BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS EDITOR St. Bonaventure turned as cold as ice in the second half to drop its final non-conference home game to Florida Gulf Coast, 71-58, on Friday. “It seemed like we were fatigued,” Schmidt said. They were a step quicker than us all night. I thought we fought, we just couldn’t make…
Photo: GoBonnies BY NATHAN SOLOMON, MANAGING EDITOR NEW YORK — The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team traveled to New York City knowing the importance of Sunday’s game. It wasn’t just a match-up against Iona. It was a Quadrant 1 opportunity and a preview of the Barclays Center, where the Atlantic 10 Championship will be held…
BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS EDITOR The Reilly Center dawned Christmas spirit as the Bonnies took down Cleveland State, 61-42, on Wednesday, snapping the Vikings six game winning streak. St. Bonaventure (6-3) grabbed control early, going on a 14-6 run. The Bonnies went cold from there going 1-for-11 as Cleveland State (6-4) kept things close. The…
BY JONNY WALKER, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team lost to Canisius 85-47 Wednesday night in the Koessler Athletic Center, dropping its second-straight game. “One of the worst losses I’ve had as the head coach here,” Bona head coach Jesse Fleming said in an interview with WSBU 88.3 FM. The Bonnies…
Photo: GoBonnies BY NATHAN SOLOMON, MANAGING EDITOR BUFFALO, N.Y. — St. Bonaventure men’s basketball entered Saturday’s contest at Buffalo on a high. They had won for games in a row with newfound confidence and swagger. But that stretch for the Bonnies came to a screeching halt. In an afternoon where the Bulls’ Curtis Jones scored…
By Jonny Walker St. Bonaventure snapped its four-game losing streak Friday night in the Reilly Center, defeating Niagara 61-57. The Bonnies (2-6, 0-0) pulled ahead of the Purple Eagles (1-6, 0-0) late as I’yanna Lops scored eight of her game-leading 19 points in the final quarter. The 6-foot-3 forward routinely exploited post matchups with smaller…
Photo: GoBonnies BY NATHAN SOLOMON, MANAGING EDITOR St. Bonaventure fell behind by as many as 11 points in the first half but outscored Middle Tennessee State by 13 points in the final 20 minutes to win 71-64 on Wednesday. The Bonnies (5-2) won their fourth game in a row after defeating Notre Dame on Friday.…
BY NATHAN SOLOMON, MANAGING EDITOR St. Bonaventure jumped out to a 7-2 lead three minutes in and never looked back, taking Notre Dame wire-to-wire to win the Gotham Classic, 63-51. Kyrell Luc scored 16 points to lead all scorers, notching all four field goals on 3-pointers. Two of his makes came in the final five…
By Jonny Walker, Sports Assignment Editor On St. Bonaventure’s opening possession against Southern Indiana Tuesday night in the Reilly Center, forward Chad Venning received the ball in the low post. The 6-foot-10, 270-pound big man backed down his comparatively slender defender, spun to his left and laid the ball in off the glass with his…
By Jonny Walker, Sports Assignment Editor Just under five minutes into the second half of Saturday’s game against Bowling Green (2-2, 0-0), St. Bonaventure (2-2, 0-0) guard Daryl Banks III grabbed a defensive rebound, pushed the ball up the right sideline and pulled-up from three. Banks nailed the transition jumper with a hand in his…
BY MIKE POLCE, CONTRIBUTING WRITER This Sunday, The Minnesota Vikings beat the Buffalo Bills, 31-30. The game was an absolute slugfest between two of the NFL’s most dominant teams. The Bills had a 17-point-lead at halftime but a sequence of careless plays and an unbelievable catch by Justin Jefferson allowed the Vikings to stay in…
BY ANDREW HALE, STAFF WRITER Coming off their longest break of the season, the St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s Swim and Dive teams return to the pool as they head to Cleveland, Ohio to compete in the Magnus Cup from Nov. 17-19. The Bonnies, who have not competed since Nov. 5, have utilized their week-and-a-half…
BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS EDITOR St. Bonaventure traveled north to the Buffalo State Ice Arena to take on the Buffalo State Bengals on Saturday. The Bonnies took a commanding lead and never looked back, winning in blowout fashion, 12-2. “I think that we executed our gameplan in every way, ” said freshman right winger Michael…
By Jonny Walker, Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team earned its first win of the season Wednesday at MVP Arena, defeating Siena, 69-63. For the third time in as many games, the Bonnies faced a full-court press on most possessions. For the third time in as many games, the Bonnies didn’t…
Photo: GoBonnies BY NATHAN SOLOMON, MANAGING EDITOR For the second time in as many games, St. Bonaventure surrendered a two-possession lead in the closing minutes, falling to South Dakota State, 66-62, on Tuesday. “I thought we played extremely hard — we didn’t play well,” Bonaventure coach Mark Schmidt said. “Our inexperience came into play a…
BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure faithful came out in droves to the Koessler Athletic Center in Buffalo, New York as the Bonnies renewed its over century old rivalry with Canisius. St. Bonaventure dropped to 1-1 on the season, losing too Little Three rival Canisius, 84-80, in overtime on Saturday. “We scored 14…
BY ANDREW HALE, STAFF WRITER After competing on the road for the first five meets of the season, the St. Bonaventure University men’s and women’s Swim and Dive teams returned home to face Cornell. The men’s and women’s teams fell to the Big Red by scores of 95-148 and 90-144 respectively. On the men’s side,…
BY MIKE POLCE, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Tom Brady could have sailed off into the sunset with his wife, children and $650 million in the bank. Yet, he chose to sacrifice it all for a chance at yet another Super Bowl ring. After announcing his retirement from the NFL after 22 years of pure dominance, Brady signed…
BY DAN GEYER, STAFF WRITER The year is 2017: Sean McDermott is hired as head coach of the Buffalo Bills. McDermott had promised change and to build a culture in Western New York. That May, the Bills hired Brandon Beane as general manager . “Trust the Process” – Those are three words McDermott stated during…
BY JONNY WALKER, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR Bowling Green senior guard Morgan Sharps grabbed a defensive rebound off an errant St. Bonaventure 3-point attempt. She immediately pushed the ball up the court on a fastbreak. Senior forward Allison Day received the ball near the low post, spun to her right and layed in an easy bucket…
