Friday, April 22
Lewisburg, Pa.
7:30 p.m.
Bucknell University
vs
Lafayette
Photo by: Noel Gyllenhaal
Men's Lacrosse Faces Lafayette on Senior Night
4/18/2022 3:10:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
Lafayette (4-9, 1-6 PL) vs. Bucknell (8-4, 2-4 PL)
When: Friday, April 22 – 7:30 p.m.Â
Where: Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium – Lewisburg, Pa.
Internet Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: BucknellBison.com
Follow on Twitter: @Bucknell_MLAX
Bison Recognize Class of 2022
• Before Friday's game against Lafayette, the Bison will recognize their 12 seniors: Matthew Barkauskas, Nick Crovatto, Reid Delanois, Frankie Higgins, Jared Hodell, Brenden Lundy, Travis Talarico, Alston Tarry, Zach Tucker, Jack Van Slyke, Harry Wellford and Drew Wellington.
• Barkauskas, Crovatto, Talarico and Wellford are serving as team captains this year.
• Talarico was a 2020 Honorable Mention Inside Lacrosse All-American while Wellford made the past two Preseason All-Patriot League Teams.
• Crovatto is only the fourth Bison to win at least 300 career faceoffs. He has also seized spots in Bucknell's top 10 in both career and single-season ground balls.Â
• Tarry has started the Bison's past 38 games at attack. Talarico, who began his career as a long-stick defensive midfielder, has started all 26 of Bucknell's games over the past three seasons to date at close defense.
• In the Bison's most recent game against Holy Cross, Tarry broke the school record in points with 12 on equal totals of goals and assists.
Bucknell at a Glance
• For the ninth week in a row, the Bison received votes in the USILA Coaches' Poll.
• Bucknell is currently 8-4 (2-4 PL) after toppling Holy Cross, 23-7, on April 17.
• The 2022 team was the fourth to start a season 5-0, joining the 1970, 1996 and 2007 squads. The Bison won their first five games in 2022 and 2007, their first seven tilts in 1970 and all 12 of their contests in 1996.
• At the NCAA Division I level, Bucknell ranks tied for fourth in ground balls per game (37.42), fifth in caused turnovers per game (10.33), sixth in assists per game (9.00) and 11th in points per game (23.25). The Bison are also tied for 10th in scoring margin (4.00), 15th in scoring defense (10.25) and tied for 15th in scoring offense (14.25).
• Attackman Connor Davis was added to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List on March 10. Currently, he is the lone freshman be recognized as a contender for this prestigious award, which honors the top college lacrosse player in the United States.
• Davis (No. 4) and goalie Rich O'Halloran (No. 15) were listed in Inside Lacrosse's Top 25 Freshman Impact Rankings.
• 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 (38) – 5th in NCAA in goals/game (3.45)
• Assists: Alston Tarry (18)
• Points: Dutch Furlong (48)
• Shots: Connor Davis (102)
• Ground Balls: Nick Crovatto (77)
• Caused Turnovers: Reid Delanois (21)
• Face-Off Wins: Nick Crovatto (136)
• Face-Off Percentage: Nick Crovatto (.519)
• Save Percentage: Rich O'Halloran (.571)
• Goals Against Average: Rich O'Halloran (9.97)
• Saves: Rich O'Halloran (76)
School Record Holders on the 2022 Roster
• Nick Crovatto: Single-Game Ground Balls (14 vs. St. John's in 2022)
• Connor Davis: Single-Game Goals by Freshman (6 vs. Mercer, St. John's & Binghamton in 2022)
• Alston Tarry: Single-Game Points (12 vs. Holy Cross in 2022)
Patriot League Record Holders on the 2022 Roster
• Connor Davis: Overall Rookie of the Week awards (5) (tied with fellow Bison Charlie Streep, 2009)
• Connor Davis: Consecutive Rookie of the Week awards (3)
Milestones Met Last Week
• Nick Crovatto: Cracked Bucknell's single-season top 10 in ground balls; now is seventh with 77
• Nick Crovatto: Cracked Bucknell's single-season top 10 in faceoff wins; now is sixth with 136
• Nick Crovatto: Became the fourth Bison to win at least 300 career faceoffs; now has 302 career victories
