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#20 Bucknell vs. Lafayette (March 25, 2000)
Dec. 21, 2000 EASTON, PA- The # 20 Bucknell men's lacrosse team beat Patriot League foe Lafayette, on the road on Saturday, March 25. The Bison took the hard fought contest by scoring three goals in the fourth quarter to win 7-5. The Bison got off to a good start when senior Alex Gibson (Baltimore, MD/Loyola) notched his ninth goal of the season at 10:14 of the first period to take the lead. Lafayette came back with two goals of their own before freshman Kelly Hogue (Painted Post, NY/Corning West) and senior Drew Pacinelli (Wilmington, DE/Brandywine) scored to take a 3-2 lead, but the Leopards tied the game just before halftime. Freshman Dennis Geraghty (Kings Park, NY/St. Anthony's) scored his fifth of the season to give BU the 4-3 lead going into the final quarter. Senior Keith Poisella (Wilton, CT/Wilton) took over the game in the fourth quarter, scoring three goals to clinch the victory for the Bison.. The Bison move to 4-2 on the season and 2-0 in the Patriot League and will host preseason league favorites Hobart on Saturday, April 1 at 1:00 p.m. GAME SCORING #20 BUCKNELL (4-2, 2-0) 1 2 1 3 -- 7 LAFAYETTE (1-5, 0-2) 1 2 0 2 -- 5 |