Tuesday, March 10
Greenville, S.C.
4 p.m.
Bucknell University
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Furman
Photo by: Marc Hagemeier
Women's Lacrosse Faces Furman, Hosts No. 19 Navy for PL Opener
3/9/2020 8:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
Bucknell (3-4, 0-0 PL) vs. Furman (2-4, 0-0 SoCon)
When: Tuesday, March 9 – 4 p.m.Â
Where: Paladin Stadium – Greenville, S.C.
Internet Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: FurmanPaladins.com
Follow on Twitter: @Bucknell_WLAX
No. 19 Navy (2-3, 0-0 PL) vs. Bucknell (3-4, 0-0 PL)
When: Saturday, March 14 – 1 p.m.Â
Where: Graham Field – Lewisburg, Pa.
Internet Video: Patriot League Network
Live Stats: BucknellBison.com
Follow on Twitter: @Bucknell_WLAX
 Bucknell at a Glance
• The Bison are 3-4 (0-0 PL) after topping Campbell, 13-10, on March 7. Tegan Warren (4g) and Eve Calabria (1g-3a) led the attack while Lauren Kinnee made 11 saves.
• In 2019, Bucknell went 4-13 (2-7 PL). The Bison, who placed ninth in the Patriot League a year ago, were picked to finish in the same spot in the 2020 preseason poll.
• Bucknell's captains are Jessie Britton, Sarah Dohler, Sophia Klaber and Kali Peeples. Dohler is in her second season as captain.
• While the Bison only graduated three seniors following the 2019 campaign, all three were impact players. Goalie Jamisen DeWitt and defender Callie DeWitt were All-Patriot League honorees while Audrey Walsh finished in Bucknell's top five in goals each of her final three seasons.
• J. DeWitt was a rare four-year starter in net; she graduated as the school record holder in career ground balls (166) and slotted sixth in career saves (586).
• The Bison returned their top five leading point producers from a year ago in Calabria (14g-20a), Warren (19g-11a), Morgan Steinhacker (24g-1a), Lillie Hunt (6g-16a) and Julia Bradbury (17g-3a).Â
• On the defensive side of the ball, Bucknell returned Britton, who started all 33 games between 2018 and 2019; she was also named the Academic All-Patriot League Team following each of those seasons.
• The Bison welcomed 13 newcomers ahead of the 2020 campaign; the newcomers hail from seven different states: New Jersey (5), New York (3), Illinois, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
• Bucknell qualified for back-to-back Patriot League Tournaments for the second time in program history in 2016 and 2017.
• Jackie Dando is in her first season as head coach. She spent the previous seven years at Lebanon Valley College, posting an 82-49 overall record and a 41-14 conference ledger. Lebanon Valley qualified for the MAC Commonwealth Conference in each of her seven seasons as head coach, culminating with the program's first league championship and NCAA Division III tournament berth in 2019.
Category Leaders
• Goals: Tegan Warren (13)
• Assists: Eve Calabria (13)
• Points: Eve Calabria (25)
• Shots: Morgan Steinhacker and Tegan Warren (30)
• Ground balls: Abby Neff (19)
• Caused turnovers: Abby Neff (9)
• Draw controls: Morgan Steinhacker (22)
• Save Percentage: Caitlin Tucker (.533)
• Goals Against Average: Caitlin Tucker (11.48)
• Saves: Caitlin Tucker (49)
Career Milestones Met at Campbell
• Morgan Steinhacker: Moved to sixth in school history in draw controls; now has 118
Career Milestone Watch
• Jessie Britton: Needs eight caused turnovers to crack Bucknell's top 10 with 58
• Eve Calabria: Needs three assists to become the seventh Bison with at least 50
• Morgan Steinhacker: Needs two draw controls to move to fifth in school history with 120; needs 21 to move to fourth with 139
Furman at a Glance/Series History
• The Paladins are currently 2-4 (0-0 SoCon) after 10-6 loss to Lehigh on March 7.
• Furman was selected as the Southern Conference runner-up in the 2020 preseason poll. Hannah Demis, Grace Pollak, Sydney Catts, Morgan Franklin and Avery Whitehead represented the Paladins on the Preseason All-SoCon Team.
