Women’s Lacrosse Hosts Colgate in Midweek Patriot League Game

Wednesday, March 25

Lewisburg, Pa.

5 p.m.

Bucknell University

Colgate

Women’s Lacrosse Hosts Colgate in Midweek Patriot League Game

3/23/2026 1:04:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

LEWISBURG, Pa. — Bucknell women's lacrosse is hosting Colgate in a midweek conference game on Wednesday, March 25 as it continues to work for its first Patriot League win of the season. Bucknell will host the Raiders in Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium at 5 p.m.

The Bison currently sit at 4-4 overall and 0-2 in the Patriot League after falling to two ranked Patriot League opponents in Navy and Army. Bucknell enters the midweek matchup on a three-game losing streak. Colgate also enters the game 4-4 overall and 2-0 in the Patriot League. The Raiders are currently on a two game winning streak.

Colgate holds a dominant grasp of the overall series with Bucknell with a 38-7 record since the teams first met in 1981. Bucknell is on a one-game losing streak after dropping last year's game on the road by just one goal.

Bucknell (4-4, 0-2 PL) vs Colgate (4-4, 2-0 PL)

When: Wednesday, March 25 — 5 p.m.

Where: Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium — Lewisburg, Pa.

Watch: ESPN+

Live Stats: bucknellbison.com

Bucknell at a Glance

Bucknell enters the contest 4-4 over and 0-2 in the Patriot League with home wins over Youngstown State, UMBC, St. Bonaventure and Rider and road losses to Penn State, Arizona State and #5 Navy. The Bison have one home loss which came at the hands of #22 Army.
Caleigh Cummiskey leads the team in scoring with 27 goals. She is 42nd in the NCAA in total goals and 19th in goals per game (3.38).
Krestinski leads the Bison in assists with 16. She is 37th in the NCAA in assists per game (2.00).
Krestinski and Cummiskey lead the team in total points with 38 each. The two are tied for 23rd in the NCAA in points per game (4.75).
Jess Leon leads Bucknell in ground balls with 20.
Leon also leads the team in caused turnovers with 12.
Gigi Abernethy leads the Bison in draw controls with 13.
Bella Crowley is Bucknell's starting goalie. She has a .401 overall save percentage with 63 saves and 94 goals against. Crowley currently has a 13.57 goals against average. She ranks 40th in the NCAA in saves per game (7.88).
Bucknell is ranked in several categories in the NCAA including; 11th in shot percentage (.500), 16th in ground balls per game (17.25), 25th in assists per game (7), 29th in points per game (20.38), 32nd in scoring offense (13.38) and 47th in caused turnovers per game (8.88).
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

Army West Point rode a second half scoring surge to defeat Bucknell 16-7 on Saturday afternoon in Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium. After the first half ended with Army up 6-4, the Black Knights came into the second half with a much more aggressive offensive force and went on a 10-3 run to earn the conference win.
With the loss, the Bison fell to 4-4 overall and 0-2 in the Patriot League. Bucknell also was handed its first home loss of the season by the Black Knights.
The first half of the game was a low-scoring defensive effort as the Black Knights took a 6-4 lead into halftime. Both teams struggled with turnovers as there were 24 first half turnovers and 11 caused turnovers. Army pulled away in the third quarter as it outscored Bucknell 3-1, with the Bison's lone goal coming midway through the quarter before the remainder went scoreless. The fourth quarter went all Army as it recorded 7 goals to Bucknell's two, extending its lead and taking the victory.
Caleigh Cummiskey led the Bison in scoring as she notched a hattrick with two of her three goals coming in the fourth quarter. Regan Sansiviero had two goals and Caroline Sheridan and Megan Krestinski rounded out Bucknell scoring with one goal each.
Bella Crowley came up big for the Bison in the back of the net to keep the game close as she recorded 14 saves in the contest. She ended the game with a .467 save percentage on 16 goals against.
The Bison had four assists throughout the game with Cummiskey leading the group with two, giving her five points on the day. Krestinski and Alex Macutek each recorded one assist to round out the Bucknell assists on the afternoon.
Army recorded 18 ground balls to Bucknell's 16. Annie Cornell and Katie Browne led the team in ground balls with three apiece.
The Black Knights dominated the draw winning 20 of the 25 draw controls on the afternoon. Of the five that Bucknell won, each was brought in by a different player.
The contest was riddled with turnovers as Army recorded 18 and Bucknell recorded 19. The Black Knights had 12 caused turnovers to Bucknell's eight. Alex Nesbitt, Regan Sansiviero and Annie Cornell led the team with two caused turnovers each.

Colgate at a Glance

The Raiders enter the game 4-4 overall and 2-0 in the Patriot League.
Colgate is on a two-game winning streak with wins over American and Lafayette. The win over American came in overtime as the Raiders took the game 11-10.
In their last time out, Aubrey McMahon put up 10 points including nine goals to lead the Raiders to a 20-13 win over Lafayette at Andy Kerr Stadium on Saturday.After holding onto a three-goal lead at halftime, Colgate scored eight unanswered goals in the third frame to put the game out of the Leopards reach.
Aubrey McMahon leads Colgate in scoring with 30 goals, assists with 10 and in total points with 40.
Gracie DeSimone leads the team in ground balls with nine.
Sophie Granse leads the Raiders in caused turnovers with nine.
Josie Cavallo leads the team in draw controls with 67.
The starting goalie for the Raiders is Maddie Stevens. She currently has a .382 save percentage with 66 saves and 107 goals against. She currently holds a goals against average of 16.03.

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