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Women’s Lacrosse Hosts Loyola in Final Regular Season Game
4/22/2025 10:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
Bucknell (6-9) vs #15 Loyola (11-5)
When: Thursday, April, 24 at 7 p.m.
Where: Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium - Lewisburg, Pa.
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 contests to Lafayette and #19 Army. Bucknell is now 6-9 overall and 2-6 in the Patriot League.
- BU was the only one of the four teams that were previously tied for the 6th place slot in the conference that won on Saturday, giving them a one-game advantage over Bucknell, Lehigh and Lafayette heading into the final game of play.
- In their last time out, Olivia Selleck scored her first collegiate goal in the final seconds of Bucknell's 16-6 loss to Army West Point. Alongside Selleck's goal, Bucknell had four other goal scorers. Caroline Sheridan led the pack with two goals and Alex Nesbitt, Kat Reynolds and Katie Browne each had one. Bucknell kept it a one-goal game in the first quarter, but couldn't hold on as it would lose by 10 in the end.
- The top-three point grabbers for the Bison are Megan Krestinski with 40 (31G and 9A), Allie Boyce with 31 (27G and 4A) and Taylor McClain with 28 (5G and 23A).
- With her three goals against Lafayette, Allie Boyce currently holds second place all-time in Bucknell History for career goals with 143. She is currently one goal away from the program record with one game left to play. Nationally as of April 17, Boyce ranks 1st in free position percentage with .800, going 12-for-15.
- Taylor McClain had one assist in Bucknell's loss to #19 Army. She is currently in second place in Bucknell history in career assists with 86. She is 7 assists away from the school record.
- As of April 17, Jess Leon ranks 11th nationally in caused turnovers per game with 2.36. She also ranks 15th in ground balls per game with 2.93.
- Bucknell ranks 4th nationally in ground balls per game with 20.43, 9th in caused turnovers per game with 11.43 and 42nd in free position percentage with .475.
- Bucknell's starting goalie Colleen Kazanjian has an overall season goals against average of 11.70 and a save percentage of .389.
#15 Loyola at a Glance
- Loyola is 11-5 overall and 8-0 in the Patriot League. The Greyhounds are currently on a six-game winning streak and have not dropped a Patriot League contest since joining the conference in 2013.
- In their last time out, the Greyhounds defeated Holy Cross 20-10 as Georgia Latch scored a career-high seven goals and added three assists. With the win, the Greyhounds secured the No. 1 seed in the Patriot League tournament.
- The top-three point grabbers for Loyola are Georgia Latch with 95 (42G and 53A), Chase Boyle with 64 (59G and 5A) and Elisa Faklaris with 53 (40G and 6A).
- Loyola's starting goalie, Lauren Spence, has a goals against average of 10.49 and a save percentage of .461.
The Bucknell-Loyola Series
- The Bison are 0-20 overall and 0-9 at home against the Greyhounds.
- In their last meeting, Chase Boyle scored six goals and broke Loyola's single-season scoring record, leading the ninth-ranked Greyhounds to a 16-5 win over Bucknell on the final night of the 2024 regular season at Ridley Athletic Complex. The Bison ended up in a four-way tie for fifth place in the Patriot League, but they came up short in the tiebreakers and missed out on a PL Tournament berth.
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