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2015 Roster
Celina Antonellis Lara Bean Lauren Swindell Kristen Zahn Amanda Fazio Carolyn Wan Taylor Langtry Cydnee Sanders Paulina Gutkin Jacee Almond Madeline Minneci Erin Cox Christina Martinez Chaylen Andolino Cheyanna Young Colie Escobar Kamille Larrabee Mariah Midyette Jacklyn Tyburk Cindy Cherness Meghan Kovac Dana Nielsen Tori Robinson
Cl. Pos. B-T Hometown/High School Fr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. So. So. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr.
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Groton, Mass./Groton-Dunstable Regional Alvin, Texas./Alvin Missouri City, Texas/Lawrence T. Elkins Readington, N.J./Hunterdon Central Regional Chatham, N.J./Chatham Freehold, N.J./Blair Academy Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West Magnolia, Texas/Magnolia West Tappan, N.Y./Tappan Zee Concord, Calif./Clayton Valley Charter Kildeer, Ill./Lake Zurich La Quinta, Calif./La Quinta Wayne, N.J./DePaul Catholic Corning, N.Y./Corning-Painted Post West Corona, Calif./Corona Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East Ashburn,Va./Broad Run La Puente, Calif./Los Altos Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West Torrance, Calif./South Warren, N.J./Watchung Hills Regional Pequannock, N.J./Pequannock Township Corona, Calif./Corona Centennial
Head Coach: Bonnie Skrenta (Providence ’00), third season Assistant Coach: Marissa Myers (Clarion ’10), second season Pronunciation Guide Jacee Almond JC Chaylen Andolino Chay – lynn Cindy Cherness Cherness Mariah Midyette Mid-YET Cydnee Sanders Sid-KNEE Credits The 2015 Bucknell softball media guide was written and edited by Matt Jackson, Bucknell Assistant Director of Athletic Communications. Photography by Marc Hagemeier and Joel Turrell.
Quick Facts University Information
Location: Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 17837 Founded: 1846 as the University at Lewisburg Enrollment: 3,500 Nickname: Bison Colors: Orange and Blue Affiliation: NCAA (Div. I), ECAC Conference: Patriot League (American, Army*, Boston University*, Bucknell*, Colgate*, Holy Cross*, Lafayette*, Lehigh*, Loyola, Navy) * Institutions sponsoring softball President: John Bravman Director of Athletics: John P. Hardt
Softball Information
First Varsity Season: 1979 (576-751-7 all-time record) Head Coach: Bonnie Skrenta (Providence ’00) Record at Bucknell: 44-56 (third season) Career Record: 324-183-2 (13th season) Assistant Coaches: Marissa Myers (Clarion ’10) 2014 Record: 23-26, 10-8 Patriot League (3rd) Postseason: 2-2 in PL Tournament (2nd) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 17/5 Starters Returning/Lost: 7/2 Home Field (Surface): Becker Field (grass) Softball Phone: 570-577-3553 Softball E-mail: bjs040@bucknell.edu Softball Address: Bonnie Skrenta, Head Softball Coach, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA 17837 Softball Twitter: @BucknellSB Website: www.BucknellBison.com Twitter: @BisonSports Facebook: facebook.com/BuckyBison YouTube: youtube.com/BucknellAthletics
Athletic Communications
Softball Contact: Matt Jackson Phone: 570-577-1835 Fax: 570-577-1660 E-mail: mjj010@bucknell.edu
Application Information
Admissions Phone: 570-577-1101 Application Deadline: Regular Decision - Jan. 15, 2016; Early Decision I - Nov. 15, 2015; Early Decision II - Jan. 15, 2016; Financial Aid - Nov. 15 (ED)/Jan. 1 (Reg)
Athletics Mission Statement The Department of Athletics and Recreation strives to set the standard of excellence for intercollegiate and intramural programs in higher education, thereby advancing and drawing attention to the mission, core values, and educational goals of Bucknell University. The Department believes that student-athletes academic programs must be their first priority. It is therefore committed to maintaining Bucknell’s high national ranking for student-athletes graduation rates and for producing Academic All-Americans, and to continued leadership of the Patriot League in Academic Honor Roll nominations, based on grade-point averages. The coaches and staffs paramount responsibility is maintaining academic priorities and supporting student-athletes education, even while providing the rigorous and serious NCAA Division I athletic opportunities Bucknell student-athletes seek. Further, the Department promotes the personal growth of student-athletes and the general student body by encouraging personal health, development, and balance among intellectual, social, civic, and physical pursuits; by celebrating challenge and competition; and by preparing participants for service and leadership in the world. Coaches and staff direct a rich array of athletic programs and recreational opportunities aimed at increasing student engagement, as well as strengthening character, healthy living, teamwork, sportsmanship, and spirit. In creating shared experiences for students, faculty, and staff, as well as alumni, family, and friends, the Departments programs add substantially to Bucknell’s sense of community and foster life-long relationships with Bucknell. The Department embraces the University’s decision to compete at the highest extramural level, in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Division I membership is valuable not only because this level of competition maximally challenges student-athletes, but also because it signals clearly Bucknell’s high standards and seriousness of purpose in all extracurricular endeavors and it helps position Bucknell apart from other National Liberal Arts Colleges. Likewise, the competitive success the Department seeks, measured in part by consistent contention for the Patriot League Presidents’ Cup, reflects positively upon Bucknell’s student-athletes and the University alike, and it brings distinction and national recognition to Bucknell. A student-centered operation, the Department is committed to providing equitable opportunities to women and men, as well as members of minority and majority groups of all kinds. The Department subscribes to, and complies with, all principles and regulations of the Patriot League, the Eastern College Athletic Conference, and the NCAA. The department is proud that so many of today’s exemplary Bison scholar-athletes will be tomorrow’s outstanding leaders.
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what it means to be a bison “... the pursuit of athletics in college need not interfere with a fellow’s studies, and if you give a boy a well developed body his brain will get the benefit of it.” - Chris ty Mathew son, in his book won in the ninth, written in 1910
Cydnee Sanders 2014 Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year
The term “student-athlete” signifies something extraordinary on the campus of Bucknell University. Being a Bison means that you have the rare blend of physical skills along with the drive and passion needed to succeed at the highest level of collegiate athletics. Being a Bison also means that you are a scholar first and foremost. You believe that values associated with Division I athletics, such as time management, leadership, teamwork and grace under pressure, are but a part of a well-rounded college experience. At Bucknell, our students, faculty and staff pride themselves as national leaders in upholding the scholar-athlete in the purest sense. In doing so, you will be rewarded for a lifetime.
EIWA Champion 2x NCAA Qualifier JOE STOLFI
3x PL Scholar-Athlete of Year IWLCA D-I Scholar-Athlete of Year KATELYN MILLER
2x Academic All-American JOE MEYER
Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of Year EMILY WAKSMUNSKI
3rd Team All-American Campbell Trophy Semifinalist TRACEY SMITH
Lightweight All-American VICTORIA CATHARINE
Honorable Mention All-American JACKSON PLACE
BUCKNELL BISON ATHLETICS SETTING THE STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE
Bucknell takes great pride in its commitment to excellence on and off the playing fields. From Presidents’ Cups to Academic All-Americans to graduation rates that are ranked annually in the national top-10, Bucknell is clearly at the head of the class when it comes to upholding the scholar-athlete ideal. •
According to federal data released by the NCAA each fall, Bucknell’s student-athlete graduation rate annually ranks in the top 10 among all Division I institutions. Bucknell has led the nation in graduation rates three times.
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Bucknell has claimed a league-high 137 Patriot League Scholar-Athletes of the Year since the league’s inception as an all-sports conference in 1990-91.
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A total of 402 Bison appeared on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in 2013-14 after recording a GPA of 3.2 or better during their sport’s competition season. Among all BU student-athletes, 498 made the Dean’s List with GPAs of 3.5 or better during 2013-14.
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In addition to the 126 Capital One Academic All-Americans produced since 1970, Bucknell has also claimed 341 Academic All-District honorees over the same span, including three in 2013-14.
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Bucknell has earned 98 Patriot League championships in 24 years in the league. In addition, Bucknell has had 125 conference players of the year, 104 PL coaches of the year and a whopping 581 individual league champions from sports such as cross country, track & field, swimming & diving, tennis and golf.
Patriot League All-Academic 3x All-Conference LAUREN BERNARD
Captial One Academic All-District TREVOR REITZ
Patriot League Rookie of Year CLAIRE DeBOER
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25 of Bucknell’s 27 varsity squads posted team GPAs of 3.0 or better in the spring of 2014.
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Bucknell has captured the Patriot League Presidents’ Cup, signifying the league’s all-sports champion, 18 times in the 24-year history of the affiliation, including 14 of the last 17 years.
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Bucknell ranks FIFTH in the nation (to Nebraska, Notre Dame, Penn State and Stanford) in total number of Capital One Academic All-America selections with 126.
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A major element in ensuring Bucknell’s commitment to athletics excellence is the Kenneth G. Langone Athletics & Recreation Center, which opened fully in 2003. One of the finest collegiate athletics facilities of its kind, the center includes the 4,000-seat Sojka Pavilion, the Olympic class Kinney Natatorium, the Krebs Family Fitness Center and the Berger Family Weight Room. A Hall of Fame area, a display of Bucknell’s Medal of Honor recipients, an Academic All-America wall, a sports medicine suite, modern offices for coaches and staff, and locker room and classroom space are also included in the facility’s layout.
Honorable Mention All-American JACK ELSE
Lightweight All-American JENNIFER FISH
Third Team All-American MAYOWA ALLI
All-CWPA Team HANNAH SUNDAY
Jerry Rice Award Watch List C.J. WILLIAMS
ECAC Champion KELLY PONTECORVO
Patriot League Player of the Year NICK BYBEL
PL Scholar-Athlete of Year NFCA All-Region CYDNEE SANDERS
Patriot League Player of Year Honorable Mention All-American CAMERON AYERS
Capital One Academic All-District HANNAH BONOTTO
Patriot League Outdoor Track Athlete of Meet CHRISTIAN LUPICA
BUCKNELL BISON ATHLETICS
A NATIONAL MODEL IN PROMOTING THE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE IDEAL Bucknell Athletics is first and foremost a student-centered organization, one that strives to be a national leader when it comes to operating by a true scholar-athlete model. At Bucknell, student-athletes’ academic programs are their first priority, and providing a competitive Division I athletics program only advances the mission, values and residential learning goals of the university. To that end, the Department of Athletics and Recreation proactively seeks ways to assist student-athletes in their daily academic pursuits. Below are just some of the student-athlete support programs currently in place. BUCKNELL BISON LEADERSHIP ACADEMY: In 2011-12, the Department of Athletics launched the Bucknell Bison Leadership Academy. This program is designed to help student-athletes learn how to be effective leaders on and off the playing fields. The Leadership Academy features programming and instruction that bridge theory, development and real experiences in an interactive learning environment. Through this endeavor, team leaders can enhance their impact on their teammates’ and their program’s performance immediately and for years to come. FACULTY ATHLETICS REPRESENTATIVE: The faculty athletics representative (FAR) is a member of the faculty or administrative staff who is designated to represent Bucknell in its relationships with the NCAA and the Patriot League. Bucknell’s FAR is Mitch Chernin, Professor of Biology. The FAR can enhance the student-athlete experience by promoting a balance between academics, athletics and the social lives of student-athletes, which affords them opportunities to enjoy a full range of collegiate experiences. SIDELINE COACH PROGRAM: This program is a truly unique initiative in Division I college athletics, and it involves the invitation of a member of the faculty, administration, staff or community by one of Bucknell’s 27 varsity teams. The participant has the opportunity to discuss the overall program with the respective coaching staff, including practice preparation and strategy for the upcoming contest. The sideline coach attends a practice session and an actual intercollegiate competition, where he/she is introduced to the team and gains rarely seen insight into the relationships that exist between player-coach and player-player. The purpose of the Sideline Coaches Program is to foster a better understanding by the faculty and administration of the roles played by coaches and athletes in the university’s competitive intercollegiate athletic arena. ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT CENTER: In the Fall of 2005, the Department of Athletics opened a study/computer lab for student-athletes on the concourse level of Sojka Pavilion. The center is outfitted with computers, a laser printer, four television monitors and a projection unit with computer, VCR and DVD player. Additionally, the study lab can be used as a meeting place for group projects, tutorial area or just a secluded and quiet study space before or after practice. In addition, the Department of Athletics owns a number of laptop computers that may be signed out by student-athletes for use on away trips. STUDENT-ATHLETE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SAAC): Representatives from each varsity team comprise the SAAC, which is designed to enhance the total student-athlete experience by promoting opportunity, protecting student-athlete welfare, and fostering a positive student-athlete image. The Committee is an invaluable resource for promoting communication between athletics administration and student-athletes; promoting communication between athletics and campus-wide administration; providing feedback and insight, as well as soliciting responses into department issues and proposed NCAA legislation; building a sense of community within the athletics program involving all athletics teams; organizing community service projects and efforts; creating a vehicle for student-athlete representation on campus-wide committees; serving as a collective voice of campus student-athletes; and disseminating information to the student-athlete body. Among the programs the Bucknell SAAC has undertaken in recent years are regular volunteer trips to the Lewisburg Food Bank, and involvement with the “Orange and Blue goes Green” sustainability program. BISON GOOD SPORTS: Now in its eighth year, Bison Good Sports is a sportsmanship awareness program designed to promote appropriate fan conduct at all Bison sporting events. Bucknell teams have some of the best fan support in the Patriot League, and we encourage all fans to enthusiastically cheer on the Orange & Blue in a positive manner.
