Women's Lacrosse Hosts Boston University in Senior Day Double-Header at Christy

Saturday, April 18

Lewisburg, Pa.

3 p.m.

Bucknell University

Boston University

Women's Lacrosse Hosts Boston University in Senior Day Double-Header at Christy

4/16/2026 11:51:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse

LEWISBURG, Pa. — Bucknell women's lacrosse is hosting Boston University for its Senior Day game on Saturday, April 16 at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium. The game will be a part of a senior day double-header as the men's team will play at 11 a.m. and the women will follow with a 3 p.m. start.

The Bison currently sit at 9-4 overall and 5-2 in the Patriot League after narrowly defeating American on the road to extend its winning streak to five and clinch a spot in the Patriot League Playoffs for the first time since 2017. Boston enters the contest 7-8 overall and 3-4 in conference play after defeating Colgate on Wednesday. With a win over the Terriers, the Bison would clinch a home game for the quarterfinal round.

Boston University holds the overall series with Bucknell 10-2 since the two teams first met in 1996 and the Bison took a 12-8 victory. The last time these two teams played was last March when the Terriers earned a narrow 10-8 win in Boston which gave them a one-game winning streak over Bucknell.

Bucknell (9-4, 5-2 PL) vs Boston University (7-8, 3-4 PL)

When: Saturday, April 18 — 3 p.m.

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

Watch: ESPN+

Live Stats: bucknellbison.com

Bucknell at a Glance

Bucknell enters the contest 9-4 overall and 5-2 in the Patriot League with home wins over Lafayette, Colgate, Youngstown State, UMBC, St. Bonaventure and Rider as well as road wins over American, Lehigh and Holy Cross.
The Bison have faced road losses to Penn State, Arizona State and #5 Navy. Bucknell has one home loss which came at the hands of #22 Army.
Caleigh Cummiskey leads the Bison in scoring with 41 goals.
Megan Krestinski leads Bucknell in assists with 24.
Krestinski leads the team in total points with 64.
Krestinski leads the team in draw controls with 24.
Jess Leon leads the team in ground balls with 36.
Leon leads Bucknell in caused turnovers with 23.
Bella Crowley is the Bison starting goalie. She has played in and started all 13 games for Bucknell and has recorded an overall save percentage of .424. She has 100 saves and 136 goals against for a goals against average of 11.59.
Caleigh Cummiskey has earned Patriot League Rookie of the Week three times so far this season (2/9,3/2,4/6).
Megan Krestinski earned Patriot League Attacker of the Week once so far this season (3/30).
Bella Crowley earned Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week once so far this season (3/30).
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 clinched its first playoff berth since 2017 as it defeated American 12-11 on the road on Wednesday afternoon thanks to its fourth quarter defense. Bella Crowley recorded nine total saves, including three in the final minutes of play which led a Bucknell defense that held American scoreless for the final 17 minutes after they scored seven times in the third.
The Bison have guaranteed themselves a spot in the 2026 Patriot League Women's Lacrosse Championships for just the seventh time in program history. Bucknell moved to 9-4 overall and 5-2 in the Patriot League with the road win. The Bison are just one win away from tying their second-best single-season win total of 10, which they saw in 2016 and 1998. The 1997 squad finished 13-3. Nine wins in a single season is the most Bucknell has recorded since its last playoff berth in 2017.
The first quarter opened with even play, but after back-to-back saves by Crowley, the Bison ended the quarter on a 4-0 run to take a 5-1 lead at the break. A second 4-0 run proved to be enough for Bucknell to maintain its lead through halftime despite American finding three goals in the quarter with two being on free-position opportunities. The third quarter was all American as it out-scored Bucknell 7-2 to tie the game up at 11 with 15 minutes left to play. Megan Krestinski opened the fourth with the eventual lone goal of the quarter and game-winner as both teams' defenses locked down and Crowley made crucial saves for the Bison.
Krestinski led the scoring efforts for the Bison as she tallied four goals. Caleigh Cummiskey and Katie Browne each ended the game with a hat-trick and one assist for four points apiece. Alex Macutek and Regan Sansiviero rounded out the scoring with one goal each and Sansiviero led the team in assists with two for three points.
Both teams were even on offense as each tallied 24 total shots in the game. Bucknell saw 14 on goal while American saw 15 and the Bison had three free-position shots to the Eagles five.
Despite the similarities in offenses, American dominated on the circle winning 20 of the 25 draw controls, with all five of the Bucknell wins coming from different players. The Bison were able to bypass the severity of that deficit by winning the ground ball battle 21-13, the turnover battle 15-20 and the caused turnover battle 14-12.
Five different Bison led the team in ground balls with three apiece including; Cat Dineen, Katie Wolin, Anna Cornell, Jess Leon and Regan Sansiviero. Wolin and Kate Hearns led the team in caused turnovers with three each.

Boston University at a Glance

The Terriers enter the game 7-8 overall and 3-4 in Patriot League play.
In their last time out the Terriers defeated Colgate 15-10 at home to keep their hopes of a home playoff game alive.
Alongside Colgate, Boston University has defeated two other conference opponents in American and Lafayette.
Tessa Geddes leads the team in scoring with 37 goals.
Geddes leads the Terriers in total points with 44.
Avery Cutair leads BU in assists with 23.
Siri Hodgins is the ground balls leader for the Terriers with 35.
Hodgins also leads the team in caused turnovers with 33.
Kaitlyn Barton is the draw controls leader with 79.
The starting goalie for BU is Natalie Aiosa. She has a .430 save percentage with 110 saves and 146 goals against. Aiosa's goals against average is 10.58.

The Bucknell / Boston University Series

This will be the 13th meeting between Bucknell and BU in program history.
In the first meeting between the two teams in 1996, Bucknell won 12-8.
Boston U. leads the overall series 10-2
The Terriers are on a one-game winning streak with Bucknell after defeating the Bison in Boston last season.

Up Next

Bucknell women's lacrosse will close out its regular season on Thursday, April 23 at 6 p.m. as it takes on Loyola (Md.).