Saturday, February 12
Moon Township, Pa.
1 p.m.
Bucknell University
at
Robert Morris
Photo by: Marc Hagemeier
Bucknell Men's Lacrosse Travels to Robert Morris
2/8/2022 12:10:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
Bucknell (1-0, 0-0 PL) vs. Robert Morris (0-1, 0-0 ASUN)
When: Saturday, Feb. 12 – 1 p.m.Â
Where: Joe Walton Stadium – Moon Township, Pa.
Internet Video: YouTube
Live Stats: RMUColonials.com
Follow on Twitter: @Bucknell_MLAX
Bucknell at a Glance
• The Bison are currently 1-0 (0-0 PL) following their 16-14 victory at Mercer on Feb. 5.
• During the abbreviated 2021 season, Bucknell posted a 2-6 (1-5 PL) record, missing the Patriot League Tournament for only the third time since 2005.
• In 2020, the Bison went 5-1 (0-0 PL). The week their season was canceled due to the COVID-19 public health threat, they were ranked 20th in the USILA Coaches' Poll.
• In 2019, Bucknell logged a 6-9 (4-4 PL) record. The Bison closed the regular season on a four-game winning streak and earned their 13th Patriot League Tournament berth in 15 seasons.
• Bucknell was selected to finish seventh in the 2022 Patriot League preseason poll. Midfielder Harry Wellford represented the Bison on the Preseason All-Patriot League Team for the second-straight season.
• Bucknell returned defenseman Travis Talarico, a 2020 Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American.
• The Bison lost two-time All-Patriot League defenseman Bryant Boswell to graduation following the 2021 campaign.
• Bucknell will also need to replace four-year starting attackman Tommy Sopko, who finished just three goals shy of cracking the school's all-time career top-10 list; his final stat line read 118 points on 91 goals and 27 assists in 44 career games, all of which were starts.
• The Bison brought back senior attackman Alston Tarry, who led the team in assists in both 2021 (11) and 2020 (14).
• Bucknell also returned junior short-stick defensive midfielder Danny Striano, who paced the team in ground balls (30) a season ago. Striano is a critical faceoff wing for the Bison.
• Talarico, Wellford, senior offensive midfielder Matthew Barkauskas and senior faceoff specialist Nick Crovatto are serving as team captains this year.
• Frank Fedorjaka is in his 17th season as Bucknell's head coach and 22nd campaign as a collegiate head coach. He is just the second head coach in Bison men's lacrosse history.
Category Leaders
• Goals: Connor Davis (6) – t-2nd in NCAA in goals/game (6.00)
• Assists: Cam Doolan (5) – t-2nd in NCAA in assists/game (5.00)
• Points: Connor Davis (6) – t-10th in NCAA in goals/game (6.00)
• Shots: Connor Davis (8)
• Ground Balls: Nick Crovatto (7) – t-12th in NCAA in ground balls/game (7.00)
• Caused Turnovers: Frankie Higgins and Joe Scattareggia (2)
• Face-Off Wins: Nick Crovatto (11)
• Face-Off Percentage: Nick Crovatto (.579)
• Save Percentage: Max Nolan (.417)
• Goals Against Average: Max Nolan (14.00)
• Saves: Max Nolan (10)
Inside the Mercer Box Score
• A pair of freshmen led Bucknell to a 16-14 season-opening victory at Mercer on Feb. 5.
• Connor Davis netted six goals, with a hat trick in each half, while Cam Doolan logged five assists to lift the Bison past the Bears in their first-ever meeting.
• Davis matched Bucknell's record for single-game goals by a freshman; he also set a new standard for goals by a Bison in his collegiate debut and finished one shy of the school record for goals in a season opener behind Tommy Sopko's seven-strike outing against Cleveland State in 2021.
• Doolan's five helpers represented the highest total recorded by a Bison in his collegiate debut. It was one shy of the school record set by 2018 All-American and three-time All-Patriot League attackman Will Sands; in 2015 as a freshman, Sands logged six assists against Holy Cross.
• Doolan assisted on two of Davis's strikes and two of Jack Feda's three. In addition, Preseason All-Patriot League midfielder Harry Wellford registered four points on two goals and two helpers.
• After Mercer evened the score at 12-12 by netting the fourth quarter's first two goals, Bucknell responded with four unanswered tallies to build what proved to be an insurmountable 16-12 edge.
