PHILADELPHIA – The Saint Joseph's men's lacrosse team celebrated Senior Day with fireworks, dominating St. Bonaventure in a 24-3 win to extend the win streak to nine games on Saturday afternoon inside Sweeney Field.
 
The Hawks scored early and often, continuing their win streak to push to 9-3 on the year and 4-0 in Atlantic 10 action. St. Bonaventure falls to 1-10 and 0-4 in Atlantic 10 play.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• A first quarter frenzy saw the Hawks score early and often, Levi Anderson getting the Hawks on the board in the first three minutes.
• Carter Page doubled the tally with his only goal of the day, moving his goal-scoring streak to 39 games.
• Toron Eccleston started a span of six goals in the span of six and a half minutes with eight minutes to play.
• Colin Reich and Matt Bohmer each added tallies before William King's first goal of the season put the Hawks up 6-0.
• Anderson's second goal of the day was followed by a strike from Mark Watters to give St. Joe's an 8-0 lead after the first frame.
• Anderson turned provider to start the second quarter, finding Bohmer from behind the net cutting towards the crease as the Charlotte, N.C. native made no mistake to bury it home.
• Bohmer continued a 3-0 personal run to start the quarter with a missile past the helmet of the Bonnies goalkeeper before Patrick Clemens picked off a pass on the 10-man ride and fed Bohmer for a quick finish to secure his fourth tally of the day.
• King used a pair of spin moves to find space to send home his second strike of the game.
• After the St. Bonaventure keeper made a save and looked to start the clear, Jesse Jason pickpocketed the goalkeeper's pass and tossed into an open net.
• Watters dodged a pair of defenders before finding Griffin Mallory, who lasered his attempt home with 12 seconds remaining in the half to put St. Joe's up 14-0 at the break.
• Danny Gaalaas was left wide open after a face-off win to start the third period, winding up and finding the netting just 14 seconds into the half.
• Casey Herod's first goal of the game extended the advantage to 16-0 before St. Bonaventure was able to break a 37-minute goal drought to start the game to get on the board.
• The Hawks answered right back, as Harrison Oehler helped lead a transition after a Bonnies turnover. With no one stepping up to the defenseman, Oehler launched a strike into the netting for his first career goal.
• Colin Zyck found room down the alley to fire home for his first goal of the season, before Casey Herod added his second of the day with just over two minutes remaining in the third quarter.
• Gavin Harmon was the beneficiary of a clever feed from Liam Ferris as the senior slipped through near the crease and quickly fired home. His play was rewarded as Conor Trant won the ensuing face-off before racing down and finding Harmon again for his second goal in six seconds.
• With the possession clock expiring, Collin Campbell fired a desperation effort that slipped through crosses near the crease, leaving the goalkeeper fooled to push the lead to 22-1 with 15 minutes to play.
• Ferris scored his first goal in style, soaring into the air near the crease to fully extend and grab a Harmon pass over the top of the defense, dunking it into the net on his way to the ground. Like Harmon, Ferris immediately received a feed from Trant after the face-off and scored his second goal in six seconds.
• With the Hawks looking to run the clock, the Bonnies were able to strike twice in the final three minutes to add a pair of consolation goals to a 24-3 victory in favor of the Hawks.

 
 
GAME NOTES

• 20 different Hawks recorded a point, 16 Hawks scoring a goal in the dominant display over the Bonnies.
• Matt Bohmer paced the team with four goals in the first half, tallying his 28^th career hat trick and his 144^th goal of his career as he continues to push his program record higher.
• Four different Hawks recorded three points, including Levi Anderson with a pair of goals and an assist. Anderson now sits at 128 career goals, one shy of Mike Rastivo's previously held record of 129 goals prior to the start of the season. Anderson is also tied for fifth in program history with 74 career assists.
• Gavin Harmon tallied his first points in his career, the senior recording a pair of goals and an assist on the afternoon. Liam Ferris recorded similar numbers for his first points of his career.
• Jesse Jason added a goal along with his two assists on the day as the fourth Hawk with three points.
• Casey Herod recorded his first two goals of his career in the win, while William King added multiple goals for his two tallies of the season.
• Conor Trant went 9-13 from the face-off, adding four ground balls and dishing out two assists for his first game with multiple assists in his career. Trant's nine face-off wins are a season-high.
• Samuel Forte recorded his first point of his career in the win with an assist and three ground balls.
• Colin Zyck, Danny Gaalaas and Harrison Oehler all recorded the first goals of their careers. Gaalaas added three caused turnovers and four ground balls.
• Colin Campbell, Griffin Mallory, Colin Reich, Carter Page and Toron Eccleston all added goals on the day.
• Patrick Clemens forced two turnovers and recorded three ground balls while providing an assist for his first point of the season.
• Matthew Akers also added a pair of caused turnovers and ground balls in the victory.
• 11 different Hawks recorded a caused turnover.
• Gavin Tygh finished his afternoon 9-11 at the face-off with five ground balls.
• Tommy Gross only faced one shot on goal during the first half, finishing his day with a lone save and zero goals allowed after 30 minutes.
• Robbie Seeley and Nick Floyd deputized in the second half with five and two saves, respectively.
• Bohmer and Anderson set the program record for most games played in a career, each making their 65^th appearance to surpass the record set by Zach Cole '23 last season.
• St. Joe's outshot St. Bonaventure 64-17 throughout the game, including a 36-11 margin in shots on goal. The Hawks tallied a 25-0 margin in shots after the opening quarter.
• The Hawks scored 24 goals in the win, tied for the second-most goals scored in a game in program history. St. Joe's also tied the largest margin of victory, matching the record set by the 2000 squad that beat Wagner 23-2.
• The three goals allowed is just the third time in the last eight seasons the Hawks have allowed three goals or fewer.
• SJU finished 3-5 in EMOs, making the first three extra man opportunities count. The Hawks also posted an 18-19 performance in clears.
• St. Joe's won 21 of the 30 face-offs on the afternoon and finished with a 45-24 advantage in ground balls.
• The Hawks have won 24 consecutive conference games.
• Saint Joseph's is now 4-0 all-time against St. Bonaventure.

 
 
UP NEXT

• The Hawks head down to Richmond to take on the Spiders in the final game of the regular season next Saturday, April 27. The two teams will meet with a winner-takes-all matchup for the regular season title. First action is slated for 4 p.m.