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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.

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Slagus leads Bucknell women by American 66-54 for NCAA berth

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.

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Drake leads way in first espnW mid-major poll of 2018-19

With all five starters back, the Bulldogs are balanced and experienced. South Dakota State, Belmont, South Dakota and Bucknell round out the top five.

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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

TEAM

CONF

OVR

Lehigh

0-0

7-2

Colgate

0-0

7-3

Bucknell

0-0

6-3