2024–25 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team

2024–25 Bucknell Bison women's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record17–14 (11–7 Patriot)
Head coach
  • Trevor Woodruff (6th season)
Associate head coachSherill Baker
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSojka Pavilion
2024–25 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lehigh † 15 – 3   .833 27 – 7   .794
Army 14 – 4   .778 25 – 8   .758
Colgate 13 – 5   .722 23 – 10   .697
Navy 11 – 7   .611 19 – 12   .613
Holy Cross 11 – 7   .611 19 – 12   .613
11 – 7   .611 17 – 14   .548
Lafayette 6 – 12   .333 10 – 21   .323
Boston University 5 – 13   .278 12 – 19   .387
Loyola 3 – 15   .167 9 – 21   .300
American 1 – 17   .056 1 – 29   .033
† 2025 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2024–25 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, who were led by sixth-year head coach Trevor Woodruff, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League.

Previous season

The Bison finished the 2023–24 season 13–18, 9–9 in Patriot League play, to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place.[1] They defeated American,[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Holy Cross in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament.[3]

Preseason

On October 16, 2024, the Patriot League released their preseason coaches poll. Bucknell was picked to finish eighth in the Patriot League regular season.[4]

Preseason rankings

Patriot League preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Loyola (MD) 148 (10)
2 Colgate 120 (5)
3 Lehigh 109
4 Army 108 (1)
5 Boston University 106 (2)
6 Holy Cross 102 (2)
7 Navy 101
8 Bucknell 51
9 Lafayette 30
10 American 25

Source:[4]

Preseason All-Patriot League Team

Preseason All-Patriot League Team
Player Position Year
Ashley Sofilkanich Forward Sophomore

Source:[4]

Preseason Defensive Player of the Year

Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Player Position Year
Ashley Sofilkanich Forward Sophomore

Source:[4]

Roster

2024–25 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Elena Houghton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Sam Houston Washington, D.C.
G 2 Isabella Casey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Germantown Academy Radnor, Pennsylvania
F 4 Desirae Ashton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Bishop Ireton High School Fredericksburg, Virginia
F 7 Julia Heiden 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Kitas Gymnasium Gothenburg, Sweden
G/F 10 Isabella King 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Bedford High School Bedford, New Hampshire
F 12 Ashley Sofilkanich 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So St. John Vianney High School South Amboy, New Jersey
G 13 Hope Masonius 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Manasquan High School Spring Lake, New Jersey
G/F 20 Reese Zemitis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Neshaminy High School Langhorne, Pennsylvania
G 21 Anna Kunzwiler 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Stetson Leesburg, Virginia
G 22 Sophia Sabino 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Fordham Rumson, New Jersey
F 23 Tuana Coskun 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Robert Morris Istanbul, Turkey
G/F 33 Elana Weisman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Archbishop Mitty High School Burlingame, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: May 13, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
5:00 pm, B1G+ 		at Penn State L 68–90  0–1
 Bryce Jordan Center (1,575)
University Park, PA
November 9, 2024*
1:00 pm, ACCNX 		at Pittsburgh L 61–64  0–2
 Petersen Events Center (347)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 13, 2024*
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		at Fairleigh Dickinson L 56–67  0–3
 Bogota Savings Bank Center (287)
Hackensack, NJ
November 16, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Merrimack L 59–62  0–4
 Lawler Arena (247)
North Andover, MA
November 20, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Mount St. Mary's W 63–47  1–4
 Sojka Pavilion (289)
Lewisburg, PA
November 23, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Youngstown State W 51–36  2–4
 Sojka Pavilion (198)
Lewisburg, PA
November 29, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Robert Morris W 65–54  3–4
 UPMC Events Center (221)
Moon Township, PA
December 4, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Vermont W 62–59 OT 4–4
 Sojka Pavilion (1,596)
Lewisburg, PA
December 6, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Dartmouth W 53–50  5–4
 Sojka Pavilion (258)
Lewisburg, PA
December 10, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Duquesne L 48–65  5–5
 UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (662)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 21, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Hofstra L 71–76 OT 5–6
 Sojka Pavilion (247)
Lewisburg, PA
Patriot League regular season
January 2, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lehigh L 53–65  5–7
(0–1) 		Sojka Pavilion (287)
Lewisburg, PA
January 5, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Colgate W 51–34  6–7
(1–1) 		Cotterell Court (278)
Hamilton, NY
January 8, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lafayette W 64–48  7–7
(2–1) 		Kirby Sports Center (165)
Easton, PA
January 11, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		American W 65–50  8–7
(3–1) 		Sojka Pavilion (378)
Lewisburg, PA
January 15, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Holy Cross L 37–63  8–8
(3–2) 		Hart Center (601)
Worcester, MA
January 18, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Navy L 47–49  8–9
(3–3) 		Alumni Hall (678)
Annapolis, MD
January 22, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Colgate W 71–67 OT 9–9
(4–3) 		Sojka Pavilion (294)
Lewisburg, PA
January 25, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Boston University W 74–59  10–9
(5–3) 		Sojka Pavilion (268)
Lewisburg, PA
January 29, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Loyola (MD) W 54–49  11–9
(6–3) 		Reitz Arena (230)
Baltimore, MD
February 1, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Navy L 75–79 OT 11–10
(6–4) 		Sojka Pavilion (421)
Lewisburg, PA
February 8, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Army W 75–65  12–10
(7–4) 		Sojka Pavilion (439)
Lewisburg, PA
February 12, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Boston University W 67–63  13–10
(8–4) 		Case Gym (393)
Boston, MA
February 15, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lafayette W 62–51  14–10
(9–4) 		Sojka Pavilion (206)
Lewisburg, PA
February 19, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lehigh L 59–73  14–11
(9–5) 		Stabler Arena (714)
Bethlehem, PA
February 22, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Army L 54–69  14–12
(9–6) 		Christl Arena (673)
West Point, NY
February 26, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Loyola (MD) W 79–45  15–12
(10–6) 		Sojka Pavilion (266)
Lewisburg, PA
March 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Holy Cross L 60–67  15–13
(10–7) 		Sojka Pavilion (614)
Lewisburg, PA
March 5, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at American W 77–46  16–13
(11–7) 		Bender Arena (676)
Washington, D.C.
Patriot League tournament
March 10, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(6) at (3) Colgate
Quarterfinals 		W 63–58  17–13
 Cotterell Court (573)
Hamilton, NY
March 13, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(6) at (2) Army
Semifinals 		L 39–49  17–14
 Christl Arena (888)
West Point, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Patriot League. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  2. ^ "Patriot League notebook: Quarterfinal previews and game breakdowns". The Next. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  3. ^ "Photos: Holy Cross women's basketball opens Patriot League playoffs with win". Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d "Patriot League Announces Preseason Women's Basketball Honors". Patriot League. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  5. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  6. ^ "Bucknell Bison 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
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