ST. BONAVENTURE (1-2) at YOUNGSTOWN STATE (1-2)
Saturday, February 22 – 3:00 p.m.
Youngstown, Ohio
TV: YouTube
 
The St. Bonaventure women's lacrosse team looks to get back to .500 on the year as they travel to Youngstown State for the first road game of the season. The game will be live streamed on the Youngstown State Athletics YouTube page. 
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Bonnies dropped their second one-goal game of the season to Niagara last Friday. The Brown and White found themselves down 5-1 before scoring three in a row to cut the deficit to one. Niagara responded with a goal to make it 6-4, but the Bonnies added another off the stick of Brooke Piper to again go down by one. A last second shot from Tori Nascimento was thwarted by the Niagara keeper to give the Purple Eagles their ninth consecutive win over the Bonnies.
 
A-10 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Bonnies goalie Katelyn Hicks was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Defensive Player of the Week following an outstanding two-game performance against Canisius and Niagara. Hicks made 21 saves in the two-game span and recorded a .636 save percentage. The sophomore helped the Bonnies to an 18-6 win over the Golden Griffins with 12 saves. She was also stellar in a 6-5 setback against Niagara, making nine saves.
 
STUFFING THE STAT SHEET
Two Bonnies players have recorded games with seven points this season. Senior Fiona McGovern recorded seven in the season-opener against Pitt with three goals and four assists. That was the third game of McGovern's career with seven or more points. Junior Rylee Gonzalez recorded her first game with seven points of her career against Canisius. Gonzalez tallied two goals and five assists in the 18-6 victory.
 
LEADING THE DRAW
Megan Schillinger ranks 14^th in Division I in draw controls per game to start the season. The junior is averaging 8.67 draw controls per contest. Schillinger set the Bona single-game record earlier this season vs Canisius with 12.
 
SERIES HISTORY
The Bonnies are 1-1 all-time against the Penguins, meeting in 2022 and 2024. In 2022, the Penguins were victorious at home, 18-7, and last season the Bonnies took a 19-7 victory at the Marra Athletics Complex.
 
ABOUT YOUNGSTOWN STATE

• The Penguins are coached by Rob Harris who is in his second season with the program. They were held winless last season, but Harris earned his first victory at the helm over Saint Francis last week, 19-10.
• The team boasts a strong offensive attack, leading the MAC in goals per game (14.3), shot percentage (45.7%), free position percentage (58.3%), and shots on goal per game (23.3).
• The Penguins have also found success defensively, pacing the MAC with 12.3 caused turnovers per game, also ranking 14th nationally in the category.
• Sophomore midfielder Katie Grottenthaler leads the squad with 10 points (9G-1A) and has additionally scooped four groundballs and caused four turnovers. Fellow midfielder and underclassman Claire Baenziger has similarly scored nine goals so far in her freshman season. Adding to the young talent is sophomore midfielder Lena Cox, who has tallied 10 points (6G-4A).
• YSU has alternated between two goalies this season. Both junior Brooke Harper and freshman Liz Amos have made eight saves in their appearances.

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