Saturday, March 22
Lewisburg, Pa.
3 p.m.
Bucknell University
vs
#24 Navy
Photo by: Steve Schoenfelder
Women’s Lax Hosts Patriot League Home Opener Against #24 Navy
3/20/2025 10:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
Bucknell (4-4) vs #24 Navy (6-3)
When: Saturday, March 22 at 3 p.m.
Where: Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: bucknellbison.com
Bucknell at a Glance
- The Bison are currently on a two-game losing streak after dropping their last two games to South Florida and Boston University. Bucknell is now an even 4-4 heading into its first home Patriot League game against Navy on Saturday, March 22 at 3 p.m.
- The top-three point grabbers for Bucknell are Taylor McClain with 17 (3G and 14A), Allie Boyce with 16 (14G and 2A) and Alex Nesbitt with 16 (10G and 6A).
- Allie Boyce holds third place in Bucknell history in career goals with 130 total and is ten goals away from second. Boyce ranks third nationally in free-position percentage with eight free-position goals on 10 shots.
- Taylor McClain is currently in third place in Bucknell history for career assists with 75 and is three assists away from earning second place.
- Bucknell ranks 11th nationally in caused turnovers per game with 11.5 and seventh nationally in ground balls per game with 20.
- In their last contest, the Bison opened up Patriot League play with a narrow 10-8 loss to Navy. After three quarters of back-and-forth play and a tied score going into the final fifteen minutes, a fourth-quarter scoring surge by Boston University earned the Terriers their first Patriot League win of the season.
- Bucknell put up a fight in the final minutes of the game with Megan Krestinski scoring back-to-back goals to bring the contest within two, but the comeback came too late as the clock expired, leaving Bucknell with a heartbreaking conference loss.
- Colleen Kazanjian played all 60 minutes for the Bison and posted a .474 save percentage having nine saves and ten goals against.
#24 Navy at a Glance
- The Midshipmen are heading into the weekend on a one-game winning streak as they defeated Colgate in their first Patriot League game of the season 19-9.
- In the last game, offensively, Navy finished with 19 goals on 41 shots as nine different Mids found the back of the net in the game. Alyssa Chung registered a new career high, finishing with five goals, while Emily Messinese matched her career best with five scores to pace the Midshipmen offense. Emma Kennedy and Mikayla Williams chipped in two goals apiece, while Chloe Brown, Tori DiCarlo, Caroline Gage, Lola Leone, and Maura Murphy each scored.
- The top-three point grabbers for Navy are Emily Messinese with 37 (26G and 11A), Alyssa Chung with 24 (22G and 2A) and Mikayla Williams with 24 (17G and 7A).
The Bucknell-Navy Series
- The Bison are 0-16 overall in the series with Navy.
- At home Bucknell is 0-7 against the Midshipmen.
- In their last contest which happened last year on March 30, the Bucknell women's lacrosse team ran into a hot-shooting No. 17 Navy team and the Midshipmen ran away with a 21-6 win at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium. Katie Browne paced the Bison with two goals and an assist.
- Taylor McClain and Caroline Sheridan both had a goal and an assist, and Allie Boyce also scored for the Bison, who fell to 3-7 overall and 1-3 in the Patriot League.
- Navy's starting goalie Felicia Giglio has a goals against average of 11.24 through 523 minutes of play. Her overall save percentage is .417.
Next Up
- Bucknell will have a quick turnaround Patriot League game at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium on Wednesday March 26 at 7:30 p.m. against Lehigh.
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