• A year ago, Furman went 11-8 (4-1 SoCon). The Paladins advanced to the SoCon Tournament finals, where they edged by Mercer, 15-14.
• Furman shared the 2019 SoCon regular-season title with Mercer and Detroit Mercy.
• This will be the first meeting between the Bison and Paladins.
No. 19 Navy at a Glance/Series History
• The Mids are currently 2-3 (0-0 PL). To date, they've faced three ranked teams; they defeated then No. 21 Duke (16-15) and fell to then No. 8 Virginia (13-14 OT) and then No. 10 Maryland (7-16).
• Navy was ranked 19th in this week's IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll. The Mids will be the Bison's first ranked opponent of the 2020 campaign.
• Navy will face off against Florida on Tuesday, March 10 before traveling to Bucknell for its Patriot League opener.
• The Mids were chosen to place second in the Patriot League in the preseason poll behind defending champion Loyola. They swept the Patriot League major awards, with attacker Kelly Larkin being tabbed as the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and Annalise Heyward taking home Preseason Defensive Player of the Year accolades.
• Larkin, a senior, is the first player in Navy and Patriot League history to post three 100-point seasons. She is a three-time Inside Lacrosse All-American and a 2019 IWLCA All-American.
• A year ago, the Mids went 16-5 (8-1 PL). After falling to Loyola in the Patriot League Tournament title game, they received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament; there, they were bounced in the second round by No. 6 Virginia, 15-12.
• In 2018, Navy went 18-4 (8-1 PL), winning its second-straight Patriot League Tournament and advancing to the NCAA quarterfinals. In the NCAA quarterfinals, the Mids gave defending champion Maryland a run for its money, ultimately falling by a slim 17-15 margin.
• In 2017, Navy became the first Patriot League team to advance to the NCAA Women's Lacrosse Final Four. The Mids also won 18 games that season, finishing with an 18-5 record.Â
• Navy has won all 12 of its games against Bucknell. The teams first met in 2008.
• Last season, the Mids rolled to a 17-4 victory over the Bison in Annapolis, Md.
A Look Ahead
• The Bison return to the road for a 1 p.m. game at Lafayette on Saturday, March 21.
When: Tuesday, March 9 – 4 p.m.Â
Where: Paladin Stadium – Greenville, S.C.
Internet Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: FurmanPaladins.com
Follow on Twitter: @Bucknell_WLAX
No. 19 Navy (2-3, 0-0 PL) vs. Bucknell (3-4, 0-0 PL)
When: Saturday, March 14 – 1 p.m.Â
Where: Graham Field – Lewisburg, Pa.
Internet Video: Patriot League Network
Live Stats: BucknellBison.com
Follow on Twitter: @Bucknell_WLAX
 Bucknell at a Glance
• The Bison are 3-4 (0-0 PL) after topping Campbell, 13-10, on March 7. Tegan Warren (4g) and Eve Calabria (1g-3a) led the attack while Lauren Kinnee made 11 saves.
• In 2019, Bucknell went 4-13 (2-7 PL). The Bison, who placed ninth in the Patriot League a year ago, were picked to finish in the same spot in the 2020 preseason poll.
• Bucknell's captains are Jessie Britton, Sarah Dohler, Sophia Klaber and Kali Peeples. Dohler is in her second season as captain.
• While the Bison only graduated three seniors following the 2019 campaign, all three were impact players. Goalie Jamisen DeWitt and defender Callie DeWitt were All-Patriot League honorees while Audrey Walsh finished in Bucknell's top five in goals each of her final three seasons.
• J. DeWitt was a rare four-year starter in net; she graduated as the school record holder in career ground balls (166) and slotted sixth in career saves (586).
• The Bison returned their top five leading point producers from a year ago in Calabria (14g-20a), Warren (19g-11a), Morgan Steinhacker (24g-1a), Lillie Hunt (6g-16a) and Julia Bradbury (17g-3a).Â
• On the defensive side of the ball, Bucknell returned Britton, who started all 33 games between 2018 and 2019; she was also named the Academic All-Patriot League Team following each of those seasons.
