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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2019 Schedule
1st in Patriot
- 11/6W 70-32
- 11/11W 75-58
- 11/15L 64-42
- 11/1818L 70-56
- 11/23W 77-58
- 11/24W 77-54
- 11/25W 91-78
- 11/29W 77-46
- 12/2W 81-43
- 12/15W 80-59
- 12/18W 73-68
- 12/29L 86-61
- 1/3W 71-56
- 1/6L 70-62
- 1/9W 66-52
- 1/12W 56-47
- 1/16W 71-53
- 1/19W 90-62
- 1/23W 75-57
- 1/26W 75-71
- 1/30W 77-43
- 2/2W 62-58
- 2/9W 75-43
- 2/13W 73-68
- 2/16W 76-58
- 2/20W 87-55
- 2/23L 61-60
- 2/27W 90-48
- 3/2W 65-64
- 3/6W 84-66
- 3/11W 88-63
- 3/14W 66-31
- 3/17W 66-54
- 3/225L 70-67
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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.
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.
ESPN Stats and Information
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).
2018-19 Patriot Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucknell | 16-2 | - | 28-6 |
| American | 16-2 | - | 22-11 |
| Lehigh | 12-6 | 4 | 21-10 |
| Boston University | 11-7 | 5 | 15-14 |
| Holy Cross | 9-9 | 7 | 18-13 |
| Colgate | 8-10 | 8 | 12-17 |
| Army | 6-12 | 10 | 11-19 |
| Navy | 5-13 | 11 | 10-19 |
| Loyola (MD) | 5-13 | 11 | 7-24 |
| Lafayette | 2-16 | 14 | 8-23 |