No. 3 Manhattan – 8 | No. 1 St. Bonaventure – 7
Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY
Box Score
Top-seeded St. Bonaventure (11-4, 5-1 MAAC) kept No. 3 Manhattan (8-6, 4-2 MAAC) off the board in the opening period, leading the title game 1-0 through one. The Jaspers would respond scoring the games next three goals and outscoring the Bonnies 4-1 in the second period, taking a 4-2 advantage into the locker room. From that point on, Manhattan never relinquished the lead. The Jaspers would extend their lead to as many as three goals (8-5), doing so with 5:28 to play in the match. Despite the late three-goal deficit, the Bonnies fought back, with two late goals by Conor Murphy (2:56) and Brett Beetow (0:40) to pull to within a single goal. St. Bonaventure would have two more opportunities to try to send the game into overtime, but a blocked shot and a miss wide with three seconds left, clinched the title for Manhattan.
Manhattan Notes and Notables
- Championship Most Outstanding Player, Justin Malpica, recorded a hat trick for Manhattan, scoring his three goals off of five shots.
- Outside of Malpica, the Jaspers had a balanced attack, with five other players tallying one goal each (Quinn Bowler, Kyle Gucwa, Sean Mackinney, Jake Nicolosi, and Jack Shanley).
- On the defensive side of the field, All-Championship Team selection, Tadhg O’Riordan, led Manhattan with three caused turnovers and three ground balls.
- In goal, Brendan Krebs made five saves in the winning effort.
- Manhattan finished the day with a 17-12 shots on goal advantage.
- The Jaspers win the program’s second MAAC Championship, the first in 20 years, having last won it all in 2002.
- Manhattan ends its championship title game slump of three games, having lost in the final last season, 2009, and 2004.
- The Jaspers also became the third team in MAAC history – first since Quinnipiac in 2015 and 2016 – to win the MAAC trophy the season after finishing as the runner-up.
St. Bonaventure Notes and Notables
- A pair of Bonnies led the team with three points.
- Beetow posted a hat trick, finding the back of the net three times in the second half.
- Murphy recorded two goals and one assist in the game.
- The team also got tallies from Jake Emmick and Aiden MacDonell.
- Brady Wijbrandts led the team with six ground balls and a caused turnover defensively.
- MAAC Defensive Player of the Year, Brett Dobson, made nine saves in net.
- St. Bonaventure’s duo of Trent Grainger (9-15) and Austin Holley (4-4) helped lead the Bonnies to winning 13-of-19 faceoffs.
Game Notes and Notables
- The two championship qualifying teams recorded identical numbers in four team statical categories.
- Both teams evenly attempted 35 shots, scooped up 34 ground balls, forced seven caused turnovers, and recorded 14 turnovers.
Manhattan earns the MAAC automatic qualifier to the NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship. The Jaspers will find out their opponent on Sunday, May 8 at 9:00 p.m. during the Men’s Lacrosse Selection Show on ESPNU.
| 2022 Men’s Lacrosse All-Championship Team |
| Name |
School |
| Tyler Ammirato |
Marist |
| James Lyons |
Marist |
| Dylan Pape |
Siena |
| Christian Watts |
Siena |
| Brett Dobson |
St. Bonaventure |
| Jackson Rose |
St. Bonaventure |
| Tadhg O’Riordan |
Manhattan |
| Luke Pacher |
Manhattan |
| Liam Walshe |
Manhattan |
| Justin Malpica (MVP) |
Manhattan |
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