OLEAN, N.Y. – The High Point University men's lacrosse team came away with a dominant 17-8 win over St. Bonaventure on Saturday evening. Jack VanOverbeke and Jack Sawyer each finished the day with three goals and four assists for a combined 14 points while VanOverbeke also joined the 100-career points club. Teammates Brayden Mayea and Hunter Vines scored their respective 100^th-career points earlier this season, making VanOverbeke the third Panther this season and seventh overall to reach the milestone.

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— High Point Lacrosse (@HPUMensLax) April 22, 2023

 
Site: Marra Athletic Fields Complex
Score: High Point 17, St. Bonaventure 8
Records: High Point (8-6, 2-2 A10), St. Bonaventure (1-12, 0-4 A10)
 
"I'm proud of the way our guys came out today, it's always good to pick up a conference win," said head coach Jon Torpey. "St. Bonaventure is a well-coached team; I have nothing but respect for what Randy Mearns has done up here. But I'm proud of our effort."
 
The Panthers were hot from the start, scoring the first six goals of the game across 10 minutes and seven in the first quarter to hold the commanding 7-1 lead. VanOverbeke put HPU on the board less than a minute into the game off a pass from Nick Rizzo for his 30^th goal of the season. VanOverbeke took the passing role two minutes later, finding Brayden Mayea for one of his team-high five goals. With 8:10 left on the clock, Nick Murphy cut toward the crease and scored on a behind-the-back shot to give High Point the 3-0 lead.

MURPH BTB ?? Panthers up 4-0 with 8 minutes left in the 1st ??#SCTop10 x #GoHPU pic.twitter.com/x7eHz6t30H

— High Point Lacrosse (@HPUMensLax) April 22, 2023

 
Less than 10 seconds later, VanOverbeke scored his second goal of the day. In the last six minutes of the opening quarter, HPU finished on a 3-1 run with two goals from Sawyer and another from Mayea.

Finish at the crease ?? Vano ?? Sauce puts us up 7-1 at the end of the 1st!!#GoHPU pic.twitter.com/R9SzlQz1Vh

— High Point Lacrosse (@HPUMensLax) April 22, 2023

The Bonnies turned the ball over seven times in the first quarter as HPU players picked up five caused turnovers. Grant Ammann, who finished with six caused turnovers and four ground balls, led the Panther defense with three caused turnovers in the first period.

Big day for Grant Ammann, he's got 6 CTs, 4 GBs at the end of the 3rd ?? HPU up, 15-4.#GoHPU pic.twitter.com/dWWJaSRIDV

— High Point Lacrosse (@HPUMensLax) April 22, 2023

 
High Point continued its dominance into the second period, again allowing only one St. Bonaventure goal to close the half. Sawyer and Mayea both tallied goals in the first five minutes of play while Mayea answered back in the last five minutes with another winner. VanOverbeke and Collin Rovere each scored in the final minutes of the half as well.

5??5?? doing 5??5?? things ??#GoHPU pic.twitter.com/6C1482c26F

— High Point Lacrosse (@HPUMensLax) April 22, 2023

 
While the Panthers began to rotate more players into the game in the second half, HPU continued to hold momentum. Mayea and Michael Ippolito scored in the first five minutes of third-quarter play before St. Bonaventure answered back with its third goal of the day.

First of the day for Ippolito ?? HPU leads 15-3 with 5 minutes left in the 3rd!#GoHPU pic.twitter.com/2TC5RwufGm

— High Point Lacrosse (@HPUMensLax) April 22, 2023

 
Just over a minute after the Bonnies score, Rizzo recorded his first goal of the day on a dish from Hunter Vines to keep High Point ahead, 15-3. The last minute of the third marked the start of a Bonnies 5-2 run. The run was broken up in the fourth quarter by Isiah Moran-Weekes, who tallied two goals down the stretch.

Good start to the 4th ??#GoHPU pic.twitter.com/PyGkITNWcj

— High Point Lacrosse (@HPUMensLax) April 22, 2023

 
Up Next: High Point returns to Vert Stadium for its final regular season contest against Saint Joseph's. First faceoff is set for 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 29^th, in High Point.