Patriot League All-Academic Team JESSICA SERRATO
Patriot League All-Academic Team SCHUYLER STITZER
PL Scholar-Athlete of Year NFCHA All-Region RACHEL MISKO
Honorable Mention All-American STEFAN ALEKSIC
Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of Year MARIA CIOFFI
NCBWA District I Player of Year COREY FURMAN
NSCAA All-Region Poland National Team EVELYN NICINSKI
Season Outlook
A great run in last year’s Patriot League Tournament had the Bucknell softball team in the conference championship game for the first time since 2010.The Bison settled for a runner-up finish with a loss to Boston University, and head coach Bonnie Skrenta says that is all the motivation the team needs heading into the upcoming season. “Being second is motivation for the team because the players continue to tell each other that we have to get better so we can come out on top,” said Skrenta, who is entering her third season as head coach of the Bison. “These players, especially the senior class, couldn’t be any more motivated and focused right now. And the junior class has so much respect for those seniors that they talk about wanting to do it now for their teammates.” The Bison finished 23-26 overall last season, a 12-win improvement from the year before Skrenta took over the program. More importantly, they were 10-8 in the Patriot League, the second straight year they finished the conference schedule with a winning record. A lot of the team’s success came from its potent lineup, which finished in the top three in the conference in nearly every important statistical category. The impressive numbers were bolstered by an outstanding season by current senior Cydnee Sanders, who was third in the nation and first in the Patriot League in batting average (.482). “We were led by Cydnee with that huge batting average but now she seems to have more of a cast around her, including players like Jacee Almond and Kristen Zahn, who were there last year, but also some younger players that we hope will protect those batters in the lineup. We are an offensiveminded team and my goal is to have nine quality hitters in the lineup,” Skrenta said. Sanders did more than just hit for average. She was first in the league in total bases (100), runs scored (42) and hits (80), second in on-base percentage (.511) and doubles (15) and third in slugging percentage (.602). She was named NFCA All-Region, First Team All-Patriot League and the conference’s ScholarAthlete of the Year following the season. Sanders was joined on the team by four returning players. Zahn, junior Cheyanna Young and Almond all made the Second Team as offensive players, while sophomore Lara Bean made it after her first season as a pitcher for the Bison. Almond, a second baseman, gives Bucknell a unique threat in the leadoff spot. Like many leadoff hitters, she showed her ability to get on base, finishing ninth in the conference with a .400 OBP. What sets her apart from the
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league’s other hitters at the top of the lineup is her power. She was second in the league with seven home runs and fourth with 12 doubles. Skrenta said the coaches did discuss moving Almond out of the leadoff spot into more of a run-producing role, but plan on keeping her there to start the season. “We have talked about getting our best hitters up as many times as possible during the game and with her in the leadoff spot that adds up during a long season,” Skrenta said. “One of our goals is to get the leadoff hitter on in four out of the seven innings each game.” Almond wasn’t the only player hitting for power last season. Zahn was fourth in the conference with six home runs and drove in 34 runs. Bean gave the Bison a much-needed boost with the absence of an injured Amanda Fazio for a large portion of the season, earning her all-conference honors after finishing 7-7 with a 2.86 ERA. She led all pitchers in the conference in opposing batting average, holding hitters to a .198 clip. The two were joined by Cindy Cherness and Dana Nielsen on a staff that finished with a 3.14 ERA, a number Skrenta hopes will drop into the twos this season, and will welcome freshmen Taylor Langtry and Paulina Gutkin to the staff this year. “Amanda Fazio didn’t have the number of wins some thought she might last season because of her injury, but if you look at the wins she did have, they were some of the most important wins we had all season,” Skrenta said. One of the positions that is still in flux for the Bison is at catcher, where sophomore Christina Martinez and freshman Kamille Larrabee are both looking to crack the starting lineup. Numerous players will get an opportunity based on multiple factors, including Skrenta’s hope to have fresh legs behind the plate. “We saw at the end of the league schedule that one advantage we had was our conditioning. Batters can’t get comfortable when they don’t know who is catching. The catcher can affect your at-bat so it may be a strategy to use all three,” Skrenta said. “That position is going to have to be a leader for us. We are looking for someone that can help manage the middle of the field. We want a vocal leader and someone that is going to lead by example. They will all get a shot.” Bucknell, led by three Preseason All-Patriot League selections in Sanders (SS), Fazio (P/OF) and Almond (INF), was picked to finish second in the conference by a vote of the league’s coaches and sports information directors. Boston University was predicted to repeat as champion.
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Student-Athlete Profiles
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Jacee Almond Sophomore - Infield Concord, Calif. Clayton Valley Charter
2014 (Freshman): Second Team All-Patriot League ... while batting leadoff as a freshman, Almond led the team in home runs (7) and triples (2) ... was also top three on the team in slugging (.586), average (.358), on-base percentage (.400,), runs (31), hits (58), RBIs (23), doubles (12), total bases (95) and walks (12) ... named to Patriot League All-Tournament Team after going 6-for-14 with two home runs, two triples and six RBIs in four games ... finished with 18 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games ... two-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week ... first career hit was a home run, as she went 3-for-3 with two home runs and three RBIs in her second career game. High School/Personal: Four-year letterwinner in softball at Clayton Valley Charter High School ... also lettered once in basketball ... garnered a first team All-League selection in softball as a junior and senior after earning second team All-League honors as a freshman and sophomore ... named third team All-East Bay during her junior and senior seasons ... chosen as the team’s MVP as a junior and selected as the Offensive MVP as a senior … high school team finished as the runner-up in the North Coast Section Championship game after winning the CIF DVAL championship title in 2013 … high school squad broke all-time wins record at Clayton Valley in the 2013 season with a 22-4 record … Stanley Cup All-Tournament team honoree in 2012 ... nominated for Athlete of the Year at Clayton Valley Charter … four-year scholar-athlete in softball ... played travel softball for Bears 18 Gold ... daughter of Sandra and Dennis Almond ... has two siblings, Josh and Tyler ... brother played football and baseball at Whitter College ... grandfather played football at Miami (Ohio) ... majoring in psychology. Career Batting Statistics Year BA G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HP SO SF/B SB-A 2014 .358 49-48 162 31 58 12 2 7 23 12 2 19 4/5 4-6 Totals .358 49-48 162 31 58 12 2 7 23 12 2 19 4/5 4-6
14 Chaylen Andolino Sophomore - Utility Corning, N.Y. Corning-Painted Post West
2014 (Freshman): Appeared in 34 games, including 26 starts ... batted .197 (14-71) with nine walks and five RBIs ... second on the team with seven sacrifice bunts ... stole five bases on seven attempts ... went 1-for-3 with two RBIs in a 9-1 win over Siena (3/13) ... went 1-for-2 with two RBIs in an 8-1 win at Colgate (4/27) ... two multi-hit games. High School/Personal: Six-year letterwinner and starter in softball at CorningPainted Post West High School ... also lettered in basketball and indoor track ... STAC All-Division and All-Conference selection at shortstop and second base, amassing over 100 steals in high school career... named Class AA All-State second team in 2013 after hitting .492, including .574 during conference play…also earned second team honors in 2012, hitting .424 ... member of team that has been ranked as high as No. 3 in New York ... played travel softball for TC Tremors Gold ... member of National Honor Society and Kiwanis Leadership Program ... daughter of Joseph Andolino and Zarine Havewala-Brown ... has six siblings, Thomas Andolino, Megan and Jamie Zoerb and Kayla, Sarah and Amanda Brown ... step-sister, Megan Zoerb, played college softball at St. John Fisher ... step-sister, Jamie Zoerb, played lacrosse at St. Bonaventure ... cousin, Daanish Pestonjee, is a member of the Bucknell Class of 1998 ... avid vegan ... majoring in cell biology and biochemistry and hopes to someday promote an awareness of the strong correlations between diet and tumor cell growth ... majoring in cell biology/biochemistry. Career Batting Statistics Year BA G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HP SO SF/B SB-A 2014 .358 49-48 162 31 58 12 2 7 23 12 2 19 4/5 4-6 Totals .358 49-48 162 31 58 12 2 7 23 12 2 19 4/5 4-6
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Lara Bean Sophomore - Pitcher Alvin, Texas Alvin
2014 (Freshman): Finished 8-6 with a 2.86 ERA in 26 appearances, including 17 starts ... pitched two complete games and factored in on three combined shutouts ... tallied 56 strikeouts and 70 walks in 93 innings pitched ... led the team in wins (8) and opposing batting average (.199) ... showed the ability to fool batters with a teamleading 27 called strikeouts ... best games came in conference play as she went 5-1 with a 1.97 ERA in 10 Patriot League appearances, including eight starts. High School/Personal: Lettered in softball at Alvin High School ... named to the 24-5A first team at the conclusion of her senior season after garnering second team accolades as a junior ... earned 24-51 honorable mention as a sophomore and was named 24-5A Newcomer of the Year as a freshman ... member of the team that won three District championships ... team was ranked first nationally by Max Preps in 2012 ... captain of 2013 high school team ... played travel softball for Texas Storm Gold Wymer and served as team captain ... member of the National Honor Society ... daughter of Mary and Todd Bean ... has two older brothers, Matt and Brandon ... majoring in psychology. Career Pitching Statistics Year ERA W-L G/GS CG SHO S IP H R ER BB SO OBA HP 2014 2.86 8-6 26/17 2 0 0 93.0 66 47 38 70 56 .199 4 Totals 2.86 8-6 26/17 2 0 0 93.0 66 47 38 70 56 .199 4
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Student-Athlete Profiles
21 Cindy Cherness Junior - Pitcher Torrance, Calif. South
2014 (Sophomore): Led team with a 2.38 ERA while pitching 50 innings in 27 relief appearances ... finished 5-3 and registered three saves ... named Patriot League Pitcher of the Week after pitching 6 1/3 innings of scoreless relief in two games against Army, recording a win and a save ... struck out 44 batters while issuing 15 walks ... selected to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 2013 (Freshman): Pitched 20 games in relief during her rookie campaign, totaling 40.2 innings of action, earning one save and finishing the season with a 1-3 record … compiled a team-leading 2.24 ERA, allowing 22 runs and 51 hits … struck out 22 batters over the course of the season … didn’t allow a hit in 1.2 innings pitched against Lafayette on April 14 and in appearances against Army on April 20 and 21 … made 16 appearances at the plate, starting as the designated player on five occasions … had a double and a run at Houston-Baptist on March 11 … one of 12 Bucknell softball players selected to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. High School/Personal: Lettered in softball at South High School ... named second team All-League ... also named All-Tournament in Downey Classic in 2010 and 2011 ... sister, Jessica, plays softball at Brown ... majoring in animal behavior. Career Batting Statistics Year BA G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HP SO SF/B SB-A 2013 .125 6/5 16 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0/1 0-0 2014 1.000 27/0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0-0 Totals .176 33/5 17 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0/1 0-0 Career Pitching Statistics Year ERA W-L G/GS CG SHO S IP H R ER BB SO OBA HP 2013 2.24 1-3 20/0 0 0 1 40.2 51 22 13 10 22 .305 2 2014 2.38 5-3 27/0 0 0 3 50.0 57 28 17 15 44 .266 1 Totals 2.32 6-6 47/0 0 0 4 90.2 108 50 30 25 66 .283 3
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Erin Cox Senior - 1B/DP La Quinta, Calif. La Quinta
2014 (Junior): Played in 26 games, including 20 starts ... hit .151 (8-53) with one double and four RBIs ... went 1-for-3 with two RBIs in a 9-1 win over Siena (3/13). 2013 (Sophomore): Earned Second Team All-Patriot League honors as the designated player … made 46 appearances and 41 starts during her sophomore season, playing in the infield, the outfield, at catcher and as the designated player … her .285 batting average ranked third on the team and 18th in the Patriot League … also compiled a .463 slugging percentage, a .336 on-base percentage and a .937 fielding percentage … led the Bison with 20 runs batted in and was second with 35 hits in 123 at-bats … also scored 11 runs … had eight doubles, a triple and four home runs, all of which were career records … had a seven-game hitting streak from April 2 to April 13, tallying a hit in each of Bucknell’s four games with Colgate … finished the season with a five-game streak, including a 4-for-4 outing at Holy Cross on April 28 in which she had a double, a homerun and three RBI. 2012 (Freshman): Started 16 of 30 appearances in rookie campaign ... made nine starts at first base and seven as the designated player ... recorded first career multihit game in final outing of the season ... hit 3-for-3 with two doubles and a run at Lafayette ... also went 1-for-3 with a double in the day’s first game vs. the Leopards ... performance earned her Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors ... registered four of her five doubles on the season in her final four appearances of the year ... earned first career hit as a pinch hitter at Marshall ... reached base safely in three of five pinch hitting appearances ... drew a bases-loaded walk for first career RBI vs. Presbyterian ... did not commit a fielding error. High School/Personal: Four-year letterwinner in softball and basketball at La Quinta High School ... two-year captain for both squads ... named Citrus Belt ADA Senior Athlete of the Year in 2011 ... selected first team All-Desert Valley League as a freshman ... also named second team All-DVL as a sophomore and junior ... member of softball team that won league championship all four years ... four-year academic letterwinner ... earned Academic Distinction as a freshman and Academic Excellence honors sophomore through senior years ... received Outstanding Achievement in Foreign Language - Italian multiple times ... studied tap and jazz dancing for 10 years ... member of the ALLY Team Anti-Bullying Campaign ... treasurer of National Charity League, Inc., Desert Cities Chapter, volunteering with several community organizations ... played travel softball with Fury Gold ... majoring in civil engineering. Career Batting Statistics Year BA G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HP SO SF/B SB-A 2012 .233 30/16 43 4 10 5 0 0 2 4 0 10 0/1 0-1 2013 .285 46/41 123 11 35 8 1 4 20 9 1 28 1/3 1-2 2014 .151 26/20 53 3 8 1 0 0 4 6 0 18 0/3 1-1 Totals .242 102/77 219 18 53 14 1 4 26 19 1 56 1/7 2-4
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Colie Escobar Senior - 3B/Utility Cherry Hill, N.J. Cherry Hill East
