By: Scott Eddy, Assistant Athletics Director for Strategic Communications
ST. BONAVENTURE vs. HOBART
Friday, April 24 – 7:00 p.m.
Marra Athletics Complex
TV: ESPN+
OPENING FACEOFF
The St. Bonaventure men's lacrosse team will host the season finale Friday night vs. Hobart, celebrating the graduating Class of 2026 with a special pre-game ceremony. Senior ceremonies are set to begin at approximately 6:15 p.m., so fans are encouraged to arrive early.
LAST TIME OUT
St. Bonaventure battled Delaware on the road last week in a game filled with offensive fireworks as the Blue Hens outlasted the Bonnies for a 19-16 decision. Bona achieved multiple statistical milestones in the game:
- Junior Jaxon Dillon tied the program record for single-game goals with six.
- Â Bona's 16 team goals are the most for the program in an Atlantic 10 game and second-most in the Bonnies' Division I history. SBU's all-time record is 21 goals in a 2022 home win vs. Hampton.
- SBU tallied 26 points on the stat sheet, second in program single-game history.
- Senior Owen Tasse picked up 11 groundballs, most by any non-faceoff specialist in Bonnies single-game history.
RACKING UP AWARDS
Jaxon Dillon has earned recognition for his outstanding offensive performance last weekend. This week, he was honored as the Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Week and also was picked to the USILA National Team of the Week as one of the top-10 Division I efforts of the week.
Dillon became the fourth Bonnies player to score six goals in a game, joining Jake Kucinski (2024 at Binghamton), Sean Westley (2023 vs. VMI and 2021 vs. Siena) and Jackson Rose (2022 vs. Siena).
He is the second Bonnies player to be named to a USILA National Team of the Week this season: Cole Kucinski received the honor after having five goals in a February contest at Binghamton.
Prior to this season, the last Bonnies player to be picked to a USILA National Team of the Week was goalie Brett Dobson in 2021.
HOBART NOTES
- Hobart scored a win in its opener, 13-8, vs. Canisius and also defeated Le Moyne, 12-7, on March 10 but is looking to snap a five-game losing skid since Atlantic 10 play began.
- Hobart ranks 67th nationally in scoring offense at 8.9 goals per game and 65th in scoring defense while allowing 13 goals per contest. Struggle points have been in the clear (ranking 69th at just over 80 percent) and at the faceoff dot (ranking 70th in win percentage at 39 percent).
- David Peterkin leads Hobart with 35 points on the year (16G-19A) while Michael Johnson has been the team's primary goalie, registering a .513 save percentage.
- The Bonnies are seeking their first-ever win vs. Hobart (0-4). The Statesmen scored a non-conference win on home turf in 2019 and has since taken all three meetings as A-10 rivals since 2023.
SEASON STAT LEADERS
Entering into the final night of the season,
Cole Kucinski ranks third in school history for season goals with 27, behind only Jackson Rose who had 40 in 2022 and Sean Westley who netted 30 that same year. Kucinski's 34 points stand sixth in Bonnies history. Next up: Westley's 37 in 2023.
Patrick Shanahan has 30 points on the season, good for ninth in Bonnies Division I history while
Jaxon Dillon is in a tie for 11
th with 26 points. Shanahan's 24 goals currently stand tied for fifth in Bona season ranks.
Owen Tasse already owns the Bonnies single season record for caused turnovers with 30, surpassing the 24 set by Nick Conklin in the program's first D-I season of 2019.
Lad Harper has 109 faceoff wins and has a chance to catch his 118 from last year which rank third in school history, despite missing two games earlier this year.
Isaac Farmer has 146 season saves, four back of
Cristofero Cucciuffo's 150 back in 2023. Farmer recorded 173 stops a year ago.
Freshman
Jonas Johnson enters this week with 16 points on the year which currently stands seventh in Bonnies D-I history for points by a freshman and most since 2024. His 11 assists are third-most ever by a Bonnies freshman.
BONNIES SENIOR CLASS
#2 Will Porfilio is a four-year member of the Bonnies men's lacrosse program. He is the second member of his family to graduate from St. Bonaventure, following his brother, Nick. In the classroom, he is a sport studies major.
#4 Onenioteko:wa Maracle is in his third season with the program after starting his college career at Lafayette. In his first season with the Bonnies in 2024, he tallied three goals. This year, he has enjoyed his best season with six goals and eight total points, highlighted by scoring the game-winner in overtime vs. Canisius. He received his undergraduate degree in sport studies and is working on a Master's degree in sport administration.
#7 Cristofero Cucciuffo is a four-year member of the Bonnies lacrosse program, appearing in 26 games including 23 starts in net. He has made 280 career saves along with a 49% save rate. He was named to the 2023 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team following his freshman season and also earned multiple A-10 weekly awards. An accounting major, he was selected to the 2024 Academic All-District Team.
#8 Blake Maracle joined the Bonnies lacrosse program as a senior this year after playing three seasons at Limestone College. He has been a valuable member of the Bonnies attack this spring, playing in 12 games while ranking as one of the team's scoring leaders with 12 goals and 20 total points.
#10 Cameron Viavada is a four-year member of the Bonnies lacrosse program, serving as a key part of the team's defensive unit. After battling injuries earlier in his career, he has appeared in all 29 games including seven starts the past two seasons, logging 22 caused turnovers as well as 25 groundballs. He also tallied his first assist this year. A management major in the classroom, he is also an Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll member.
#17 Patrick Carpenter is a four-year member of the Bonnies midfield. He has appeared in 38 career games including nine starts while scoring 11 goals along with seven assists for 18 points. This season, he has a pair of goals. A marketing major, he is a member of the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
#18 Tom Fox is a five-year member of Bonnies lacrosse. He has appeared in 20 career games, primarily taking faceoffs. He also is the second member of his family to play for Bonnies lacrosse, following his older brother, John. A marketing undergrad major, he is currently working on his MBA.
#22 Owen Tasse is a four-year member of Bonnies lacrosse and one of the best defenders in program history. He has appeared in 43 career games despite missing the 2024 season due to injury. Over his career, he ranks second in the school record book with 54 caused turnovers including a program record 30 this season while ranking top-10 in the Atlantic 10 each of the past two years. He also has 95 career groundballs, setting Bona's record with 11 at Delaware. Last year, he earned a spot on the Academic All-District Team as a marketing major.
#44 Alex Polisoto has been part of Bonnies lacrosse for the past four seasons, playing in 26 games including 16 starts. Last year, he started all but one game, registering eight caused turnovers and 13 groundballs defensively before having this season cut short due to injury. In the classroom he is a marketing major.
#59 Cole Tucker is in his fourth season with the Bonnies, playing in 33 games including 11 starts. He has scored a career-high eight points this season on four goals as well as four assists. In the classroom, he is a sport studies major and an Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll selection.
#77 Aiden MacDonell is a five-year member of the Bonnies lacrosse program and one of the top defenders in school history. He has started every game played over the last three years and bounced back from an injury this spring to record career highs in groundballs with 18 and caused turnovers with nine. Last fall, he was selected in the National Lacrosse League Draft by the Georgia Swarm 26th overall. A strategic communication undergrad, he is in the sport administration Masters program.
