ST. BONAVENTURE (5-10, 0-4 A-10) vs. RV HIGH POINT (6-7, 3-1 A-10)
Saturday, April 26 – 12:00 p.m.
Marra Athletics Complex
TV: ESPN+

The St. Bonaventure men's lacrosse team will welcome conference opponent High Point to the Marra Athletics Complex this Saturday for the squad's final contest of the year. The Bonnies will have their work cut out for them, as the Panthers are receiving votes in the national media poll coming off an upset win over Saint Joseph's.


SENIOR SPOTLIGHT
Prior to the opening faceoff, St. Bonaventure will honor its graduating seniors in the Class of 2025.
 
#4 | Anthony Cimino, A
Anthony is a four-year member of the St. Bonaventure lacrosse program, appearing in 53 career games while recording 35 total points. He was a MAAC All-Rookie Team selection in 2022 and helped the Bonnies to the MAAC Championship Game that season. This season, he has totaled six points in 12 games. A finance major, he is a native of Cicero, N.Y.
 
#8 | Onenioteko:wa Maracle, A/M
Maracle is in his second season with the Bonnies after transferring to St. Bonaventure from Lafayette. Last season, he played in 11 games with three goals and an assist while this season he has handed out two assists in 11 contests so far. A member of the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll, he is an Environmental Studies major.
 
#13 | Josh Rosa, M
The second member of his family to play for the Bonnies, Josh followed his brother Jake as a Bona men's lacrosse member. He redshirted his freshman season of 2022 before scoring his first collegiate goal at Robert Morris in 2023. Last season, he appeared in 10 games with four goals including two vs. High Point. This season, he has seen action in eight contests. A native of Windsor, Ontario, he is a sports studies major.
 
#15 | Drew Kenney, M
A four-year member of the Bonnies lacrosse program, Drew is also the second member of his family to don the Brown and White of Bona lacrosse, following his brother Jack. He has played in 46 career games, posting 22 goals and 40 total points. He tallied nine points as a sophomore and eight as a junior and has a breakout season as a senior with a career-high 13 goals and 22 points as one of the team's scoring leaders this spring. He has earned Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll selection for his work in the classroom as a marketing major. He is a native of East Aurora, N.Y.
 
#18 | Tom Fox, FO/M
Tom is a four-year member of the Bonnies, just like his older brother John. He has played in 15 career games, taking faceoffs in each of the last three years. A native of Wolcott, Conn., he is a marketing major.
 
#25 | Conor Murphy, A
Conor is a four-year member of the Bonnies, playing in 54 career games. He has logged 36 goals and 29 assists for 65 total points. This season he has posted a career-high 16 goals along with 24 points to pace the Bona offense. A member of the MAAC All-Rookie Team in 2022, he is a marketing major from Williamsville, N.Y.
 
#27 | Reilly DelPonte, A
Reilly is a four-year member of the Bonnies lacrosse program and while injuries have kept him off the field, he has been an important member of the team. He was named the Bonnies Choice Awards Unsung Hero by serving in many roles including running the scoreboard, shot clock and filming practices as part of his dedication to the program.
 
#28 | Aidan Sheehan, G
Aidan has spent the past two seasons with the Bonnies after transferring from Roberts Wesleyan. He has appeared in four games in the cage. An Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll selection, he is a finance major.
 
#32 | Atkin Dwyer, D
Atkin has spent the past four years with the program, appearing in 15 games including seven starts while battling injuries. Last year, he started seven of eight games with four groundballs and four caused turnovers for the Bona defense. He is a member of the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll and is a finance major.
 
#33 | Kyle Pepper, M
Kyle is a four-year member of the Bonnies lacrosse program who has been a key member of the Bonnies midfield and attack during his career. He has logged time in 52 career games with 25 goals and 22 assists for 47 career points. This season, he has netted career highs in both goals with 10 and points with 24 to lead the team. A finance major, he is an Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll member.
 
