OLEAN, N.Y.—The Bellarmine lacrosse team dropped another close game on Tuesday afternoon, falling to the host St. Bonaventure Bonnies by a final count of 13-12.
 
Bellarmine (0-5) struck first in the game as Benjamin Hubbs notched his fourth goal of the season off an assist from Benny O'Rourk. The host Bonnies (1-1) then reeled off three in a row to take a 3-1 lead, and the Knights couldn't reclaim the advantage. Bellarmine clawed back to the tie the game on six different occasions but could never get over the hump.
 
The game's final tie came at 11-11 with just over eight minutes remaining However, SBU's Sean Westley scored two goals to put the Bonnies up 13-11 with two and a half minutes remaining.  Bellarmine got a goal in the waning moments of the game from Denton Macdonald to make the final 13-12.
 
The Knights won practically every statistical category, but Bonnies goalie Brett Dobson came up with 19 saves to preserve the win for the home team.
 
Bellarmine outshot St. Bonaventure 45-32 and held a 31-24 edge in shots on goal.  The Knights also picked up six more ground balls than the Bonnies (37-31) and committed four fewer turnovers (15-19). Faceoffs were even at 14 apiece.
 
Leading scorers in the game were Westley (3G, 2A) and Jake Rosa (2G, 3A), who both totaled five points for St. Bonaventure.
 
Bellarmine had four different players with three points: Hubbs (2G, 1A), Christian Della Rocco (2G, 1A), O'Rourk (1G, 2A), and Jesse Roth (2G, 1A).
 
Jon Robbins led the Bellarmine defense with game-highs of six ground balls and three caused turnovers.  JC Higginbotham and Dante Batista shared time between the pipes, registering six and five saves respectively.
 
Bellarmine returns home to Owsley B. Frazier Stadium for a Saturday game against the Hampton Pirates.  Faceoff is scheduled for noon.
 
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