• Connor Davis: Cracked Bucknell's single-season top 10 in goals; now is tied for eighth with 38
• Alston Tarry: Broke school record in single-game points (12)
Milestone Watch
• Nick Crovatto: Needs five ground balls to crack Bucknell's single-season top five with 82
• Nick Crovatto: Needs 15 ground balls to crack Bucknell's career top five with 166
• Nick Crovatto: Needs one Patriot League Faceoff Specialist of the Week nod to match single-season school record of four
• Connor Davis: Needs two goals to become the seventh Bison to score at least 40 in a single campaign
• Connor Davis: Needs 12 goals to become the second Bison to score at least 50 in a single campaign
• Connor Davis: Needs eight shots to crack Bucknell's single-season top five with 110
• Connor Davis: Needs one Patriot League Rookie of the Week award to set new league and school records with six
• Dutch Furlong: Needs six goals to crack Bucknell's single-season top 10 with 38
• Dutch Furlong: Needs eight goals to become the seventh Bison to score at least 40 in a single campaign
• Alston Tarry: Needs 10 points to crack Bucknell's career top 10 with 143
Inside the Holy Cross Box Score
• Alston Tarry's record-breaking 12-point outing led Bucknell to a 23-7 victory over Holy Cross on April 17.
• Tarry registered his 12 points on equal totals of goals and assists to propel the Bison past the Crusaders, breaking the previous standard by one. His point total is the second highest posted by a NCAA Division I player this season.
• On the strength of his performance, Tarry was recognized as the Patriot League Offensive Player and Bison Athlete of the Week.
• Over the course of the contest, Bucknell strung together three scoring runs of at least four goals; most notably, the Bison recorded nine unanswered strikes from the third quarter's 7:58 mark to the final stanza's 4:49 mark.
• Bucknell outscored Holy Cross by a 14-2 margin in the second half. The Bison's 14 goals tied their second-half program record, set against Albany (2013), VMI (1983) and Lehigh (1982).
• This was Bucknell's second 23-goal performance of the 2022 campaign. The Bison previously cruised past St. John's, 23-7, in Feb. 19's home opener; they again finished three goals shy of their record in goals in a game (26).
• Beyond Tarry, Dutch Furlong (4g-1a), Connor Davis (3g-1a), Harry Wellford (4a) and Jack Billitier (3g) all logged at least three points.
• Davis's hat trick was his eighth of the season. He cracked Bucknell's single-season top 10 in goals; with 38, he entered a tie for eighth.
• Nick Crovatto won 19 faceoffs, three shy of the Bison record, and collected six ground balls.
• Crovatto won his 300th career faceoff during the contest, becoming the fourth Bison to accomplish this feat.
• Danny Striano and Frankie Higgins contributed on both sides of the field, tying for the game lead with seven ground balls; Higgins also caused a turnover and registered an assist while Striano added a goal and an assist.
• Bucknell led in shots (65-29), shots on goal (43-15), ground balls (49-27) and faceoffs (23-11). The Bison also forced Holy Cross to turn over the ball 21 times.
Lafayette at a Glance
• The Leopards are currently 4-9 (1-6 PL) following their 9-5 loss to Navy on April 16.
• Lafayette was chosen to place eighth in the 2022 Patriot League preseason poll. No Leopards made the Preseason All-Patriot League Team.
• Lafayette went a winless 0-11 (0-8 PL) during its abbreviated 2021 campaign.
• Attackman Peter Lehman was the 2021 Patriot League Rookie of the Year. He netted 20 goals that season and has already surpassed that total with 26 to date; he is also the team leader with 46 points.
• The Bison lead the all-time series with the Leopards, 46-7, and has won 10-straight games dating back to 2011.
• Last season, Tommy Sopko netted five goals and Ben Clark made 12 saves to lead Bucknell to a 14-6 victory over Lafayette.
