BY TOM SEIPP, MANAGING EDITOR. DAYTON, OHIO – Just two years ago, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies were one shot away from winning the Atlantic 10 Championship and making the NCAA Tournament. Sunday, the Bonnies didn’t need a last-second heave to determine their fate. St. Bonaventure defeated VCU, 74-65, in the 2021 Atlantic 10 Championship to…
BY NATHAN SOLOMON, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR. Despite beating the Wildcats twice in the regular season, the St. Bonaventure Women’s Basketball team (6-15, 5-12 A10) lost to Davidson (9-13, 5-10 A10) by a score of 69-61 in the Atlantic 10 Tournament, ending their season. “It just sucks,” junior Asianae Johnson said. “We came into this with…
BY TOM SEIPP, MANAGING EDITOR. RICHMOND, VA (March 6, 2021) – Just shy of two years ago in the Atlantic 10 Championship game, St. Bonaventure and St. Louis met. St. Louis snuck away with a two-point victory to win the conference championship. Since then, St. Louis has dominated the last two matchups; St. Bonaventure has…
BY TOM SEIPP, MANAGING EDITOR. Following the St. Bonaventure Bonnies loss against Dayton Monday, a sluggish opening round appearance was feared. However, they showed up and dominated in the quarterfinal. St. Bonaventure held the top seed in the conference tournament for the first time in school history and took down No. 9 Duquesne Duke, 75-59,…
BY NATHAN SOLOMON, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR. The Rhode Island Rams (9-7, 9-4 A10) took an early 4-2 lead over the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (5-12, 4-10 A10) and never looked back, scoring a 69-49 road victory. “[Rhode Island] really knocked the 3-point shot down,” St. Bonaventure coach Jesse Fleming said. “They did a great job shooting…
BY TYLER SMITH, SPORTS EDITOR. I’m one of the biggest college basketball fans you can find on campus. I think I’ve mentioned that March Madness is my favorite sporting event of the year close to 500 times. However, the team I grew up rooting for, the Duke Blue Devils, will more than likely not be…
By Michael Seitz, Contributing Writer The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team split two contests on the road last weekend, beginning with a win at George Mason University on Friday by a score of 72-62. This was the team’s third straight victory and pushed their Atlantic 10 conference record to 4-8. Tori Harris led the Bonnies…
By John Pullano, Associate Editor Senior pitcher Donovan Moffat has three goals for the 2021 St. Bonaventure University men’s baseball season opener: Have no active cases of COVID-19 among his teammates, have the full roster traveling to the game and to win. In March, Moffat’s goals could become a reality thanks to some creative scheduling…
By Nathan Soloman, Sports Assignment Editor After an 11-month lay-off, the St. Bonaventure Women’s Lacrosse team is back in action on Friday. Coming off a 5-2 COVID-19 shortened season, the Bonnies look to continue last year’s success with an 11-game slate under second-year coach Jason Levesque. “Everyone’s just anxious and excited to get back on…
By Tyler Smith, Sports Editor La Salle head coach Ashley Howard is a passionate leader. A Philadelphia native who began his coaching career with the Explorers, Howard has moved up the ranks with different programs, culminating in his return to La Salle as the team’s head coach. Becoming the successor to a mentor in a…
BY NATHAN SOLOMON, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR. For the second time in as many days, the St. Bonaventure Women’s Basketball team (4-10, 3-8 A10) scored a victory over the visiting Davidson Wildcats (6-9, 3-6 A10), winning 71-63 on Monday. However, unlike Sunday, the Bonnies were forced to overcome a double-digit first quarter deficit to score their…
BY NATHAN SOLOMON, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR. The St. Bonaventure Women’s Basketball team (3-10, 2-8 A10) held the Davidson Wildcats (6-8, 3-4 A10) to just 40% shooting and four three-pointers, snapping a four-game skid with a 71-58 victory. “We had a lot of energy, I thought we played smart, and there was a good competitive level,”…
BY TOM SEIPP, MANAGING EDITOR. In 2021, it’s become common to not play for over a week during Atlantic 10 play. For some teams, it could play a major factor in their success. For others, it won’t affect their play. For St. Bonaventure, a seven-day layoff seems regular, as the Bonnies dominated from the tip…
BY TOM SEIPP, MANAGING EDITOR. At halftime, St. Bonaventure was shooting just 32% from the field, being held to 25 points in the first 20 minutes. The Bonnies were looking to avoid their third consecutive loss against the VCU Rams, but had a 15-point deficit to overcome. They did exactly that. The Bonnies used a…
BY TOM SEIPP, MANAGING EDITOR. On Wednesday, after a technical foul put him on the bench for the last six minutes of the first half, Kyle Lofton came in and provided a much-needed spark to help the Bonnies win by double digits at Fordham. Friday, it was more of the same. Lofton finished Friday with…
BY TOM SEIPP, MANAGING EDITOR. Jaren Holmes must love playing afternoon games on Wednesday’s. After finishing with a career-best 38 last week, Holmes finished with 26 in Wednesday’s win at Fordham (1-4, 1-4), 68-54. The Bonnies had six days off in-between games thanks to a George Washignton COVID-19 pause, but it didn’t seem like it…
BY TOM SEIPP, MANAGING EDITOR The Bonnies opening Atlantic-10 Conference weekend at home didn’t go as planned, as Richmond, 59-58, and VCU, 69-67, were both able to secure last-second victories at the Reilly Center. Friday, the Bonnies held host to Richmond and got off to a slow start. In the first quarter, Richmond went on…
BY TOM SEIPP, MANAGING EDITOR. Play-by-play commentator Tommy Valentine put it best on the ESPN+ broadcast today: we were watching the Jaren Holmes show in St. Bonaventure’s 83-57 win against St. Joseph’s. “It’s an amazing night to experience that in [The Reilly Center] where so many St. Bonaventure players have gone for spectacular nights, it’s…
BY TOM SEIPP, MANAGING EDITOR. In Atlantic 10 play, it’s not common when you feel like a game is a must-win in the beginning of January. Saturday was different in St. Bonaventure’s big win, 69-66, at Richmond. The Bonnies led the entire second half, but they would need a deep three from Kyle Lofton with…
BY TOM SEIPP, MANAGING EDITOR. One of the main questions coming into today’s game was if St. Bonaventure’s lack of games so far this season due to COVID-19 postponements would hurt them at Rhode Island. Instead, it was their lack of depth that hurt the team as they fell 63-57 at the Ryan Center Wednesday. …