The 2012 Santa Clara Men's Lacrosse team faced off against WCC rival St, Mary's on the newly renovated Bellomy Field.  The party on the new carpet was successful with the Broncos coasting to a 12-5 victory in their only home contest of the fall season.

Santa Clara controlled the game from the onset, opened the scoring early and never looked back. The first quarter ended with a 2-1 lead which was extended to 4-1 at halftime.  SCU pulled away in the third pushing out to a 8-1 lead and held on in the fourth for the victory.  All players suited up saw field time in the victory. 

Leading the team on offense were freshman attachman Joey Coleman and soph. AJ Von Massenhausen with 3 goals and 1 assist apiece. Other multi-point scorers were soph. Scott Wheaton (2-1), soph Sean Kinzer (1-1). Seniors Mark Montalban, Joe O'Brien and freshman Joey Harpstite each had single tallies while fresh Rick Kawala, sophs Robby Inch and Dan Bohnert had helpers.

On the back line, senior Matt Baker and freshmen CJ Toy, Rawley Loken and Conner O'Brien contributed solid performances.  Goalies Jake Barz and Eric Dunn each made 5 saves in keeping St. Mary's at bay on the beautiful day on the Mission Campus.

Next up for the Bronco laxers are the Falcons from Diablo Valley Junior College.  SCU travels to Concord on Saturday night for a 7:15 PM contest.

The 2012 Santa CLara Broncos Lacrosse Team christens the new artificial turf on Bellomy Field this Saturday morning when they host the WCC rival St. Mary's Gaels in a fall ball game.  Faceoff time is 11:00 AM. All are welcome, no admission is charged.

The Broncos faced the Geals 2 weekends ago in a shortened tournament game at the UC Davis CALI tournament, emerging with a 9-1 victory.

See you there!!   GO BRONCOS !!!!

The Santa Clara Men’s Lacrosse team traveled to beautiful Davis, California for the annual Cal Aggie Lacrosse Invitational. The tournament featured ten teams from across the west coast. Santa Clara had three games on the docket, two of which featured WCLL foes Chico State and Sonoma State. 

After an early morning drive, Santa Clara faced off against the Gaels of St. Mary’s College looking to avenge the 6-5 loss from a year ago.  The Broncos wasted no time erasing that memory by jumping out to a 3-0 lead before halftime and never looking back.  SCU added 6 more tallies before the Gaels could notch the scoreboard for their lone goal with little more than a minute left in the game. The game ended with a 9-1 SCU win.  Santa Clara showed both poise on offense and a smothering defense to limit the touches for St. Mary’s.  However, with a game right after on a far field, Santa Clara couldn’t bask in the glory of the victory, having to get refocused for a divisional foe.

In the second game of the day, Santa Clara against WCLL Division 1 rival Chico State who was sporting an enormous youthful roster for the tournament.  The Wildcats jumped out to an early 2-0 lead but SCU battled back to notch the score at 3-3 at halftime.  Freshman goalkeeper, Jake Barz stepped up in the second half making 3 big saves, leading the way to a 5-4 victory, a 2-0 record on the day and a much needed rest/food break.

Santa Clara had hopes for a weekend sweep entering the last game of the day against divisional rival Sonoma State. Santa Clara scored the first three goals of the game and looked like they were in control early. Sonoma changed their goalie and was able to rally and score 4 goals to head into halftime ahead, 4-3.  Sonoma continued the goal scoring with three goals in the second half to win the game 7-3. SCU ran out of gas which showed the difference in 4-5 weeks of practice versus 4-5 days of practice.  The Broncos will be ready in the spring to meet the Seawolves again.

Santa Clara finished the tournament 2-1 and showed lots of hope for the rest of the fall ball schedule.  Offensively, outstanding performances were had by Freshman Joey Coleman with 4 goals and 3 assists and Sophomore Alex Walkingshaw, 4-1; Robby Inch 2-2, AJ Von Massenhausen, 3-1 and senior Joe O’Brien, 2-1. In addition to Barz in goal (11-saves, 8 Goals against) the defense was led by defenders senior Matt Baker and freshman CJ Toy.

Next week SCU hosts the St. Mary’s Gaels on the newly turfed Bellomy field at 11 AM. Thanks to all the parents and fans that made the trip up to Davis, the team really appreciates it!

The Santa Clara Men's Lacrosse team will participate in the 2011 UC Davis fal "CALI lax" tournament on Saturday, October 15, 2011.

Games will be played on the Russell Road Fields.  Here is a google maps link to the fields.

Santa Clara Scedule

10:15 am   vs  Saint Mary's College, Field 1

11:30 am   vs Chico State, Field 3

2:00 pm   vs Sonoma State, Field 1

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Over forty men's lacrosse  alumni returned to the Mission Campus today for the SCU Grand Reunion weekend.  Part of the festivities was the annual Alumni lacrosse game, which was relocated to Bellarmine College Prep when the Bellomy Turf project ran into construction delays.

The young guns dominated the entire game winning 12-5.  A fun time was had by all in attendance. 

The Broncos' next take the field on Saturday, 10/15/11 at the UC Davis Fall Tournament. Game times and opponents have not yet been determined.

Due to delays in the Bellomy Field makeover, the 2011 Fall Alumni Lacrosse Game will now be played at the Bellarmine College Prep soccer/lacrosse field.  The field is less than 2 miles from Bellomy Field on the Santa Clara Campus.

Here is a link to the Google Maps page with driving directions:

http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=500+El+Camino+Real,+Santa+Clara,+CA+95050&daddr=Unknown+road&hl=en&sll=37.343959,-121.924596&sspn=0.008069,0.013711&geocode=FRPxOQIdOmK7-CnjsBIHr8uPgDFrJQKkHw6izg%3BFerQOQIdv6i7-A&vpsrc=0&mra=dme&mrsp=1&sz=16&t=h&z=16

Game time is 12:00 noon and will end at or before 1:30 PM.  Each alumnus in attendance will receive a commemorative pair of shorts and a game reversible jersey.  The team requests a minimum donation of $50.00 to help offset costs.

Finally in 2011, Santa Clara University enters the 21st century with the resurfacing of the often muddy and heavily used Bellomy Field with artificial turf with a new age biodegradeable infill.  Gone are the days of cancelled practices and rescheduled games due to field closures due to the weather.  Numerous club sport and intramural atheletes and their ankles can breath easier now that the field has been leveled and there should never be a problem with potholes again.

Here are some photos of the resurfacing project (as of Sat. 10/1/11).  Unfortunately due to delays in getting the in-fill material from Italy, the lacrosse team will have to move the alumni game scheduled for Saturday, October 8 at 12:00 pm to the nereby Bellarmine College Prep Lacrosse field.