WLAX Hosts Lafayette in Friday Night Conference Game

Friday, April 10

Lewisburg, Pa.

7 p.m.

Bucknell University

Lafayette

WLAX Hosts Lafayette in Friday Night Conference Game

4/7/2026 1:27:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

LEWISBURG, Pa. — Bucknell women's lacrosse is set to host Lafayette for a Friday night game under the lights at Christy MAthewson-Memorial Stadium. The Patriot League contest is set for Friday, April 10 at 7 p.m.

The Bison currently sit at 7-4 overall and 3-2 in the Patriot League after defeating Holy Cross 12-11 in Worcester on Saturday. The Leopards enter the game 4-7 overall and 0-5 in the Patriot League on a six-game losing streak after falling to #15 Loyola (Md.) 16-7 at home.

Lafayette leads the overall series with Bucknell 35-11 since the two teams first met in 1978, but the Bison are on a one-game losing streak with the Leopards after falling to them 11-10 on the road last season.

Bucknell (7-4, 3-2 PL) vs Lafayette (4-7, 0-5 PL)

When: Friday, April 10 — 7 p.m.

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

Watch: ESPN+

Live Stats: bucknellbison.com

Bucknell at a Glance

Bucknell enters the contest 7-4 overall and 3-2 in the Patriot League with home wins over Colgate, Youngstown State, UMBC, St. Bonaventure and Rider as well as road wins over 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 Bucknell in scoring with 35 goals on the season. She ranks T-39th in the NCAA in goals and 27th in goals per game (3.18). Megan Krestinski follows closely behind with 34 and is tied for 48th in goals and 29th in goals per game (3.09).
Megan Krestinski leads the team in assists with 21. She currently ranks 46th in the NCAA in assists per game (1.91).
Megan Krestinski also leads the Bison in total points with 55. She is currently 33rd in the NCAA in total points and tied for 14th in points per game (5.00). Caleigh Cummiskey follows with 49 points and is ranked 35th in points per game (4.45).
Jess Leon leads Bucknell in ground balls with 28 and caused turnovers with 19. She is tied for 41s in the NCAA in ground balls per game (2.55).
Megan Krestinski leads the team in draw controls with 18. Gigi Abernethy is close behind with 17.
Bella Crowley is the Bison's starting goalie. She has a .416 save percentage on 84 saves and 118 goals against. Her goals against average is 11.92.
Bucknell is ranked top-50 in the NCAA in multiple categories; 7th in ground balls per game (18.91), 13th in shot percentage (.482), 28th in points per game (20.09), 29th in assists per game (6.73), 30th in scoring offense (13.36), 33rd in shots on goal per game (21.36), 36th in win percentage (.636) and 50th in caused turnovers per game (8.82).
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

After coach Jackie Dando called a timeout with a tied game and 2:47 left to play, Megan Krestinski split the Holy Cross defense with a nice move and sent a shot straight to the back of the net to earn Bucknell a 12-11 win over the Crusaders in Worcester and extend its winning streak to three.
With the road win, the Bison snapped a six-game losing streak against Holy Cross and moved to 7-4 overall and 3-2 in the Patriot League. Bucknell now sits tied at fourth in the conference with Holy Cross and holds the tiebreaker. Dando also earned her seventh win of the season in this game, which marks the most wins in a single season throughout her tenure.
The Crusaders dominated the draw with 21 of the 25 draw control wins in the game, but it was their turnovers that plagued them. Holy Cross recorded 24 turnovers to Bucknell's nine. Both teams caused six turnovers on the afternoon, with six different Bison accounting for their side. Bucknell additionally out-paced Holy Cross in ground balls 19-10 with Regan Sansiviero and Kate Hearns leading its efforts with three apiece.
Caleigh Cummiskey led Bucknell's scoring attack with six points on four goals and two assists. Megan Krestinski ended the game with a hat-trick, including the game winner as she notched four-points on three goals and one assist. Alex Nesbitt was the other Bison to find a hat-trick in the game, ending with three goals, one caused turnover and two ground balls. Alex Macutek and Estella Geller rounded out Bucknell's scoring with one goal each.
Bella Crowley was in the back of the net for Bucknell in today's win. The junior recorded seven saves and 11 goals against for a .389 save percentage. Crowley came up with a couple of big saves down the stretch to keep the game tied up and allow Krestinski to find a late game-winner.

Lafayette at a Glance

The Leopards enter the game 4-7 overall and 0-5 in the Patriot League on a six-game losing streak.
Lafayette's five conference losses have come at the hands of #15 Loyola (Md.), #16 Army, Colgate, Boston U. and Holy Cross.
Georgia Swarr leads the team in scoring with 22 goals.
Three Leopards lead the team in assists with six each; Georgia Swarr, Kristin Igneri and Evelyn Guyer.
Georgia Swarr leads Lafayette in total points with 28 on 22 goals and six assists.
Three Leopards lead the team in ground balls with 17 apiece; Kristin Igneri, Olivia Kelley and Olivia Hover.
Jordan Siemonsen leads the team in caused turnovers with 10.
Katie Marrs leads the team in draw controls with 55.
Kennedy Carr is Lafayette's starting goalie and she has recorded 89 saves and 144 goals against for a save percentage of .382. Her goals against average is 15.52.

The Bucknell / Lafayette Series

This will be the 47th meeting between Bucknell and Lafayette in program history.
In the first meeting between the two teams in 1978, Lafayette won 6-2.
Lafayette leads the overall series 35-11.
Bucknell is on a one-game losing streak with Lafayette after falling 11-10 on the road last season.

Up Next

Bucknell women's lacrosse will travel to D.C. to take on American in a midweek conference game on Wednesday, April 15 at 1 p.m.