• During that game-deciding run, Feda netted two of his three goals, both off of a Doolan feed. Matthew Barkauskas also found the back off the net off of a Doolan assist while Davis put an exclamation mark on his collegiate debut by netting his sixth goal with 4:47 left to play.
• In his first collegiate game, freshman Max Nolan earned the win by making 10 saves.
• Nick Crovatto and Conor McCusker went toe to toe with Preseason All-SoCon faceoff specialist Ashton Wood, combining to win 18 of 31 faceoffs; Crovatto also paced all Bison with seven ground balls, finishing three shy of Wood's game-best total.Â
• The Bison led in shots (29-24) and ground balls (36-26). Mercer held the advantage in shots (51-35) while the teams were even in faceoffs (17-17).
• For their performance against the Bears, Davis (Offensive Player & Rookie), Crovatto (Faceoff Specialist) and Nolan (Goalie) earned Patriot League weekly awards. In addition, Davis became the first men's lacrosse player since 2018 to be selected as the Bison Athlete of the Week.
Robert Morris at a Glance
• Robert Morris opened its 2022 campaign with a 21-12 loss at then No. 3 Duke on Feb. 4.
• The Colonials were picked to finish third in their debut season in the ASUN Conference, also receiving one first-place vote.
• Robert Morris placed three on the 2022 Preseason All-ASUN Team: Corson Kealey, also the Preseason Player of the Year, Jake Boudreau, also the Preseason Midfielder of the Year, and Owen Down.
• In 2021, the Colonials posted a 7-6 record, with four of their losses coming to top-10 teams.
• Robert Morris went 4-2 (0-0 NEC) during its abbreviated 2020 campaign.Â
• In 2019, the Colonials logged a 9-8 (4-2 NEC) ledger. They advanced to that year's NCAA Tournament by winning the NEC Tournament as the fourth seed; along the way, they knocked off top-seeded Mount St. Mary's (13-12 OT) and second-seeded Hobart (11-10) by single-goal margins.
• This will be the fourth meeting between Bucknell and Robert Morris. In 2021, the Colonials spoiled the Bison's Senior Day with their tight 8-7 victory.
• Bucknell won the 2012 contest, 17-10, while Robert Morris took the 2011 meeting, 7-5.
A Look Ahead
• The Bison host St. John's for their home opener on Saturday, Feb. 19 at 12:30 p.m.
Note for NCAA rankings: Statistical rankings as of Monday, Feb. 7 (through games played on Sunday, Feb. 6)
When: Saturday, Feb. 12 – 1 p.m.Â
Where: Joe Walton Stadium – Moon Township, Pa.
Internet Video: YouTube
Live Stats: RMUColonials.com
Follow on Twitter: @Bucknell_MLAX
Bucknell at a Glance
• The Bison are currently 1-0 (0-0 PL) following their 16-14 victory at Mercer on Feb. 5.
• During the abbreviated 2021 season, Bucknell posted a 2-6 (1-5 PL) record, missing the Patriot League Tournament for only the third time since 2005.
• In 2020, the Bison went 5-1 (0-0 PL). The week their season was canceled due to the COVID-19 public health threat, they were ranked 20th in the USILA Coaches' Poll.
• In 2019, Bucknell logged a 6-9 (4-4 PL) record. The Bison closed the regular season on a four-game winning streak and earned their 13th Patriot League Tournament berth in 15 seasons.
• Bucknell was selected to finish seventh in the 2022 Patriot League preseason poll. Midfielder Harry Wellford represented the Bison on the Preseason All-Patriot League Team for the second-straight season.
• Bucknell returned defenseman Travis Talarico, a 2020 Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American.
• The Bison lost two-time All-Patriot League defenseman Bryant Boswell to graduation following the 2021 campaign.
• Bucknell will also need to replace four-year starting attackman Tommy Sopko, who finished just three goals shy of cracking the school's all-time career top-10 list; his final stat line read 118 points on 91 goals and 27 assists in 44 career games, all of which were starts.
• The Bison brought back senior attackman Alston Tarry, who led the team in assists in both 2021 (11) and 2020 (14).
• Bucknell also returned junior short-stick defensive midfielder Danny Striano, who paced the team in ground balls (30) a season ago. Striano is a critical faceoff wing for the Bison.
• Talarico, Wellford, senior offensive midfielder Matthew Barkauskas and senior faceoff specialist Nick Crovatto are serving as team captains this year.
• Frank Fedorjaka is in his 17th season as Bucknell's head coach and 22nd campaign as a collegiate head coach. He is just the second head coach in Bison men's lacrosse history.
