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Members of the Canisius Men's Lacrosse Team Celebrate a goal during their 13-5 victory over St. Bonaventure Tuesday at the Demske Sports Complex
Lindy Feider
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St. Bonaventure SBU 1-6
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Winner Canisius CAN 1-6
St. Bonaventure SBU
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Final
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Canisius CAN
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Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
St. Bonaventure SBU 1 2 1 1 5
Canisius CAN 1 3 5 4 13

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

Strong Second Half Sends Men’s Lacrosse Past St. Bonaventure

Canisius outscored St. Bonaventure, 9-2, in the second half to break open a close contest and cruise to a 13-5 victory in collegiate men's lacrosse action Tuesday at the Demske Sports Complex in Buffalo, N.Y.
 
Junior Hunter Parucki recorded a career-high five points on two goals and three assists to pace a balanced Golden Griffins (1-6) attack that saw five players finish with two goals apiece. Junior Keegan Kozack tallied three points on two goals and an assist while senior Kyle Brunsch, junior Jackson Webster and redshirt sophomore Colin Kelly also tallied two goals each in the win.
 
Sophomore Tommy Kunz posted 14 saves between the pipes for Canisius while freshman Micah Hanson went 15-of-21 at the face-off X with 11 ground balls.
 
Five players scored one goal each while Cristofero Cucciuffo recorded 13 stops for the visiting Bonnies (1-6).
 
Parucki staked Canisius to a 1-0 lead at the 5:27 mark of the first quarter before SBU answered back with goals from Kyle Pepper and Kaden Brennan to take a 2-1 lead early in the second quarter.
 
A pair of man-up tallies from Brunsch and Webster less than three minutes apart put the Griffs back in front midway through the second frame, but Jake Emmick answered back for the Bonnies a little more than a minute later to knot the score at 3-3.
 
The teams would remain tied until the end of the second quarter, when Parucki collected a ground ball and beat Cucciuffo as the clock expired to give Canisius a 4-3 lead at the break. Canisius carried the momentum from the Parucki buzzer-beater into the second half, notching the first three goals of the frame to build a 7-3 cushion.
 
Austin Blumbergs temporarily halted the Griffs momentum with an unassisted effort at the 5:15 mark of the third, but Canisius got back on track just 15 seconds later as freshman Alexis Simard notched his first collegiate tally, sparking a five-goal outburst that lasted into the early stages of the fourth and gave the Griffs a 12-4 advantage.
 
The teams would trade single tallies over the remaining 13 minutes of the contest. Cole Tucker registered a man-up tally for the Bonnies while Kozack countered with an even-strength marker for the Griffs to determine the eight-goal final margin.
 
Post Game Comments
  Game Notes
• Tuesday's game served as the fifth meeting between Canisius and St. Bonaventure since the Bonnies returned to the Division I ranks in 2019. The Griffs now lead the series, 3-2, following Tuesday's victory.
• Canisius outshot St. Bonaventure, 52-36, for the contest, highlighted by a 30-16 edge in the second half.
• The Griffs were 16-of-19 in clear attempts while St. Bonaventure was just 9-of-17.
• Canisius was 2-of-5 in man-up opportunities while St. Bonaventure was 1-of-2.
• The teams combined for 40 turnovers in the contest, with the Bonnies holding a 21-19 edge in that category.
• Parucki surpassed his previous career high for points in a game of four, set against Quinnipiac (4/9/22).
• Hanson's 15 face-off wins and 11 ground balls were both season highs. The 11 ground balls marked the second time this season that Hanson has recorded double-digit ground balls in a game.
• Kunz finished with double-digit saves in a game for the sixth time this season with his 14-save effort on Tuesday.
• Kelly scooped up a career-high six ground balls on Tuesday while freshman attackman Kevin Carney pitched in five.
• Webster tallied multiple goals in a game for the first time in his career with his two-goal performance 
 
Up Next
Canisius returns to action Saturday when it hosts MAAC opponent Marist in a noon contest at the Demske Sports Complex.
 
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