Men fall, but women advance to league championship

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- The fifth-seeded Bucknell women's basketball team landed a 60-52 victory over top-seeded American in the semifinals of the Patriot League Tournament Sunday afternoon at West Point, allowing the Bison to advance to their first league championship game since 2002.

Bucknell is the first No. 5 seed to advance to the championship game since 1997. The Bison will play second-seeded Lehigh Wednesday, March 12. || Complete coverage

The men's season came to a close Sunday afternoon as Colgate beat the Bison 54-40 in a Patriot League basketball semifinal. || Complete coverage

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Posted March 9, 2008
Updated March 10, 2008