Men's Lacrosse to Host Wabash on Saturday

By: Mitch Morelli

Men's Lacrosse | 3/6/2026 12:00:00 PM

Game #6
Franciscan (2-3 | 0-1 PAC) vs. Wabash (1-4 | 0-0 NCAC)
Saturday, March 7th | 1:00 p.m.
Trinity Health System Field | Steubenville, Ohio

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The Latest
- The Barons got back to their winning ways with a 24-0 victory over La Roche on Wednesday night.
- That was their first shutout since 2023.
- Joseph James became the program leader in points in the first half and assists in the second half.
- James Masso set the program record for assists in a game with nine.

Scouting the Little Giants
- Wabash holds a 1-4 record, with all of the games being close.
- They beat Hanover, like the Barons. The Little Giants beat them by a score of 14-4.
- They allow just 9.4 goals per game.
- Evan Bair leads the offense with eight goals and 13 points.
- This is the first matchup in program history between these two teams.

The All-American
- Joseph James has accumulated 225 points so far. He passed Jonas McCaig to become the program leader in the win over La Roche. That is the seventh most by a player in PAC history. In sixth, Tyler Britton '25 of Bethany had 229 in his career.
- He has 149 goals in just 33 games played, which is the most in program history. That is the 5th most scored by a PAC player. He is approaching Tyler Britton of Bethany in fourth with 168 goals in the PAC Record Book.
- James is also the program leader in assists with 76.
- He is second in the PAC in goals per game (4.20) and points per game (6.60).

New Faces Making a Major Impact
- John Kirk and Mattias Bunai combined to hold La Roche scoreless.
- Kirk is second in the PAC in saves per game at 15.00.
- Freshmen scored 12 of the 24 goals against La Roche. Pio Kirk led the way with four, and Joe Delee added three.

Putting up Points
- The Barons have had 11 players score a goal this season
- The Barons lead the PAC in goals per game (15.20), assists per game (9.00), points per game (24.20), and shots percentage (35.3%).

DEFENSE
- Thomas LeBlanc leads the PAC in caused turnovers (15) and caused turnovers per game (3.00).
- He has already surpassed his total of 11 caused turnovers in 2025.
- His 26 ground balls are third-most on the team, and he has scored a goal.

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Players Mentioned

#4 Joseph James: A; 5' 10"; Junior

#11 Thomas LeBlanc: SSDM; 6' 1"; Senior

#0 James Masso: A/M; 5' 9"; Junior

#28 Joe Delee: A/M; 6' 0"; Freshman

#40 Mattias Bunai: G; 5' 11"; Freshman

#9 John Kirk: G; 5' 9"; Freshman

#7 Pio Kirk: A/M; 5' 8"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#4 Joseph James
: 5' 10"; Junior
: A

#11 Thomas LeBlanc
: 6' 1"; Senior
: SSDM

#0 James Masso
: 5' 9"; Junior
: A/M

#28 Joe Delee
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: A/M

#40 Mattias Bunai
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: G

#9 John Kirk
: 5' 9"; Freshman
: G

#7 Pio Kirk
: 5' 8"; Freshman
: A/M