Gillespie, Florida State hold off 12th seed Bucknell 70-67
Kiah Gillespie had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and fifth-seeded Florida State held on to beat No. 12 Bucknell 70-67 in the opening round of the women's NCAA Tournament on Friday.
Kiah Gillespie had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and fifth-seeded Florida State held on to beat No. 12 Bucknell 70-67 in the opening round of the women's NCAA Tournament on Friday.
Kaitlyn Slagus scored 23 points to lead Bucknell to its school record 28th win, the Patriot League tournament championship and its fourth NCAA Tournament berth with a 66-54 win over American on Sunday.
With all five starters back, the Bulldogs are balanced and experienced. South Dakota State, Belmont, South Dakota and Bucknell round out the top five.
Bucknell won the Patriot League women's basketball tournament after its 28th straight home win. Only Connecticut has a longer home win streak in women's Division I basketball (64 games).
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Lehigh | 0-0 | - | 7-2 |
Colgate | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
Bucknell | 0-0 | - | 6-3 |
Holy Cross | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
Navy | 0-0 | - | 5-4 |
Lafayette | 0-0 | - | 4-4 |
Boston University | 0-0 | - | 3-4 |
Army | 0-0 | - | 3-6 |
American | 0-0 | - | 2-6 |
Loyola (MD) | 0-0 | - | 1-8 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
---|---|---|---|
Caroline Dingler | SG | Committed | 87 |