A Look Ahead
• Bucknell closes the regular season with a 7 p.m. game at Navy on Friday, April 29.
Note for NCAA rankings: Statistical rankings as of Monday, April 18 (through games played on Sunday, April 17)
When: Friday, April 22 – 7:30 p.m.Â
Where: Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium – Lewisburg, Pa.
Internet Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: BucknellBison.com
Follow on Twitter: @Bucknell_MLAX
Bison Recognize Class of 2022
• Before Friday's game against Lafayette, the Bison will recognize their 12 seniors: Matthew Barkauskas, Nick Crovatto, Reid Delanois, Frankie Higgins, Jared Hodell, Brenden Lundy, Travis Talarico, Alston Tarry, Zach Tucker, Jack Van Slyke, Harry Wellford and Drew Wellington.
• Barkauskas, Crovatto, Talarico and Wellford are serving as team captains this year.
• Talarico was a 2020 Honorable Mention Inside Lacrosse All-American while Wellford made the past two Preseason All-Patriot League Teams.
• Crovatto is only the fourth Bison to win at least 300 career faceoffs. He has also seized spots in Bucknell's top 10 in both career and single-season ground balls.Â
• Tarry has started the Bison's past 38 games at attack. Talarico, who began his career as a long-stick defensive midfielder, has started all 26 of Bucknell's games over the past three seasons to date at close defense.
• In the Bison's most recent game against Holy Cross, Tarry broke the school record in points with 12 on equal totals of goals and assists.
Bucknell at a Glance
• For the ninth week in a row, the Bison received votes in the USILA Coaches' Poll.
• Bucknell is currently 8-4 (2-4 PL) after toppling Holy Cross, 23-7, on April 17.
• The 2022 team was the fourth to start a season 5-0, joining the 1970, 1996 and 2007 squads. The Bison won their first five games in 2022 and 2007, their first seven tilts in 1970 and all 12 of their contests in 1996.
• At the NCAA Division I level, Bucknell ranks tied for fourth in ground balls per game (37.42), fifth in caused turnovers per game (10.33), sixth in assists per game (9.00) and 11th in points per game (23.25). The Bison are also tied for 10th in scoring margin (4.00), 15th in scoring defense (10.25) and tied for 15th in scoring offense (14.25).
• Attackman Connor Davis was added to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List on March 10. Currently, he is the lone freshman be recognized as a contender for this prestigious award, which honors the top college lacrosse player in the United States.
• Davis (No. 4) and goalie Rich O'Halloran (No. 15) were listed in Inside Lacrosse's Top 25 Freshman Impact Rankings.
• 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 (38) – 5th in NCAA in goals/game (3.45)
• Assists: Alston Tarry (18)
• Points: Dutch Furlong (48)
• Shots: Connor Davis (102)
• Ground Balls: Nick Crovatto (77)
• Caused Turnovers: Reid Delanois (21)
• Face-Off Wins: Nick Crovatto (136)
• Face-Off Percentage: Nick Crovatto (.519)
• Save Percentage: Rich O'Halloran (.571)
• Goals Against Average: Rich O'Halloran (9.97)
• Saves: Rich O'Halloran (76)
School Record Holders on the 2022 Roster
• Nick Crovatto: Single-Game Ground Balls (14 vs. St. John's in 2022)
• Connor Davis: Single-Game Goals by Freshman (6 vs. Mercer, St. John's & Binghamton in 2022)
• Alston Tarry: Single-Game Points (12 vs. Holy Cross in 2022)
Patriot League Record Holders on the 2022 Roster
• Connor Davis: Overall Rookie of the Week awards (5) (tied with fellow Bison Charlie Streep, 2009)
• Connor Davis: Consecutive Rookie of the Week awards (3)
Milestones Met Last Week
• Nick Crovatto: Cracked Bucknell's single-season top 10 in ground balls; now is seventh with 77
• Nick Crovatto: Cracked Bucknell's single-season top 10 in faceoff wins; now is sixth with 136
• Nick Crovatto: Became the fourth Bison to win at least 300 career faceoffs; now has 302 career victories
• Connor Davis: Cracked Bucknell's single-season top 10 in goals; now is tied for eighth with 38
• Alston Tarry: Broke school record in single-game points (12)
