By Paul Gotham BETHLEHEM, PA – The Bucknell Bison travel three time zones to open the 2013-14 season. Dave Paulsen’s group start against the Pac-12’s Stanford Cardinal in Palo Alto, Cal., Friday night. The game will be Bucknell’s first of three in their first four against teams from power conferences with a tilt on Wednesday at Penn State (never mind the jet lag) and a date … [Read more...] about Bucknell’s Ayers faces challenge of balancing opportunity with responsibility
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Bucknell tightens up on D to pull away from Loyola, 66-46
Courtesy of BucknellBison.com BALTIMORE, Md. – Mike Muscala recorded 29 points and eight rebounds, and Bucknell locked in on defense after a slow start to run away from Loyola (Md.) 66-46 before a sellout crowd at Reitz Arena on Friday night. The Bison bounced back nicely from just its second loss of the season last Saturday at Princeton, and they improved to 12-2 to … [Read more...] about Bucknell tightens up on D to pull away from Loyola, 66-46
Bucknell holds off La Salle, 74-66 to improve to 9-1
Courtesy of BucknellBison.com. LEWISBURG, Pa. – Joe Willman scored 18 points and matched his career high with 12 rebounds, and frontcourt-mate Mike Muscala had another big game with 18 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three blocks, leading Bucknell to a 74-66 victory over La Salle in a battle of one-loss teams Saturday night at Sojka Pavilion. The Bison have now … [Read more...] about Bucknell holds off La Salle, 74-66 to improve to 9-1
Mike Muscala, Kendall Knorr and the weekly Patriot League awards
Courtesy of PatriotLeague.org. CENTER VALLEY, Pa. — Final exams are coming soon at each of the Patriot League schools, and the eight teams will pack in action this week before taking breaks to hit the books. Each team will hit the court on either Tuesday or Wednesday. Tuesday night’s action features four teams playing at home as Lehigh welcomes Fordham, … [Read more...] about Mike Muscala, Kendall Knorr and the weekly Patriot League awards
Isaiah Armwood, Kendall Knorr, Mike Muscala and nuggets from the past week
Surveying the Atlantic 10, Metro Atlantic Athletic and Patriot League for lessons learned over the past week. Isaiah Armwood likes playing for George Washington Last we saw Isaiah Armwood he was roaming the hardwood of the Big East in a Villanova Wildcats uniform. The Baltimore, Maryland native averaged two shots in 17 minutes of playing time. He scored two and a half per … [Read more...] about Isaiah Armwood, Kendall Knorr, Mike Muscala and nuggets from the past week