• The Bison welcomed 13 newcomers ahead of the 2020 campaign; the newcomers hail from seven different states: New Jersey (5), New York (3), Illinois, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
• Bucknell qualified for back-to-back Patriot League Tournaments for the second time in program history in 2016 and 2017.
• Jackie Dando is in her first season as head coach. She spent the previous seven years at Lebanon Valley College, posting an 82-49 overall record and a 41-14 conference ledger. Lebanon Valley qualified for the MAC Commonwealth Conference in each of her seven seasons as head coach, culminating with the program's first league championship and NCAA Division III tournament berth in 2019.
Category Leaders
• Goals: Tegan Warren (13)
• Assists: Eve Calabria (13)
• Points: Eve Calabria (25)
• Shots: Morgan Steinhacker and Tegan Warren (30)
• Ground balls: Abby Neff (19)
• Caused turnovers: Abby Neff (9)
• Draw controls: Morgan Steinhacker (22)
• Save Percentage: Caitlin Tucker (.533)
• Goals Against Average: Caitlin Tucker (11.48)
• Saves: Caitlin Tucker (49)
Career Milestones Met at Campbell
• Morgan Steinhacker: Moved to sixth in school history in draw controls; now has 118
Career Milestone Watch
• Jessie Britton: Needs eight caused turnovers to crack Bucknell's top 10 with 58
• Eve Calabria: Needs three assists to become the seventh Bison with at least 50
• Morgan Steinhacker: Needs two draw controls to move to fifth in school history with 120; needs 21 to move to fourth with 139
Furman at a Glance/Series History
• The Paladins are currently 2-4 (0-0 SoCon) after 10-6 loss to Lehigh on March 7.
• Furman was selected as the Southern Conference runner-up in the 2020 preseason poll. Hannah Demis, Grace Pollak, Sydney Catts, Morgan Franklin and Avery Whitehead represented the Paladins on the Preseason All-SoCon Team.
• A year ago, Furman went 11-8 (4-1 SoCon). The Paladins advanced to the SoCon Tournament finals, where they edged by Mercer, 15-14.
• Furman shared the 2019 SoCon regular-season title with Mercer and Detroit Mercy.
• This will be the first meeting between the Bison and Paladins.
No. 19 Navy at a Glance/Series History
• The Mids are currently 2-3 (0-0 PL). To date, they've faced three ranked teams; they defeated then No. 21 Duke (16-15) and fell to then No. 8 Virginia (13-14 OT) and then No. 10 Maryland (7-16).
• Navy was ranked 19th in this week's IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll. The Mids will be the Bison's first ranked opponent of the 2020 campaign.
• Navy will face off against Florida on Tuesday, March 10 before traveling to Bucknell for its Patriot League opener.
• The Mids were chosen to place second in the Patriot League in the preseason poll behind defending champion Loyola. They swept the Patriot League major awards, with attacker Kelly Larkin being tabbed as the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and Annalise Heyward taking home Preseason Defensive Player of the Year accolades.
• Larkin, a senior, is the first player in Navy and Patriot League history to post three 100-point seasons. She is a three-time Inside Lacrosse All-American and a 2019 IWLCA All-American.
• A year ago, the Mids went 16-5 (8-1 PL). After falling to Loyola in the Patriot League Tournament title game, they received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament; there, they were bounced in the second round by No. 6 Virginia, 15-12.
• In 2018, Navy went 18-4 (8-1 PL), winning its second-straight Patriot League Tournament and advancing to the NCAA quarterfinals. In the NCAA quarterfinals, the Mids gave defending champion Maryland a run for its money, ultimately falling by a slim 17-15 margin.
• In 2017, Navy became the first Patriot League team to advance to the NCAA Women's Lacrosse Final Four. The Mids also won 18 games that season, finishing with an 18-5 record.Â
• Navy has won all 12 of its games against Bucknell. The teams first met in 2008.
• Last season, the Mids rolled to a 17-4 victory over the Bison in Annapolis, Md.
A Look Ahead
• The Bison return to the road for a 1 p.m. game at Lafayette on Saturday, March 21.
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