Milestone Watch
• Nick Crovatto: Needs five ground balls to crack Bucknell's single-season top five with 82
• Nick Crovatto: Needs 15 ground balls to crack Bucknell's career top five with 166
• Nick Crovatto: Needs one Patriot League Faceoff Specialist of the Week nod to match single-season school record of four
• Connor Davis: Needs two goals to become the seventh Bison to score at least 40 in a single campaign
• Connor Davis: Needs 12 goals to become the second Bison to score at least 50 in a single campaign
• Connor Davis: Needs eight shots to crack Bucknell's single-season top five with 110
• Connor Davis: Needs one Patriot League Rookie of the Week award to set new league and school records with six
• Dutch Furlong: Needs six goals to crack Bucknell's single-season top 10 with 38
• Dutch Furlong: Needs eight goals to become the seventh Bison to score at least 40 in a single campaign
• Alston Tarry: Needs 10 points to crack Bucknell's career top 10 with 143
Inside the Holy Cross Box Score
• Alston Tarry's record-breaking 12-point outing led Bucknell to a 23-7 victory over Holy Cross on April 17.
• Tarry registered his 12 points on equal totals of goals and assists to propel the Bison past the Crusaders, breaking the previous standard by one. His point total is the second highest posted by a NCAA Division I player this season.
• On the strength of his performance, Tarry was recognized as the Patriot League Offensive Player and Bison Athlete of the Week.
• Over the course of the contest, Bucknell strung together three scoring runs of at least four goals; most notably, the Bison recorded nine unanswered strikes from the third quarter's 7:58 mark to the final stanza's 4:49 mark.
• Bucknell outscored Holy Cross by a 14-2 margin in the second half. The Bison's 14 goals tied their second-half program record, set against Albany (2013), VMI (1983) and Lehigh (1982).
• This was Bucknell's second 23-goal performance of the 2022 campaign. The Bison previously cruised past St. John's, 23-7, in Feb. 19's home opener; they again finished three goals shy of their record in goals in a game (26).
• Beyond Tarry, Dutch Furlong (4g-1a), Connor Davis (3g-1a), Harry Wellford (4a) and Jack Billitier (3g) all logged at least three points.
• Davis's hat trick was his eighth of the season. He cracked Bucknell's single-season top 10 in goals; with 38, he entered a tie for eighth.
• Nick Crovatto won 19 faceoffs, three shy of the Bison record, and collected six ground balls.
• Crovatto won his 300th career faceoff during the contest, becoming the fourth Bison to accomplish this feat.
• Danny Striano and Frankie Higgins contributed on both sides of the field, tying for the game lead with seven ground balls; Higgins also caused a turnover and registered an assist while Striano added a goal and an assist.
• Bucknell led in shots (65-29), shots on goal (43-15), ground balls (49-27) and faceoffs (23-11). The Bison also forced Holy Cross to turn over the ball 21 times.
Lafayette at a Glance
• The Leopards are currently 4-9 (1-6 PL) following their 9-5 loss to Navy on April 16.
• Lafayette was chosen to place eighth in the 2022 Patriot League preseason poll. No Leopards made the Preseason All-Patriot League Team.
• Lafayette went a winless 0-11 (0-8 PL) during its abbreviated 2021 campaign.
• Attackman Peter Lehman was the 2021 Patriot League Rookie of the Year. He netted 20 goals that season and has already surpassed that total with 26 to date; he is also the team leader with 46 points.
• The Bison lead the all-time series with the Leopards, 46-7, and has won 10-straight games dating back to 2011.
• Last season, Tommy Sopko netted five goals and Ben Clark made 12 saves to lead Bucknell to a 14-6 victory over Lafayette.
A Look Ahead
• Bucknell closes the regular season with a 7 p.m. game at Navy on Friday, April 29.
Note for NCAA rankings: Statistical rankings as of Monday, April 18 (through games played on Sunday, April 17)
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