2014 (Junior): Played in 21 games, including six starts ... hit .143 (4-28) with one double, one home run and five RBIs ... stole two bases on two attempts ... had a pinch-hit, go-ahead home run in the fifth inning of a 2-1 win over Holy Cross (3/29). 2013 (Sophomore): Made 48 appearances during her sophomore season, drawing 45 starts, and played primarily at first base … compiled a .193 batting average in 114 at-bats, recording 22 hits … finished with a .377 slugging percentage, the fifth-best powering hitting number on the team, registering five doubles, two triples and four home runs … shared the team lead in triples and home runs … contributed 10 RBI and 12 runs … also compiled a .270 on-base percentage and a .897 fielding percentage …put up a strong weekend against Colgate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI and a homerun on April 6 and hitting 2-for-2 with a run, three RBI, a double and a homerun on April 7 … was 3-for-3 on April 21 at Army, knocking out a homerun and driving in an RBI. 2012 (Freshman): Made 33 appearances and drew 25 starts as a rookie ... 12 starts came at third base, all after April 1 ... also earned seven starts in the outfield, none after March 16, and six as the designated player ... led all Bison freshmen with a .279 batting average ... average was also third overall on the team and second among players returning in 2013 ... also third on the team in runs scored (11) and walks (8) ... fourth on the team and first among freshmen in RBI (5) ... went 1-for-3 with a run in collegiate debut at Elon ... earned first career RBI vs. Cornell, going 1-for-2 with two walks and two runs scored ... first career multi-hit game came at Holy Cross ... hit 3-for-3 with two runs against the Crusaders ... did not commit a fielding error in Patriot League play. High School/Personal: Four-year letterwinner in softball at Cherry Hill East ... also lettered in volleyball and swimming ... softball team captain as a junior and senior ... named first team All-Olympic Conference as a senior ... also named second team all-conference as a freshman and first team as a junior ... All-South Jersey Group IV honorable mention ... named to All-Star team as a senior ... member of Carpenter Cup team as a junior ... exercise captain in 2010-11 ... named to Cum Laude Honor Society senior year ... Senior Hall of Fame inductee at Cherry Hill East ... 11-year member of Woodcrest White Sharks Swimming & Diving Team ... played travel softball with New Jersey Gators Gold ... majoring in linguistics. Career Batting Statistics Year BA G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HP SO SF/B SB-A 2012 .279 33/25 61 11 17 1 0 1 5 8 2 15 0/0 0-1 2013 .193 48/45 114 12 22 5 2 4 10 9 3 34 0/6 1-2 2014 .143 21/6 28 3 4 1 0 1 5 3 0 8 0/1 2-2 Totals .212 103/76 203 26 43 7 2 6 20 20 5 57 0/7 3-4
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Amanda Fazio Junior - Pitcher/Oufield Chatham, N.J. Chatham
2014 (Sophomore): Returned from an early season injury to go 4-5 with a 2.48 ERA in 19 appearances, including 11 starts ... struck out 49 batters and issued 19 walks in 73 1/3 innings ... had two saves ... went 2-1 with a 0.74 ERA in five appearances during the conference schedule ... named to the Patriot League All-Tournament Team after registering a 3.17 ERA and 10 strikeouts in four appearances, while also batting .364 with three runs scored ... earned Academic All-Patriot League honors ... named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 2013 (Freshman): Earned Second Team All-Patriot League honors … garnered NFCA Scholar Athlete All-America distinction … one of Bucknell’s two starting pitchers, making 25 starts in 30 appearances … compiled a 10-14 record over the course of the season, pitching seven complete games … finished her rookie campaign with a 2.82 ERA, a mark that ranked fifth in the Patriot League, and a team-high 114 strikeouts in 146.1 innings pitched … her strikeout total ranks third in the conference … had shutouts against La Salle, Lafayette and Army … made 14 appearances at the plate, tallying one hit and going 2-for-2 in stolen bases … named Patriot League Rookie of the Week on April 15 after going 2-0 against Lafayette to help the Bison sweep the Leopards … one of 12 Bucknell softball players named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. High School/Personal: Four-year letterwinner in softball at Chatham High School ... third team All-State selection as a senior ... named first team NJ Group 3 by the Star Ledger in 2011 and 2012 ... also selected first team All-Morris County by the Star Ledger and first team All-Area by the Daily Record for three seasons ... second team All-Area by the Daily Record in 2009 ... selected first team All-Iron Hills Conference for her sophomore, junior and senior seasons after earning second team honors as a freshman ... named team’s MVP from 2010-12 ... received Morris County Softball Coach’s Award in 2011 and 2012 and Chatham High School Coaches Award in 2009 ... received Gail Alling Chestnut Sportsmanship Award and Beth Kuhn Clark Scholarship Award in 2012 ... served as team captain as a junior and senior ... member of team that won North Jersey Group 3 Sectional Championship in 2011 ... also a member of North Jersey Girl’s & Women’s All-Star Softball Team in 2011 and 2012 ... brother, Thomas, plays football at The Catholic University of America ... member of Alpha Lambda Society ... majoring in environmental studies. Career Batting Statistics Year BA G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HP SO SF/B SB-A 2013 .071 11/8 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0/1 2-2 2014 .235 33/19 34 9 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0/2 4-6 Totals .188 44/27 48 9 9 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 0/3 6-8 Career Pitching Statistics Year ERA W-L G/GS CG SHO S IP H R ER BB SO OBA HP 2013 2.82 10-14 30/25 7 3 0 146.1 148 83 59 32 114 .257 22 2014 2.48 4-5 19/11 2 0 2 73.1 61 29 26 19 49 .225 8 Totals 2.71 14-19 49/36 9 3 2 219.2 209 112 85 51 163 .247 30
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13 Christina Martinez Sophomore - Catcher Wayne, N.J. DePaul Catholic
2014 (Freshman): Played in 31 games, including 16 starts ... hit .135 (7-52) with one home run and five RBIs ... home run and four RBIs came during 2-for-2 day in a 12-0 win over Lafayette (4/5). High School/Personal: Four-year letterwinner in softball at DePaul Catholic High School ... named first team All-County, All-Conference and All-Non-Public as a junior and senior ... garnered a first team All-Conference and second team All-County selection after her sophomore season ... selected to the second team All-Passaic as a freshman ... named team’s offensive MVP for three consecutive seasons ... surpassed the 100 career hits mark as a senior … named the DePaul Catholic Outstanding Athlete of the Year for excellence in athletics over four years … a Kathleen Walsh Scholarship recipient … received the Principal’s Honor for academics as a sophomore ... a Vincentian Scholar ... president of the National Honor Society... played travel softball for the Hudson Valley Hurricanes ... daughter of Mary and George Martinez ... has an older brother, Michael … majoring in accounting and financial management. Career Batting Statistics Year BA G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HP SO SF/B SB-A 2014 .135 31-16 52 4 7 0 0 1 5 2 0 12 0/2 1-1 Totals .135 31-16 52 4 7 0 0 1 5 2 0 12 0/2 1-1
Patriot League Academic Honors Following the 2014 season, 11 members of the Bucknell softball squad were named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, which cites student-athletes with a grade-point average of 3.20 or better during the semester coinciding with his or her sport. Additionally, Cydnee Sanders was named the Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She was joined on the Academic All-Patriot Lague Team by Kristen Zahn and Amanda Fazio.
2014 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll Selections Name.......................................... Major Name.......................................... Major
Cindy Cherness............... Animal Behavior Caryn Connors.........................Economics Courtney Conover........... Political Science Colie Escobar........................... Linguistics Amanda Fazio....... Environmental Studies Sophia Geraci...................... Management
Mallory Lyons..............Poli Sci/Philosophy Cydnee Sanders.................. Anthropology Lauren Swindell........................Philosophy Cheyanna Young.... Chemical Engineering Kristen Zahn......Acct. & Fin. Management
2014 Academic All-Patriot League Team Name.........................................School Name.........................................School
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Alyssa Strobehn................................Army Chelsea Kehr................ Boston University Jayme Mask.................. Boston University Amanda Fazio............... Bucknell Cydnee Sanders............Bucknell Kristen Zahn..................Bucknell
Alex Gustafson.........................Holy Cross Allison Brown............................. Lafayette Bryn Gornick.............................. Lafayette Emily Bausher................................ Lehigh Morgan Decker............................... Lehigh Alexis Watanabe............................ Lehigh
19 Mariah Midyette Junior - Outfield La Puente, Calif. Los Altos
2014 (Sophomore): Played in 46 games, including 43 starts ... hit .273 (33-121) with 11 doubles and 20 RBIs ... walked nine times and was hit by a pitch once ... stole two bases on three attempts ... went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and a run scored in a 6-0 win over Saint Peter’s (3/14) ... went 2-for-4 with an RBI in a 7-2 win over Army (3/22) ... had a single and double in a 6-3 win over Holy Cross (3/31) ... went 1-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored in a 10-2 win over La Salle (4/1) ... doubled and drove in three runs in a 7-3 win at Lafayette (4/5) ... doubled and knocked in two runs in a 12-0 win at Lafayette (4/5) ... went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in a 12-3 win at Colgate (4/26) ... hit .340 with eight doubles and nine RBIs in conference play. 2013 (Freshman): Selected to the Patriot League All-Tournament Team … led Bucknell in games played and starts, earning a starting role in all 50 of the contests in which she competed … registered 30 hits in 134 at-bats for a .224 hitting percentage ….388 slugging percentage was third-best on the team … shared the team lead in doubles with nine … drove in 18 RBIs and had a .340 on-base percentage … finished with a .966 fielding percentage as one of the team’s starting outfielders … turned in strong hitting performances in the post-season, going 1-for-2 with a double in Bucknell’s first game with Army, hitting 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI in a win over Colgate and driving in two RBIs in the May 10 game with the Black Knights. High School/Personal: Lettered four years in softball at Los Altos High School ... received first team All-League honors three times and second team honors once ... All-Area second team selection ... named Most Inspirational Player and Most Defensive Player ... also a Scholar-Athlete honoree ... received Gold Glove Award ... named Hacienda League Top Five ... served as softball team captain for two years ... aunt, Loni Midyette, played basketball at the University of North Carolina ... majoring in early childhood education. Career Batting Statistics Year BA G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HP SO SF/B SB-A 2013 .224 50/50 134 18 30 9 2 3 18 18 6 28 1/6 7-8 2014 .273 46/43 121 12 33 11 0 0 20 9 1 15 1/4 2-3 Totals .259 96/93 255 30 66 20 2 3 38 27 7 43 2/10 9-11
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Tori Robinson Senior - Outfield Corona, Calif. Corona Centennial
2014 (Junior): Appeared in 17 games, including nine starts ... hit .273 (9-33) with two doubles and five RBIs ... stole three bases on four attempts ... went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI in a 6-3 win over Holy Cross (3/31) ... singled and drove in three runs in a 10-2 win over La Salle (4/1) ... went 2-for-2 with a double, RBI and three runs scored in a 12-0 win at Lafayette (4/5) ... singled twice in a 6-1 win over Coppin State (4/19). 2013 (Sophomore): Made 28 appearances in her sophomore season, drawing 15 starts … played mostly in the outfield … compiled a .130 hitting percentage, a .261 slugging percentage, a .184 on-base percentage and a perfect fielding percentage … recorded six hits in 46 at-bats … scored two runs and drove in five RBIs … had hits in back-to-back games against Lehigh on March 29 … one of 12 Bucknell softball players selected to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
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Dana Nielsen Junior - Pitcher Pequannock, N.J. Pequannock Township
2014 (Sophomore): Appeared in 31 games, including 20 starts ... posted a record of 6-12 with an ERA of 4.20 ... led the team with 103 strikeouts while issuing 44 walks in 113 1/3 innings ... pitched shutouts against Howard, Saint Peter’s and Lafayette ... pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings of relief in Bucknell’s 3-2 win over Army in the Patriot League Tournament.
2012 (Freshman): Started 33 of 38 games in her debut campaign ... all but one start came in center field ... recorded first career hit vs. Howard at the Rebel Spring Games ... also scored a run against the Bison ... first career multi-hit game (2-4) came against Army ... hit 4-for-10 in four appearances against the Black Knights. High School/Personal: Four-year letterwinner at Corona Centennial ... also lettered in volleyball ... named scholar-athlete all four years ... received Offensive Player of the Year and second team All-League honors during junior campaign ... four-year honor roll member ... played travel softball with Fury Gold ... majoring in economics. Career Batting Statistics Year BA G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HP SO SF/B SB-A 2012 .132 38/33 76 6 10 0 1 0 0 8 0 18 0/0 0-0 2013 .130 28/15 46 2 6 1 1 1 5 3 0 10 0/2 1-1 2014 .273 17/9 33 3 9 2 0 0 5 1 0 6 0/1 3-4 Totals .161 83/57 155 11 25 3 2 1 10 12 0 34 0/3 4-5
2013 (Freshman): Selected to the Patriot League All-Tournament team … one of Bucknell’s two starting pitchers, making 25 starts in 33 appearances … compiled a 9-13 record over the course of the season, pitching nine complete games … finished her rookie campaign with a 3.48 ERA, a mark that ranked 10th in the Patriot League, and 102 strikeouts in 136.2 innings pitched … her strikeout total ranked fourth in the conference … had shutouts against Prairie View A&M, Lafayette and Holy Cross … pitched saves at Houston Baptist and Holy Cross … named Patriot League Pitcher of the Week on April 15 after going 2-0 against Lafayette to help the Bison sweep the Leopards … named Patriot League Rookie of the Week and Bison Athlete of the Week on April 29 after going 2-0 with a save and a 0.53 ERA to help the Bison clinch a berth in the conference postseason tournament. High School/Personal: Lettered four times in softball and twice in field hockey at Pequannock Township High School ... member of teams that won conference and county championships all four years ... teams also won Sectional Championship titles from 2009-12 and were State Champions in 2009 and 2012 ... named 2011 Daily Record Player of the Year ... also the 2012 Daily Record Pitcher of the Year ... selected as the 2012 Player of the Year by the Star Ledger and Bergen Record ... first team All-State honoree in 2012 ... majoring in economics. Career Batting Statistics Year BA G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HP SO SF/B SB-A 2013 --- 1/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0-0 2014 --- 31/20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0-0 Totals --- 32/21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0-0 Career Pitching Statistics Year ERA W-L G/GS CG SHO S IP H R ER BB SO OBA HP 2013 3.48 9-13 33/25 9 3 2 136.2 152 80 68 38 102 .275 8 2014 4.20 6-12 31//20 6 3 2 113.1 132 77 68 44 103 .294 3 Totals 3.81 15-25 64/45 15 6 4 250.0 284 157 136 82 205 .283 8
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Cydnee Sanders Senior - Shortstop Magnolia, Texas Magnolia West
