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