Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell University
#10/11 Loyola (Md.)
Women's Lacrosse Travels to No. 10/11 Loyola, Hosts Lehigh for Senior Day
4/15/2019 1:38:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
When: Wednesday, April 17 – 7 p.m.Â
Where: Ridley Athletic Complex – Baltimore, Md.
Tickets: LoyolaGreyhounds.com
Internet Video: Patriot League Network
Live Stats: LoyolaGreyhounds.com
Follow on Twitter: @Bucknell_WLAX
Lehigh (5-8, 1-5 Patriot League) vs. Bucknell (4-10, 2-4 Patriot League)
When: Saturday, April 20 – 1 p.m.Â
Where: Graham Field – Lewisburg, Pa.
Internet Video: Patriot League Network
Live Stats: BucknellBison.com
Follow on Twitter: @Bucknell_WLAX
Bison Recognize Seniors
• Before their game against Lehigh, the Bison will recognize their three seniors: defender Callie DeWitt, goalie Jamisen DeWitt and attacker Audrey Walsh.
• The trio served as team captains in 2019 with junior Sarah Dohler. All three have started every game to date.
• C. DeWitt cracked Bucknell's top 10 in both single-season (4th, 32) and career caused turnovers (7th, 71) this season.
• J. DeWitt was a 2018 All-Patriot League Second Team selection and 2019 Preseason All-Patriot League honoree. She owns Bucknell's record in career ground balls (163) and is one of seven Bison with at least 500 career saves.
• Walsh currently boasts 86 points (56g-30a) in 57 career games; she led the team with 46 points (26g-20a) as a sophomore in 2017.
• Walsh's younger sisters, Caroline and Gabby, are members of the Bucknell women's lacrosse team's sophomore class.
Bucknell at a Glance
• The Bison are currently 4-10 (2-4 Patriot League) following their 19-7 loss to Boston University on April 13.
• In 2018, Bucknell went 3-13 (1-8 Patriot League). The Bison, who placed ninth in the Patriot League a year ago, were picked to finish in the same spot in 2019, as voted on by the league's coaches and sports information directors in the preseason poll.
• Bucknell qualified for back-to-back Patriot League Tournaments for the second time in program history in 2016 and 2017. The Bison were young and inexperienced a year ago, having lost three of their top five point producers and their two All-Patriot League honorees from 2017. Half of their Patriot League losses in 2018 came by three goals or fewer.
• Bucknell's captains are Callie DeWitt, Jamisen DeWitt, Sarah Dohler and Audrey Walsh. All four are first-time captains and will lead a young team featuring 21 underclassmen.
• J. DeWitt was recognized on the 2019 Preseason All-Patriot League Team. A 2018 All-Patriot League Second Team honoree, she led the Patriot League and finished ninth nationally in saves per game (10.75) that season. Against UMBC on March 21, she became the seventh Bison to make 500 career saves and also broke the program's record in career ground balls.
• The Bison return their top four leading scorers from a year ago in Eve Calabria (19g-14a), Morgan Steinhacker (18g), Walsh (14g-3a) and Lillie Hunt (8g-8a).
• Walsh, who battled injuries throughout the 2018 campaign, previously led the team in scoring as a sophomore in 2017. That year, she racked up 46 points (26g-20a).
• Remington Steele is his second year at the helm of the Bucknell women's lacrosse team.
Category Leaders
• Goals: Morgan Steinhacker (24)
• Assists: Eve Calabria (16)
• Points: Eve Calabria (29)
• Shots: Morgan Steinhacker (69)
• Ground balls: Jamisen DeWitt (43) - 7th in school history
• Caused turnovers: Callie DeWitt (32) - 4th in school history
• Draw controls: Kali Peeples (37)
• Save Percentage: Jamisen DeWitt (.424)
• Goals Against Average: Jamisen DeWitt (14.40)
• Saves: Jamisen DeWitt (137)
Milestones Met Against Boston University
• Callie DeWitt: Claimed sole possession of fourth in school history in single-season caused turnovers; now has 32
• Jamisen DeWitt: Took seventh in school history in single-season ground balls; now has 43
Career Milestone Watch
• Callie DeWitt: Needs five caused turnovers to move to sixth in Bucknell's history with 76; needs six to move to fifth with 77
• Jamisen DeWitt: Needs one save to move to sixth in Bucknell's history with 557
• Audrey Walsh: Needs 12 assists to crack Bucknell's top 10 with 42
Single-Season Milestone Watch
• Eve Calabria: Needs six assists to crack Bucknell's top 10 with 22; needs seven to move to eighth with 23
• Callie DeWitt: Needs one caused turnover to move to third with 33; needs four to move to second with 36
• Jamisen DeWitt: Needs two ground balls to crack Bucknell's top five for the second time with 45; needs six to match school record with 49
• Kali Peeples: Needs 11 draw controls to crack Bucknell's top 10 with 48
No. 10/11 Loyola at a Glance
• Loyola is currently 10-4 (6-0 Patriot League) on the season. This week, the Greyhounds were slotted 10th in the IWLCA Coaches Poll and 11th in the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll.
• Loyola will be Bucknell's third ranked opponent of the 2019 campaign; the Bison previously fell at No. 14/11 Virginia Tech (4-14) and No. 14 Navy (4-17).
• The Greyhounds are a perfect 49-0 in Patriot League action since joining the conference ahead of the 2014 campaign. They boast the NCAA's longest active conference winning streak.
• In Patriot League play, Loyola has outscored its opponents by a combined margin of 109-44, an average margin of victory of nearly 11 goals.
• The Greyhounds boast two players with 60 points in Livy Rosenzeig (33g-35a) and Hannah Powers (30g-32a). Rosenzeig was the Patriot League Preseason Offensive Player of the Year while teammate Kristen Yanchoris was the Patriot League Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
• Loyola was picked to win the Patriot League in the preseason poll, receiving 12 of a possible 20 first-place votes to edge Navy by four points (156-152).
• The Greyhound are an unbeaten 14-0 against the Bison in the all-time series, which dates back to 1982. Bucknell has never reached the double digits in goals in a game against Loyola.
• Last year, the Greyhounds downed the Bison, 18-6, at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium.
Lehigh at a Glance
• Lehigh has struggled in 2019 and currently stands 5-8 (1-5 Patriot League).
• The Mountain Hawks have been outscored by a combined margin of 91-49 in league action, an average margin of defeat of seven goals.
• Lehigh was selected to finish third in the Patriot League preseason poll after going 13-6 (7-2 Patriot League) in 2018.
• Lehigh is 31-11 against Bucknell in the all-time series, which dates back to 1978. The Mountain Hawks have won their past 10 meetings with the Bison.
• A year ago, Lehigh cruised to a 14-5 victory over Bucknell in Bethlehem.
• In 2017, Lehigh routed Bucknell in their regular-season finale, 12-4. Then, the Mountain Hawks eliminated the Bison from the Patriot League tournament with a commanding 15-5 win in the opening round.
• The Bison next close the regular season at Army West Point on Thursday, April 25 at 6 p.m.