2014 (Junior): Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... named to the NFCA AllRegion Team ... earned First Team All-Patriot League honors for the second straight year ... selected to the Patriot League All-Tournament Team after batting .692 over four games, finishing with nine hits and three RBIs ... started all 49 games ... finished with the third highest batting average in the nation and the best in the Patriot League, hitting .482 (80-166) ... set program’s single-season record with 80 hits ... .482 batting average was the third highest in team history ... had 15 doubles, one triple, one home run and 29 RBIs ... walked nine times and was hit by one pitch ... stole 12 bases on 12 attempts ... 23 multi-hit games ... nine multi-RBI games ... hit .433 (26-60) with seven doubles, one triple and one home run in conference games ... earned Patriot League All-Academic honors ... named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 2013 (Sophomore): Earned First Team All-Patriot League honors … selected to the Academic All-Patriot League team … garnered NFCA Scholar Athlete All-America distinction ... made 48 starts in 49 appearances, playing at short stop for the Bison … compiled a .324 batting average in a team-high 145 at-bats, a mark that ranked 12th in the Patriot League … also put up a .379 slugging percentage, a team-high .376 on-base percentage and a .928 fielding percentage … led the Bucknell offense with 47 hits, including six doubles and a triple … scored 21 runs and batted in 12 RBI … went 9-for-10 in stolen bases … had a five-game hitting streak from March 1 to 11 and another from April 2 to 7, registering at least one hit in all four of Bucknell’s games with Colgate … put up six-game streaks from April 13 to 20 and April 27 to May 10, tallying a hit in each of the Bison’s three post-season games … put up multiple-hit games in three of Bucknell’s four contests with Holy Cross, including a 3-for-5 performance on April 28 that led to three runs … one of 12 Bucknell softball players named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 2012 (Freshman): Played in 43 games, primarily at shortstop ... made 30 starts at shortstop and 10 in the outfield ... final eight appearances of the season came in the outfield ... led Bucknell freshmen, and finished second on the team overall, in runs scored (12) ... scored 10 runs in non-conference play to lead the team ... also led Bison rookies in hits (21) ... registered two multi-hit games, going 2-for-3 with a run against La Salle and 3-for-4 with a run in game two vs. Holy Cross ... also notched first career RBI against the Crusaders ... one of eight Bucknell softball players named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. High School/Personal: Three-year letterwinner at Magnolia West ... named first team All-District from 2009-11 ... also named Team MVP and Offensive MVP in 2009 and 2011 ... received Gold Glove in 2010 ... Summa Cum Laude ... member of the National Honor Society ... 2010 NFCA Scholar-Athlete Girls Got Game recipient ... also received President’s Award ... played travel softball with Texas Peppers Gold Peacock ... majoring in sociology and anthropology. Career Batting Statistics Year BA G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HP SO SF/B SB-A 2012 .132 38/33 76 6 10 0 1 0 0 8 0 18 0/0 0-0 2013 .130 28/15 46 2 6 1 1 1 5 3 0 10 0/2 1-1 2014 .482 49/49 166 42 80 15 1 1 29 9 1 11 0/2 12-12 Totals .333 115/97 288 50 96 16 3 2 34 20 1 39 0/4 13-13
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Lauren Swindell Junior - Outfield Missouri City, Texas Lawrence T. Elkins
2014 (Sophomore): Played in 20 games, including seven starts ... hit .080 (2-25) with a double and four RBIs ... walked six times ... went 1-for-1 with a double and two RBIs at UNCW (3/1) ... named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 2013 (Freshman): Made 18 appearances as a rookie, starting in 13 games and playing mostly in the outfield … compiled a .156 batting average and a .289 on-base percentage in 32 at-bats, as well as a .833 fielding percentage … tallied five hits and scored four runs … had a three-game hitting streak from March 15 to 27… went 1-for-1 against Prairie View and scored two runs. High School/Personal: Lettered four times in softball at Lawrence T. Elkins High School ... named first team All-District as a utility player in 2011 ... member of team that was a Bi-District finalist in 2011 ... team was also District and Bi-District champions, Area champions, Regional Quarterfinal champions and Regional semifinalists in 2010 ... team won District Championship title and was a Bi-District finalist in 2009 ... majoring in psychology. Career Batting Statistics Year BA G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HP SO SF/B SB-A 2013 .156 18/13 32 4 5 0 0 0 1 5 1 8 0/1 1-2 2014 .080 20/7 25 4 2 1 0 0 4 6 0 4 0/0 2-2 Totals .123 38/20 57 8 7 1 0 0 5 11 1 12 0/1 3-4
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Jacklyn Tyburk Sophomore - Infield Glen Ellyn, Ill. Glenbard West
2014 (Freshman): Played in 29 games, including 22 starts ... hit .220 (13-59) with one double, one home run and 10 RBIs ... walked 10 times ... stole one base on one attempt ... went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and four RBIs at Colgate (4/26) ... went 2-for-3 with a run scored in a 12-3 win at Colgate (4/26) ... went 2-for-4 with a double and four RBIs in a 9-1 win at Boston University (5/4) ... hit .350 (7-20) with nine RBIs in eight conference games. High School/Personal: Four-year letterwinner in softball at Glenbard West High School ... earned All-Area and All-Conference honors ... a member of the team that won the West-Suburban Conference title ... named team’s Rookie of the Year in 2011 and Offensive Player of the Year in 2012 ... played travel softball for New Lenox Lightning ... named 2012 Fireworks Tournament All-American with the Lightning and helped her team to the “A” National Championship title ... a member of the National Honor Society ... an AP Scholar ... received Academic Letter and Gold Bar ... also a recipient of the Jay Kyle Braide Leadership Award and a High Honor Roll student ... Greek School graduate ... daughter of Bill and Joy Tyburk ... has three younger siblings, Alek, Gerik and Nikki ... uncle, Dimitri Nifocatos, was a gymnast at the University of Illinois-Chicago and a member of the Greek National Team ... majoring in civil engineering. Career Batting Statistics Year BA G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HP SO SF/B SB-A 2014 .220 29/22 59 6 13 1 0 1 10 10 0 19 0/4 1-1 Totals .220 29/22 59 6 13 1 0 1 10 10 0 19 0/4 1-1
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Carolyn Wan Sophomore - Outfield Freehold, N.J. Blair Academy
2014 (Freshman): Played in 26 games, including four starts ... hit .267 (4-15) with three RBIs ... walked once and scored 10 times ... second on the team with eight stolen bases on nine attempts ... went 1-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored in a 6-1 win over Coppin State (4/19) ... went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and one RBI in a 9-6 win at Saint Francis (4/22). High School/Personal: Four-year letterwinner in softball at Blair Academy ... also lettered three times in cross country and twice in squash ... four-time All-State Prep “A” NJISAA, earning first team honors as a junior and second team honors as a freshman, sophomore and senior ... named All-Prep first team by the Star Ledger in 2012 after earning a selection to the second team in 2011 ... named to the All MidAtlantic Prep League first team as a junior and second team as a freshman, sophomore and senior ... an Academic All Mid-Atlantic Prep League selection in 2012 ... earned a spot on the Academic Commendations List three times and the Academic Dean’s List in 2012 ... involved in the Environmental Club and student newspaper ... played travel softball for Newtown Rock 18u Showcase ... daughter of Robert and Mun Ling Wan ... has two younger siblings, Emily and Matthew ... major is undeclared. Career Batting Statistics Year BA G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HP SO SF/B SB-A 2014 .267 26/4 15 10 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 6 0/0 8-9 Totals .267 26/4 15 10 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 6 0/0 8-9
15 Cheyanna Young Junior - Catcher Corona, Calif. Corona
2014 (Sophomore): Second Team All-Patriot League ... played in 43 games, including 42 starts ... hit .202 (22-109) with eight doubles and 20 RBIs ... also reached base with three walks and 10 hit-by-pitches ... stole two bases on two attempts ... threw out six runners attempting to steal ... drove in two runs in a 7-2 win over Army (3/22) ... went 2-for-2 with a double, two runs scored and one RBI in a 10-2 win over La Salle (4/1) ... went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in a 7-3 win at Lafayette (4/5) ... went 1-for-4 with two RBIs in a 6-4 win over Coppin State (4/18) ... went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in a 9-6 win at Saint Francis (4/22) ... went 2-for-3 with an RBI in a 9-1 win at Boston University (3/4) ... named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 2013 (Freshman): Made 47 appearances as a rookie, starting on 46 occasions … made most of her starts as Bucknell’s catcher … compiled a .228 batting average with 26 hits in 114 at-bats … also registered a .263 slugging percentage, a .350 onbase percentage and a .975 fielding percentage … ranked fifth on the team with 11 RBIs … also scored eight runs and hit four doubles … had four-game hitting streaks on three occasions, including one to open the season … scored at least one run in five games from March 29 to April 6, going 2-for-4 with two runs at Colgate on April 6 … went 2-for-3 in two of Bucknell’s four wins over Lafayette … went 1-for-2 with two RBIs in a post-season win over Colgate. High School/Personal: Four-year letterwinner in softball at Corona High School ... also received four Scholar-Athlete and California Interscholastic Federation letters ... named first team All-League and second team All-CIF ... All-Academic first team selection ... received Outstanding Senior Athlete Award ... named to All-Area Selection Team ... member of team that was 2010 CIF runners-up ... majoring in psychology. Career Batting Statistics Year BA G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HP SO SF/B SB-A 2013 .228 47/46 114 8 26 4 0 0 11 8 14 18 1/8 0-0 2014 .244 18/17 45 1 11 6 0 0 11 1 1 8 0/3 0-0 Totals .233 65/63 159 9 37 10 0 0 22 9 15 26 1/11 0-0
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Kristen Zahn Senior - Outfield Readington, N.J. Hunterdon Central Regional
2014 (Junior): Second Team All-Patriot League ... started all 49 games ... hit .377 with nine doubles, one triple, six home runs and 33 RBIs ... had a slugging percentage of .575 and an on-base percentage of .449 ... walked 15 times and was hit by five pitches ... stole eight bases on 10 attempts ... selected as the Patriot League Player of the Week on March 4 after recording at least one hit in five straight games, including a 3-for-4 day and a three-run home run over Brown ... 16 multi-hit games ... 11 multi-RBI games ... went 2-for-3 with an RBI in a 3-1 win over Lehigh in the Patriot League Tournament ... singled twice in a 3-2 win over Army in the Patriot League Tournament ... voted Academic All-Patriot League ... named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 2013 (Sophomore): Earned Second Team All-Patriot League honors … selected to the Academic All-Patriot League team … Started 33 of the 37 games she appeared in, playing mostly in the outfield but also filling the role of catcher and designated player … led the Bison with a .330 batting average, a mark that ranked ninth in the Patriot League … also compiled a team-leading .474 slugging percentage and a .350 on-base percentage in 97 at-bats … finished the season with 10 runs, 16 RBIs and 32 hits … set career records in power hitting with three home runs and two triples … compiled a .946 fielding percentage … had a four-game hitting streak from April 2 to 7, notching at least one hit in three of Bucknell’s four games with Colgate … had three hits in back-to-back games in April, going 3-for-4 with two RBIs against Army and 3-for-3 with two RBIs and a run against Saint Francis (Pa.) … one of 12 Bucknell softball players named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 2012 (Freshman): Started 22 of 27 appearances ... 16 starts came in the outfield ... also served as a backup catcher and designated player ... led the team with five stolen bases on six attempts ... recorded first career multi-hit game in win over James Madison ... went 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI against the Dukes ... tallied at least one hit in four of first five career appearances ... hit 2-for-4 and scored twice against Cornell ... hit .256 in non-conference play and .190 against Patriot League opponents ... did not commit a fielding error during Patriot League play ... one of eight Bucknell Softball players named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. High School/Personal: Three-year letterwinner in softball at Hunterdon Central Regional High School ... also lettered in soccer ... softball team captain as a senior ... named All-Conference first team and All-West Jersey second team as a junior ... also named Courier News (N.J.) All-Area first team, Trenton Times All-Area first team in 2010 ... 2010 Trentonian All-Area third team and All-County team selection ... received All-West Jersey honorable mention as a sophomore ... member of National Honor Society ... peer tutor at Hunterdon Central Regional ... captained travel softball team, East Coast Elite Gold ... majoring in accounting and financial management. Career Batting Statistics Year BA G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HP SO SF/B SB-A 2012 .233 27/22 60 9 14 0 0 0 2 4 0 8 0/0 5-6 2013 .330 37/33 97 10 32 1 2 3 16 3 1 13 2/2 3-6 2014 .377 49/49 146 33 55 9 1 6 33 15 5 21 1/1 8-10 Totals .333 113/104 303 52 101 10 3 9 51 22 6 42 3/3 16-22
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Celina Antonellis Freshman - Outfield Groton, Mass. Groton-Dunstable Regional
High School/Personal: Born Oct. 17, 1995 in Concord, Massachusetts ... daughter of Jimmy and Tiffany Antonellis ... earned four letters in softball and three in basketball at Groton-Dunstable Regional ... two year captain in softball and one year in basketball ... named a league all-star three times ... school’s career and single-season record holder in stolen bases, on-base percentage and runs scored ... second most hits in a season ... earned Academic All-League status in basketball ... played AAU softball for Concord Raiders and Westford Waves, winning a WFC national title with the Waves ... has two siblings, Marcus and Maria ... has two aunts that played softball at Regis College.
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Taylor Langtry Freshman - Pitcher Glen Ellyn, Ill. Glenbard West
High School/Personal: Born June 27, 1996 in Chicago, Illinois ... daughter of Fred and Jennifer Langtry ... four-year letterwinner in softball at Glenbard West ... captain and team MVP her senior season ... named All-Area by the Chicago Sun Times and tabbed as a Sports Excellence Prep Nominee by the Chicago Daily Herald following her senior season ... started for the varsity team all four seasons and earned Acadmic All-Conference honors three times ... guided team to the West Suburban Silver Conference title in 2012 ... school record holder in strikeouts ... played club softball for Illinois Chill Edwards ... an Honor Roll student ... received AP Scholar Presidential Award for Academic Achievement ... has two siblings, Ali and Macey ... uncle, Tom Wilson, played golf at the University of Michigan.
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Paulina Gutkin Freshman - Pitcher/Outfield Tappan, N.Y. Tappan Zee
High School/Personal: Born Feb. 4, 1996 in Nanjing, China ... daughter of Ben Gutkin and Marcy Goldman ... earned four letters in softball and one in swimming at Tappan Zee High School ... a three-time All-State selection in New York ... named First Team All-State, MSG Varsity Player of the Year, and the Hudson Valley Player of the Year following her junior season ... a four-time All-County selection and a three-time AllSection honoree ... three-year team captain ... guided team to two conference titles ... during the 2013 season,Tappan Zee advanced to the New York State semifinals during a season that included regional, sectional and conference championships ... went 38-7 over final two seasons, posting a 1.04 ERA as a junior and a 1.22 ERA as a senior ... tallied 408 strikeouts in 307 innings over final two seasons ... batted .500 with five home runs and 21 RBIs her senior season ... played club softball with Jersey Fusion, Jersey Intensity and Jersey Breakers ... has one sibling, Shaun.
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11 Maddie Minneci Freshman - Utility Kildeer, Ill. Lake Zurich
High School/Personal: Born June 29, 1996 in Detroit, Michigan ... daughter of Patrick and Clarice Minneci ... three-year letterwinner at Lake Zurich High School ... helped team win the 2014 section championship ... played club softball for Illinois Bash ... member of the National Honor Society ... has one sibling, Sophia ... major is undeclared.
18 Kamille Larrabee Freshman - Catcher Ashburn, Va. Broad Run
High School/Personal: Born Dec. 27, 1995 in Manassas,Virginia ... daughter of Brett and Shelley Larrabee ... earned four letters in softball and one in swimming at Broad Run High School ... team captain as a senior ... team’s MVP and Offensive Player of the Year her senior season ... team’s Defensive Player of the Year her sophomore and junior seasons ... two-time First Team All-Loudoun County ... earned All-Met honors and First Team All-Region status following her senior season ... three-time All-District ... guided team to a a regional title and a third-place finish in the state her sophomore season ... career numbers included a .434 batting average and a .588 on-base percentage ... struck out just 10 times in 250 plate appearances ... played club softball with Vienna Stars and Shooting Stars ... has one sibling, Rex.
