7 )
Onw other thing is the FT shooting by the four key players who will shoot most of them in close fourth quarters. In league games, it looks like this:
Collins 76.0%
O'Brien 56.7%
Krsul 55.6%
Walls 43.8%
O'Brien has been a very good FT shooter the past couple of years, but right now it appears she has lost confidence in her outside shooting. Walls has never been a great FT shooter, with her right-to-left shooting motion, but she was a 68% FT shooter prior to this year.
To beat the top teams, I think these stats need to improve. This team does not have a lot of size or many players who can create their own shot. So they are dependent on making shots as well as playing great defense - especially as their PL opponents seem to generally have a better scouting report on their offense than did their OOC foes.
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01-29-22 10:21 PM - Post#334718
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I hope the coaches are working with Taylor on her shot. She's missing pull-ups that used to be automatic for her. She can't shoot 1-10 vs Boston on Wednesday if they want to win.
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Women's Basketball 2021-22 Season 01-30-22 06:19 AM - Post#334729
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The ladies games are traditionally poorly attended,
But this year attendance in Lewisburg has been abysmal.
Strictly a fan of the men's team for years, I now also follow the BU women and recommend them to those who have fallen on hard times with the men.
This Bucknell women's team has real talent, good coaching and most importantly, another element that is sorely missing on the present men's roster, solid RECRUITING!
It's the difference between a winning season this year (Women) and a sad losing season (Men) on the other side!
Edited by candyfan on 01-30-22 06:20 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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Re: Women's Basketball 2021-22 Season 01-30-22 03:36 PM - Post#334782
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The ladies games are traditionally poorly attended,
But this year attendance in Lewisburg has been abysmal.
Strictly a fan of the men's team for years, I now also follow the BU women and recommend them to those who have fallen on hard times with the men.
This Bucknell women's team has real talent, good coaching and most importantly, another element that is sorely missing on the present men's roster, solid RECRUITING!
It's the difference between a winning season this year (Women) and a sad losing season (Men) on the other side!
And they play some pretty good defense.
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01-30-22 04:37 PM - Post#334791
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And they play some pretty good defense.
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Yes indeed, they certainly do! Shoulda included that as well as excellent passing, hitting the open girl, etc.
Not much if anything they don't do well!
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bison63
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01-31-22 12:49 AM - Post#334846
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3 pt shooting has been awful the past few games, but vs Loyola in the first half it was off the charts. The post about the players ooc vs pl 3 pt stats is interesting. Kulesza appears to be coming back based on the Navy and Loyola games. O’Brien’s slump is a major concern. She was automatic from the foul line, but lately we’re lucky if she makes 1 of 2.
Re: bench scoring, Krsul coming off the bench doesn’t hurt that stat one bit.
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Bison137
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02-02-22 11:04 AM - Post#334986
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The Bison face off with 1st place Boston U tonight at 6 PM in Sojka. Boston has an 8-1 PL record, which puts them alone in 1st. They start a 6-4 center and a 6-3 PF up front, which will really test the undersized Bison squad.
Bucknell, btw, moved back up to #25 in yesterday's midmajor poll.
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bison63
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02-09-22 06:09 PM - Post#335924
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Next two games for the women are huge. AU tonite and HC on Sat. Win those two road games and they are right in the thick of the first place battle. Lose both and they are a middle of the pack team. Split and they keep the status quote, an upper echelon team, but not in the hunt for first place.
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bison63
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02-09-22 06:14 PM - Post#335925
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Taylor O’Brien’s slump has been more or less offset by the return to form of Kulesza’s 3 point shot, and the emergence of King. To win it all, they need all of the above. The team also needs to get their foul shooting back on track.
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bison63
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02-12-22 02:24 PM - Post#336170
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After losing to AU in a game in which they only scored 48 points the ladies are stomping 1st place Holy Cross in Worcester. 55-28 after 3.
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02-12-22 02:26 PM - Post#336171
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Bison will not win the league, but they certainly have attained “ team you don’t want to face in the playoffs” status.
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02-12-22 02:48 PM - Post#336173
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Final score 66-49 in a game that wasn’t that close and in fact was over before the half. Frankly for 3 qtr she the Bison could do no wrong, while HC could do no right. On the negative side too many turnovers and missed free throws, tremendous defense covered it all up.
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bison63
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02-12-22 03:23 PM - Post#336179
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I am wondering what the importance of playing at home is to this team. They are 8-5 in league play having lost at home to HC, BU, and Navy. They beat Navy an HC on their own home courts and still have to face BU. They also beat LU on the road and now have to hold serve at home, or the Hawks become a fourth team to beat the Bison at Sojka while possibly losing to us on their own court. Maybe in the playoffs we are better off on the road?
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02-12-22 09:09 PM - Post#336244
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This looked like the team we saw in the OOC season, except for the turnovers. I think HC may have been a bit cocky having won in Sojka and tied with Boston for 1st. Not to mention the whole football team there at the game. They may also have been looking ahead to playing Boston (for the 1st time) on Wednesday. Good to see O'Brien find her shooting stroke again. Lehigh is playing well, so the next one will be tough. Yes, it seems we don't have much of a home court advantage, but let's hope that changes on Wednesday.
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Bison137
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02-13-22 08:48 PM - Post#336413
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Good to see O'Brien find her shooting stroke again.
I wish that were true, but the reality is that her outside stroke is still lost. Of her six baskets, five were from within three feet of the basket and the sixth was from no longer than eight feet. Of her misses, one was a badly missed wide-open three, one a badly-missed ten-footer, and the rest close to the basket. It still appears she has no confidence at all in her outside shooting and in games she is not looking for anything but shots in the paint. In warmups, her shooting pct on threes was perhaps 20%. In the last eight PL games, she is 1-19 on threes.
Having said that, it was nice to see her solid on FT's and looking like her old self on the drives. Also was good on the boards and on defense.
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02-14-22 10:42 AM - Post#336436
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Having said that, it was nice to see her solid on FT's and looking like her old self on the drives. Also was good on the boards and on defense.
She had even been missing layups as well as FTs in recent games, so this is progress.
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