ST. BONAVENTURE (0-1, 0-0 A-10) vs. BUCKNELL (1-0, 0-0 PATRIOT)
Saturday, February 8 – 3:00 p.m.
Marra Athletics Complex
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OPENING FACEOFF
The St. Bonaventure men's lacrosse team returns to the Marra Athletics Complex Saturday to host Bucknell. The Bonnies are 0-1 after a loss last weekend to VMI, while the Bison enters at 1-0 after taking down Merrimack.
 
SENIOR SUCCESS 
In the season opener against VMI, seniors Kyle Pepper and Conor Murphy both scored two goals on four shots each, accounting for the Bonnies' first four goals of the season. Fellow seniors Anthony Cimino and Drew Kenney each tallied assists in the contest. 
 
HAPPIEST AT HOME 
The Bonnies will defend the Marra Athletic Complex eight times in 2025, making for the most home games in a single season in program history.  
 
EVERYBODY EATS 
The Brown and White spread the love against VMI, totaling nine different point-scorers. They were Pepper, Murphy, Cimino, Kenney, Jake Kucinski, Patrick Shanahan, Onenioteko:wa Maracle, Henry Coke, and Benny Carter. 
 
FRESHMAN FACEOFF 
In his St. Bonaventure debut, freshman Lad Harper won 11 faceoffs and scooped three groundballs, getting the offense going early from the dot. 
 
BETWEEN THE POSTS 
In the season opener, redshirt senior Connor Robinson saved eight shots while true freshman Isacc Farmer made his debut and tallied four saves. 
 
ABOUT BUCKNELL

• Bucknell visits the Marra Athletics Complex with a 1-0 record after taking down Merrimack at home, 23-7 (1/1). 
• The Bison are coached by Frank Fedorjaka in his 20^th season with the team. He has compiled record of 151-117 (70-57 Patriot League) and is only the second head coach in program history. 
• Senior Preseason All-Patriot League selection and team captain Connor Davis leads the attack unit with juniors Michael Meyer and Will Hopkins. The three have combined for 168 goals and 58 assists in past seasons, and in they collectively scored 22 points in this year's season opener. 
• On the defensive end, the Bison return all three starters: senior George Talarico and juniors Will Pickering and Louie Germain. Pickering led the team with 21 caused turnovers last year and tallied three more against Merrimack alongside four groundballs, while Germain caused three turnovers of his own.  
• Junior Jaz Zanelli has been the starting goalie for the past two seasons, and last year totaled 76 saves in 11 appearances. However, in the season opener the Bison started fellow junior Luke Renaud, who made six saves in the contest. 
• Bucknell will look to stifle opponents this season with a defense that ranked seventh nationally in caused turnovers per game last year. 

 
TRENDING NUMBERS
7 – The Brown and White return last year's top seven point-scorers.
8 – The Bonnies have eight home games on the schedule this year, the most in program history.
9 – Nine different Bonnies got in the scoring column in the season opener against VMI.
16 – Head coach Randy Mearns has added 16 new faces to the roster for the 2025 season.
 
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