ST. BONAVENTURE (5-5) vs. BINGHAMTON (3-4)
Tuesday, March 25 – 4 p.m.
Marra Athletics Complex
TV: ESPN+
 
ST. BONAVENTURE (5-5) vs. No. 10/10 RICHMOND (6-3)
Saturday, March 29 – 2 p.m.
Richmond, Va.
TV: ESPN+
 
OPENING FACEOFF
The St. Bonaventure men's lacrosse team plays host to Binghamton on Tuesday afternoon for their final non-conference game of the season. They will then go on the road to face 10th ranked Richmond on Saturday afternoon to open their conference schedule. The Binghamton contest was originally scheduled to be played on Feb. 15 but was rescheduled due to inclement weather. The Bonnies will be well-rested going into the week after a 10-day break from competition as their last appearance ended in a 9-5 loss to Bellarmine on March 15. On the contrary, the Bearcats will have played two games in three days after picking up their fourth win of the season over NJIT this past Saturday, 9-4. Richmond last appeared in a tightly contested, down-to-the-wire finish where they took down 13th-ranked Georgetown on the road, 13-12.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Bona's loss to Bellarmine snapped a three-game winning streak, which was the longest for the program since the 2022 season when they went 11-4. The Bonnies started out hot with five goals in the first 17 minutes, led by senior attacker Conor Murphy's assist and two goals. From that point on, however, the Bonnies were held scoreless, and Bellarmine took advantage of the drought by scoring the last seven goals of the contest. Freshman goalie Isaac Farmer tied his single-game career high in the performance with 14 saves.
 
SENIOR LEADERSHIP
The Bonnies have benefited from productive veteran leaders throughout the season. Murphy leads the squad with 24 points (16G-8A) and has started in all 10 games. Fellow seniors, midfielders Drew Kenney (10G-8A) and Kyle Pepper (9G-9A), are tied for second on the team with 18 points each after also starting in every contest.
 
DISRUPTIVE DEFENSE
SBU boasts the nation's 25th ranked scoring defense, allowing on average just 10 goals per game. Prior to the matchup with Bellarmine, the Bonnies had a seven-game stretch where they only allowed 7.1 goals per game, a figure that would rank fourth in the country if it encompassed the entire season. Leading the defense has been redshirt sophomore LSM Owen Tasse with 11 caused turnovers, good for the team lead, and an additional 15 groundballs.
 
TAKING ADVANTAGE
Bonaventure ranks 26th in the country in man-up offense, successful on 41.9 percent of extra-man opportunities. They have 13 goals in 31 chances on the year.
 
FRESHMAN FACEOFF
Rookie faceoff specialist Lad Harper has been effective at the faceoff dot in his freshman campaign. He has taken over 70 percent of the team's faceoffs and won 77 total for a winning percentage of 52 percent. He also leads the team in groundballs with 42.

BETWEEN THE POSTS
Freshman Isaac Farmer has started in nine games and appeared in all 10 for the Bonnies in goal. He has totaled 95 saves for a 53.1 percent save percentage.

ABOUT BINGHAMTON

• The Bearcats are coached by Kevin McKeown in his ninth season at the helm of the team. He is the winningest coach in program history and has been named America East Coach of the Year twice, in 2017 and 2022. McKeown became the first Division I Binghamton athlete to earn All-America honors for his efforts as a lockdown defender on the university's 2004 lacrosse team.
• Binghamton compiled a 6-7 record last season, going 4-3 in America East play. They boasted an efficient offense, leading the conference in shots per game (44.85) and fewest turnovers per game (15.77).
• Pacing the Bearcats in points this season is graduate student attacker/midfielder Liam Ferris with 21 (15G-6A). Tied for the second spot are senior and sophomore attackers Gage Adams (6G-9A) and Andrew Girolamo (12G-3A) with 15 points each.
• Sophomore LSM Nolan Sharkey has been efficient on defense and in securing possession for Binghamton, leading the team with 22 groundballs and 10 caused turnovers.
• Two young Bearcats have nearly equally shouldered the load on faceoffs this season. Sophomore CJ Mangio has won 51.9 percent of his 81 attempts, while freshman Flynn Wilson has been successful on 47.6 percent of his 84 tries.
• Binghamton boasts a veteran leader at the goalie position in senior Connor Winters. He has started all seven of the squads games this season and made 66 saves.

 
SERIES HISTORY
The Bearcats hold the all-time series lead at 2-0, enjoying game winning goals in overtime from former attacker Matthew Keegan in back-to-back years against SBU. They won 12-11 in 2023 and triumphed 13-12 in 2024.
 
ABOUT RICHMOND

• The Spiders are led by Dan Chemotti in his 12th season as head coach. He is still the only coach in the program's history and has won Southern Conference Coach of the Year twice. He is 110-66 all-time with the team and has guided them to five NCAA Tournament appearances (2014, 2018, 2019, 2022, and 2023). The Spiders are ranked 10th in both national coaches' polls this week.
• Richmond is one of the top clearing teams in the nation, ranking fifth with a 90.7 percent success rate and leading the A10.
• The Spiders boast three attackers who have all reached 25 points on the year. Sophomore Lucas Littlejohn paces the team with 30 points (21G-9A). Next is junior Aiden O'Neil with 27 (16G-11A), and following him is senior Max Merklinger with 25 (17G-8A).
• Graduate student defenseman Mitchell Dunham leads the team with 18 caused turnovers and has also secured 21 groundballs.
• Senior faceoff specialist Jared Chenoy has handled most of the work on faceoffs, winning in 55 of his attempts for a 54.5 percent success rate.
• The Spiders run with a veteran presence in goal. Graduate student Zach Vigue has started in eight games and appeared in all nine, stopping 77 shots in that time.

 
SERIES HISTORY
Richmond possesses the all-time series lead at 3-0. They have downed the Bonnies in each of the past three consecutive seasons, with last year's matchup finishing 18-9 in favor of the visiting Spiders.