Men's Lacrosse Midseason Report
Santa Clara Men's Lacrosse team heads into April with enthusiasm and experience as the final push towards postseason play develops. Ten true freshman have contributed on game day since a disappointing open day loss that seems years not months ago and senior leadership has been steadfast.
The Bronco's (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 and freshmen Finn Cox and Alex Buck went a combined 81% at the faceoff dot. A second conference victory at home against University of Nevada March 22nd moved SCU one victory away from hosting the 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 groundballs for the afternoon. Senior goal-keeper Ryan Rosselli made 16 saves moving him to 7th in total saves in the country (132) through nine games.
The Bronco's started the season with 5 Top 20 contests vs. 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 Even Westervelt contributed 3 GB's 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 is in #40 in scoring, Bounds is #15 in assists and Roselli is in the top 20 in saves and saves per game nationally. Westervelt leads the defense with 22 GB's and 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 vs. 20th ranked University of California Berkeley on Wednesday at 8PM. Admission is free for all home contests.
2026 Schedule Set
Santa Clara Men's Lacrosse schedule for the 2026 season is set and includes seven teams from last year's final top twenty poll.
The Broncos will open February 1st at home against University of Oregon then travel the following weekend to Westwood California to play number #13 San Diego State University and UCLA. Both games will be played at UCLA.
February 20th and 22nd SCU hosts #20 Colorado State and #12 Colorado during parents weekend.
The Conference schedule starts the following weekend as the Broncos host #11 Cal Poly SLO and then travels to Stanford the following weekend to take on the Cardinal.
Five days later #3 Utah Valley University visits Bellomy field for the final out of conference tilt of the year.
March ends with conference games on the road at Sonoma State and at home against University of Nevada Reno.
A trip to #14 UCSB and a home contest vs University of California Berkeley round out the regular season followed by round one of the WCLL conference tournament on April 19 at the higher seed.
Partovi Garners All American Honors
Senior Captain and Face Off Specialist Jack Partovi '25 (Jesuit HS, Portland Oregon) was named to the 2025 Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA) All-American team by a vote of the MCLA's nine conference All America selection committee representatives. Partovi garnered Honorable Mention AA honors as well as receiving West Coast Lacrosse League (WCLL) first team All Conference recognition.
He finished 11th in faceoffs wins (173), 13th in ground balls (94), 2nd in face-off goals per game (.615), 2nd in faceoff assists per game (.231) and 2nd in points per game (.846) nationally. He is Santa Clara's first AA since sophomore attackman Keaton Collier (SCU'21) received honors in the 2019 season.
2025 Men's Lacrosse Season Recap
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.
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