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Meghan Kovac Freshman - Infield Warren, N.J. Watchung Hills Regional
High School/Personal: Born April 5, 1996 in Summit, New Jersey ... daughter of John and Mary Kovac ... earned four letters in softball and two in soccer at Watchung Hills Regional High School ... received First Team All-State honors as a senior ... three-time All-Area ... four-time All-County ... first player at her high school to reach 100 career hits ... led team to a state title her junior season ... also won a state title in soccer ... has one sibling, JT ... cousin, Taylor Siegrist, played field hockey and threw the javelin at Bucknell.
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Coaching Staff
Bonnie Skrenta Head Coach Third Season Providence ’00
Bonnie Skrenta was named the head coach at Bucknell in June 2012 after serving as the head coach at DePauw University for 10 seasons. Skrenta guided DePauw to five NCAA Tournament appearances, and she left as the program’s all-time winningest softball coach with a 280-127-2 (.687) record. It didn’t take long for Skrenta to turn things around at Bucknell. She took over a team that won 11 games the season prior to her arrival, and has since taken the Bison to the Patriot League Tournament in each of her first two seasons. Her players have earned nine All-Pariot League honors during that time. Skrenta’s first year at the helm of the Bison softball program was full of success for the team and accolades for her players. Bucknell finished its season at 21-30 overall and 11-9 in the Patriot League, a 10-win increase to its overall record from 2012, and a six-win improvement in conference play. The Bison also returned to the conference tournament for the first time since 2010, earning the third seed. At the conclusion of her first season, five of Skrenta’s players earned postseason honors from the Patriot League. Cydnee Sanders was named First Team AllPatriot League, while Erin Cox, Amanda Fazio and Kristen Zahn were voted to the second team. Sanders, Zahn and Cassie Greenhawk were also Academic All-Patriot League Team selections. The improvements continued for the Bison in 2014 as they totaled 23 wins and a 10-8 record in the conference on their way to being the third seed in the Patriot League Tournament. Once there, the Bison won back-to-back elimination games to advance to the championship for the first time since 2010, finishing as the runner-up to Boston University. Skrenta once again had players rack up postseason awards, led by Sanders. In addition to being one of five All-Patriot League selections - Bucknell’s most since 2008 - Sanders became the 11th Bison player to earn NFCA All-Region honors, while also being voted the Patriot League Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Additionally, the team had 11 players named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and three selected Academic All-Patriot League. Prior to her move to Lewisburg, Skrenta oversaw quite a turnaround during her tenure at DePauw. The Tigers finished 12-24-1 in the season before she assumed the head coaching duties at the age of 24. By her third season DePauw was back on the winning side of the ledger with a 19-18-1 record, and in year No. 4 the Tigers finished 31-10 and a perfect 12-0 in the Southern College Athletic Conference. In 2007, Skrenta’s squad finished 37-7 overall, 11-1 in the conference and earned the program’s very first NCAA Division III Tournament berth. The 2007 squad also crowned the school’s first All-American, and the 37 wins established a new program record, only to be surpassed a year later when the team finished 40-4. DePauw hit the 40-win mark again in 2010 when it went 40-9. DePauw made five straight NCAA Regional Tournament appearances from 2007-11, and the Tigers advanced to the Division III College World Series in 2007, 2010 and 2011. The 2008 squad was ranked No. 1 in the nation at one point late in the season and produced a 37-game winning streak. Skrenta, who was a three-time NFCA Central Region Coach of the Year, mentored three All-Americans, one Honda Division III Athlete of the Year finalist, 27 all-region players, 36 all-conference selections and four conference players of the year in her time at DePauw. In addition, each of her last six teams posted a combined grade-point average of at least 3.32. In her time at DePauw, Skrenta served as a part-time faculty member in the department of kinesiology, where she taught classes in aerobic conditioning and free weights. Skrenta was also an outstanding student-athlete herself. She started her undergraduate career at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, where she played varsity basketball and softball, earning NFCA third team All-Region honors on the diamond. Prior to her junior year she transferred to Providence College, where she was a two-year member of the Friars’ Division I program. She captained the team as a senior in 2000 and received the Paul Connolly Award for Distinguished Student-Athletes. Skrenta graduated cum laude from Providence with a bachelor of arts degree in mathematics. Skrenta went on to earn a master’s degree in exercise and sport studies from Smith College in 2002. While at Smith she served as a graduate assistant softball coach and completed a teaching fellowship.
All-Time Coaching Records Coach (Years) Terrie Grieb (1979-90, 1992-2000) Dale Franquet (1991) Janelle Breneman (2001-04) Heather Rakosik (2005-12) Bonnie Skrenta (2013-pres.) Totals
W-L-T Pct. 307-324-2 .487 28-11-1 .713 56-117-2 .326 141-243-2 .368 44-56-0 .440 576-751-7 .434
Marissa Myers Assistant Coach Second Season Clarion ’10
Marissa Myers joined the Bucknell softball staff as an assistant coach during the fall of 2013. A standout catcher at Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Myers spent the previous two years as an assistant at Tufts University, helping lead the Jumbos to the 2013 NCAA Division III National Championship title. In her first season as an assistant at Bucknell, Myers helped lead the Bison to their second straight third seed in the Patriot League Tournament. Once there, they won back-to-back elimination games to advance to the championship round, where they finished as the conference runner-up. In Myers’ time with the Jumbos, the squad won back-to-back NESCAC championship titles and Regional championship titles.Tufts earned also earned a berth in the NCAA Division III tournament in both of her years with the team, finishing fifth in 2012 before winning the national championship the following year. Myers was part of a staff that was selected as the Regional Coaching Staff of the Year in 2012 and 2013, as well as the NFCA National Coaching Staff of the Year in 2013. Myers’ responsibilities while at Tufts were numerous, as she helped plan and execute practices, worked specifically with the infielders and pitchers, made travel arrangements, put on camps and actively recruited for the Jumbos. Off the diamond, she served as the Assistant Director of Intramurals at Tufts, running the program in the fall and spring, and also took post-baccalaureate classes in education at the university. Prior to her time at Tufts, Myers spent one season as the assistant softball coach at Penn-Trafford High School in Harrison City, Pa. She served as the head coach of the junior varsity squad, and also assisted with all facets of the program at the varsity level. Complimenting her varied experience in the softball community, Myers has also served as the co-head coach of the Pittsburgh Predator travel softball team for the past ten summers. She has coached all aspects of fast pitch softball at the 12U, 14U and 16U levels, and has been primarily in charge of the pitching staff, helping to develop young pitchers with her instruction of the fundamentals. A strong athlete herself, Myers was a four-year letterwinner and starting catcher on the Clarion University softball team.The winner of the Outstanding Dedication to Softball Award in 2010, she ranked fourth on Clarion’s all-time walks list at the time of her graduation. Myers graduated from Clarion with honors in 2010, receiving a bachelor of science degree in elementary education with concentrations in coaching and sports management.
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2014 Statistics/Results Player
Avg.
G-GS
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
SLG%
BB
HBP
Cydnee Sanders
.482
49-49
166
42
80
15
1
1
29
Kristen Zahn
.377
49-49
146
33
55
9
1
6
33
SO
SF
SH
SB-SBA
.602
9
.575
15
1
11
0
2
12-12
5
21
1
1
8-10
Jacee Almond
.358
49-48
162
31
58
12
2
7
23
.586
12
2
19
4
5
4-6
Mariah Midyette
.273
46-43
121
12
33
11
0
0
20
.364
9
1
15
1
4
2-3
Tori Robinson
.273
17-9
33
3
9
2
0
0
5
.333
1
0
6
0
1
3-4
Carolyn Wan
.267
26-4
15
10
4
0
0
0
3
.267
1
0
6
0
0
8-9
Courtney Conover
.248
46-42
109
5
27
9
0
1
10
.358
2
0
13
0
13
4-4
Mallory Lyons
.246
49-49
126
27
31
7
0
0
10
.302
30
2
29
0
16
5-6
Amanda Fazio
.235
33-19
34
9
8
0
0
0
1
.235
0
0
1
0
2
4-6
Jacklyn Tyburk
.220
29-22
59
6
13
1
0
1
10
.288
10
0
19
0
4
1-1
Cheyanna Young
.202
43-42
109
9
22
8
0
0
20
.275
3
10
21
0
4
2-2
Chaylen Andolino
.197
34-26
71
9
14
0
0
0
5
.197
9
3
16
0
7
5-7
Erin Cox
.151
26-20
53
3
8
1
0
0
4
.170
6
0
18
0
3
1-1
Colie Escobar
.143
21-6
28
3
4
1
0
1
5
.286
3
0
8
0
1
2-2
Christina Martinez
.135
31-16
52
4
7
0
0
1
5
.192
2
0
12
0
2
1-1
Lauren Swindell
.080
20-7
25
4
2
1
0
0
4
.120
6
0
4
0
0
2-2
Cindy Cherness
1.000
27-0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
0
0
0
0
0
0-0
Kasey Segiel
.000
35-0
6
3
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1
0
1
0
0
1-2
Caryn Conners
.000
18-1
5
7
0
0
0
0
0
.000
0
0
2
0
0
2-2
Sophia Geraci
.000
2-0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
0
0
2
0
0
0-0
Totals
.284
49
1323
221
376
77
4
18
187
.389
119
24
224
6
55
67-80
Opponents
.250
49
1266
181
316
53
11
12
163
.337
148
16
252
10
43
73-82
Pitcher
ERA
W-L
APP
GS
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
AB
BA
WP
Cindy Cherness
2.38
5-3
27
0
0
0/1
3
50.0
57
28
17
15
44
214
.266
6
Amanda Fazio
2.48
4-5
19
11
2
0/2
2
73.1
61
29
26
19
49
271
.225
2
Lara Bean
2.86
8-6
26
17
2
0/3
0
93.0
66
47
38
70
56
332
.199
10
Dana Nielsen
4.20
6-12
31
20
6
3/2
2
113.1
132
77
68
44
103
449
.294
2
Totals
3.14
23-26
49
49
10
3/8
7
329.2
316
181
148
148
252
1266
.250
20
Opponents
3.55
26-23
49
49
28
7/0
2
331.2
375
221
168
119
224
1323
.284
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2014 Results (23-26, 10-8 PL) Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 28 March 1 March 2 March 9 March 10 March 11 March 13 March 14 March 22
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at Cleveland State# vs. Canisius# vs. Bowling Green# vs. Robert Morris# vs. Brown$ vs. UNCG$ vs. Brown$ at UNCW$ vs. UNCG$ vs. Akron& vs. Manhattan& vs. Howard& vs. Creighton& vs. Indiana State& vs. South Dakota& vs. Siena& vs. South Dakota& vs. St. Peter’s& vs. Siena& ARMY* ARMY*
L, 1-0 L, 11-10 (8 inn.) W, 2-0 L, 4-3 W, 12-3 (6 inn.) L, 9-6 L, 10-9 (8 inn.) L, 3-2 L, 4-2 L, 7-5 W, 4-1 W, 7-0 L, 5-3 L, 2-0 L, 6-0 W, 9-1 (6 inn.) L, 10-1 W, 6-0 W, 2-0 L, 7-1 W, 7-2
March 23 March 29 March 31 April 1 April 5 April 6 April 12 April 13 April 16 April 18 April 19 April 22 April 26 April 27
ARMY* HOLY CROSS* HOLY CROSS* HOLY CROSS* LA SALLE LA SALLE at Lafayette* at Lafayette* at Lafayette* LEHIGH* LEHIGH* LEHIGH* at Penn State at Penn State COPPIN STATE COPPIN STATE COPPIN STATE at Saint Francis (Pa.) at Colgate* at Colgate* at Colgate*
W, 7-2 W, 2-1 L, 7-3 W, 6-3 L, 1-0 (8 inn.) W, 10-2 (6 inn.) W, 7-3 W, 12-0 (5 inn.) L, 2-1 L, 7-1 W, 2-0 L, 2-0 L, 6-3 L, 10-5 W, 6-4 L, 3-2 (8 inn.) W, 6-1 W, 9-6 L, 6-5 (9 inn.) W, 12-3 (6 inn.) W, 8-1
May 3 May 4 May 8 May 9 May 10
at Boston University* at Boston University* at Boston University* vs. Boston University! at Lehigh! vs. Army! vs. Boston University!
