ST. BONAVENTURE (2-2) vs HAMPTON (0-3)
Saturday, March 5 – 11:00 a.m.
Marra Athletics Complex
TV: ESPN+

OPENING FACEOFF

• St. Bonaventure returns home from its spring break trip to host Hampton Saturday morning in a special 11 a.m. start at the Marra Athletics Complex. The game will be part of the doubleheader with the Bonnies women's team which will host Bucknell at 3 p.m.
• St. Bonaventure and Hampton have never previously met in the sport of men's lacrosse. It is the third straight non-conference opponent that the Bonnies have never played before, joining VMI and Richmond.
• Saturday's game will be streamed live on ESPN+. The remainder of the Bonnies home schedule will be streamed on the ESPN+ platform.

SPRING BREAK RECAP

• The Bonnies headed to Virginia for a pair of games this past week over spring break. St. Bonaventure first defeated VMI in overtime, 9-8, last Saturday before suffering a 17-3 setback at No. 19 Richmond on Tuesday.
•  Sean Westley scored the game-winning goal in OT at VMI with less than a minute left in the period, giving the Bonnies their first-ever OT win after working extra time for the first time in program history. Brett Dobson made a game-saving stop with three seconds left in regulation to force the extra period.
• Jackson Rose scored twice and Austin Blumbergs also scored, but nationally-ranked Richmond controlled Tuesday's game.

BONNIES TAKE MAAC WEEKLY AWARDS

• Bonnies seniors, and lifelong friends, Sean Westley and Brett Dobson were named MAAC Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week respectively on Monday. Westley scored six goals, five assists and 11 total points in two victories last week including the game-winning goal in both contests. Dobson made 36 total saves with a .643 save percentage.

STAT LEADERS

• Senior Jackson Rose leads the team and ranks tied for third among all MAAC players with 10 goals on the season.
• Westley ranks third in the MAAC in points per game at 3.5/gm, leading the team with 14 points through four games. Junior Jake Rosa stands tied for seventh in the MAAC with three points per game (7 goals, 5 assists, 12 points).
• Freshman Trent Grainger has 36 faceoff wins and a .480 winning percentage so far. His 13 groundballs are most of the team, ahead of Brady Wijbrandts with 10.
• Dobson has at least 17 saves in all four games so far, leading the MAAC at 19.2 per game. Dobson's 77 total saves also lead all MAAC goalies.

CARDIAC BONNIES

• Bona is no stranger to playing games that come down to the wire. Their victory over VMI last Saturday in overtime continued a trend of thrilling finishes: SBU has played eight games decided by two goals or less the past two seasons and three of the four games so far are one-goal decisions: wins over VMI (9-8) and Bellarmine (13-12) and a heartbreaker at Saint Joseph's (12-11), which is now receiving votes in the national polls.

ODDS 'N ENDS

• Westley had a 13-game scoring streak with at least one point tallied in the game at Richmond, longest in program history.
• Freshman Anthony Cimino ranks third on the team with four assists on the year while fellow freshman Conor Murphy has three helpers and four total points.
• David Steria has caused five turnovers, most on the team.
• One of the areas head coach Randy Mearns has said the team can find improvement is in the clear. The Bonnies have been successful in 82 percent of clear attempts thus far.

ABOUT HAMPTON
Hampton enters its fifth season as a Division I lacrosse program ... their season last year was canceled due to COVID-19 ... the Pirates finished the 2020 season 0-6 with the second half of their season being postponed due to COVID-19 protocols ... Miles Fawcett leads the team with four goals and 15 shots, while Ethan Mitchell is the team leader with two assists and nine groundballs ... in net Paxtin Powell has started in their three games and recorded 61 saves.

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