# 2018–19 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, led by eighth-year head coach Aaron Roussell, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, and are members of the Patriot League. Bucknell won the Patriot Conference tournament championship game over American, 66–54 to earn an automatic trip to NCAA women's tournament. They lost in the first round to Florida State. They finished the season 28–5, 16–2 in Patriot League play, to share the Patriot League regular season title with American. With 28 wins, they finished with the most wins in program history.
At the conclusion of the season, head coach Aaron Roussell left the team to take the coaching job at the University of Richmond. The school went to the Division III ranks for its new hire, naming Scranton's Trevor Woodruff as their new coach on April 26.

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2018* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Monmouth | W 70–32 | 1–0 | OceanFirst Bank Center (815) West Long Branch, NJ |
| November 11, 2018* 4:00 p.m. | | Quinnipiac | W 75–58 | 2–0 | Sojka Pavilion (1,215) Lewisburg, PA |
| November 15, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | at Drexel | L 42–64 | 2–1 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (359) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 18, 2018* 2:00 p.m., ACCNE | | at Syracuse | L 56–70 | 2–2 | Carrier Dome (1,409) Syracuse, NY |
| November 23, 2018* 6:00 p.m. | | vs. Massachusetts Brown University Turkey Tip-Off | W 77–58 | 3–2 | Pizzitola Sports Center (436) Providence, RI |
| November 24, 2018* 4:00 p.m. | | vs. Fairfield Brown University Turkey Tip-Off | W 77–54 | 4–2 | Pizzitola Sports Center (344) Providence, RI |
| November 25, 2018* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Brown Brown University Turkey Tip-Off | W 91–78 | 5–2 | Pizzitola Sports Center (927) Providence, RI |
| November 29, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at St. Bonaventure | W 77–46 | 6–2 | Reilly Center (486) Olean, NY |
| December 2, 2018* 2:00 p.m. | | Iona | W 81–43 | 7–2 | Sojka Pavilion (659) Lewisburg, PA |
| December 15, 2018* 2:00 p.m. | | Rider | W 80–59 | 8–2 | Sojka Pavilion (825) Lewisburg, PA |
| December 18, 2018* 11:00 am | | Youngstown State | W 73–68 | 9–2 | Sojka Pavilion (1,990) Lewisburg, PA |
| December 29, 2018* 2:00 p.m. | | at Iowa State | L 61–86 | 9–3 | Hilton Coliseum (10,261) Ames, IA |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2019 6:00 p.m. | | American | W 71–56 | 10–3 (1–0) | Sojka Pavilion (836) Lewisburg, PA |
| January 6, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | Boston University | L 62–70 | 10–4 (1–1) | Sojka Pavilion (1,452) Lewisburg, PA |
| January 9, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | at Army | W 66–52 | 11–4 (2–1) | Christl Arena (522) West Point, NY |
| January 12, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | at Lafayette | W 56–47 | 12–4 (3–1) | Kirby Sports Center (584) Easton, PA |
| January 16, 2019 6:00 p.m. | | Lehigh | W 71–53 | 13–4 (4–1) | Sojka Pavilion (1,033) Lewisburg, PA |
| January 19, 2019 12:00 p.m. | | at Colgate | W 90–62 | 14–4 (5–1) | Cotterell Court (263) Hamilton, NY |
| January 23, 2019 6:00 p.m. | | at Loyola (MD) | W 75–57 | 15–4 (6–1) | Reitz Arena (273) Baltimore, MD |
| January 26, 2019 6:00 p.m. | | Holy Cross | W 75–71 | 16–4 (7–1) | Sjoka Pavilion (1,321) Lewisburg, PA |
| January 30, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | at Navy | W 77–43 | 17–4 (8–1) | Alumni Hall (1,072) Annapolis, MD |
| February 2, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | at Boston University | W 62–58 | 18–4 (9–1) | Case Gym (538) Boston, MA |
| February 9, 2019 2:30 p.m. | | Lafayette | W 75–43 | 19–4 (10–1) | Sojka Pavilion (1,282) Lewisburg, PA |
| February 13, 2019 6:00 p.m. | | Lehigh | W 73–68 | 20–4 (11–1) | Stabler Arena (616) Bethlehem, PA |
| February 16, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | Colgate | W 76–58 | 21–4 (12–1) | Sojka Pavilion (850) Lewisburg, PA |
| February 20, 2019 6:00 p.m. | | Loyola (MD) | W 87–55 | 22–4 (13–1) | Sojka Pavilion (836) Lewisburg, PA |
| February 23, 2019 1:00 p.m. | | at Holy Cross | L 60–61 | 22–5 (13–2) | Hart Center (1,005) Worcester, MA |
| February 27, 2019 6:00 p.m. | | Navy | W 90–48 | 23–5 (14–2) | Sjoka Pavilion (616) Lewisburg, PA |
| March 2, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | at American | W 65–64 | 24–5 (15–2) | Bender Arena (770) Washington, D.C. |
| March 6, 2019 6:00 p.m. | | Army | W 84–66 | 25–5 (16–2) | Sojka Pavilion (705) Lewisburg, PA |
| Patriot League women's tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2019 6:00 p.m. | (1) | (9) Loyola (MD) Quarterfinals | W 88–63 | 26–5 | Sojka Pavilion (846) Lewisburg, PA |
| March 14, 2019 6:00 p.m. | (1) | (5) Holy Cross Semifinals | W 66–31 | 27–5 | Sojka Pavilion (855) Lewisburg, PA |
| March 17, 2019 12:00 p.m., CBSSN | (1) | (2) American Championship game | W 66–54 | 28–5 | Sojka Pavilion (1,672) Lewisburg, PA |
| NCAA women's tournament ||||||
| March 22, 2019* 4:15 p.m., ESPN2 | (12 G) | vs. (5 G) No. 25 Florida State First round | L 67–70 | 28–6 | Dale F. Halton Arena (1,750) Charlotte, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G=Greensboro Region. All times are in Eastern. ||||||