The 2016–17 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team represented
Bucknell University
Bucknell University is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal-arts college in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1846 as the University at Lewisburg, it now consists of the College of Arts a ...
during the
2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
The 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began on November 11, 2016 and ended with the 2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, Final Four 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game, title game in Dallas ...
. The Bison, led by sixth year head coach
Aaron Roussell
Aaron Roussell is an American college basketball coach, currently the women's head coach at the University of Richmond. Roussell is a 2001 graduate of the University of Iowa and he began his college coaching career as a graduate assistant at Min ...
, played their home games at
Sojka Pavilion
Sojka Pavilion is a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. It was built in 2003 and is home to the Bucknell University Bison basketball teams, replacing nearby Davis Gym. It is named for Dr. Gary Allan Sojka, a former pre ...
and were members of the
Patriot League
The Patriot League is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference comprising primarily leading Private university, private institutions of higher education and two United States service academies based in the Northeastern United ...
. They finished the season 27–6, 16–2 in Patriot League play win Patriot League regular season title. They won the
Patriot League women's tournament to earn an automatic trip to the
NCAA women's tournament for the first time since 2008, where they lost to Maryland in the first round.
Roster
Schedule
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Patriot League Women's Tournament
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NCAA Women's Tournament
See also
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2016–17 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team
References
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