Krestinski and Leon Earn Second Team All-Patriot League Selection
4/28/2025 11:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
Lewisburg, Pa. - For the first time since 2022, Bucknell has landed two athletes on all-league teams. Sophomore Megan Krestinski and junior Jess Leon both earned their first Second Team All-Patriot League honors on Monday. Â
Krestinski led the Bison with 41 points on 31 goals and 10 assists this season. It was her third straight year notching over 30 points as she started in all 16 games and passed the 100 career points mark this season. Krestinski also recorded 14 ground balls, eight caused turnovers, 36 draw controls and three five-goal conference games against Lehigh, Lafayette and Colgate for the Bison.Â
Leon led the defensive efforts for Bucknell this season after playing two years of field hockey and joining the lacrosse team in 2024, but not seeing game action. This season she started in all 16 games and applied a lot of pressure to Bucknell's opponents. She ended the season being ranked 13th in the NCAA for caused turnovers per game with 2.27 and 20th for ground balls per game with 2.87. Leon led the Bison in total ground balls with 45 and in total caused turnovers with 36.Â
Patriot League regular-season champion #15 Loyola, took five of the six major awards for the league. Georgia Latch earned Attacker of the Year, Chase Boyle earned Midfielder of the Year, Lily Osborne won Defensive Player of the Year, Lauren Spence earned Goalkeeper of the Year and Jen Adams earned Coach of the Year. Rookie of the Year went to Navy's Alyssa Chung.Â
Bucknell finished the season 6-10 overall and 2-7 in the Patriot League. The Bison missed out on the six-team Patriot League Tournament.Â
Â2025 Patriot League Women's Lacrosse Major Awards
Attacker of the Year: Georgia Latch, Loyola Maryland, Sr.
Midfielder of the Year: Chase Boyle, Loyola Maryland, Sr.
Defensive Player of the Year: Lily Osborne, Loyola Maryland, Sr.
Goalkeeper of the Year: Lauren Spence, Loyola Maryland, Sr.
Rookie of the Year: Alyssa Chung, Navy, Fr., A
Coach of the Year: Jen Adams, Loyola Maryland
2025 Women's Lacrosse First Team All-Patriot League*
Attackers (7): Allison Reilly, Army West Point (Jr.); Isabela Miller, Holy Cross (Sr.); Sally Zinsner, Holy Cross (Sr.); Georgia Latch, Loyola Maryland (Sr.); Molly Snow, Lehigh (So.); Alyssa Chung, Navy (Fr.); Emily Messinese, Navy (Sr.)
Midfielders (6): Brigid Duffy, Army West Point (Jr.); Lucy Licata, Colgate (Sr.); Ella Kittredge, Holy Cross (Sr.); Chase Boyle, Loyola Maryland (Sr.); Elisa Faklaris, Loyola Maryland (Jr.); Mikayla Williams, Navy (So.)
Defenders (4): Meghan Pedrani, Army West Point (Jr.); Racheli Levy-Smith, Holy Cross (Jr.); Lily Osborne, Loyola Maryland (Sr.); Alyssa Daley, Navy (Sr.)
Goalkeeper (1): Lauren Spence, Loyola Maryland (Sr.)
2025 Women's Lacrosse Second Team All-Patriot League
Attackers (5): Izabella Amonte, Boston University (So.); Megan Krestinski, Bucknell (Jr.); Aubrey McMahon, Colgate (Fy.); Caroline Panzirer, Colgate (Jr.); Tori DiCarlo, Navy (Sr.)
Midfielders (5): Reagan Murdoch, American (Jr.); Tessa Geddes, Boston University (So.); Sophia Spallone, Lafayette (Sr.); Mim Suares-Jury, Loyola Maryland (Fr.); Ava Yovino, Navy (Jr.)
Defenders (5): Sarah Chernik, Army West Point (Jr.); Jess Leon, Bucknell (Jr.); Nelle Kniffin, Colgate (Sr.); Camilla Madonna, Lehigh (So.); Ellie Rhinehart, Loyola Maryland (Sr.)
Goalkeeper (1): Lindsey Serafine, Army West Point (Jr.)
*Additional players selected to the All-Patriot League First Team due to ties in the voting
