Five Broncos Earn 2026 WCLL All-League Honors

Santa Clara Men’s Lacrosse was well represented in the 2026 West Coast Lacrosse League postseason awards, with five players earning All-League recognition.

Senior defender Evan Westervelt led the way with First Team honors. Earning Second Team selection were senior goalkeeper Ryan Rosselli, junior attackman Boden Bounds, and sophomore attackman Michael Ray. Freshman face-off specialist Alex Buck rounded out the honors with a Third Team selection.

Player Highlights

Evan Westervelt (SR | D | Denver, CO): A 2026 team captain, Westervelt started all 13 games, anchoring the defense with 30 ground balls and 22 caused turnovers while adding five goals and three assists.

Ryan Rosselli (SR | GK | Tustin, CA): A 2026 captain, Rosselli posted a 58% save percentage and logged 183 saves, ranking 11th nationally in saves per game.

Boden Bounds (JR | A | Chappaqua, NY): Bounds paced the offense with 22 goals and 25 assists; his 25 assists ranked 35th nationally.

Michael Ray (SO | A | Irvine, CA): A 2026 captain, Ray powered the attack line with 33 goals and four assists.

Alex Buck (FR | FO | Kentfield, CA): Buck turned in a stellar rookie campaign at the X, winning 54% of his face-offs. His 135 face-off wins ranked 18th in the nation.

Santa Clara Men's Lacrosse team heads into April with enthusiasm and experience as the final push towards postseason play develops. Ten true freshmen have contributed on game day since a disappointing opening day loss that seems years, not months ago, and senior leadership has been steadfast.

The Broncos (4-6, 2-2 WCLL) earned a trip to the WCLL Tournament first round with a 16-7 victory over Stanford on February 28 in Palo Alto. Sophomore Captain Mike Ray (4/0) and freshman Quincy Paul (6/1) led the scoring, while freshmen Finn Cox and Alex Buck went a combined 81% at the faceoff dot. A second conference victory at home against the University of Nevada on March 22nd moved SCU one victory away from hosting its first WCLL playoff game since the 2019 season. Freshmen Darrin Lau (4/1) and August Lizotte (3/1) led the scoring, and sophomore defensive midfielder Nick Lal added 2 goals, 1 assist, and 2 ground balls for the afternoon. Senior goalkeeper Ryan Rosselli made 16 saves, moving him to 7th in total saves in the country (132) through nine games.

The Broncos started the season with five Top 20 contests against Oregon, Colorado, Colorado State, Cal Poly, and San Diego State. SCU took Colorado to the final minute in a 10-9 loss at Bellomy Field. Senior Captain Ryan Rosselli was a standout in the net with 20 saves, while Mike Ray (3/1) and junior transfer Boden Bounds (2/0) led the scoring. Senior Captain Evan Westervelt contributed 3 ground balls and 2 caused turnovers. Two weeks later, with Rosselli manning the pipes, the Broncos held Cal Poly to their lowest goal output of the season before falling in overtime 7-6 at home. Rosselli racked up 19 saves while allowing only seven goals and was named MCLA Pearl Goalie of the Week.

Ray ranks #40 in scoring, Bounds is #15 in assists, and Rosselli is in the top 20 in saves and saves per game nationally. Westervelt leads the defense with 22 ground balls, 15 caused turnovers, and 4 goals. SCU heads to Santa Barbara on April 4th to take on 5th-ranked UCSB and finishes the regular season at home against 20th-ranked University of California Berkeley on Wednesday at 8 PM. Admission is free for all home contests.

2026 Season Schedule Announced

The Santa Clara Men's Lacrosse schedule for the 2026 season is set, featuring matchups against seven teams featured in last year's final Top 20 poll.

February: Non-Conference & Parents Weekend

The Broncos open the season at home on February 1st against the University of Oregon before traveling the following weekend to Westwood, California. There, SCU will face #13 San Diego State University and UCLA, with both contests hosted on UCLA's campus.

During Parents Weekend, the Broncos return home to host #20 Colorado State on February 20th and #12 Colorado on February 22nd.

March: WCLL Conference Play Begins

Conference action kicks off at Bellomy Field as SCU hosts #11 Cal Poly SLO, followed by a road matchup against Stanford the next weekend. Five days later, #3 Utah Valley University visits Bellomy Field for the final non-conference tilt of the year.

The month wraps up with a WCLL road game at Sonoma State and a home matchup against the University of Nevada, Reno.

April: Regular Season Finish & Postseason

The regular season rounds out with a trip to #14 UCSB and a home contest against UC Berkeley. Postseason play begins on April 19th with Round 1 of the WCLL Conference Tournament, hosted by the higher seed.

The Santa Clara Men's Lacrosse 2025 season was filled with achievement, memorable moments and nail biting finishes. In the end it all amounted to a giant step forward for the Bronco lacrosse program.

On the team and program level SCU increased their win total, win percentage and narrowly missed their first appearance in the WCLL conference tournament final since 2019. The highlight of the year was a 14-13 victory on the road over rival University of California Berkeley in the first round of the WCLL conference tournament. The Broncos followed that with a narrow 12-11 defeat in the conference semifinals at the hands of 8th ranked Cal Poly SLO. Four of SCU's eight losses were to Top 20 teams by a total of five goals.

At the individual level many players made their mark on the MCLA landscape. Senior Captain Jack Partovi finished in the Top 10 nationally in all face off categories as well as receiving First Team All WCLL conference honors. Junior goalie Ryan Rosselli finished 6th nationally in saves per game (16) and 9th in total saves (208). Junior Defender Evan Westervelt received 2nd Team All WCLL honors. Senior Thomas Honey finished tied for 31st in the country in goals scored (36) and received 3rd team All WCLL recognition along with senior midfielder Alex Kraaijvanger (22 goals,10 assists) and Sophomore Jack Cipriani (28 goals,10 assists). Senior midfielder and Captain Aidan Oates (15 goals,12 assists) and Senior defensive midfielder and captain Tyler King (20 GB's) garnered WCLL Honorable Mention honors. 

Santa Clara Men's Lacrosse competes in Division One of the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA) and is a member of the Western Collegiate Lacrosse League (WCLL) alongside conference members Stanford, Cal Poly SLO, University of California Berkeley, University of California Santa Barbara, Sonoma State University and University of Nevada Reno. For program info contact Head Coach Manny Rapkin at mrapkin@scu.edu.

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