The Mid State Sports Network

BOSTON, MA – In just its first day of competition at the IC4A Championships, already Bucknell men’s track and field has two All-East winners, an event champion, two school records and four more program top-10 marks. Leonard Joseph was the gold medalist in the weight throw and Christian Lupica had a hand in both school records on Saturday afternoon in Boston. Joseph became the second Bison in as many years to win the weight throw at the IC4A Championships. The senior finished with a mark of 63-5 on Saturday morning,…

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WILLIAMSPORT, PA – A nine-goal first half, including five scores from junior Matt McCaffer (Marcellus, N.Y./Marcellus), helped the Lycoming College men’s lacrosse team earn its first win of the year, posting a 13-7 win over Gwynedd-Mercy, in non-conference action at the Shangraw Athletic Complex on Saturday afternoon, March 2. McCaffer posted his five goals on nine shots, and he also posted five ground balls, but he was just one part of a multi-faceted Lycoming (1-3 overall) offense. Freshman Mike Cooper (Riva, Md./Archbishop Spalding) posted his first career hat trick with…

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LEWISBURG, PA  – Sean Doyle scored a game-high three goals and Bucknell outshot Navy by a 57-14 margin as the Bison posted a convincing 11-2 victory over the Mids in men’s lacrosse action Saturday afternoon at chilly Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium. The Bison defense held Navy without a goal for the final 51 minutes as Bucknell scored the game’s final 10 goals. The nine-goal win was the largest ever for the Bison in the series that now spans 13 games. Seven of the first 12 games in the series were decided…

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WHAT: Bucknell Bison (13-15, 4-9 PL) vs. Navy Midshipmen (18-10, 11-2 PL) WHERE: Lewisburg, Pa., Sojka Pavilion WHEN: Saturday, March 2, 7 p.m. RADIO: WVBU 90.5 FM/SportsJuice.com STREAMING VIDEO: Bison Vision LIVE STATISTICS: BucknellBison.com   About the Game Before taking on Navy in its regular-season finale, Bucknell women’s basketball will recognize Ashley Baxter, Alyssa Dunn, Lindsay Horbatuck, Felicia Mgbada and Rachel Voss on Senior Night. Fans can also win gift cards or a Bucknell Prize Pack by playing Basketball Bingo during the game. Tip off against the Midshipmen is set…

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA  – Harvard’s Brandon Kregel led off the bottom of the 10th inning with a triple and later scored on a two-out single up the middle by Robert Wineski as the Bucknell baseball team fell to the Crimson by a 2-1 score Friday afternoon at Davenport Field. It was the first of four games the Bison will play this weekend against Harvard and host Virginia. Sophomore righty Bryson Hough put together a solid start for Bucknell (0-7) as he logged 7.0 innings and was touched for just six hits…

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WASHINGTON, DC – Mallory Lyons delivered a game-winning single in the top of the eighth inning, propelling Bucknell softball to its second win of the year, 4-3 over George Washington at GW Softball Field on Friday afternoon. The Bison (2-7) also benefited from a three-run fifth inning to come from behind in their first game of the Colonial Classic. Bucknell played its fourth extra-inning game of the season and came out on top for the second time with Lyons’ late hit. The junior entered the game as a pinch hitter…

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WILLIAMSPORT, PA – Three Lycoming College women’s lacrosse players finished with hat tricks, including senior Brooke Strausser (Myerstown, Pa./Conrad Weiser Area), who became the ninth player in school history to post 100 career goals, but a free-position goal with 12 seconds left helped lift King’s to a 15-14 win over Lycoming in non-conference action at the Shangraw Athletic Complex on Friday afternoon, March 1. The late goal spoiled a rally that helped Lycoming (0-2 overall) tie the game with 3:11 on the clock after falling behind, 14-12. Freshman Savannah Fox…

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CAMBRIDGE, MA – Lauren Perry finished third in the 500 free, Emily Wright tied for third in the 50 free and both relay foursomes earned medals to help the Bucknell women’s swimming and diving team hold down second place in the team standings after the first day of the three-day ECAC Championships at Harvard’s Blodgett Pool. Perry, who posted the No. 2 time in program history (4:53.21) in the 500 free prelims, started well at the ECAC Championships less than one week after winning a pair of gold medals at…

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CAMBRIDGE, MA – All-Patriot League selections Mike Nicholson and Christian Treat both finished in the top five of the 200-yard individual medley and six different Bison individuals scored points in swimming competition as the Bucknell men’s swimming and diving team stands second in the team standings after the first day of competition at the ECAC Championships, which are taking place this weekend at Harvard’s Blodgett Pool. Nicholson’s third-place finish in the 200 IM paced the Bison on Friday. The junior was third in the prelims and then matched that in…

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