Bison137
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11-28-21 11:08 PM - Post#330066
In response to nitlion
Taylor broke the Bucknell outdoor High Jump record 5'7 1/4 " in 2019.. she would have a great shot at the indoor record, problem, meets are held during the basketball season. I understand she is a very good hurdler, an athlete to say the least.
Also high jumped 5-8 as a junior in HS. Additionally she twice finished third in the state in the 300 hurdles. Never competed in the high hurdles however.
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bison63
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Women's Basketball 2021-22 Season 11-29-21 02:05 AM - Post#330075
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Sign of the times: men and women played at the same time. From Long Island I don’t have the option of attending a lot of gams, so it is tv for me. I opted to watch the women, and then to watch the men later. This team appears to be coming on strong, though it remains to be seen if VT is as good as they have benn reputed to be. The Taylor O’Btien show is too good to miss and Collins is playing like a veteran. On top of that Carly Krsul is really coming on. Again time will tell how good the teams we have beaten are, but this team is looking like they are not going to surrender the title without a fight.
Edited by bison63 on 11-29-21 02:07 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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Bison137
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11-29-21 12:37 PM - Post#330096
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Yes, I would choose to watch the women also. Tough to judge them at this point. Their two losses are to strong teams. Their five wins are all vs weak teams. (Vermont ranks #291 in the nation, per Massey.).
At some point their lack of size will hurt them, as they struggle some to control the defensive boards. Hopefully that won’t be often. Cecelia Collins has been great, and I expect her fellow freshmen to gradually seize more playing time. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Sisselman starting by the first PL game.
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11-29-21 02:40 PM - Post#330111
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Not surprisingly, Taylor O’Brien was named the patriot league POW, and Cecelia Collins was named the ROW. Both well deserved.
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11-30-21 02:34 PM - Post#330186
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Current Massey rankings for the women’s PL teams:
Bucknell 147
Lehigh 174
American 183
Boston 191
Holy Cross 236
Army 240
Loyola 289
Lafayette 292
Navy 301
Colgate 318
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Bison137
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12-01-21 12:08 PM - Post#330241
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The Bison women have their home opener tonight, versus Saint Francis. The team has not lost a home opener since Aaron Roussell’s first season.
https://bucknellbison.com/news/2021/11/30/women s-b...
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Women's Basketball 2021-22 Season 12-01-21 03:50 PM - Post#330254
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Bison women break into the Mid-Major Top 25, showing up at #24. Lehigh is 19th. Penn, who the Bison play Friday, is 9th.
https://collegeinsider.com/womens-mid-major-top- 25
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Re: Women's Basketball 2021-22 Season 12-01-21 07:23 PM - Post#330271
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It's too early to tell how good this team will be. This seems based more on reputation than on performance so far this season.
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bison75
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12-01-21 09:34 PM - Post#330333
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Meanwhile, back at Sojka the women took care of business against an admittedly weak SFU. Quick question: Does anyone know the status of Nicole Davis? I know she barely played at all last year due to injury. Is that still the situation?
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jkrun80
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12-02-21 08:15 AM - Post#330400
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Meanwhile, back at Sojka the women took care of business against an admittedly weak SFU. Quick question: Does anyone know the status of Nicole Davis? I know she barely played at all last year due to injury. Is that still the situation?
Davis has been on the bench but has not dressed for any of the games so far. I can only assume she is still dealing with an injury.
Although SFU is not a strong team, this was still an impressive win. Especially holding them to 3 points in the 4th quarter.
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Bison137
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12-02-21 12:48 PM - Post#330442
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Meanwhile, back at Sojka the women took care of business against an admittedly weak SFU. Quick question: Does anyone know the status of Nicole Davis? I know she barely played at all last year due to injury. Is that still the situation?
Davis has been on the bench but has not dressed for any of the games so far. I can only assume she is still dealing with an injury.
Davis tore her ACL at the end of January last year. Prior to that she played a bit, but had not earned any real minutes. She also had a serious knee injury in high school. She is expected to be available sometime in the next month, although it is unlikely she will see time in close games.
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12-02-21 04:00 PM - Post#330453
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Highlights of the women's game: https://twitter.com/Bucknell_WBB/status/1 466234756...
I would also post the Bison men's highlights - but there were none.
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jkrun80
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12-02-21 09:44 PM - Post#330465
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The next several games will tell how good the team is going to be. It's going to be a challenging stretch vs. Penn, St. Bona, GMU, and Buffalo. Fortunately, only the St. Bona game is on the road. If they can win two and be competitive in the other two, I'd call that a success. Then they open PL play at home vs. Boston, which will not be a cake walk.
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12-02-21 11:02 PM - Post#330468
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The next several games will tell how good the team is going to be. It's going to be a challenging stretch vs. Penn, St. Bona, GMU, and Buffalo. Fortunately, only the St. Bona game is on the road. If they can win two and be competitive in the other two, I'd call that a success. Then they open PL play at home vs. Boston, which will not be a cake walk.
One thing to note about the Penn game: Penn is a quality team with a couple of very good players. But all eight of their juniors and seniors were given four game suspensions prior to the season for some sort of hazing incident. The suspensions are being served on a mix-and-match basis over the team's first eight games, so every game sees a different lineup. If I have analyzed it correctly, I think their star, Kayla Padilla, who is averaging 22.5 ppg, will not be allowed to play vs the Bison. Also starting PG Mandy McGurk, the sister of former Bison Megan McGurk, also appears to be on the suspension list for this one.
McGurk, btw, had a scholarship offer early in her junior year from Aaron Roussell, but couldn't make a quick decision. That scholarship was instead grabbed by Tai Johnson. McGurk much later committed to Penn
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12-03-21 08:59 PM - Post#330534
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It wasn't the prettiest game, but nice to get the win. We probably don't beat Penn if they're a full strength the way we shot the ball. Taylor O still gets 19 points despite a poor shooting performance compared to her last 3 games. Still, she is 11-15 from 3 this year and right around 50% overall.
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bison75
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12-03-21 11:37 PM - Post#330539
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Agree, not one for the time capsule. We were outrebounded and missed a lot of good shots, but played hard for 40 minutes and won the turnover battle by a significant margin. Penn was really hamstrung by only fielding eight players, and I think it caught up with them in the fourth quarter when we pulled away. Still, a solid win, and I’m impressed by the way we play at both ends of the court.
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12-06-21 07:25 PM - Post#330769
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The women travel to St. Bona tonight at 7 PM to play a decent A-10 team. Bucknell is a 4-point favorite. Game is available on ESPN+.
https://bucknellbison.com/news/2021/12/5/womens -ba...
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bison63
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12-06-21 09:17 PM - Post#330783
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Women cruising after 3. Bonneted closed a 14 point Bison lead to 6 in the third. That set the Bison off on a 13 point run.
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12-06-21 09:25 PM - Post#330786
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The women are doing an excellent job carrying the mantle of quality basketball at Bucknell.
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jkrun80
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12-06-21 09:52 PM - Post#330789
In response to MrPhillie
Things got a little sloppy in the 4th with a couple of silly TOs. But they hang in to win by 12. Quality win on the road. Let's hope they keep the momentum going after the finals break. Next three are at home, which helps.
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