L, 1-0 L, 6-0 W, 9-1 L, 4-3 (8 inn.) W, 3-1 W, 3-2 L, 10-5
# - CSU Dome Tournament (Cleveland, Ohio) $ - UNCW Beach Bash (Wilmington, N.C.) & - Rebel Spring Games (Winter Haven, Fla.) * - Patriot League Game Home Games in BOLD CAPS ! - Patriot League Tournament game
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Team/Miscellaneous Records Team Records Games Played 1. 2006 2008 3. 2009 2013 5. 2011 At Bats 1. 2008 2. 2006 3. 2007 4. 1999 5. 2014
52 52 51 51 50
1421 1353 1343 1324 1323
Batting Average 1. 1980 .340 2. 1993 .310 2010 .310 4. 1991 .294 5. 1999 .292
Hits 1. 2008 2. 2010 3. 1999 4. 2014 5. 2006 2007 Home Runs 1. 2009 2. 2008 3. 2005 2010 5. 2014
411 403 386 376 365 365 28 22 20 20 18
Triples 1. 1999 2. 1995 3. 2001 4. 1997 2010
31 27 26 24 24
Doubles 1. 2014 2. 2010 3. 2008 4. 2007 5. 1997 2006
77 75 67 63 60 60
Sherry Finkel
2014 Patriot League Standings/Awards Patriot League Team W-L Pct. Lehigh 15-3 .833 Boston U.* 13-5 .722 Bucknell 10-8 .556 Army 9-9 .500 Holy Cross 7-11 .389 Colgate 5-13 .278 Lafayette 4-14 .222 * Patriot League Champion
Overall W-L Pct. 30-20 .600 36-21 .632 23-26 .469 23-28 .451 12-26 .316 13-30 .302 10-32 .238
Patriot League Awards Player of the Year: Morgan Decker (Lehigh) Pitcher of the Year: Emily Bausher (Lehigh) Defensive Player of the Year: Alexis Watanabe (Lehigh) Rookie of the Year: Brittany Younan (Boston U.) Coach of the Year: Fran Troyan (Lehigh) Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Cydnee Sanders (Bucknell) Bucknell’s All-Patriot League Selections Name Position Cydnee Sanders SS Jacee Almond 2B Cheyanna Young C Kristen Zahn OF Lara Bean P Name Jacee Almond Kristen Zahn Cindy Cherness Lara Bean Jacee Almond
Miscellaneous Records
Team first second second second second
Bucknell’s Weekly Awards Date Award 2/25/14 Rookie of the Week 3/4/14 Player of the Week 3/24/14 Pitcher of the Week 4/14/14 Rookie of the Week 4/21/14 Rookie of the Week
Runs Scored 1. 2010 2. 2008 3. 2014 4. 1991 5. 2009 Stolen Bases 1. 1991 2. 1990 3. 2014 4. 1992 5. 1993
Team Game
249 Hits............................................ 29, vs. Mansfield (1981) 248 Triples............................ 4, vs. Mount St. Mary’s (2001) 221 Doubles..........................................6, vs. Colgate (1997) 217 6, vs. Mount St. Mary’s (2010) 210 Runs................................................32, vs. Juniata (1980) Total Bases............................... 36, vs. Mansfield (1981) Walks......................................20, vs. Macalester (1993) 90 RBI............................................. 20, vs. Mansfield (1981) 89 67 Team Season 64 Pitching 59 Complete Games.................................40 (1995, 1997) Runs Batted In Walks.............................................................. 217 (2000) 1. 2010 219 Highest ERA................................................. 5.35 (2012) 2. 2008 205 3. 2014 187 Other 4. 2009 185 Best Fielding Average....................... .966 (2011, 2014) 5. 1999 178 Lowest Fielding Average............................ .858 (1980) Fewest Errors...................................................31 (1982) Walks (Batting) Most Errors................................................... 116 (1999) 1. 2011 142 Most Assists................................................... 559 (1999) 2. 1991 140 Losses................................................................37 (2006) 3. 2010 138 Longest Game...............19 innings vs. Colgate (1997) 4. 2008 133 5. 2009 130
Individual Game
Hitting 28 Hits.....................................5, Lisa Fink vs. Army (1993) 28 Betsy Doyle vs. Juniata (1980) 27 Sherry Finkel vs. Colgate (2010) 24 RBI.............................7, Betsy Doyle vs. Juniata (1980) 23 Alison Ford at Holy Cross (2011) 23 Home Runs................................................ 2, eight times last: Jacee Almond vs. Canisius (2014) Shutouts Triples..............................................................2, 12 times 1. 1988 10 last: Lauren Fry vs. Colgate (2010) 1989 10 Doubles.........3, Mary Pavlovich vs. Penn State (2007) 1990 10 Runs Scored..........6, Stephanie Buck vs. Juniata (1980) 1991 10 5. 2008 9 Pitching 2013 9 Strikeouts..........17, Brandi Porter vs. Lafayette (2002) Walks............ 11, Katie McDonald at Colgate (2009) ERA Allison Love vs. SBU (1992) 1. 1985 1.02 Lisa Fink vs. Lafayette (1991) 2. 1989 1.40 3. 1993 1.65 4. 1991 1.66 Individual Season 5. 1988 1.77 Hitting Total Bases......................100, Cydnee Sanders (2014) Strikeouts Slugging %.............................903, Lauren Wible (2005) (Pitching) Hitting Streak..........................20, Jen Yuengling (1993) 1. 2013 256 2. 2014 252 Pitching 3. 2007 222 W-L Record........................... 6-1, Sheryl Sauer (1979) 4. 2011 204 Strikeouts...........................122, Christie Wiest (2007) 5. 1991 197 2010 197 Walks...............................82, Jane Messersmith (2009) Complete Games....................22, Allison Love (1995) Christie Wiest (2008) Innings Pitched Consecutive Scoreless Innings...................................... 1. 2008 345.1 28.0, Sharon Nichols (1990) 2. 2013 344.1 3. 1997 333.1 Consecutive Innings w/out Allowing an ER................ 59.2, Sharon Nichols (1991) 4. 2011 332.1 5. 2014 329.2 Other Put Outs................................. 374, Kelly Dugan (1999) Wins 1. 1991 2010 3. 1993 4. 1988 5. 2008 2014
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Hitting Records Season Records Games Played 1. Lauren Wible (2006) 52 Erin Curatola (2008) 52 3. Jessie Snyder (2008) 51 Ashley Beans (2009) 51 Ashley Carlson (2009) 51 6. Ashley Carlson (2006) 50 Kris Devore (2006) 50 Lauren Litts (2006) 50 Ashley Beans (2008) 50 Mariah Midyette (2013) 50 Batting Average (2 AB per Game) 1. Lauren Wible (2005) .524* 2. Stephanie Buck (1979) .500 3. Cydnee Sanders (2014) .482 4. Kaye Swartz (1979) .474 5. Betsy Doyle (1980) .444 6. Stephanie Buck (1981) .440 Lisa Fink (1993) .440 8. Jenny Snyder (1999) .429 9. Alison Ford (2011) .408 10. Stacey Spitko (1988) .407 *-NCAA leader Hits 1. Cydnee Sanders (2014) 2. Jenny Snyder (1999) 3. Jenna Demetriades (1999) Alison Ford (2011) Jacee Almond (2014) 6. Erin Curatola (2007) Lauren Fry (2010) Kristen Zahn (2014) 9. Kristen Sandel (1997) Lauren Wible (2005) Home Runs 1. Lauren Wible (2005) Lauren Litts (2006) Ashley Beans (2009) 4. Jacee Almond (2014) 5. Lisa Fink (1990) Karen Smolskis (1991) Angie Stackhouse (2004) Cassie Lloyd (2008) Jessie Snyder (2009) Alison Ford (2009) Kristen Zahn (2014)
Kris Devore
80 66 58 58 58 55 55 55 54 54 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Triples 1. Kristen Sandel (1995) Lauren Titus (1999) Meredith Gill (2001) 4. Lisa Fink (1991) Jenn Gombos (1997) 6. Jenn Gombos (1995) Lynne Walshaw (1988) Kristen Sandel (1997) Jenna Demetriades (1999) Ashley Beans (2009) Jane Messersmith (2010) Doubles 1. Lauren Wible (2005) Mary Pavlovich (2007) Cydnee Sanders (2014) 4. Jenny Snyder (1999) Lauren Litts (2006) 6. Jenny Snyder (1997) Kris Devore (2006) 8. Jennifer James (2006) Alison Ford (2011) Jacee Almond (2014) Runs Scored 1. Jenny Snyder (1999) 2. Lauren Fry (2010) Cydnee Sanders (2014) 4. Lisa Fink (1991) 5. Lisa Fink (1992) 6. Lisa Fink (1990) 7. Jen Yuengling (1993) Jenny Snyder (1997) Erin Curatola (2008) Kristen Zahn (2014) Stolen Bases 1. Lisa Fink (1990) 2. Lisa Fink (1991) Lisa Fink (1993) 4. Lisa Fink (1992) Jen Yuengling (1992) 6. Jen Yuengling (1991) 7. Adrienne Ekern (1989) Karen Smolskis (1990) Jen Yuengling (1993) Runs Batted In 1. Angie Stackhouse (2004) Lauren Litts (2006) 3. Karen Smolskis (1991) Stacey Waite (1999) 5. Lauren Litts (2007) Erin Curatola (2008) Kristen Zahn (2014) 8. Heather Hoehn (1992) Jenna Demetriades (1999) Lauren Wible (2005) Lauren Fry (2008) Walks 1. Lauren Fry (2010) 2. Mallory Lyons (2014) 3. Jen Yuengling (1991) Lauren Wible (2003) 5. Carol Gesler (1991) Jessie Snyder (2011) 7. Lauren Wible (2005) Ashley Beans (2008) 9. Ellen Gabriel (1992) Alison Ford (2011)
Games Played 1. Ashley Beans (06-09)
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8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 15 15 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 44 42 42 39 38 37 33 33 33 33 24 23 23 20 20 19 17 17 17 35 35 34 34 33 33 33 31 31 31 31 31 30 26 26 25 25 24 24 22 22
Career Records 2. Ashley Carlson (06-09) 197 3. Jessie Snyder (08-11) 192 4. Lauren Fry (08-11) 186 5. Mary Pavlovich (07-10) 184 6. Erin Curatola (05-08) 182 7. Alison Ford (08-11) 178 8. Elyse Colmenero (08-11) 175 9. Jenna Demetriades (99-02) 173 10. Lauren Wible (03-06) 170 Batting Average (min. 50 AB) 1. Linda Palm (80-83) .437 2. Jacqui Crump (80-82) .424 3. Lisa Fink (90-93) .423 4. Stephanie Buck (80-82) .401 5. Cydnee Sanders (2013- .352 6. Lauren Wible (03-06) .350 7. Kristen Sandel (95-98) .346 8. Dawn Straub (80-82) .338 9. Jenny Snyder (96-99) .336 10. Jen Yuengling (90-93) .332 11. Alison Ford (08-11) .331 Hits 1. Lisa Fink (90-93) 2. Jenny Snyder (96-99) 3. Lauren Fry (08-11) 4. Jenna Demetriades (99-02) 5. Lauren Wible (03-06) 6. Jen Yuengling (90-93) 7. Kristen Sandel (95-98) 8. Alison Ford (08-11) 9. Erin Curatola (05-08) 10. Ashley Carlson (06-09) Doubles 1. Jenny Snyder (96-99) 2. Lauren Litts (04-07) 3. Lauren Wible (03-06) 4. Lauren Fry (08-11) 5. Mary Pavlovich (07-10) 6. Angie Stackhouse (01-04) 7. Alison Ford (08-11) 8. Kristen Sandel (95-98) Jenna Demetriades (99-02) Elyse Colmenero (08-11) Home Runs 1. Lauren Litts (04-07) 2. Lauren Wible (03-06) 3. Alison Ford (08-11) 4. Kristen Zahn (2013- 5. Lisa Fink (90-93) Charity Ford (98-01) 7. Ashley Beans (06-09) 8. Angie Stackhouse (01-04) 9. Jenna Demetriades (99-02) Cassie Lloyd (06-09) Jacee Almond (2013- Runs Batted In 1. Lauren Litts (04-07) 2. Alison Ford (08-11) 3. Lauren Wible (03-06) 4. Heather Hoehn (91-94) 5. Lisa Fink (90-93) 6. Charity Ford (98-01) 7. Mary Pavlovich (07-10) 8. Jenna Demetriades (99-02) 9. Kristen Zahn (2013- 10. Kristen Sandel (95-98) Angie Stackhouse (01-04)
205 189 177 172 167 163 160 159 157 151 47 43 40 39 37 32 31 30 30 30
Jenny Snyder Runs Scored 1. Lisa Fink (90-93) 2. Lauren Fry (08-11) 3. Jen Yuengling (90-93) 4. Jenny Snyder (96-99) 5. Ashley Carlson (06-09) 6. Mary Pavlovich (07-10) 7. Jen Jasionowski (94-97) 8. Jenna Demetriades (99-02) 9. Jessie Snyder (08-11) 10. Ashley Beans (06-09) Stolen Bases 1. Lisa Fink (90-93) 2. Jen Yuengling (90-93) 3. Ashley Carlson (06-09) 4. Karen Smolskis (88-91) 5. Adrienne Ekern (86-89)
146 113 111 109 98 90 83 81 77 75 90 67 47 46 28
20 17 14 13 12 12 11 10 9 9 9 107 98 96 93 90 82 81 80 76 75 75
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Pitching Records Season Records Games 1. Alex MacLean (2012) 2. Dana Nielsen (2013) 3. Christie Wiest (2008) 4. Alex MacLean (2011) Dana Nielsen (2014) 6. Christie Wiest (2007) Amanda Fazio (2013) 8. Christie Wiest (2006) 9. Brandi Porter (2001) Katie McDonald (2009) Alex MacLean (2010) Games Started 1. Alex MacLean (2012) 2. Christie Wiest (2008) 3. Christie Wiest (2007) 4. Alex MacLean (2011) 5. Amanda Fazio (2013) Dana Nielsen (2013) 7. Bridget Gates (2011) 8. Melanie Kulis (1997) Stacey Waite (1997) Lauren Potente (1999) Wins 1. Sharon Nichols (1991) 2. Sharon Nichols (1988) 3. Heidi Dawson (1993) Allison Love (1993) Christie Wiest (2008) Alex MacLean (2010) 7. Sharon Nichols (1990) Bridget Gates (2010) 9. Allison Love (1995) Melanie Kulis (1997) Stacey Waite (1998) Stacey Waite (1999) Losses 1. Alex MacLean (2012) 2. Bridget Gates (2011) Alex MacLean (2011) 4. Christie Wiest (2007) 5. Stacey Waite (1997) 6. Lauren Potente (1999) Brandi Porter (2002) Katie McDonald (2008) Amanda Fazio (2013) 10. Melanie Kulis (1997) Stacey Waite (1999) Kelli Haskins (2004) Christie Wiest (2006) Christie Wiest (2008) Dana Nielsen (2013) Shutouts 1. Sharon Nichols (1988) 2. Sharon Nichols (1990) Sharon Nichols (1991) 4. Stacey Waite (1998) 5. Sharon Nichols (1989) 6. Dawn Becker (1985) Christie Wiest (2008) 8. Allison Morena (1989) Allison Love (1992) 10. Heidi Dawson (1995) Brandi Porter (2002) Lauren Box (2003) Katie McDonald (2009)
37 33 32 31 31 30 30 29 28 28 28 29 28 27 26 25 25 24 23 23 23 16 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 11 22 18 18 16 15 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 9 8 8 7 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3
Alex MacLean (2010) Bridget Gates (2011) Amanda Fazio (2013) Dana Nielsen (2013) Dana Nielsen (2014)
3 3 3 3 3
Saves 1. Julie Williams (2005) Cindy Cherness (2014) 2. Molly Bell (1996) Stacey Waite (1996) Bridget Gates (2012) Bridget Gates (2013) Dana Nielsen (2013) Dana Nielsen (2014) Amanda Fazio (2014)
3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Innings Pitched 1. Christie Wiest (2008) 2. Melanie Kulis (1997) 3. Alex MacLean (2011) 4. Christie Wiest (2007) 5. Stacey Waite (1997) 6. Brandi Porter (2001) 7. Bridget Gates (2011) 8. Lauren Potente (1999) 9. Alex MacLean (2012) 10. Stacey Waite (1999)
181.2 165.1 162.2 153.2 153.1 150.1 149.0 148.2 148.0 147.1
ERA 1. Sharon Nichols (1991) 2. Kathy O’Brien (1988) Sharon Nichols (1990) 4. Dawn Becker (1985) 5. Sharon Nichols (1988) 6. Lynn Connelly (1985) 7. Sharon Nichols (1989) 8. Dawn Becker (1984) 9. Allison Morena (1986) 10. Heidi Dawson (1993) Strikeouts 1. Christie Wiest (2007) 2. Alex MacLean (2011) 3. Amanda Fazio (2013) 4. Christie Wiest (2008) 5. Brandi Porter (2002) 6. Dana Nielsen (2014) 7. Dana Nielsen (2013) 8. Brandi Porter (2001) 9. Sharon Nichols (1990) 10. Sharon Nichols (1991)
0.38 0.84 0.84 0.89 1.09 1.20 1.26 1.32 1.39 1.55 122 116 114 106 104 103 102 101 99 98
Career Records Games 1. Christie Wiest (05-08) 2. Alex MacLean (10-13) 3. Stacey Waite (96-99) 4. Bridget Gates (10-13) 5. Sharon Nichols (88-91) 6. Allison Love (92-95) Katie McDonald (06-09) 8. Dana Nielsen (2013- 9. Lauren Box (00-03) 10. Heidi Dawson (92-95)
117 98 84 83 81 78 78 77 75 70
Games Started 1. Christie Wiest (05-08) 2. Sharon Nichols (88-91)
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Bucknell softball won the 2010 Patriot League Championship on May 15, twice coming from behind to defeat Colgate 4-3 (9 inn.) and 6-4 on the final day of play at West Point, N.Y. The championship was the second in program history and the first since 1997.
