BY ANDREW HALE, CONTRIBUTING WRITER After finishing the 2021-22 season with a record of 5-15, the St. Bonaventure women’s tennis team looked to get back on track, participating in the Navy-Invitational tournament from Sept. 9 – 11. The Bonnies joined Binghamton, George Mason, Johns Hopkins, Lehigh, Mary Washington, Monmouth and Navy in competition at the…
BY DAN GEYER, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The St. Bonaventure University men’s and women’s cross country teams hosted their first event of the season, the Little Three Championship, Sept. 3 at the Marra Athletics Complex. Both teams finished second. The men placed ahead of Niagara, but fell to Canisius by 19 points. The women also placed ahead…
PHOTO: Atlantic 10 Conference BY NATHAN SOLOMON, MANAGING EDITOR The Atlantic 10 Conference announced the 2022-23 men’s basketball schedule on Wednesday, which features St. Bonaventure eight times on national television. “Announcing our conference and TV schedule always means that the start of A-10 Basketball is right around the corner! The addition of Loyola Chicago has…
BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR Through the ups and downs of years past, the Mets have never been as fun to watch as this season. As of now, the Mets haven’t lost a series yet. There is something this team has that teams of years past haven’t. Even with starting pitcher Jacob deGrom not…
BY NATHAN SOLOMON, SPORTS EDITOR After losing 14 straight games, St. Bonaventure baseball turned its misfortunes around on Tuesday, defeating the Niagara Purple Eagles, 12-2. “Winning breeds a little bit more confidence in anything that you do,” Bonaventure coach BJ Salerno said. “These last three or four weeks, we are mostly in every game… It…
BY COLBY GAINES, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure golf team traveled to Orlando, Florida last weekend to compete in the Atlantic 10 Championship, finishing eighth out of the 11 teams competing. Graduate Danny Gianniny highlighted the Bonnies with a 14-place finish on the individual leaderboard. Gianniny steadily paced himself from the opener, recording an even-par 72…
BY JONNY WALKER, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure University softball team concluded its season over the weekend, dropping a three-game series against Fordham. Pitcher Emily Phelan headlined game one for the Bonnies (8-38, 1-23), allowing just two earned runs. Rams’ (26-18, 14-6) ace Devon Miller, however, allowed only one earned run, earning her team the…
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…