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Women's Lacrosse Faces No. 11 Loyola for Second Time
4/14/2021 12:20:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
Bucknell (3-3, 3-2 PL) vs. No. 11 Loyola (7-2 4-0 PL)
When: Friday, April 16 – 7 p.m.
Where: Ridley Athletic Complex – Baltimore, Md.
Internet Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: LoyolaGreyhounds.com
Follow on Twitter: @Bucknell_WLAX
NOTICE: Friday's game at Loyola is closed to visiting spectators due to COVID-19 restrictions and safety protocols.
Bucknell at a Glance
• Bucknell is 3-3 (3-2 PL) on the season following its 13-11 victory over Colgate on April 10. Emma Cashwell scored all four of her goals in the second half while Mason Rode capped off a memorable Senior Day with a critical draw control with three minutes to go in the game.
• The Bison will ride a two-game winning streak into Saturday's game at Loyola. It will be Bucknell's second contest against the nationally ranked Greyhounds this spring.
• The Bison posted a 3-5 (0-0 PL) record during their abbreviated 2020 campaign. Their victories were over Sacred Heart (18-9), Binghamton (16-9) and Campbell (13-10)
• In 2019, Bucknell went 4-13 (2-7 PL) and placed ninth in the Patriot League.
• In senior Eve Calabria, the Bison returned their top point producer from both 2020 (16g-14a) and 2019 (14g-20a). They lost three of their top five point producers from 2020 and three of their top five point producers from 2019 to graduation; like Calabria, Caroline Walsh (4th with 10g-3a in 2020) and Julia Bradbury (5th with 17g-3a in 2019) are each back for her senior year.
• Bucknell returned the majority of its defensive core in senior Gabby Walsh, juniors Eva Macris and Abby Neff and sophomore Ella Payer. They need to replace Jessie Britton, a two-time Academic All-Patriot League pick who started all 41 of the Bison's games over her final three seasons in Lewisburg.
• Bucknell's three goalies returned for 2021. A year ago, senior Lauren Kinnee and junior Caitlin Tucker each saw time in net as the Bison looked to replace four-year starter Jamisen DeWitt.
• Bucknell welcomed 13 newcomers ahead of the 2021 campaign; the newcomers hail from eight different states: Connecticut (3), Pennsylvania (3), New York (2), California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina and Texas. This is the second-straight year the Bison welcomed an incoming class of "lucky" 13.
• Bradbury, Macris, Rode and Kali Peeples are serving as team captains this year.
• Jackie Dando is in her second 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: Kali Peeples (11)
• Assists: Katie Wendell (11)
• Points: Katie Wendell (15)
• Shots: Laurel McHale and Kali Peeples (22)
• Ground balls: Caitlin Tucker (13)
• Caused turnovers: Emily Baird (9)
• Draw controls: Ella Payer (18)
• Save Percentage: Caitlin Tucker (.493)
• Goals Against Average: Caitlin Tucker (12.97)
• Saves: Caitlin Tucker (37)
No. 11 Loyola at a Glance
• Loyola is currently 7-2 (4-0 PL) on the season. This week, the Greyhounds were tied for 11th with Maryland in the IWLCA Coaches Poll and alone at 11th in the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll.
• The Greyhounds went 5-0 (0-0 PL) during their abbreviated 2020 campaign. In 2019, they went 16-5 (9-0 PL) and won their fourth-straight Patriot League Tournament crown.
• Loyola advanced to the second round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament. It was the second-straight year the Greyhounds reached the second round.
• Loyola was picked to win the Patriot League in the preseason poll, receiving 18 first-place votes. Livy Rosenzweig was tabbed as the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year while Katie Detwiler was tabbed as the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
• The Greyhounds are a perfect 54-0 in Patriot League action since joining the conference ahead of the 2014 campaign. They boast the NCAA's longest active conference winning streak.
• Loyola is an unbeaten 16-0 against Bucknell in the all-time series, which dates back to 1982. The Bison have never reached the double digits in goals in a game against the Greyhounds.
• Earlier this spring, Loyola rolled to a 21-3 victory over Bucknell at Graham Field. At the time, the Greyhounds were ranked 12th in the IWLCA Coaches Poll and 13th in the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll.
• In 2019, then No. 10/11 Loyola downed the Bison, 21-1, in Baltimore.
A Look Ahead
• The Bison will travel to Army West Point for a 2 p.m. tilt on Saturday, April 24.
