Women’s Lacrosse Opens Patriot League Play on the Road at #5 Navy

Saturday, March 14

Annapolis, Md.

Noon

Bucknell University

Navy

Women’s Lacrosse Opens Patriot League Play on the Road at #5 Navy

3/11/2026 2:02:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

LEWISBURG, Pa. — Bucknell women's lacrosse is ready to open Patriot League play on Saturday, March 14 as it is hitting the road to face #5 Navy at noon.

The Bison are 4-2 overall after falling to Arizona State 19-12 on Sunday. The Midshipmen are coming into the game 7-0 overall after defeating Jacksonville 13-10 on Tuesday afternoon. Navy is an undefeated 17-0 against Bucknell since the two teams first met in 2008.

Bucknell (4-2) at #5 Navy (7-0)

When: Saturday, March 14 — Noon

Where: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium — Annapolis, Md.

Watch: ESPN+

Live Stats: bucknellbison.com

Bucknell at a Glance

Bucknell enters the contest 4-2 with home wins over Youngstown State, UMBC, St. Bonaventure and Rider and road losses to Penn State and Arizona State.
Caleigh Cummiskey leads Bucknell in scoring with 23 goals. The freshman is tied for 22nd in the NCAA in total goals and 11th in goals per game (3.83). She is also tied for 32nd in points with 32 and is 13th in points per game (5.33).
Megan Krestinski leads the team in total assists with 14. The senior is tied for 41st in total assists and 28th in assists per game in the NCAA.
Caroline Sheridan is tied for 36th in the NCAA in points per game with 4.50.
Krestinski leads Bucknell in total points with 34 (20 goals/14 assists). She is tied for 39th in the NCAA in total goals and 24th in goals per game (3.33). The senior is tied for 22nd in the NCAA in points with 34 and 7th in points per game with 5.67.
Jess Leon leads the Bison in ground balls with 18 and caused turnovers with 10. She is tied for 17th in the NCAA in ground balls per game with three.
Katie Browne is tied for 42nd in shot percentage in the NCAA (.577).
Alex Macutek and Gigi Abernethy lead Bucknell in draw controls with 11 each.
Bella Crowley is Bucknell's starting goalie. The junior has an overall 40.4 save percentage with a 12.33 goals against average. She has 44 saves and 65 goals against on the season.
Bucknell is ranked in several categories in the NCAA; 5th in shot percentage (.525), 8th in points per game (24), 9th in scoring offense (15.67), 13th in assists per game (8.33), 14th in ground balls per game (18), 35th in clearing percentage (.908), T-37th in scoring margin (3) and T-40th in caused turnovers per game (9).
Jess Leon was named to the 2026 Preseason All-Patriot League Team after a strong 2025 campaign.
The 2026 women's lacrosse captains are Katie Browne, Cat Dineen, Megan Krestinski and Caroline Sheridan.
Bucknell welcomed two new assistant coaches in the offseason; Emily Mitarotonda and Emma Telatovich.
The Bison also welcomed 12 freshmen this season, the largest class amongst the team.
Bucknell returned 26 players from the 2025 roster including 2025 All-Patriot League Second Team players Megan Krestinski and Jess Leon.
Bucknell lost top offensive powerhouses Allie Boyce and Taylor McClain to graduation.
In 2025, Bucknell went 6-10 overall and 2-7 in Patriot League play with its two conference wins coming against American and Lehigh.

Bucknell's Last Time Out

Bucknell women's lacrosse kept it close for the first three quarters of play, but ultimately fell to Arizona State 19-12 on Sunday afternoon in Tempe. The draw control ratio proved to be one of the main differences in the Sun Devils victory as they out-paced Bucknell 24-9 in the category, creating more Arizona State offensive opportunities.
With the loss, the Bison fall to 4-2 on the season. Bucknell's two losses came against top-tier teams in Penn State and Arizona State.
Katie Browne led the Bison in scoring with four goals on five shots. Caleigh Cummiskey followed closely behind as she notched three goals, Gigi Abernethy and Alex Macutek each had two goals and Caroline Sheridan rounded out Bucknell scoring with one. ASU was led by Linda Oldknow, who finished the game with eight goals and two assists.
Megan Krestinski and Sheridan led the team in assists with two each. Cummiskey and Abernethy rounded out Bucknell's six assists with one apiece.
On defense, the Bison were able to stand tall in big moments to limit the damage from ASU and keep the game close. Jess Leon and Kate Hearns led the Bison in ground balls with three each and Macutek notched a team-high two caused turnovers in the game.
Bella Crowley had a big day in the back of the net despite the 19 goals against as she recorded 11 saves and a .367 save percentage against a strong Sun Devil offense.
The Bison out-paced the Sun Devils 5-2 in caused turnovers and recorded less turnovers than ASU with 14 to their 17.

#5 Navy at a Glance

The Midshipmen enter the game 7-0 after defeating Jacksonville 13-10 on Tuesday.
Navy is ranked #5 in the NCAA
Navy is on a seven game winning streak with wins over #10 Virginia, Villanova, Delaware, High Point, #7 Florida, South Florida and Jacksonville.
In its last time out, tied 10-10 with 12 minutes to play, the #5 Navy women's lacrosse team used three goals by sophomore Alyssa Chung to claim a 13-10 victory over Jacksonville (4-2) on Tuesday afternoon at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The victory gave head coach Cindy Timchal her 600th career win, making her the first Division I head coach – men's or women's – to win 600 career games.
Alyssa Chung leads the Midshipmen in scoring with 24 goals and total points with 31 (24 goals/ 7 assists).
Ava Yovino leads the team in assists with 17 and is second in total points with 30 (13 goals/17 assists).
Ava Yovino and Felicia Giglio lead Bucknell in ground balls with 16 each.
Ava Yovina leads the Bison in caused turnovers with 9.
Maura Murphy leads the team in draw controls with 42.

The Bucknell / Navy Series

This will be the 18th meeting between Navy and Bucknell in program history.
The two teams met for the first time in 2008.
Navy holds a 17-0 record and 17-game winning streak over Bucknell.

Up Next

Bucknell women's lacrosse will hold its Patriot League home opener on Saturday, March 21 at 1 p.m. The Bison will host Army in the contest at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium.