BY NATHAN SOLOMON, SPORTS EDITOR As winners of its last five games, St. Bonaventure lacrosse is off to a record start. In just its fourth season as a Division l program, the Bonnies are 7-2 and atop the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the first time in school history. “We want to embrace all of…
BY NATHAN SOLOMON, SPORTS EDITOR Well, here we are once again. Last year, I had predicted the New York Yankees would win the 2021 World Series. That, of course, didn’t come close to happening. Just one year later, the Yankees are in a bit of an interesting situation. The team said they have a championship-caliber…
BY JONNY WALKER, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure University softball team played seven-consecutive home games since Saturday, moving to 7-22 overall this season. The Bonnies’ (7-22, 1-11) homestand began with a three-game series against St. Joseph’s University (12-15, 8-3). Bonaventure took a second-inning, 1-0, lead in the series’ first game, courtesy of an Olivia Moon…
BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR St. Bonaventure fell short in its comeback against George Washington on Sunday, losing 13-10. The Bonnies (1-9, 0-4 A-10) started out slow as they trailed 9-2 at halftime. Freshman attacker Fiona McGovern scored both goals. “If we take any, any possessions off, if we give them extra possessions, these…
BY TOM SEIPP, ADVISORY EDITOR It’s no secret that the 2021-22 St. Bonaventure men’s basketball season was a rollercoaster. Of course, it was a fun rollercoaster. Beginning the season nationally ranked and winning the Charleston Classic were the highest of highs, but some crushing losses, including the Atlantic 10 quarterfinal game, created an abundance of…
Photo: GoBonnies.com BY NATHAN SOLOMON, SPORTS EDITOR NEW YORK — After three consecutive road victories against power conference teams, St. Bonaventure had the opportunity they wished for: a home game. Thousands of students and alumni traveled to Madison Square Garden to root on the Bonnies, who stood just a win away from a berth in…
BY TOM SEIPP, ADVISORY EDITOR. Kyle Lofton has played over 254,500 seconds in a St. Bonaventure uniform. For a long time, Bonaventure fans will only remember Lofton’s final 1.8 seconds of Friday’s Atlantic 10 semifinal game against Saint Louis. Bonaventure climbed all the way back from a double-digit deficit and had multiple chances to seal…
Photo: Atlantic 10 BY NATHAN SOLOMON, SPORTS EDITOR With 1.1 seconds left, Kyle Lofton drew a foul off a Jaren Holmes missed layup. Down 57-56, two makes would send St. Bonaventure to the Atlantic 10 Tournament semifinals for the fourth consecutive time. Officials reviewed the clock and added seven-tenths of a second. Lofton stood in…
Photo: GoBonnies.com BY NATHAN SOLOMON, SPORTS EDITOR ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Twenty-nine days ago, St. Bonaventure narrowly left Pittsburgh with a victory over a Duquesne, a team that hasn’t won since Jan. 8. But, Saturday’s game in the Reilly Center was a completely different story, as the Bonnies led for nearly 37 minutes in an…
BY COLBY GAINES, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure’s women’s lacrosse team opened their 2022 season against Youngstown State and Akron last weekend, where they dropped both games in the double-header debut to start the season 0-2. The Bonnies started out hot against the Penguins after a couple of tough finishes from senior midfielder Rebecca Howe and sophomore…
BY JONNY WALKER, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure University men’s lacrosse team allowed two last-minute goals Saturday at St. Joseph’s University, dropping its season opener, 12-11. “They scored on the man up,” said Bonaventure head coach Randy Mearns. “They ran a little bit of a design play, and we were a little slow to slide…
BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR St. Bonaventure dropped to .500 as they fell to VCU 57-49 on Wednesday night. The St. Bonaventure Bonnies (12-12, 4-9 A-10) and VCU Rams (13-8, 8-3 A-10) had a hard-fought battle up until the fourth where the Rams took the lead and never looked back. The Bonnies defense was…
BY NATHAN SOLOMON, SPORTS EDITOR Undoubtedly, it’s been an up-and-down season for St. Bonaventure men’s basketball. But, the Bonnies seem to be on the up at the right time. After an 83-71 victory over the Massachusetts Minutemen on Wednesday, St. Bonaventure has won four games in a row with a little extra swagger. The Bonnies…
BY NATHAN SOLOMON, SPORTS EDITOR In an 83-71 victory over Massachusetts on Wednesday, Kyle Lofton made St. Bonaventure men’s basketball history. He recorded 17 assists, setting a single-game record in program history. Lofton surpassed the previous record of 14 set by Jaylen Adams in 2015 and 2017 and Marques Green in 2003. “I got up…
Photo: GoBonnies.com BY NATHAN SOLOMON, SPORTS EDITOR St. Bonaventure led by 16 points at the half but fended off a late Saint Louis rally, defeating the Billikens 83-79 for their second victory over the team in four days. “To be up 16 against a team with that talent says a lot about our guys,” coach…
BY TOM SEIPP, ADVISORY EDITOR If the Bonnies want to appear in the NCAA Tournament in 2022, they will have to win the Atlantic 10 Tournament. Bob McKillop’s Davidson team, ranked just two days before entering Cattaraugus County, came to the Reilly Center and shut the door on Bonaventure’s chance at an at-large bid. While…
BY COLBY GAINES, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure men and women’s swimming and diving team traveled to Niagara Falls last weekend to take on Niagara in a head-to-head matchup, with the women’s team coming away victorious and the men’s team falling short. This was a remarkable performance for the women, defeating the previously undefeated Niagara…
BY JONNY WALKER, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure University women’s lacrosse team opens its 2022 season one week from today at Youngstown State. The Bonnies, coming off a 2-10 season in which they lost all eight of their conference matchups, dedicated the offseason to preparing for the upcoming season. Junior midfielder Courtney Fox, ranking second…
Photo: GoBonnies.com BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR St. Bonaventure overcame a seven-point deficit late to beat the last place George Washington Colonials 50-49 on Wednesday. “I am happy that we found a way to win, but I was really disappointed in the way we played,” said head coach Jesse Fleming. St. Bonaventure (11-9, 3-6…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY NATHAN SOLOMON, SPORTS EDITOR St. Bonaventure trailed by as many as 16 points in the second half, but a late run fell short as the Davidson Wildcats held on to win 81-76 over the Bonnies on Tuesday. “Our guys showed a lot of fight,” said coach Mark Schmidt. “I thought…