With its Patriot League Tournament success, Bucknell advanced to its firstever NCAA Championships. In the Columbus, Ohio Regional on May 21-22, the Bison took on nationally ranked California and the host Ohio State. Stacey Waite (96-99) Alex MacLean (10-13) 5. Allison Love (92-95) 6. Heidi Dawson (92-95) 7. Lauren Box (00-03) Bridget Gates (10-13) 9. Dana Nielsen (2013- 10. Melanie Kulis (95-98) Katie McDonald (06-09) Wins 1. Sharon Nichols (88-91) 2. Allison Love (92-95) 3. Heidi Dawson (92-95) 4. Stacey Waite (96-99) 5. Christie Wiest (05-08) 6. Alex MacLean (10-13) 7. Amanda Fazio (2013- 8. Allison Morena (86-89) Katie McDonald (06-09) 10. Melanie Kulis (95-98) Bridget Gates (10-13) Losses 1. Christie Wiest (05-08) 2. Alex MacLean (10-13) 3. Stacey Waite (96-99) 4. Lauren Box (00-03) 5. Brandi Porter (00-02) Katie McDonald (06-09) 7. Allison Love (92-95) Bridget Gates (10-13) 9. Melanie Kulis (95-98) Lauren Potente (99-01) Shutouts 1. Sharon Nichols (88-91) 2. Stacey Waite (96-99) 3. Allison Love (92-95) 4. Christie Wiest (05-08) 5. Alex MacLean (10-13) 6. Dawn Becker (82-85) Heidi Dawson (92-95) Dana Nielsen (2013- Saves 1. Dana Nielsen (2013- 2. Bridget Gates (10-13) 3. Julie Williams (03-05) Christie Wiest (05-08) Amanda Fazio (2013- 6. Allison Morena (86-89)
76 76 73 66 54 54 53 52 52 51 42 39 36 33 28 24 23 23 22 22 50 46 42 37 33 33 32 32 30 30 31 12 11 10 7 6 6 6
Molly Bell (96) Stacey Waite (96-99) Meaghan Haley (06-07) Katie McDonald (06-09) Dana Nielsen (13-pres.)
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Innings Pitched 1. Christie Wiest (05-08) 560.2 2. Sharon Nichols (88-91) 522.2 3. Stacey Waite (96-99) 504.1 4. Allison Love (92-95) 496.0 5. Heidi Dawson (92-95) 466.1 6. Alex MacLean (10-13) 446.0 7. Bridget Gates (10-13) 389.2 8. Melanie Kulis (95-98) 360.1 9. Lauren Box (00-03) 349.0 10. Brandi Porter (00-02) 345.0 ERA (min. 50 IP) 1. Sharon Nichols (88-91) 0.83 2. Kathy O’Brien (85-88) 1.61 3. Andrea Nicholson (96) 1.63 4. Dawn Becker (82-85) 1.68 5. Laurie Fisher (89-90) 1.86 6. Allison Morena (86-89) 2.05 7. Allison Love (92-95) 2.13 8. Lisa Fink (91-92) 2.17 9. Brandi Porter (00-02) 2.23 10. Lauren Box (00-03) 2.29
Strikeouts 1. Christie Wiest (05-08) 2. Sharon Nichols (88-91) 3. Allison Love (92-95) 4. Alex MacLean (10-13) 5. Amanda Fazio (2013- 6. Dana Nielsen (2013- 7. Brandi Porter (00-02) 8. Bridget Gates (10-13) 9. Katie McDonald (06-09) 10. Melanie Kulis (95-98)
364 332 321 303 248 239 233 216 176 144
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Awards/All-Time Results
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1993 1999 2005 2011
Patriot League Player of the Year Lisa Fink Jenny Snyder Lauren Wible Alison Ford
1993 1994
Patriot League Pitcher of the Year Heidi Dawson Allison Love (co-selection)
2008 2010
Patriot League Rookie of the Year Lauren Fry Alex MacLean
1994 1996 1999 2004 2008
Patriot League Coach of the Year Terrie Grieb Terrie Grieb Terrie Grieb Janelle Breneman Heather Rakosik
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
First Team All-Patriot League Lisa Fink (OF) Heather Hoehn (1B) Jennifer Kalochie (2B) Sharon Nichols (P) Karen Smolskis (OF) Lisa Fink (OF) Heather Hoehn (1B) Kelly Corr (SS) Heidi Dawson (P) Lisa Fink (OF) Heather Hoehn (2B) Jen Yuengling (C) Jen Jasionowski (OF) Allison Love (P) Allison Love (P) Kristen Sandel (3B) Jen Jasionowski (OF) Jenn Gombos (2B) Kristen Sandel (3B) Jenny Snyder (SS) Stephanie Morgan (OF) Jenny Snyder (SS) Jenna Demetriades (OF) Jenny Snyder (SS) Stacey Waite (DP) Jenna Demetriades (OF) Jenna Demetriades (OF) Angie Stackhouse (C) Lauren Wible (1B) Lauren Litts (DP) Lauren Wible (1B) Lauren Litts (C) Elyse Colmenero (C) Lauren Fry (OF) Cassie Lloyd (1B) Christie Wiest (P) Elyse Colmenero (C) Ashley Beans (OF) Alison Ford (U) Jessie Snyder (2B) Lauren Fry (OF) Alison Ford (3B) Mary Horton (UT) Cydnee Sanders (SS) Cydnee Sanders (SS)
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2012 2013 2014
Second Team All-Patriot League Heidi Dawson (P) Kerry McDonnell (OF) Colleen Bannister (DP/UT) Kelly Corr (SS) Heidi Dawson (P) Jenn Gombos (2B) Casey Hollister (C) Jen Jasionowski (OF) Jenn Gombos (2B) Casey Hollister (C) Jenny Snyder (SS) Stacey Waite (DP/UT) Stacey Waite (DP) Charity Ford (1B) Melanie Kulis (OF/P) Kristen Sandel (3B) Stacey Waite (P) Kelly Dugan (1B) Nicole Zergebel (2B) Charity Ford (3B) Meredith Gill (SS) Brandi Porter (P) Jenna Demetriades (OF) Brandi Porter (P) Kris Devore (OF) Lauren Wible (1B) Jill Pompeii (OF) Lauren Wible (1B) Ashley Beans (OF) Jennifer James (2B) Ashley Carlson (OF) Erin Curatola (DP) Mary Pavlovich (3B) Cassie Lloyd (1B) Alex MacLean (P) Shelly McCormack (DP) Meredith Dickson (C) Erin Cox (DP) Amanda Fazio (P) Kristen Zahn (OF) Jacee Almond (2B) Lara Bean (P) Cheyanna Young (C) Kristen Zahn (OF)
Bison vs. 2015 Opponents Opponent W L T 1st Met Albany 7 2 0 1986 Army 37 52 0 1997 Binghamton 1 3 0 2003 Boston College first meeting Boston University 1 4 0 2014 Bowling Green 1 1 0 2002 Brown 1 3 0 1997 Canisius 2 4 0 1987 Coastal Carolina 4 13 0 1987 Colgate 47 52 0 1988 Cornell 3 10 0 1994 East Carolina 2 3 0 1994 East Tennessee State first meeting Florida A&M first meeting Hampton first meeting Holy Cross 55 31 0 1991 Lafayette 68 40 1 1979 Lehigh 39 79 0 1979 Marshall 0 3 0 1997 Murray State first meeting Niagara first meeting Northern Illinois first meeting Penn State 6 24 0 1986 Presbyterian 0 1 0 2012 Robert Morris 0 2 0 2009 Sacred Heart 0 2 0 2009 Southern Illinois first meeting Saint Francis 25 18 0 1987 Saint Peter’s 5 1 0 1996 Toledo 0 1 0 2002 Towson 18 36 0 1983 Valparaiso first meeting
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1993 1998 1999 2002 2005 2008 2014
Patriot League Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year Lauren Wible Patriot League Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Lisa Fink Kristen Sandel Stacey Waite Lauren Titus Lauren Wible Erin Curatola Cydnee Sanders
Academic All-Patriot League Team 2011 Alison Ford, Lauren Fry, Jessie Snyder 2012 Meredith Dickson, Mallory Lyons 2013 Cassie Greenhawk, Cydnee Sanders, Kristen Zahn 2014 Amanda Fazio, Cydnee Sanders, Kristen Zahn 1984 1985 1987 1988 1992 1993 1997 1999 2002 2005
Academic All-America Dawn Becker (second team) Janet Unger (first team) Dawn Becker (second team) Carol Rowland (first team) Stacey Spitko (first team) Stacey Spitko (first team) Lisa Fink (third team) Lisa Fink (first team) Kristen Sandel (third team) Stacey Waite (third team) Lauren Titus (first team) Lauren Wible (second team)
All-Time Results Year Record League Pct. 1979 8-4-0 N/A .667 1980 7-8-0 N/A .467 1981 7-10-0 N/A .412 1982 6-11-0 N/A .353 1983 7-14-0 N/A .333 1984 9-9-1 4-2 (ECC) .486 1985 10-12-0 6-6 .455 1986 12-12-0 5-7 .500 1987 10-16-1 4-8 .377 1988 24-9-0 7-5 .727 1989 18-17-0 6-8 .514 1990 20-14-0 9-5 .588 1991 28-11-1 9-3 (PL) .709 1992 20-17-0 7-5 .541 1993 27-8-0 8-4 .771 1994 17-21-0 10-2 .447 1995 19-23-0 7-5 .452 1996 20-15-0 7-3 .571 1997 18-30-0 6-4 .375 1998 18-20-0 12-6 .474 1999 19-28-0 12-8 .404 2000 11-26-0 2-8 .297 2001 19-26-2 8-12 .426 2002 12-32-0 5-15 .273 2003 11-33-0 6-14 .250 2004 14-26-0 8-12 .350 2005 16-22-0 8-10 .421 2006 15-37-0 8-12 .288 2007 15-33-1 7-12 .316 2008 23-29-0 13-7 .442 2009 19-32-0 9-11 .373 2010 28-20-1 11-9 .582 2011 14-36 5-15 .280 2012 11-34 5-15 .244 2013 21-30 11-9 .412 2014 23-26 10-8 .469 Totals: 576-751-7 230-235 .434
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Hall of Fame/PL All-Decade Team Softball Players in Bucknell Hall of Fame The following former softball players have been inducted into Bucknell’s Athletic Hall of Fame: Lisa Fink (’93): One of Bucknell’s top female athletes and arguably the top softball player in school history, Fink was also a star on the basketball court for the Bison. A four-time all-league selection in softball, Fink batted .440 during her senior year and earned Patriot League Player of the Year and First Team Academic All-America honors. Fink owned a .378 career batting average and never hit below .344 in her four-year career. The rare first-ballot Hall of Famer was an NCAA Woman of the Year nominee in 1993. Entered the Hall of Fame with the Class of 2003. Sharon Nichols (’91): The most dominating softball pitcher to ever wear the Orange and Blue, Nichols graduated with every pitching record, and to this day she still holds six Bucknell marks - including three career records.A perennial all-conference selection, she posted a 0.83 career earned run average, notched 332 strikeouts and had 51 victories in the circle. During her career she threw four no-hitters and a perfect game, and in 1991 she compiled a streak of 59.2 innings without allowing an earned run.As a senior, Nichols ranked sixth nationally with a 0.38 ERA and compiled a 16-6 mark with eight shutouts. Entered the Hall of Fame with the Class of 2001.
Sharon Nichols
Dianne Czarnecki (’87): A four-year letterwinner and All-East Coast Conference selection in both field hockey and softball, Czarnecki also picked up all-region honors on the diamond her senior season. Entered the Hall of Fame with the Class of 1999.
Dawn Becker
JenYuengling (’93): Considered one of the best catchers and leadoff hitters in the history of the Bucknell softball program, Yuengling’s .332 career average ranks 10th all-time. She also broke school records for career walks (66) and recorded the longest hitting streak (20) in program history. Yuengling was named to the All-East Coast Conference Team in 1990 and to the All-Patriot League squad in 1993. She was later named to the Patriot League All-Decade Team. Entered the Hall of Fame with the Class of 2009.
Jen Yuengling
2005 National Batting Champion
Lynne Walshaw (’89): A four-year starter and All-East Coast Conference selection, Walshaw graduated Bucknell holding 14 school records. Of those 14 records, her .702 slugging percentage still topped the Bucknell single-season list when entering Hall of Fame. Entered the Hall of Fame with the Class of 2000.
Dawn Becker (’85): An outstanding pitcher, Becker compiled one of the most impressive careers in Bucknell softball history. Becker set numerous Bucknell softball pitching records and was a two-time East Coast Conference ScholarAthlete and Second Team Academic All-
Jill Henry (’81): A three-sport captain in field hockey, basketball and softball, Henry set game and season scoring records in basketball and was twice named to the Academic All-America College Division Team. Entered the Hall of Fame with the Class of 1993.
In 2005, Bucknell’s Lauren Wible hit .524 to lead the nation and break Bucknell and Patriot League records. The Dover, Pa., native was named the Patriot League Player of the Year, became the first Bison since 1999 to earn a spot on the All-Mid Atlantic Region First Team and copped Academic All-America honors. She also earned plaudits as the Patriot League Softball and Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Wible completed the 2005 campaign second nationally in doubles per game (0.39), third in slugging percentage (.903) and 21st in walks per game (0.63).
