ST. BONAVENTURE vs. HIGH POINT
Saturday, April 22 - 4:00 p.m.
Marra Athletics Complex
TV: ESPN+

The St. Bonaventure men's lacrosse team hosts Senior Day Saturday at the Marra Athletics Complex as several members of the program will play in their final home game. The game will be part of a lacrosse doubleheader on campus as the women's team hosts La Salle at noon.

SENIOR DAY
Prior to the men's game, the Bonnies will honor eight traditional seniors, members of the Class of 2023: Adam Shank, Brett Chiodo, Brady Wijbrandts, Jake Rosa, Jake Emmick, Conan Lynch, Mark Belles and Joey Paterno. Each of those players has the option of returning for a fifth year of eligibility if they so choose.

In addition, eight fifth-year graduate students will suit up in the home colors for the final time: Andrew Hersey, Austin Blumbergs, David Steria, Zach Owens, Nick Conklin, Zack Belter, Ben Garcia and Sean Westley. The fifth-year players are the final active players remaining from Bona's inaugural recruiting class when the Bonnies began playing at the Division I level in 2019.

IN THE RECORD BOOKS

• Freshman goalie Cristofero Cucciuffo made a career-high 22 saves in last Saturday's game at UMass. That mark ties for third in program single-game history behind two efforts from all-world goalie Brett Dobson: 27 in last year's MAAC semifinal win vs. Siena and 23 in the team's first-ever Division I game at High Point in 2019. 
• Freshman Quinn Nolan needs four more faceoff wins to set the Bona's single-season record (Trent Grainger had 129 last year).
• Nolan already owns the program's single-season groundball record with 75. The previous mark was held by Brady Wijbrandts (58 last year).
• Graduate captain Sean Westley scored the first man-down goal in program history April 8 vs. Saint Joseph's.

TURNOVER TALE
Bonnies grad long pole Zack Belter has been among the conference leaders in caused turnovers during his five-year career. This time, he's near the top of the Atlantic 10 in caused turnovers per game, ranking sixth in the league with 12 CT. He enters this weekend with 60 CTs for his career, most in school history.

SERIES HISTORY
Saturday will mark the third meeting all-time between the Bonnies and Panthers in the sport of men's lacrosse, and the first as conference foes. St. Bonaventure actually played its first-ever Division I game in North Carolina at High Point on Feb. 2, 2019. The Panthers shut out an incredibly young Bonnies team, 13-0, but Brett Dobson provided a glimpse at the future with his 23 saves. Bona was much closer in a 2020 meeting at HPU, getting within a 13-8 final score. Zack Belter had a long pole goal from midfield that was recognized in the SportsCenter Top 10 and Austin Blumbergs also had a goal. 

CLASS OF 2023
#8 Adam Shank: Adam is a four-year member of the Bonnies men's lacrosse team, playing in 34 games including 17 starts during his career so far. A two-time member of the MAAC All-Academic Team, he played in all 15 games last season, starting 11 as he assisted one of the nation's top defenses. This year, he has played in eight games with five caused turnovers. Adam is a management major. 

#11 Brett Chiodo: A four-year member of the Bonnies men's lacrosse team, he played a significant role in last year's playoff run, logging time in the MAAC semifinals and finals, picking up two groundballs in the Championship Game. He is a mathematics major.

#19 Brady Wijbrandts: Brady is a four-year member of the Bonnies midfield. He has played in 43 games during his career, posting three goals and 11 total points. His 109 groundballs are the most by any Bonnies field player at the Division I level. He is also tied for second in Bonnies history with 38 caused turnovers. A two-time member of the MAAC All-Academic Team, he is a sport administration major. 

#21 Jake Rosa: Jake has been one of the top players in Bonnies program history over the past four seasons on attack. He showed his offensive prowess from his very first collegiate game, scoring four goals to earn MAAC Rookie of the Week honors in his debut. A two-time MAAC First Team All-Conference selection, he became the first Bonnies player to win a major postseason award when he was named MAAC Offensive Player of the Year in 2021, leading the league in points and assists. He still ranked top-10 in goals scored among MAAC players last year despite having his season cut short after 11 games due to injury. Earlier this spring, he became the second player in Bonnies history to reach 100 career points and currently stands second in school history in goals with 65, assists with 47, and points with 112. Jake is an English major. 

#37 Jake Emmick: A four-year member of the program, Jake has played in 34 career games with 18 total points. Last season, he stepped into a key attack role late in the year and tallied seven goals including scores in both the MAAC semifinal and championship games. During his Bonnies career, he has also registered 11 groundballs and five assists. In the classroom, Jake is a marketing major.

