GENEVA, N.Y.—The Hobart lacrosse team will play its final home game of the season Saturday, April 19, when the Statesmen welcome Atlantic 10 Conference rival St. Bonaventure to Boswell Field at Urick Stadium. The opening faceoff is scheduled for 2 p.m.
Prior to the start of the game, Hobart will recognize the team's 10 seniors and one graduate student. That ceremony will start at approximately 1 p.m.
GAME COVERAGE
ABOUT HOBART
- The Statesmen (3-9, 0-3) are coming off back-to-back 15-7 losses to nationally-ranked teams in No. 9 Richmond and No. 16 Saint Joseph's.
- Hobart's faceoff unit leads the A10 and is fifth in the nation in winning percentage (.625).
- Individually, graduate student Cole Emmanuel leads the conference and is 13th in the country with a .590 faceoff winning percentage. Sophomore Mike Valent's .658 faceoff percentage would be fourth in the country, but he's only taken 35.7% of Hobart's faceoffs. The NCAA requires 40% to be ranked.
- Senior Alex Rosa has a team-high 20 goals, including a pair of man-down goals. Since 1995, no Statesman has had more than two man-down goals in a season.
- Senior Will Delano and junior David Peterkin share the team lead with 11 assists apiece. Delano's 18 goals give him a team-high 29 points.
- Junior defenseman Brady Comella has recorded a team-best 11 caused turnovers.
ABOUT ST. BONAVENTURE
- Saturday will be the Bonnies third road trip in four conference games. SBU has played three straight ranked opponents losing to No. 10 Richmond, No. 15 Saint Joseph's and No. 20 UMass by a combined score of 52-12.
- Senior Conor Murphy leads the offense with 16 goals and 24 points.
- Senior Kyle Pepper is the top playmaker with 13 assists.
- First-year Lad Harper has taken the lion's share of faceoffs, compiling a .557 winning percentage and a team-high 58 ground balls.
- Sophomores Cameron Viavada (13) and Owen Tasse (12) and first-year Aaron Eberhard (11) have combined for 36 caused turnovers.
- First-year Isaac Farmer has started 12 games in goal, producing a 5-7 record with a .513 save percentage and a 10.48 GAA.
SERIES SNAPSHOT
- Saturday's game will be the fourth all-time meeting between the Statesmen and Bonnies. Hobart has won each of the first three contests, including a nail-biting 11-10 triumph at St. Bonaventure last season.