ST. BONAVENTURE (3-3, 0-0 A-10) vs. GEORGE WASHIINGTON (2-5, 0-0 A-10)
Friday, March 8 – 3:00 p.m.
Marra Athletics Complex
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The St. Bonaventure women's lacrosse team looks to capture their third consecutive win and stay perfect at home as the Bonnies welcome Atlantic 10 foe George Washington to the Marra Athletics Complex Friday afternoon to begin Atlantic 10 play.


 
LAST TIME OUT
St. Bonaventure raced out to a 9-4 lead over the Red Flash Tuesday afternoon, but Saint Francis started to rally  in the third quarter and would go on a 5-0 run to tie the game at nine with 8:07 to play. 

The Bonnies successfully thwarted off the comeback from Saint Francis to remain perfect on home turf. 
 
Fiona McGovern converted on back-to-back free position attempts to put the Bonnies back in front 11-9, the eventual final score. The win was highlighted by four goals and an assist from McGovern who has reached 16th on the Bonnies all-time scoring list. McGovern went 4-for-4 on free position shots in the contest. 
 
FREE POSITION POWER
The Bonnies are second in the Atlantic 10 in free position percentage, scoring on 52.2% of their free position shots. Junior Fiona McGovern ranks 84th in the nation and is tied for third among Atlantic 10 players in free position percentage, going 5-for-9 on the season. In 2023, McGovern set the St. Bonaventure single-season record for free position goals with 24. 
 
PROTECT THE BALL
The Bonnies have the second-best turnovers per game mark in the Atlantic 10 at 13.67 and are 37th among Division I programs.
 
FAMILIAR FACES
Friday's game will serve as the second meeting between St. Bonaventure and GW since LeighAnn Stauffer was named head coach of the Bonnies program. Stauffer served as an assistant coach at GW from 2021 until she took the head coaching position at Bona's in June 2022. Bonnies assistant coach Kelly Layton also served on staff at GW before following Stauffer to St. Bonaventure last year.
 
NOTABLES 

• Senior Abby Hiltz reached 100 career points on her second quarter goal against the Red Flash this past Tuesday.
• Sophomore Brit Colangelo showed off her defensive prowess with four caused turnovers, four ground balls, and a draw control. She ranks eighth among A-10 players in caused turnovers per game at 1.5. 
• Brooke Piper had two goals against the Red Flash, continuing her streak of multi-goal games. She has at least two goals in each contest this season.
• McGovern is eighth in the Atlantic 10 in points per game, averaging 3.33. 
• McGovern is now 16th on the Bonnies all-time scoring list with 106 points. Next up is current head coach LeighAnn Stauffer with 115 points. 
• Senior Kassi Hogan has scored in all six of Bona's games so far this spring. That is the second-longest streak of her career; she had at least one goal in seven games during the 2022 season. 

 
SERIES HISTORY
The Revolutionaries and the Bonnies have met 21 times before. GW leads the all-time series 16-5 and has won the last five in a row. Bona's last win against the Revs came in 2016, taking a 12-9 decision. Last year in Foggy Bottom, GW topped the Bonnies by a 22-11 score .
 
GW NOTES

• The Revs have six different players with double-digit points this season. Graduate student Emma Nowakowski leads in goals with 17 on a .586 shot percentage. 
• In the cage, freshman Mia Caro has started each game for the Revs. She has a .433 save percentage and a 10.84 goals against average. 
• The Revs have the lowest turnovers per game mark in the A-10 at 12.29. 
• GW was picked sixth in the Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll, just one spot ahead of the Bonnies who slotted seventh.

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