#40 | Connor Robinson, G
Conor joined St. Bonaventure as a junior after transferring from Maryville. He has spent three seasons with the program, appearing in nine games with 53 saves in the cage. A graduate student, he is an Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll selection.
 
#45 | Ryan Olan, D
A four-year member of the Bonnies program, Ryan has appeared in 35 career games with the team. He has registered 14 groundballs and 12 caused turnovers as a long pole with the team including nine caused turnovers last season to rank among the Atlantic 10's leaders. Last year, he was named to both the Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team and College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team for his work in the classroom and on the field. A finance major, he is from Oshawa, Ontario.
 
#77 | Aiden MacDonell, D
Aiden is a four-year member of the Bonnies lacrosse program, appearing in 37 games with 20 starts. His first career goal came in the 2022 MAAC Championship Game and he posted another pole goal earlier this season before suffering an injury. One of the team captains this season, he has racked up 37 groundballs and 20 caused turnovers as a key member of the Bona defense. A member of the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll and native of Toronto, Aiden is a strategic communications major.
 
#88 | Kellen Pulera, A
Kellen has spent the last two seasons with the Bonnies after transferring from Marist. Last year, he led the team with 22 goals and set a new program record by scoring a goal in 10 straight games. This year, he has tallied 13 goals and 18 points. Last week at Hobart, he posted five goals in a game, just one off the program record. A native of Amherst, N.Y., he is working on his MBA.
 
#93 | Kaden Brennan, M
Kaden has spent three seasons with the Bonnies and has appeared in 40 games with the program. Last season, he tallied three assists and four points while this year he has a goal and three points along with 10 groundballs and four caused turnovers. A finance major, Kaden is a native of Kingsville, Ontario.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Hobart bested the Bonnies last week, jumping out to a lead in the second quarter and never relinquishing it. Despite seven points each from two Bona attackers, graduate student Kellen Pulera (5G-2A) and sophomore Jake Kucinski (4G-3A), the Statesmen pulled out a 26-13 victory.
 
EXPERIENCE AND LEADERSHIP
Bonaventure's top three scoring efforts this season have been courtesy of veteran leaders. Senior attackman Conor Murphy paces the team with 24 points (16G-8A), and he is followed by two fellow seniors, midfielders Kyle Pepper with 23 points (10G-13A) and Drew Kenney with 22 points (13G-9A).
 
FRESHMAN FACEOFF
Rookie faceoff specialist Lad Harper has had an impressive first year of his collegiate career, winning 110 attempts at the X for a win percentage of 53.9 percent. He has often parlayed this success at the dot into possession for the Brown and White, pacing the team with 60 groundballs.
 
BETWEEN THE POSTS
Bona has enjoyed the success of freshman goalie Isaac Farmer in his debut season. He has played in every game, starting in all but one, and in that time has made 151 saves for a 51.5 percent save percentage. Being the team's primary goalie all season, he can be mainly accredited for Bonaventure's top 30 national ranking in saves per game.
 
ABOUT HIGH POINT

• The Panthers are led by head coach John Crawley. This season is his first with the program, though he spent the prior two years as an assistant coach, offensive coordinator, and recruiting coordinator for Johns Hopkins, where he helped the team capture last year's Big Ten title.
• Sophomore attackman Justin Wixted paces the team in points with 40 (13G-27A), helping on a plethora of goals this season. The squad's top goal scorer is redshirt freshman and fellow attacker Owen Bunten with 33.
• Freshman LSM James Westbrook has been impressive in his rookie season, leading the team with 14 caused turnovers and additionally scooping 10 groundballs.
• Junior faceoff specialist Luca Accardo has been very effective in handling High Point's faceoff duties this season. He has won 162 of his attempts for a 60 percent success rate, also securing 114 groundballs. He ranks 13th in the nation in individual faceoff winning percentage.
• Junior goalie Zack Overend has started in 11 of the team's 13 games. In that time, he has made 162 saves for a 54.7 percent save percentage, a figure that ranks 24th nationally.

SERIES HISTORY
The Panthers own the all-time series lead at 4-0.