ST. BONAVENTURE (8-5, 4-2 A-10) vs GEORGE MASON (6-7, 1-5 A-10)
Wednesday, April 9 – 12:00 p.m.
Marra Athletics Complex
TV: ESPN+
 
ST. BONAVENTURE (8-5, 4-2 A-10) at SAINT JOSEPH'S (6-7, 5-1 A-10)
Saturday, April 12 – 3:30 p.m.
Philadelphia, Pa.
TV: ESPN+
 
The St. Bonaventure women's lacrosse team readies for a two-game week as they host George Mason Wednesday and travel to Philadelphia for a game at Saint Joseph's Saturday.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Bonnies fell to Davidson 10-8 in a back-and-forth battle at the Marra Athletics Complex Sunday afternoon. Davidson got out to a quick start, taking a 2-0 lead in the opening five minutes. However, Bona's responded and took a 6-4 lead into the halftime break. The Wildcats outscored the Bonnies 6-2 in the second half to propel them to their fifth A-10 win of the year.
 
Tori Nascimento led the way offensively with three goals, while Fiona McGovern added four points (1G-3A).
 
ATLANTIC 10 STANDINGS
With four games left in the regular season, the race to qualify for the Atlantic 10 Tournament is heating up. The six teams with the best regular season conference record will make the A-10 Tournament hosted by Richmond this season.
 
Massachusetts sits atop the standing with a perfect 6-0 record and has a 52 game winning streak in regular season A-10 games. Davidson and Saint Joseph's both have 5-1 conference records with Saint Joseph's holding the head-to-head tiebreaker, earning a 9-8 double overtime win over the Wildcats. Richmond (5-2), SBU (4-2), and VCU (4-3) round out the top six spots in the standings. Duquesne (2-5), Rhode Island (1-4), GW (1-5), George Mason (1-5), and La Salle (0-6) make up the remaining five spots. 
 
MAKING HISTORY
Following her four-point performance Sunday, McGovern moved into second on the Bona's all-time points leaderboard with 197. She sits behind Bona's all-time leading scorer and Hall of Famer Kelley Chevez, who recorded 240 points (121G-119A) from 2002-05.
 
McGovern has scored 114 goals and assisted on 83 in 61 games played over her four-year career. Through 13 games this season, the senior has 52 points on 22 goals and 30 assists. She is 10 assists away from matching the Bona's season assists record (40) set by Brenna Houghton in 2007.
 
TRENDING NUMBERS
1 - Megan Schillinger is one draw control away from becoming the Bona's all-time leader with 196. Schillinger will pass Courtney Gibbons, '06 who amassed 195 draw controls from 2003-2006. Gibbons was a two-time Atlantic 10 All-Conference selection.
5 – With one more victory, the Bonnies will reach five Atlantic 10 victories for the first time since 2007. Five Atlantic 10 wins is the most in a season by the Bonnies ever, done twice before in 2006 and 2007.
200 – McGovern is three points away from tallying 200 in her career. She would be only the second Bonnie in program history to reach the milestone. The first was Chevez in 2005.
 
ABOUT GEORGE MASON

• The Patriots went 5-2 in non-conference action before stumbling in the opening portion of A-10 action with a 1-5 record. They earned their first conference win Saturday over Duquesne (10-9).
• In A-10 games, George Mason has averaged 6.67 goals per game, ranking 10^th out of 11 teams.
• Goalie Regan Bestick ranks second in saves per game in conference play, averaging 10.83 per game. On the season, she has a 12.69 goals against average and a .411 save percentage.
• Junior Dahlia Tripple is the Patriots leading scorer with 38 points (33G-5A).
• Lauren Distad has been excellent on the draw, recording 88 on the season and averaging 6.77 per game, the third-best mark in the A-10.

 
SERIES HISTORY
The Patriots lead the all-time series 1-9. The Bonnies earned their lone win over George Mason in 2023 at the Marra Athletics Complex, 18-6. Mason won the first eight meetings prior to 2023 and recorded a 13-10 win last season in Fairfax.
 
ABOUT SAINT JOSEPH'S

• The Hawks had a challenging non-conference slate, facing four ranked opponents and going 1-6 to start the season; however, they have been stellar in A-10 action, going 5-1 with their lone loss coming against league-leading Massachusetts.
• Saint Joseph's ranks second in the conference in turnovers per game, only surrendering the ball 12.85 times per contest. However, they cause the least turnovers in the A-10, averaging just 6.38 per game.
• Alexa Capozzoli ranks 12^th in Division I in assists per game (2.92). She leads the team in points as well with 52 (17G-35A).
• Jorden Concordia has started every game in cage for the Hawks, posting a 11.18 goals against average and a .433 save percentage.

 
SERIES HISTORY
The Hawks lead the all-time series 18-8. The Bonnies last win over Saint Joseph's came in 2015 at the Marra Athletics Complex, 15-10. Bona's current head coach LeighAnn Stauffer tallied five goals, four caused turnovers, and six draw controls in the 2015 victory.
 
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