Jackie Dando

Biography

Jackie Dando, who won better than 62 percent of her games as head women’s lacrosse coach at Lebanon Valley over the previous seven seasons, was named the new head coach of the Bucknell women’s lacrosse program on Dec. 23, 2019. Dando led the Bison to a 3-5 record during a 2020 campaign abbreviated due to the COVID-19 public health threat. She won her first two games at the helm of the program, as Bucknell dispatched Sacred Heart (18-9) and Binghamton (16-9) in commanding fashion. In 2021, Dando's Bison went 3-6 (3-5 Patriot League) and placed two on the All-Patriot League Team. Bucknell finished one spot shy of clinching the South Division's final bid to that season's Patriot League Tournament. The Bison posted six-win seasons in 2022, 2023 and 2025 with 2023 co-captain Ella Payer becoming the program's first First Team All-Patriot League selection in six years. During the 2025 season, the Bison landed two players on the Second Team All-Patriot League (Megan Krestinski and Jess Leon). Allie Boyce broke the Bucknell career goals record in her senior season as she now holds the record with 145 career goals. Dando took over the Lebanon Valley women’s lacrosse program in 2013, just three years after it was reinstated as a varsity sport, and in the next seven years the team compiled an 82-49 (.626) overall record and a 41-14 (.745) mark in the MAC Commonwealth Conference. The Dutchmen qualified for the conference tournament in each of those seven seasons, culminating with the prog