Cleveland State to Face St. Bonaventure in a Weekend Home-and-Home

Posted: Mar 10, 2022

Weekend Outlook
Cleveland State (1-3) vs. St. Bonaventure (3-2)

Opening Faceoff
The Vikings and Bonnies will play a rare home-and-home series this weekend, starting in St. Bonaventure, New York on Friday at 4:00 p.m. and concluding in Cleveland, Ohio on Sunday at noon.

About the Bonnies
St. Bonaventure enters the back-to-back with a 3-2 record and is coming off a 21-0 shutout against Hampton on Saturday, March 5 at home. The Bonnies are 2-0 at home this season and have won six straight on their home field going back to last season. Sean Westley tops the team in points with 12 goals and a team-best 11 assists, while Jackson Rose leads the way in goals with 13. Trent Grainger is 49-of-89 in the faceoff circle and has a team-best 20 ground balls. Brett Dobson has made 80 saves in the cage.

Viking Leaders
Gannon Matthews (10) and Ryan Haigh (7) lead the team in goals this season, while Jason Sullivan is the assist leader with eight. In net, Cameron Logan has recorded 53 saves on the year.

Last Game Out
Cleveland State picked up their first win of the year after defeating Canisius, 12-10 on Sunday afternoon. R. Haigh led the attack with five goals while Matthews finished with three goals. Logan picked up his first win in a Cleveland State uniform, making 15 saves in the cage. Evan Moskwa went 7-of-15 in the faceoff circle, picking up a team-best five ground balls.

Series History
These teams have played just one time which occurred in 2019 with the Vikings winning at home, 18-5.

Coming Up
Following the home rematch on Sunday at noon against the Bonnies, the Vikings will head to Hampton on Saturday, March 19 for a noon contest.

2022 Cleveland State Men's Lacrosse Tickets
Season tickets for all five home games for the 2022 slate are now on sale for $50 per ticket. Single-game tickets are also available with prices set at $12.00 for adults and $10.00 for children 12 and under. PURCHASE TICKETS

ASUN Preseason Poll
The Vikings were picked to finish sixth in their inaugural season in the ASUN. Air Force and Utah are the co-favorites to win the regular-season championship with Robert Morris picked third. Cleveland State has faced four of the five teams in the ASUN under German; Bellarmine: (2-1), Air Force (1-0), Robert Morris (0-1), and Utah (0-1).