Category Leaders
• Goals: Connor Davis (6) – t-2nd in NCAA in goals/game (6.00)
• Assists: Cam Doolan (5) – t-2nd in NCAA in assists/game (5.00)
• Points: Connor Davis (6) – t-10th in NCAA in goals/game (6.00)
• Shots: Connor Davis (8)
• Ground Balls: Nick Crovatto (7) – t-12th in NCAA in ground balls/game (7.00)
• Caused Turnovers: Frankie Higgins and Joe Scattareggia (2)
• Face-Off Wins: Nick Crovatto (11)
• Face-Off Percentage: Nick Crovatto (.579)
• Save Percentage: Max Nolan (.417)
• Goals Against Average: Max Nolan (14.00)
• Saves: Max Nolan (10)
Inside the Mercer Box Score
• A pair of freshmen led Bucknell to a 16-14 season-opening victory at Mercer on Feb. 5.
• Connor Davis netted six goals, with a hat trick in each half, while Cam Doolan logged five assists to lift the Bison past the Bears in their first-ever meeting.
• Davis matched Bucknell's record for single-game goals by a freshman; he also set a new standard for goals by a Bison in his collegiate debut and finished one shy of the school record for goals in a season opener behind Tommy Sopko's seven-strike outing against Cleveland State in 2021.
• Doolan's five helpers represented the highest total recorded by a Bison in his collegiate debut. It was one shy of the school record set by 2018 All-American and three-time All-Patriot League attackman Will Sands; in 2015 as a freshman, Sands logged six assists against Holy Cross.
• Doolan assisted on two of Davis's strikes and two of Jack Feda's three. In addition, Preseason All-Patriot League midfielder Harry Wellford registered four points on two goals and two helpers.
• After Mercer evened the score at 12-12 by netting the fourth quarter's first two goals, Bucknell responded with four unanswered tallies to build what proved to be an insurmountable 16-12 edge.
• During that game-deciding run, Feda netted two of his three goals, both off of a Doolan feed. Matthew Barkauskas also found the back off the net off of a Doolan assist while Davis put an exclamation mark on his collegiate debut by netting his sixth goal with 4:47 left to play.
• In his first collegiate game, freshman Max Nolan earned the win by making 10 saves.
• Nick Crovatto and Conor McCusker went toe to toe with Preseason All-SoCon faceoff specialist Ashton Wood, combining to win 18 of 31 faceoffs; Crovatto also paced all Bison with seven ground balls, finishing three shy of Wood's game-best total.Â
• The Bison led in shots (29-24) and ground balls (36-26). Mercer held the advantage in shots (51-35) while the teams were even in faceoffs (17-17).
• For their performance against the Bears, Davis (Offensive Player & Rookie), Crovatto (Faceoff Specialist) and Nolan (Goalie) earned Patriot League weekly awards. In addition, Davis became the first men's lacrosse player since 2018 to be selected as the Bison Athlete of the Week.
Robert Morris at a Glance
• Robert Morris opened its 2022 campaign with a 21-12 loss at then No. 3 Duke on Feb. 4.
• The Colonials were picked to finish third in their debut season in the ASUN Conference, also receiving one first-place vote.
• Robert Morris placed three on the 2022 Preseason All-ASUN Team: Corson Kealey, also the Preseason Player of the Year, Jake Boudreau, also the Preseason Midfielder of the Year, and Owen Down.
• In 2021, the Colonials posted a 7-6 record, with four of their losses coming to top-10 teams.
• Robert Morris went 4-2 (0-0 NEC) during its abbreviated 2020 campaign.Â
• In 2019, the Colonials logged a 9-8 (4-2 NEC) ledger. They advanced to that year's NCAA Tournament by winning the NEC Tournament as the fourth seed; along the way, they knocked off top-seeded Mount St. Mary's (13-12 OT) and second-seeded Hobart (11-10) by single-goal margins.
• This will be the fourth meeting between Bucknell and Robert Morris. In 2021, the Colonials spoiled the Bison's Senior Day with their tight 8-7 victory.
• Bucknell won the 2012 contest, 17-10, while Robert Morris took the 2011 meeting, 7-5.
A Look Ahead
• The Bison host St. John's for their home opener on Saturday, Feb. 19 at 12:30 p.m.
Note for NCAA rankings: Statistical rankings as of Monday, Feb. 7 (through games played on Sunday, Feb. 6)
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