ST. BONAVENTURE (5-5, 1-1 A-10) vs. DUQUESNE (1-6, 0-2 A-10)
Wednesday, March 18 – 3:00 p.m.
Marra Athletics Complex
TV: ESPN+
 
ST. BONAVENTURE at RHODE ISLAND (3-6, 0-2 A-10)
Saturday, March 21 – 1:00 p.m.
Kingston, R.I.
TV: ESPN+
 
OPENING DRAW
The St. Bonaventure women's lacrosse team returns to action this week fully entrenched in Atlantic 10 play. The Bonnies will continue their busy stretch of competition as they will host Duquesne at the Marra Athletics Complex on Wednesday before traveling to face Rhode Island on Saturday.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Bonnies dropped a 15-6 decision to VCU this past Saturday at home in the squad's most recent appearance. The Rams found a surge of second quarter scoring which scrambled the hosts' game plan and forced them to chase goals. Despite a much-improved second-half performance in which they matched VCU with four scores, the Bonnies were unable to find enough momentum for a comeback.
 
Bona's scoring came from senior captain Brooke Piper (3G) as well as freshmen Riley Milligan (2G) and Gracie Williams (1G).
 
Bona's eight graduating seniors were honored pregame: Piper, Megan Schillinger, Rylee Gonzalez, Payton Klepacki, Emma Hollenbeck, Grace Hollenbeck, Kate Hennessey and Brit Colangelo.
 
BUSY BONNIES
This week will mark the fifth straight in which Bonaventure has played multiple games. The streak began the week of Feb. 18 when the team played Binghamton on Wednesday and faced Bucknell the following Saturday. The streak will end following this Saturday's matchup with Rhode Island, and the Bonnies will not see another week of multiple contests for the rest of the season.
 
STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
The Bonnies are well-represented across the A-10 statistical leaderboards with multiple student-athletes ranking at or near the top of the conference.

• Colangelo ranks first in the conference with 2.3 caused turnovers per game, also ranking sixth in ground balls per game (2.3).
• Piper owns the fifth-most goals per game (3.1) and the 10^th-most points per game in the A-10 (35).
• Schillinger sits in second place in the A-10 with 5.5 draw controls per game. She leads the team with 55 total draw controls and posted back-to-back games with double-digit tallies with 12 against Niagara and 11 against Furman.
• Sophomore goalie Judy Mahoney ranks second in the conference in average goals allowed (7.72) and third in save percentage (49.2 percent).

 ABOUT DUQUESNE

• The Dukes are coached by Tracy Coyne in her 37^th career season and her second with Duquesne. In her inaugural season at Duquesne, the team went 5-10 highlighted by a mid-season three-game win streak over Mercyhurst, George Washington and La Salle.
• This season, Duquesne holds a 1-6 record with its lone win coming against Mercyhurst, 21-4. The team also fought hard in a one-goal loss to Robert Morris, 13-12.
• The Dukes were selected ninth overall in the A-10 Preseason Coaches Poll. They currently rank first in the conference and second nationally in shot percentage (55.8 percent), also ranking third in the A-10 in both assists per game (6.29) and caused turnovers per game (9.14).
• Junior attacker Gracin Emerson leads the nation in total assists (40) and assists per game (5.71). She ranks first in the conference and 11^th nationally in total points (44).
• Sophomore midfielder Addison Scanlon sits third in the conference with 2.71 groundballs per game.
• Freshman goalkeeper Ella Roach has started in all seven of the Dukes' games so far this season and has made 63 saves in that time for a save rate of 35.6 percent.

 
ABOUT RHODE ISLAND

• The Rams are coached by Jenna Slowey, who was named the first head coach in program history in July of 2022. Last season, she led the team to an 8-8 record highlighted by a three-game win streak late in the year over La Salle, George Mason and Duquesne.
• This season, Rhode Island has a 3-6 record with wins over Rider, Merrimack and Siena. The team dropped its most recent matchup with Richmond, 14-2, and will face La Salle on Wednesday before hosting the Bonnies.
• The Rams were selected sixth in the A-10 Preseason Coaches Poll.
• Redshirt sophomore Caralie Basuel leads the team with 26 points (23G-3A). She has also controlled 23 draws.
• Redshirt senior Casey Phelps has appeared in every game this season and leads the conference with 9.89 saves per game. That figure ranks sixth nationally. She ranks second in the conference and fourth nationally with 89 total saves.

 
SERIES HISTORY
Duquesne owns the all-time series lead over the Bonnies at a mark of 20-7, though SBU currently holds a three-game winning streak. In last year's matchup, the Bonnies took a 20-12 road decision, powered by an all-time single-game program record of 23 draw controls. Brooke Piper had five goals and seven draw controls while Megan Schillinger posted nine draw controls and Brit Colangelo recorded six caused turnovers. Last season marked the first time the Brown and White matched up with Rhode Island with Bonaventure collecting a 22-10 win on the road behind four goals from Piper and 13 draw controls by Schillinger. 
 
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