BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR The St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s cross country teams headed down to Louisville last Saturday for the 20th annual Louisville Classic. Leading the men’s side was freshman Clay Peets. His time of 26:30.9 was the best on the team. Junior Darion Gregory finished right behind Peets with a time…
BY JONNY WALKER, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure University men’s soccer team lost to Rhode Island Saturday at URI Soccer Complex, dropping their second-consecutive game 4-0. The Bonnies (1-6-1, 1-1) registered just four shots on goal, three from freshman forward Matthew Wrobel, as the Rams (6-3-1, 2-1) dominated possession throughout. Rhode Island registered 16 shots,…
BY NATHAN SOLOMON, SPORTS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure Golf team overcame adversity in last weekend’s Macdonald Cup, finishing in a tie for 9th place at Yale University. The Bonnies took just five players to Connecticut to play the historic Yale University Golf Course, but prior to the opening round, sophomore Jude Cummings fell ill and…
BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR With the NFL season close to being a fourth of the way done, we have seen a recurring theme: injuries plaguing teams. Take a look at the Carolina Panthers, for example. They’ve been off to a great start but have lost their top players in RB Christian McCaffrey and…
BY LOUIS GENOVESE, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure Men’s Soccer team fell to a 1-5-1 record after losing to No 4. ranked West Virginia on Saturday. The Bonnies stood their ground in the first half, with goalkeeper Trevor Wilson making incredible saves in the third and eighth minutes. West Virginia, however, would get on the…
BY JONNY WALKER, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure University women’s soccer team snapped its six-game winless streak Sunday at Jack Coffey Field, defeating Fordham 2-1. The Rams (2-7-2, 0-2-1) dropped another heartbreaker as the Bonnies (3-5-3, 1-2) capitalized on two, late-scoring opportunities. Fordham found its offensive footing early, scoring in the 28th minute. Fordham defender…
BY COLBY GAINES, STAFF WRITER The Harry Anderson Invitational was an all-around remarkable performance for the St. Bonaventure cross country program as the men’s team recorded seven different personal record times and clocked in 160 points to secure fifth place in Saturday’s contest. Furthermore, the women’s team collaborated for an eleventh-place finish led by two…
BY MIKE SEITZ, STAFF WRITER With the 395th pick in the 2017 MLB Draft, the Detroit Tigers select Cole Peterson, a shortstop from St. Bonaventure University. Peterson had now met a lifelong goal of his, playing professional baseball. Peterson played his high school baseball at Johnsonburg Area High School in north-central Pennsylvania. He earned the Small…
By Nathan Soloman, Sports Assignment Editor After a convincing 11-6 victory over Siena on Saturday, the St. Bonaventure University’s men’s lacrosse team is on their way to the program’s inaugural MAAC tournament as the number six seed. Winners of three of the last four games, the Bonnies head into Friday’s match-up against Detroit Mercy with…
By Tyler Smith, Sports Editor A magical season, one that resulted in Atlantic-10 regular season and tournament titles, ended in a disappointing loss in the NCAA tournament round of 64. For the majority of college basketball programs, especially mid-majors, those results would be things to cherish and revel in for the foreseeable future. Bona faithful…
By Michael Seitz, Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure University baseball team travelled to Fordham University last weekend for a four-game series. The Rams took three out of four games in the series, but there were multiple positive takeaways from the Bonnies play this past weekend. Bonaventure won the first game of Friday’s double header by…
By Nathan Soloman, Sports Assignment Editor Sunday’s men’s lacrosse victory over the Canisius Golden Griffins was a bittersweet one for coach Randy Mearns and his squad. Not just that it was their first victory over the Golden Griffins in program history, but it was also Mearns’ first since leaving Canisius for St. Bonaventure. Mearns spent…
By Tom Seipp, Managing Editor Last season, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team had zero depth for insurance behind Osun Osunniyi at the center position. Now, they have plenty, as the team has just received their fourth commitment of the early offseason. Wednesday, the Bonaventure athletics department confirmed the commitment of Oluwasegun Durosinmi, who signed…
By John Pullano, Advisory Editor To win one Atlantic 10 Conference Championship is special. To win a second championship under the cloud of the COVID-19 pandemic would mean much more to St. Bonaventure University senior swimmer Tjaard Krusch. “Considering now that our time was limited because of COVID, it would be so huge to me…
By Tyler Smith, Sports Editor “ The sticks kind of ran a little cold,” is how head coach Randy Mearns described the Bonnies’ agonizingly close loss to Quinnipiac Saturday. With just over 10 seconds remaining, Bobcat senior Jake Tomsik found the back of the cage, breaking a 4-4 draw and sealing the victory over St.…
By Cameron Carr, Contributing Writer Seeking an important conference victory, the Bonnies broke through in the final 20 minutes of their Saturday afternoon road meeting with Duquesne, scoring twice and winning, 2-0. In the 72nd minute, midfielder Fredrik Hanson scored the Bonnies first goal off a sweet feed from sophomore Joshua Pulla. Then, freshman Luca…
By Nathan Soloman, Sports Assignment Editor For the first time in 680 days, the St. Bonaventure Baseball (0-5) team took the Fred Handler Park field, facing off with the La Salle Explorers (10-7) in a Saturday doubleheader. However, the Bonnies faced overall struggles in the two games, dropping contests 6-3 and 4-1 to the Explorers.…
By Tom Seipp, Managing Editor Following the conclusion of both the men’s and women’s basketball programs at St. Bonaventure University, multiple players from each program have announced that they’re entering the transfer portal. From the men’s program, Wednesday that Alejandro Vasquez, a sophomore undeclared arts major, and Jalen Shaw, a junior video production major, had…
By Tom Seipp, Managing Editor I t was one of the most intriguing matchups in the Round of 64 in the 2021 NCAA Tournament: a strong defensive team in St. Bonaventure and a highly powered offense in LSU. In the end, the Tigers offense was too strong for the Bonnies, as they scored 76 points…
By Nathan Soloman, Sports Assignment Editor After being swept in a four-game series by George Mason, the St. Bonaventure Softball team traveled to nearby Binghamton looking for their first victories of the 2021 campaign. Unfortunately, the Bonnies were unable to do so, dropping contests 8-0 and 7-3 to the Bearcats. “We were in quarantine all…
