Minutewomen Clinch A-10 Regular Season Title With 20-13 Win Over St. Bonaventure

AMHERST, Mass. -- Massachusetts women's lacrosse (11-3, 9-0 A-10) clinched at least a share of the Atlantic 10 Regular Season Championship, securing a 20-13 win over St. Bonaventure (9-7, 5-4) on Saturday afternoon at the Marra Athletics Field Complex. The win marks the 14th consecutive A-10 Regular Season Championship for the Minutewomen and 16th straight season with either a regular season or tournament title.

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— UMass Women's Lacrosse (@UMassLacrosse) April 19, 2025

The Minutewomen faced a one goal deficit after the first quarter of play but utilized a 5-0 scoring run over four minutes of action to claim an 11-6 advantage they would never relinquish. Massachusetts followed that second quarter scoring run with another, this time tallying six goals unanswered to begin the fourth quarter, securing a 20-11 lead to ice the matchup.

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— UMass Women's Lacrosse (@UMassLacrosse) April 19, 2025

Kassidy Morris delivered a career best performance for Massachusetts in attack, totaling a career-high eight goals on 13 total shots. Morris has now scored 61 goals on the season, putting her seven away from breaking the program record.

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— UMass Women's Lacrosse (@UMassLacrosse) April 19, 2025

Tessa Shields recorded her eighth hat trick of the season, scoring three goals while dishing out a pair of assists. Delaney Rodriguez-Shaw also tallied five points in the matchup, recording two goals and three assists.

Jordan Dean put together another well-rounded performance, totaling a game-high 13 draw controls to go along with three caused turnovers and two ground balls. Dean has now recorded double-digit draw controls in four straight games, totaling 153 on the season.

The Bonnies were led by Brooke Piper who recorded five points on four goals and one assist.

Notable Numbers

8: Morris set a new career-high with eight goals on the afternoon.
10: Connaughton recorded her 10th multi-goal game of the season.
11: Morris recorded her 11th consecutive game with four or more goals.
12: Shields tallied her 12th consecutive multi-goal game of the season.
12: The Minutewomen went 12-of-14 on clear attempts in the matchup.
14: The Minutewomen clinched their 14th consecutive A-10 Regular Season Championship.
15: Massachusetts has now scored 15 or more goals in 11 of their last 12 games
16: Massachusetts clinched its 16th consecutive season with an A-10 Championship, either regular season or tournament.
43: The Minutewomen recorded 43 shots, 23 of which were on goal.
54: Massachusetts has now won 54 consecutive A-10 regular season games.

Series History

Saturday's matchup marked the 26th meeting between the two programs with Massachusetts holding a 23-3 record all-time in the series.
The Minutewomen claimed an assertive 21-5 victory over the Bonnies last season at Garber Field.
Massachusetts has now won 54 consecutive A-10 regular season matchups, last falling 17-16 in overtime to VCU on Sunday, April 22, 2018 at Cary Street Field.

Up Next

The Minutewomen will return for their final home stretch of the season, taking on UMass Lowell on Tuesday, April 22 at 3 p.m. at Graber Field. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and can be followed live on umassathletics.com or UMassLacrosse on Twitter.

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