Mid-Season Review
With the first half of the 2025 Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association season in the books, there have been notable surprises and some key takeaways for the Broncos who compete in the West Coast Lacrosse League with UC Santa Barbara, Cal Berkley, Cal Poly SLO, Stanford, Nevada and Sonoma State University.
Notable Surprises at the Mid Year Mark
*Broncos have won 4 games, surpassing the win total for the entire 2024 season.
*Santa Clara is in second place in the WCLL with a 2-2 conference record, behind Cal Poly SLO and UC Santa Barbara who are tied for first.
*Senior Jack Partovi is #1 nationally in scoring for face-off specialists and #8 nationally in face-off percentage (75%). Partovi received MCLA Player of the Week Honor Roll recognition for his performance Week of March 3rd.
*SCU Scoring leader Thomas Honey is 41st in the MCLA in scoring (15 goals) and 44th in points per game (2.5).
*Jack Cipriani leads the team in points with 14 goals and 8 assists (22pts)
*Goal keeper Ryan Rosselli is 20th nationally in save percentage (60%) for goalies with more than 50 saves.
*Evan Westervelt leads the defense with 10 ground balls and 5 caused turnovers.
Mid Season Take-aways
*A win over Sonoma State or University of California Berkley guarantees the Broncos will host a first round conference playoff game April 18th.
*SCU heads into the second half with a 4-2 record. The next five opponents are MCLA "Top 20" teams or are teams 'Receiving Votes".
*Friday March 14th 7PM #1 Brigham Young University visits Bellomy Field. Admission is free