Lauren Wible
Bison Players on Patriot League All-Decade Team
Jenna Demetriades ’02 • Four-time all-league selection (3 first team) • Second in PL with .591 slugging % in 2000 • Named to All-Decade team after playing only two years
Lisa Fink ’93 • Four-time all-league selection • Hit .440 as a senior • PL MVP in
Jenn Gombos ’97 • Three-time all-league selection • Fourth on Bison career triples list (16) • Game-winning hit in 1997 19-inning title-game win over Colgate
Heather Hoehn ’94 • Three-time all-league selection • Fourth on Bison career RBIs list (93) • All-league player in volleyball
Kristen Sandel ’98 • Three-time all-league selection • Academic All-America selection as a junior • Ninth on Bison single-season hit list (54) and tied for first in triples (8)
Jenny Snyder ’99 • Four-time all-league selection • PL Player of the Year (1999) • Graduated with a total of 15 Bison records, including season hits (66)
Stacey Waite ’99 • Four-time all-league selection • Named all-league three times as DP and once as a pitcher • Regional Academic AllAmerica selection as junior and senior
Jen Yuengling ’93 • All-league selection • Batted .397 as a senior with a 20-game hitting streak • Still holds BU record for walks in a career (66)
American. Entered the Hall of Fame with the Class of 1997. Stacey Spitko (’88): An outstanding basketball and softball player, Spitko started every basketball game and all but two softball games Stacey Spitko in her career. En route, she set school records and earned Academic All-America honors in both sports. Entered the Hall of Fame with the Class of 1995.
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About Bucknell
This is Bucknell
Bucknell University is one of the top liberal arts universities in the nation. Our academic programs encompass: The traditional liberal arts disciplines—arts, humanities, natural sciences and social sciences. Professional programs in accounting, management, education, engineering and music. Preprofessional advising in law and medicine. With approximately 3,500 undergraduates and nearly 150 graduate students, we combine the personal attention of a small college with the resources of a large university. THE CAMPUS: BEAUTIFUL AND CENTRALLY LOCATED More than 100 facilities for learning, living, and recreation. Approximately three hours from Baltimore, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. ACADEMICS: BROAD LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
More than 50 majors leading to bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, bachelor of engineering, bachelor of science in education, bachelor of science in business administration, bachelor of music. College of Arts & Sciences Departments and Programs: Animal Behavior, Anthropology, Art and Art History, Biology, Cell Biology/Biochemistry, Chemistry, Classics, Comparative Humanities, Computer Science, East Asian Studies, Economics, Education, English, Environmental Geology, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, French, Geography, Geology, German, History, International Relations, Latin American Studies, Linguistics, Mathematics, Music, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Russian, Sociology, Spanish, Theatre and Dance, Women’s and Gender Studies. School of Management: Accounting and Financial Management; Global Management; Managing for Sustainability; Markets, Innovation and Design; Management for Engineers. College of Engineering: Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Computer Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical. Professional Advising: Pre-Health Professions, Pre-Law. THE FACULTY: FOCUSED ON STUDENTS More than 330 full-time faculty. More than 95% of faculty members hold doctoral degrees. Undergraduate learning is highest priority. Faculty members are active scholars who conduct research, produce creative works, and publish their findings, often in collaboration with students.
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Facilities Becker Field
Kinney Natatorium
The Bucknell University Department of Athletics and Recreation prides itself on setting the standard of excellence when it comes to success both on the playing fields and in the classroom.With 18 Patriot League Presidents’ Cups in 24 years, national leadership in graduation rates in 2013, 125 Academic All-Americans since 1970 and 136 Patriot League Scholar-Athletes in 24 years, Bucknell is clearly at the head of the class in terms of upholding the scholar-athlete model. The 2003 addition of the Kenneth G. Langone Athletics and Recreation Center, one of the finest collegiate athletics and recreation venues of its kind, ensures the continuation of that success. The facility enhances each of Bucknell’s 27 varsity programs and greatly expands the scope of its growing intramural and recreational sports offerings. A visually appealing structure located along Moore Avenue on the “downhill” side of campus, the Langone Athletics and Recreation Center was designed to reach out to all members of the campus community, including the student body, varsity student-athletes, faculty, staff and alumni. Three primary venues lie within the facility: the Arthur D. Kinney Jr. Natatorium, the 4,000-seat Gary A. Sojka Pavilion and the Krebs Family Fitness Center. Other features include a new location for the Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame, a display of Bucknell’s Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, a sports medicine and athletic training suite, classrooms, modern offices for coaches and staff and increased locker room space for varsity and recreational athletes. The facility is named in honor of Ken Langone, a 1957 Bucknell graduate who, along with his wife Elaine, pledged $11 million toward the center’s construction. Langone was a member of the university Board of Trustees from 1980 to 1996.
One of the special qualities of the Langone Athletics and Recreation Center is the manner in which it supplements the pre-existing facilities.The construction surrounds Gerhard Fieldhouse and historic Davis Gymnasium, which has been restored as a competition venue for the Bison wrestling and volleyball teams, as well as intramural, recreation and other varsity practice activities. As Bucknell continues to strive toward its mission of setting the standard of excellence in college athletics, the Langone Athletics and Recreation Center becomes the centerpiece in an already impressive cache of athletics facilities that includes the 13,100-seat Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium and its FieldTurf and 8-lane track surface; the scenic Bucknell Golf Club; Depew Field, the home of the Bison baseball team; the spacious West Fields with Becker Field for softball, Emmitt Field for soccer and Graham Field for field hockey and women’s lacrosse, including Holmes Stadium with covered grandstand seats, ticket and concession areas, team rooms, a training room and a press box area for soccer, field hockey and women’s lacrosse.
Krebs Fitness Center
Depew Field
Becker Field
Located on the west side of Route 15, Bucknell’s Charles & Karen Becker Field is the home venue for the Bison softball team. Adjacent to baseball’s Depew Field, the softball field is a fenced complex that contains a natural grass outfield with a manicured infield. The facility, named in honor of Hall of Famer Dawn Becker’s parents, underwent extensive renovations at the conclusion of the 2010 campaign and included new dugouts, scoreboard, backstop and playing surface. Bucknell owns a 234-227-4 (.508) all-time record on its home field.
Sojka Pavilion
Holmes Stadium
Davis Gym
Gerhard Fieldhouse
Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium
Varsity Tennis Courts
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Patriot League The Patriot League The Patriot League, which was founded on the principles of admitting athletes who are academically representative of their class, is in its third decade of academic and athletic achievement. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education. The Patriot League began as a successful Division I-AA (now called Football Championship Subdivision) football conference in 1986. Full League members include American, Army, Boston University, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, Loyola Maryland and Navy. Associate members include Fordham in football, Massachusetts Institute of Technology in women’s rowing and Georgetown in both football and women’s rowing. These member institutions are among the oldest and most prestigious in the nation. Alumni from Patriot League colleges and universities have played a leadership role in the shaping of our country. In the classroom, the Patriot League’s full-member institutions, individually and collectively, consistently rank among the top Division I programs in the NCAA Graduation Rates Report. Since 1998, the Patriot League has ranked first among all Division I conferences offering scholarships in student-athlete graduation rates according to the NCAA Graduation Rates report.The League finished at the top spot with 96 percent of its teams reporting a graduation rate of 85 percent or higher in the most recent data. In addition, 90 Patriot League teams earned NCAA Academic Performance Program Public Recognition Awards after posting academic progress rate scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. League members have also distinguished themselves on the field of play. The Patriot League sponsors championship competition in 24 sports (11 for men; 13 for women). Championship teams from 15 sports are guaranteed advancement into NCAA post-season competition: baseball, men and women’s basketball, field hockey, football, men’s golf, men and women’s lacrosse, rowing, men and women’s soccer, softball, men and women’s tennis and volleyball. Along the timeline of Patriot League history about three-quarters of the Patriot League’s Scholar-Athletes of the Year also received All-Patriot League status for their exemplary athletic performance. In the Patriot League’s history, more than 200 student-athletes have been recognized as CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, while more than 12,000 have qualified for the League’s Academic Honor Roll. More than 30 student-athletes have received NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships. Additionally, Patriot League student-athletes have earned Fulbright Scholarships, Rhodes Scholarships, Marshall Scholarships and NACDA/Disney Scholarships.
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PL STAFF Executive Director Carolyn Schlie Femovich femovich@patriotleague.com Executive Asst. & Business Mgr. Deb Herman dherman@patriotleague.com Senior Associate Executive Dir. for External Relations Richard Wanninger r wanninger@patriotleague.com Senior Assoc. Exec. Dir. for Sport Management & Governance Ginger Fulton gfulton@patriotleague.com Asst. Executive Director for Sport Management & Compliance Stephanie Cecco scecco@patriotleague.com Assistant Executive Director for Communications Matt Dougherty mdougherty@patriotleague.com Associate Director for Communications Keith Gary kgary@patriotleague.com Director of Multimedia and Creative Services Jimmy Johnson jjohnson@patriotleague.com Patriot League Network Correspondent Melanie Pellowski mpellowski@patriotleague.com Associate Director for Championships Kevin Huckel khuckel@patriotleague.com
The Presidents’ Cup signifies overall excellence in the 24 sports sponsored by the Patriot League, and Bucknell has won the Cup 18 times in its 24-year existence, including 14 of the last 17 years. The Presidents’ Cup is awarded annually to the institution that accumulates the highest point total over the entire academic year, with points awarded on the basis of the school’s finish in each of the 24 Patriot League sports. If there is a league tournament in a sport, the points are awarded based on the average of the regular season and tournament finish, and if there is no post-season tournament, points are awarded based on regularseason standings.
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The Presidents’ Cup
Past Champions
1991 — Bucknell 1992 — Bucknell 1993 — Bucknell 1994 — Army 1995 — Army 1996 — Bucknell 1997 — Army 1998 — Bucknell 1999 — Bucknell 2000 — Bucknell 2001 — Bucknell 2002 — Bucknell
2003 — Bucknell 2004 — Bucknell 2005 — Army 2006 — Bucknell 2007 — Bucknell 2008 — Bucknell 2009 — Bucknell 2010 — Bucknell 2011 — Bucknell 2012 — Navy 2013 — Bucknell 2014 — Navy
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The Plan for Bucknell Bucknell is a unique national university where liberal arts and professional programs complement each other, where more than 3,500 full-time students are educated for a lifetime of critical thinking and strong leadership. For more than 160 years, the University has remained true to its fundamental purpose: to educate and prepare students for lives that make a difference and have a positive impact on the world. In keeping with that purpose, the University has developed The Plan for Bucknell, which includes its collective vision — “To provide students with the premier undergraduate experience in American higher education.” Students helped shape this vision because of their confidence in the University. The Plan comprises five strategies: Strengthen the Academic Core aims to ensure that a Bucknell education is challenging and engaging, with openness to new ideas and a culture of innovation; Deepen the Residential Learning Experience will provide a residential learning and living experience that complements the academic program, integrates the athletics and recreation program and promotes personal growth and development and civic and ethical responsibility; Enhance Diversity is a commitment to diversity in all its forms within a civil and supportive environment of open exchange to prepare Bucknell graduates to live and work in a globally integrated and intercultural world; Build Bridges will bring the world to Bucknell — through visiting scholars and sports teams, international students and alumni, guest speakers, international focus semesters, and electronic communications — and bring Bucknell to the world through strategic partnerships and community engagement activities as well as opportunities for off-campus study and faculty research; lessen dependence on tuition, and ensure our financial future.
Secure Our Financial Future will secure resources necessary to engage new opportunities,
The Plan for Bucknell was unanimously approved by the Board of Trustees on April 29, 2006, having previously been approved by the students and faculty. We have begun implementing it and are determined to make it a reality over the next decade. To read the complete version of The Plan for Bucknell or to request a published version, see www.bucknell.edu/ThePlanforBucknell
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Bison Leadership Academy
Training Bison Student-Athletes to Become Effective Leaders in Academics, in Athletics, and in Life Competitive sports at Bucknell dates back to 1870, and more than a century later Bucknell has established itself as a national leader in providing successful academic and athletic opportunities for student-athletes. Today, the Department of Athletics & Recreation strives to set the standard of excellence among all intercollegiate programs by maintaining academic priorities and supporting educational and personal development, all while providing the rigorous and competitive Division I athletics opportunity sought by Bucknell student-athletes. As Bison Athletics seeks to create a comprehensive learning environment that meshes with the academic mission of the University, an important element of the complete student-athlete experience is participation in an elite leadership development program designed to identify, develop, challenge and support student-athletes and coaches in their continual quest to become leaders in academics, in athletics and in life. This is the Bucknell Bison Leadership Academy.
Claire Maree O’Bryan makes a presentation during the 2014 Leadership Academy Kickoff Event
ABOUT THE PROGRAM • In the summer of 2011 the Bucknell Department of Athletics & Recreation implemented a formal leadership development program. • Initial workshops were facilitated by the Janssen Sports Leadership Center. • As part of a Patriot League-wide leadership initiative, the program is designed to help studentathletes learn how to be effective leaders on and off the playing fields. • Initially, a group of 60 student-athletes were identified as members.These workshops for both student-athletes and their coaches have set the stage for ongoing programming that will encompass the Bucknell Bison Leadership Academy. GOALS FOR THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY • Identify and develop high potential leaders in their sophomore or junior years • Help young best athletes become best leaders • Create strong leaders by example and set the stage for developing vocal leaders • Build a strong peer support network for aspiring leaders • Develop leaders who support and learn from current team captains/leaders • Practice leading self, their class, and below • Succession Planning — smoothly replace graduating leaders • Encourage veteran leaders to step up and be vocal leaders • Establish a solid, cooperative and ongoing partnership with the coaching staff • Teach and apply the insights and skills necessary to be a responsible and respected leader • Provide veteran leaders with ongoing coaching and support as they tackle the tough issues of team leadership • Provide veteran leaders with a solid peer network for guidance and support • Provide veteran leaders with highly marketable leadership skills for a lifetime
Ryan Frazier makes a presentation to the group at the event
What they’re saying ... “I applaud our athletics department for providing our student-athletes with this exciting program. We are confident the young men and women participating will take full advantage of all that the Bucknell Bison Leadership Academy has to offer.” - Bucknell University President John Bravman “At Bucknell, our intercollegiate athletics program embraces and reflects the University’s mission, core values and educational goals. Leadership development is one of the many important opportunities that is inherent in athletics. Cultivating great leadership is of critical importance, as it not only contributes to the success of our teams, but the benefits of becoming a great leader ultimately will extend well beyond the practice and playing fields and last a lifetime.” - Director of Athletics & Recreation John Hardt “The Patriot League believes in the motto of `today’s scholar-athletes, tomorrow’s leaders,’ and the program provides a unique platform for student-athletes to further their growth into leadership roles.We remain committed to providing student-athletes an opportunity to achieve their potential academically and athletically while preparing to become leaders and make meaningful contributions to society.” - Patriot League Executive Director Carolyn Schlie Femovich
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Bucknell football alum Tom Martin at a Leadership Academy networking event.
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