ST. BONAVENTURE (5-4, 2-0 A-10) VS. DUQUESNE (6-3, 1-1 A-10)
Wednesday, March 20 – 4:00 p.m.
Marra Athletics Complex 
TV: ESPN+
 
ST. BONAVENTURE (5-4, 2-0 A-10) AT UMASS (3-4, 2-0 A-10) 
Saturday, March 23 – 12:00 p.m.
Amherst, Mass.
TV: ESPN+
 
The St. Bonaventure women's lacrosse team looks to stay unbeaten in the Atlantic 10 as they host Duquesne Wednesday and travel to Massachusetts Saturday. The Bonnies have one of their best-ever starts to league play, going 2-0 in their first two contests with wins over George Washington and La Salle. 
 
LAST TIME OUT
Bona took care of the Explorers in Philadelphia, posting a 17-7 win. The 10-goal differential is the biggest win the Bonnies have ever recorded over La Salle and is their second victory in a row over the Explorers. Five different Bonnies players had three or more goals in the contest. 
 
Fiona McGovern tallied her fourth game with five or more points this season and her second in a row. She got to work early, scoring within the first minute of the game before assisting on the Brown and White's second goal. 
 
Sophomore Grace Hollenbeck set a new career-best Saturday as she scored four goals. The Baldwinsville, N.Y. native scored four goals on four shots and went 1-for-1 on free position opportunities. 
 
NOTABLES 

• McGovern's three goals and two assists at La Salle helped her take over 15^th on the SBU all-time points leaderboard with 119 points, surpassing current head coach LeighAnn Stauffer, '17 (115).
• Senior Abby Hiltz is one assist away from surpassing Nicole Motando, '06 on the Bonnies all-time assists leaderboard and taking sole possession of fifth. Hiltz has recorded 47 career assists in 53 games played. 
• Ashley Herrick remains one of the top goalkeepers in the Atlantic 10 with a 50% save percentage while averaging 7.78 saves per game. Herrick hasn't allowed more than nine goals in the previous five games. She is first in the Atlantic 10 in goals against average at 9.40. 
• McGovern was named the Atlantic 10 Co-Offensive Player of the Week for her efforts against Canisius and La Salle. She tallied 11 and had back-to-back games with five or more points. This is the second week in a row St. Bonaventure has earned a spot on the A-10 weekly awards list with Brit Colangelo earning last week's A-10 Defensive Player of the Week award. 
• The Bonnies are seeking their best start to the Atlantic 10 slate since they opened the 2007 A-10 schedule 5-0. 

 
FRIENDLY CONFINES 
The Marra Athletics Complex has been friendly to the Bonnies so far this season as they are still undefeated on home turf. Their 3-0 home start has come thanks to a vibrant offense and gritty defense at home. The Bonnies have averaged over 13 goals at home while scoring 10 during road contests. Bona has averaged nine caused turnovers per contest at home as well. 
 

CONFERENCE STATS
Through the first two weeks of Atlantic 10 play, the Bonnies have ranked at the top of the leaderboards in several categories. Brooke Piper is second in the league in draw controls per game in A-10 games, averaging 7.5. Jessica Notaro has averaged 3.5 goals per game in league contests, good for third best in the A-10 while Herrick has the second-best save percentage (57.7%) and best goals against average (5.79). 
 
 
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST THE DUKES
Duquesne has a 20-5 lead in the all-time series against the Bonnies. In last year's meeting, Bona was victorious in Pittsburgh, 16-15. Notaro scored the game-winner for the Bonnies while she, Kassi Hogan and Brooke Piper all tallied hat tricks. Herrick got the win, making 12 saves.
 

ABOUT DUQUESNE

• The Dukes have started the year with a 6-3 record overall and 1-1 in the A-10. 
• Duquesne was picked ninth in the Atlantic 10 preseason poll.
• The Dukes secured their first Atlantic 10 win over George Washington last Saturday, 15-14, after dropping their first league game to Richmond. 
• Corrinne Webb and Mackenzie Leszczynski lead the team in scoring with 20+ goals apiece. 
• In cage, Rachel O'Toole has played a majority of minutes with a .313 save percentage and 13.55 goals against average. 

 
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST THE MINUTEWOMEN
Massachusetts leads the all-time series, 21-3. Last year, the Bonnies dropped a home contest with the Minutewomen 18-5. 
 

ABOUT UMASS

• The Minutewomen have started the year 3-4 overall and 2-0 in conference play. 
• They have notable losses against No. 2 Boston College (20-9) and No. 22 Brown (15-14). 
• UMass was ranked 20^th in the Inside Lacrosse women's preseason poll and second in the A-10 Coaches' Poll.
• Four Minutewomen were named to the All-Conference Preseason Team, including Fiona McGowan who is third in the league in points per game with 4.0. 
• McGowan was last year's Atlantic 10 Co-Offensive Player of the Year. 
• In cage, Catrina Tobin has played every minute. She boasts a .374 save percentage and 12.43 goals against average. 

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