#50 Conan Lynch: Conan is a four-year member of the Bonnies men's lacrosse program. Conan has been an important part of the program as a goalie during his time at St. Bonaventure. This season, he has played in four games including one start, making 12 saves. In the classroom, he is a journalism/mass communication major. 

#72 Mark Belles: Mark has been a part of the Bonnies program for four seasons and is a starter on the Bonaventure attack. He tied for the team lead with six points in the shortened 2020 season as a freshman, then started all 10 games with nine goals and 16 points as a sophomore. He missed all of last season due to injury, but returned this year and is third on the team with seven goals and 13 points. For his career, he has started 23 of 28 games played with 35 points and 37 groundballs. In the classroom, he is a two-time MAAC All-Academic Team selection as a finance major. 

#82 Joey Paterno: Joey is a four-year member of Bonnies lacrosse. He scored his first career goal in a win over Hampton last season, and this spring he tallied a goal against Syracuse in the dome. In the classroom, he is a sports management major. 

FIFTH-YEAR BONNIES
#5 Andrew Hersey: Andrew has been a key member of the Bonnies lineup for his entire five-year career. Entering this weekend, he has played in 47 career games including 17 starts. He has been among the team's groundball leaders on the faceoff unit the last two seasons, posting 44 groundballs. For his career, he is one of the program's top-10 in career groundballs (59) and caused turnovers (18). He was a three-time MAAC All-Academic Team selection.

#9 Austin Blumbergs: A team captain, Austin ranks near the top of multiple statistical categories for his five-year career with the Bonnies. He is tied for third in career goals with 52 including a career-high 19 last season. He's also tied fourth in career points with 63. The two-way midfielder adds 46 career groundballs and 10 caused turnovers in 55 total games. He was a three-time MAAC All-Conference pick, taking All-Rookie Team accolades in 2019, First Team honors in 2021 and a Second Team nod in 2022. He was also a three-time MAAC All-Academic Team selection.

#12 David Steria: David has been a key contributor on the Bonnies defense during his five-year career despite battling injury that cut his season to seven games last spring. Despite that, he was still among the MAAC leaders in caused turnovers with 10 in just seven games during 2022. In all, he has started 22 of 40 games played with 27 CTs and 37 groundballs, ranking in the program's top-five for caused turnovers in a career.

#28 Zach Owens: Zach has played in 42 career games, scoring 18 goals with 25 total points. This season, he has been limited to five games following an injury, but he played in all 14 contests with 10 points last spring. He tallied a career-best eight goals in his junior season. He has four goals in five games this spring. In the classroom, he earned MAAC All-Academic Team honors three times.

#36 Nick Conklin: Nick has battled injuries that have limited him to just five games during the last two seasons, but he was an impact player when healthy for the Bonnies, starting 23 of 34 career contests. He was a College Crosse Honorable Mention Freshman All-American pick in 2019 when he set the Bonnies program record, and was among the nation's leaders, with 24 caused turnovers in his debut season. His 38 caused turnovers overall still rank tied for second in program history. Conklin's 74 groundballs are also fourth in the program record books.

#43 Zack Belter: He set an early standard for long pole play for a Bonnies student-athlete and has started 46 of 48 games played during his career. The program's all-time leader in caused turnovers with 60 and a team captain, he was named Second Team All-Conference in the MAAC as a junior before taking First Team honors a season ago when he had 12 caused turnovers and 14 groundballs in a conference-only schedule after returning from injury. He helped the Bonnies rank top-10 nationally in defense in each the 2021 and 2022 seasons.

#51 Sean Westley: He was one of the program's first players, but will long be remembered as one of its best. Westley scored the first goal in Bonnies Division I history and fittingly went on to become the first player to reach both 100 and 150 career points. The program's all-time leader in goals (88), assists (62) and points (150), he has tallied hat tricks in 13 career games and holds the school single-game records for points in a game (9, twice) and goals (6, twice). Sean was named the MAAC Co-Offensive Player of the Year as a senior with program records in points (56) and assists (26) while also netting 30 goals. A three-time MAAC All-Academic Team pick and team captain, he was also selected to the CoSIDA and USILA Scholar All-American teams last spring.

#91 Ben Garcia: Ben has spent four seasons with the men's lacrosse program. During that time, he has played in 26 career games with two goals, two assists and 14 groundballs. He was limited by a season-ending injury early last year, but returned this year and has played in 10 contests. In the classroom, he was a two-time member of the MAAC All-Academic Team.