Bucknell University Athletics
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Field Hockey to Host Lehigh at Graham Field Saturday
10/10/2019 11:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
Setting the Scene
Who:Â Bucknell (5-5, 1-1 PL) vs. Lehigh (5-5, 1-2 PL)
When:Â Saturday, Oct. 12, NoonÂ
Where:Â Graham Field, Lewisburg, Pa.
Live Webstream: Patriot League Network
Live Stats:Â BucknellBison.com
About the Bison
• The Bison will enter the weekend 5-5 following a 3-2 overtime loss at Villanova last Sunday. It was the seventh game the Bison have played this season that was decided by a single goal. The team sits in fourth place in the Patriot League after defeating Boston University and losing to American.
• Saturday's game is the first time the Bison will be playing at Graham field since Sept. 15, as well as the team's first home Patriot League contest.
• Forward Emily Doyle scored both of the Bison goals on Saturday and now ranks second in the league with seven on the season. Five of Doyle's goals have come in the last three matches. The sophomore was an honorable mention for Patriot League Player of the Week this week.
• Allie Christopher has put all 11 of her shots on goals this season and is one of four Bison with multiple goals on the year.
• Senior goalkeeper Olivia Harris is third in the league with her 1.67 goals against average. Harris has posted three shutouts this season and sports a .757 save percentage.
• The Bison's 1.7 goals allowed per game are third-best in the Patriot League.
About Lehigh/Series History
• At 1-2 in Patriot League play, the Mountain Hawks sit in fifth place in the season standings. After defeating Colgate back in September and beginning the season 5-1, the Mountain Hawks have lost four consecutive contests.
• Lehigh averages nearly five more shots per game than the Bison, ranking second in the league with 15.4 per contest.
• Lehigh junior Drew Pecora sits atop the league with eight goals on the season and is tied for first in points with three assists as well. Pecora did not play in 2018, but tallied the Mountain Hawks' lone goal in a 3-1 loss to the Bison in 2017.
• Freshman Maddie Kahn has started all 10 games in the cage for Lehigh and is ninth in the NCAA with a .784 save percentage. Kahn also posted shutouts against both Rider and Georgetown earlier in the season.
• In 45 all-time meetings between the Bison and Mountain Hawks the teams are even at 22-22-1.
• Bucknell has won the last seven matchups, including a 5-1 win at Lehigh last season. Brittany Willwerth and Megan Keeney each scored twice in that game. Chloe Poltonavage also has one career goal against the Mountain Hawks.
Up Next
Bucknell plays a pair of Ivy League schools on the road in Yale and Cornell next week. The Bison will take on the Bulldogs Monday, Oct. 14 at 5 p.m. before facing the Big Red the following day.
