The Holy Cross women's soccer team will travel to Lewisburg, Pa. to play Bucknell for a 12:00 p.m. game on Saturday, Oct. 1.
Things to Know About the Crusaders (0-7-4, 0-2-1 Patriot League):
• Holy Cross stands 0-7-4 overall and 0-2-1 in the Patriot League this year. In their first three conference games of the season, the Crusaders tied American (1-1), fell to Army (1-0) and lost to Lehigh (1-0).Â
• This season, sophomore goalkeeperÂ
Olivia Dubin has tallied 47 saves with a goals-against average of 1.50 in 10 games. She ranks second in the Patriot League with an average of 4.7 saves per game.
• Junior midfielder
Sydney Baldwin, junior defender
Francesca Ciatto, senior forward
Colleen McIlvenna and freshman midfielder
Kailee McCabe each have scored a goal this season and lead the team in points.
• Junior forwards
Samantha Adams and
Ellie Zern and sophomore forward
Ashley Blaka each have an assist on the year.Â
Scouting the Bison (5-5-1, 2-1 Patriot League):
• Bucknell enters the match with an overall mark of 5-5-1 and a 2-1 record in the Patriot League. The Bison lost to Navy (1-0) in their conference opener. They then went on to defeat American (1-0) followed by Colgate (3-0) on Saturday.
• Senior forward Rylee Donaldson leads Bucknell with eight points from three goals and two assists. Donaldson ranks third in goals scored and fourth for total points in the Patriot League.Â
• Junior goalkeeper Jenna Hall and senior goalkeeper Kaylee Donnelly have split time in net for the Bison. Hall has played in nine games for Bucknell; She tallied 29 saves with a .784 save percentage and a goals-against average of 1.07. Donnelly totaled 18 saves in five games, averaging a .818 save percentage and 1.14 goals-against average.Â
Series History:
• Bucknell leads the all-time series 23-6-2, including 14 straight wins from 2005-2018.
• In the last meeting between the teams, the Bison went home with a 2-0 victory on Oct. 3, 2021.
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