St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's lacrosse

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St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's lacrosse
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University St. Bonaventure University
Head coach Randy Mearns
StadiumMarra Athletics Fields Complex
Conference A-10
Nickname Bonnies
ColorsBrown and white [1]
   
Conference regular season championships
2022

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's lacrosse team represents St. Bonaventure University in St. Bonaventure, New York. The Bonnies are coached by Randy Mearns and play their home games are Marra Athletics Fields Complex. St. Bonaventure currently competes as a member of the Atlantic 10 conference.

History

The St. Bonaventure men's lacrosse program began as a club sport from 1980 to 1988. [2]

In 1989, the program moved up to the NCAA Division III level. While in Division III, the team was coached by Mark Ward (1989) and Rick Moore (1990-1993). After the 1993 season, the Bonnies moved back to the club sport level. As a Division III program, the team’s most wins came in 1991, finishing with a 6-8 record.

In March 2017, it was announced that St. Bonaventure would be moving up to NCAA Division I. [3] [4] The Bonnies joined the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) for the 2019 season and later moved to the Atlantic 10 Conference for the 2023 season.

In 2021, St. Bonaventure appeared in their first-ever MAAC tournament and made it to the MAAC Semifinals in 2021, before losing to Monmouth 12-5. The Bonnies defeated Detroit Mercy 11-8 in the MAAC quarterfinals.

In 2022, the Bonnies achieved their best season in program history in their final season in the MAAC. The team finished 11-4 overall and 5-1 in conference, winning the 2022 MAAC regular season title. However, St. Bonaventure would lose to Manhattan 8-7 in the MAAC tournament title game, failing to capture the conference title and NCAA tournament autobid. [5]

References

  1. ↑ St. Bonaventure University Brand Style Guide (PDF). May 1, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  2. ↑ "St. Bonaventure MLAX record book" (PDF). St. Bonaventure Athletics. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "St. Bonaventure to add Men's Lacrosse as Varsity Sport". USA Lacrosse. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "St. Bonaventure (N.Y.) to Add Men's DI Lacrosse". Inside Lacrosse. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Manhattan Wins 2022 MAAC Men's Lacrosse Championship; Program's First Title in 20 Years". MAAC Sports. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
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