GENEVA, N.Y.—The Hobart lacrosse team snapped a five-game slide with a dominant 26-13 win over St. Bonaventure in Atlantic 10 Conference play this afternoon. On Senior Day on Boswell Field, it was the Class of 2025 that led the offensive fireworks.
 
Senior attackman Alex Rosa posted a game-high six goals and an assist for a team-high seven points. Classmates Will Delano and John Jude Considine each finished with six points on four goals and two assists. Seniors Randall Brown and Will Plunkett scored their first career goals during the barrage. Graduate student Cole Emmanuel was dominant again at the faceoff X, winning 17-of-25 and corralling nine ground balls. Junior midfielder David Peterkin also notched six points on two goals and four assists, while sophomore faceoff specialist Mike Valent was 12-of-16 with a game-high 10 ground balls.
 
St. Bonaventure got seven-point games from Kellen Pulera on five goals and two assists and Jake Kucinski on four goals and three assists, but no other Bonnie had more than two points. Goalies Isaac Farmer (8 svs, 12 GA) and Evan Gallo (11 svs, 14 GA) were under constant pressure from Hobart.
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• 44 points, most by Hobart since 1990 (47 at Arizona).
• 26 goals, most by Hobart since 2020 (26 vs. Siena).
• 10 goals in second quarter, most by Hobart since 2020 (12 in second vs. Siena)
• 18 assists, most by Hobart since 1986 (23 vs. Geneseo).
• 69 shots, most by Hobart since 2022 (74 vs. Mount St. Mary's).
• 51 ground balls, most by Hobart since 2019 (51 at Siena).
• 4 extra-man goals, tied for the most this season (vs. Canisius).
• 29 faceoff wins, most by Hobart since 2019 (33 at Siena).

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Kucinksi and Pulera scored back-to-back just 11 seconds apart and barely a minute into the game to give St. Bonaventure an early lead.
• Hobart countered with three consecutive goals with Considine sandwiching goals around a tally by Rosa.
• Kucinski tied the game at 3, but Considine completed his first quarter hat trick two minutes later to move the Statesmen back in front.
• Patrick Shanahan scored a buzzer beater to end the first quarter with the teams tied at 4.
• The teams traded goals to start the second quarter with Delano's extra-man goal putting Hobart back in front before Pulera tied it at 5 two minutes later.
• The Statesmen seized control of the game with a 10-minute span that saw them score eight straight goals.
• Seven different players scored during the outburst with only Rosa finding the back of the net more than once (twice). In fact, sophomore midfielder Colden Swisher had the most points during the run, handing out all three of his assists on the day.
• Hobart took a 14-6 lead into the locker room at halftime.
• Pulera scored the first goal of the second half to get the Bonnies within seven, but the visitors got no closer.

COACH'S CORNER 



FUN FACTS

• Rosa is the first Statesman with a double hat trick in a game since Chad Bach '24 scored six goals against Dartmouth in 2023.
• Rosa's seven points are the most by a Hobart player since Anthony Datellas '24 had eight against Le Moyne last season.
• Sixteen different Statesmen recorded at least one points in today's game.

PLAYER'S PERSPECTIVE

 

FAMILY TIES

• Hobart's 18 assists are the most by the program since it handed out 23 in a 29-2 win over Geneseo on April 2, 1986. Alex Rosa's dad, Tom, was a senior on that 1986 Hobart team.
• Alex surpassed his father's career point total today. He came into the game with 75 points, three behind Tom (67-11-78).

 
FOR THE RECORD

• Hobart improved to 4-9 overall, 1-3 in the A10.
• St. Bonaventure suffered its sixth straight loss, falling to 5-10, 0-4 in conference.

 
REGULAR SEASON FINALE

• The Statesmen will wrap up the regular season at UMass (9-4, 2-2) on Friday, April 25. Opening faceoff at Garber Field is set for 5 p.m.
• Hobart remains in contention for a spot in the four-team A10 Tournament, but must beat the Minutemen to move into a playoff spot. UMass and Saint Joseph's are tied for third, one game ahead of the Statesmen.