ST. BONAVENTURE (0-5) at DETROIT MERCY (1-6, 1-3 MAC)
Sunday, March 20 – Noon
Birmingham, Mich. – Seaholm High School
 
The St. Bonaventure University women's lacrosse team travels to Michigan to take on Detroit Mercy on Sunday, March 20. The game is slated to begin at noon and will be streamed on the Titans YouTube channel. Fans planning to attend the game will need to purchase tickets will online prior to the game on Sunday.
 
TICKETS

• Fans planning to attend the game on Sunday must purchase a ticket online by going to https://gofan.co/app/events/582075?schoolId=MI10080; no cash purchases will take place on site.

 
LAST TIME OUT

• St. Bonaventure's last scheduled game on Saturday, March 12 against Canisius was postponed due to inclement weather.
• In the last game played against Bucknell, the Bonnies came up short in a second half rally attempt, falling 10-8 on Saturday, March 5.
• Katelyn Rokitka (three goals) and Sara Owens (two goals) helped lead the comeback effort against Bucknell as the Bonnies outscored the Bison 5-0 in the fourth quarter.
• Kassi Hogan and Rebecca Howe also registered goals, while Teri Manzelli scooped up a team-high four groundballs for St. Bonaventure.
• In the cage, Ashley Herrick made 15 saves.

 
FIRST YEAR IMPACT

• Freshman Katelyn Rokitka has made big impact as a first-year member of the women's lacrosse team.
• In her first collegiate season she has played in all five games, registering four goals on eight shots, one assist, and securing eight draw controls.
• Rokitka scored her first career hat trick in the Bonnies' last game against Bucknell.

 
PROTECT THE NET

• In the last two games against Colgate and Bucknell, junior Ashley Herrick has faced 74 shots and made 30 saves, which is equivalent to a save percentage of .536.
• Herrick has also grabbed eight groundballs in the past two games.

 
ABOUT DETROIT MERCY

• The Titans have begun the 2022 season with a record of 1-6 overall with a conference record of 1-3, picking up their first conference win of the season Wednesday against Akron.
• This season the team is led by Cat Kopchia (11 goals/eight assists) and Annie Gilbert (12 goals), while Charlotte Dale has made seven assists on the year.
• In net Meredith Leavell (24 saves), Hannah Shrader (20 saves), and Maddie Johnson (17 saves) have each participated in the five games played this season.
• Detroit Mercy was selected to finish sixth in the 2022 Mid-American Conference Lacrosse Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• St. Bonaventure defeated Detroit Mercy, 15-9, when the teams last met in 2013.

 
UP NEXT

• The Bonnies will return home to begin Atlantic 10 play with a pair of games against UMass and Saint Joseph's next Friday and Sunday.

 
 
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