The women’s lacrosse team, coming off its 18-13 win this weekend against Monmouth, will be hosting Bucknell today at Baker Field in its second regular season contest. Currently, the Lions are undefeated (1-0), while the Bison are 1-3, having lost to Robert Morris 10-8 on Sunday.
When the two teams competed last year, Columbia was able to defeat Bucknell in a close battle, 15-14. However, the game did not start out in the Lions’ favor, as the Bison were able to gain an early 3-1 lead. With 12:20 to go in the half, Columbia answered back with three goals, one by freshman Taylor Gattinella and two by junior Brittany Shannon, that tipped the score in Columbia’s favor to 4-3. Both teams continued to capitalize on scoring opportunities with Shannon putting in two more goals and the senior co-captain Holly Glynn scoring four goals as well. At halftime, the Lions had gained a 9-6 lead over Bucknell, but at the opening of the 2nd half, the Bison answered by scoring three goals in less than three minutes, tying the game 9-9. The rest of the match was close, the score alternating in favor of each team. However, the winning goal proved to be by junior Frances Callaghan with 6:27 left in the game. Goalkeeper Emma Mintz had a significant save for the Lions in the final minutes of the game, preserving the win and tallying 10 total saves for the game.
Last year’s match against Bucknell was the Lions’ final game of the 2009 season. With the win, they finished with a 9-7 overall record, setting a program record for wins in a season in Columbia lacrosse history. In overall matches against the Bison, Columbia holds a winning streak since 2002 and dominates Bucknell 8-2 in competition history.
The Columbia-Bucknell match will begin at 4 p.m at Robert K. Kraft Field at Baker Complex.
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