This past Saturday, Men’s Lacrosse took a 7-5 victory over Le Moyne at home, with goalie Jaz Zanelli ’26 as a standout player, putting on a career-best performance of 18 saves.
It was a stormy afternoon in Lewisburg in a game that only saw five goals scored between the two squads in the first 38 minutes of action before the Bison freshman took over.
Connor Davis ’25 got the scoring started for Bucknell with back-to-back goals, then Sean Berrigan ’27 put one past the goalie later in the first quarter to give the Orange and Blue a 3-0 lead. Scoring halted for a while after this goal, as Bucknell wasn’t able to put one in the net until the 6:31 mark of the third quarter, and during that span Le Moyne scored twice to make the contest 3-2.
But, these goals sparked a 3-0 run for the Bison over the rest of the third quarter, bringing their advantage to 6-2. Zanelli was key on defense for Bucknell, notching 11 of his 18 saves over the final two quarters of the game.
Yet another scoring drought hit both teams in the fourth quarter, and the game featured no goals until Peter Grandolfo ’27 zipped one home to give Bucknell their biggest lead of the afternoon.
“I thought we started off pretty strong,” Davis said. “My two goals in the beginning of the game wouldn’t have been possible without some great passes from my teammates. It was a tough game for our offense, but we eventually found the back of the net in the second half when it mattered to win the game.”
Le Moyne scored twice in the final two minutes of the game, but Bucknell was able to squeeze out the win and improve to 4-8 on the season.
Bucknell next takes on Army next at home this Friday at 7:30 p.m.
