By Pat Giblin Contributing Writer After a slow start to the 2018-19 season, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team has hit its stride over the last two weeks. The Bonnies collected wins over Atlantic 10 foes UMass, Rhode Island and George Mason on its way to its longest winning streak of the season. For the…
By Keara Donnelly Sports Assignment Editor While the St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team does not have the record (6-14) they or anyone else desires, freshman Deja Francis has provided a bright spot in a season where wins haven’t come easily for the team. Francis, a guard from Queens, New York, averages 13.0 points per…
By Mike Hogan It was 3rd down and 10 from the 13 yard line with just over a minute left in the NFC Championship game between the Los Angeles Rams and the New Orleans Saints. The game was tied and a trip to the Super Bowl was on the line. Drew Brees, the sure-to-be hall…
By Ian Joseph Contributing Writer This spring, the St. Bonaventure community welcomes their first NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse program. Facing off in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, the Bonnies face the likes of Canisius College, University of Detroit Mercy, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Quinnipiac University and Siena College. Lead by head coach…
By Mike Hogan Sports Editor While this year’s St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team has featured a number of new faces, including four freshmen and one eligible transfer, one unknown remains in sophomore transfer Bobby Planutis, who is required to sit out the entire 2018-19 season per NCAA transfer rules. Although Planutis acknowledged that the…
By Pat Giblin Contributing Writer After finishing the 2018 season 0-17, the St. Bonaventure University women’s lacrosse team looks to put last year behind it and bring a positive and competitive attitude into the 2019 season. Team captains Rylee Arnold and Kathryn Yoder look to lead a team full of 21 promising underclassmen into a…
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – The St. Bonaventure Bonnies men’s basketball team defeated Big 4 rival Canisius Wednesday night 70-55, snapping a four game losing streak. Senior forward Courtney Stockard made his season debut in a big way after being sidelined for the start of the season with an injury. The senior led the team with…
After being spoiled with a historic season that ended with a 26-8 record and a victory against a storied UCLA program in the First Four of the NCAA tournament, Bonnies fans have had to endure a tough, disappointing start to the 2018-19 season. Don’t hit that panic button yet, Bona fans. The season got off…
Junior walk-on doing his best to help program Jack Galatio, a junior walk-on guard for the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team, has made no shortage of special memories during his three years. Standing in the middle of some of the brightest lights college basketball has to offer is most definitely one of them. Although the…
With a typical class of divers being one or two, the St. Bonaventure men’s diving team has been small the past few years. This year, however, the team grew to five members with the addition of four freshmen. Matthew Bielobradek, Johnathan Ek, Nathan Howze and Ja’moni Wise join sophomore Michael Bruno to make up the…
Redshirt junior to return home with team for Thanksgiving tournament The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball season is upon us, and that means comeback season for redshirt junior guard Bree Paulson. Paulson made her debut for the Bonnies last November against Niagara University, but was limited to only eight games on the season due to injury.…
Delaney, Prisella, Izydorczak highlight Bonnies effort in Virginia The St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the Atlantic 10 Championships at Pole Green Park in Richmond, Virginia on Sat. Oct. 30. The Bonnies finished fourteenth as a team with 453 points, while Dayton captured the championship with 72 points, with La Salle…
This may be the worst Bills team that we have ever watched, and there has been a lot of bad ones since 1999. But if you compare this year’s team to any Bills team since 1999, even last year’s team that squeaked its way into the playoffs, thanks to the Cincinnati Bengals, the quarterbacks that…
Freshman helping to push program forward The St. Bonaventure men’s tennis team concluded its 2018 fall season on Sunday, Oct. 28 at the Army Invitational. The Army Military Academy hosted an invitational that spanned over a three-days from the Oct. 28 to Oct. 30. The tournament consisted of three days of singles and doubles play…
Former UNLV guard ready to fill big shoes Jalen Poyser, who played his first two years of collegiate basketball at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, transferred to St. Bonaventure at the beginning of the 2017-18 season. The junior guard and Ontario native is ready to make a big impact after sitting out last season…
It was 2012: the first Avengers movie debuted, Jeremy Lin was the biggest thing in the NBA, Rick Santorum was a thing and Hollywood convinced us the Mayan calendar had it out for us all (we sure showed those guys). A lot has changed. I was in seventh grade. Middle school, avoiding any and all…
Fleming and Maycock see defense as point of emphasis The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team and third-year head coach Jesse Fleming are looking to show signs of growth and improvement after an up and down 2017-18 season. Fleming wants to see his team play better on the defensive side of the ball this season after…
Men’s and women’s XC heading into A10’s with high hopes The men’s and women’s cross country teams have the Atlantic 10 Championships meet this weekend. The team is expecting to have a more competitive race and set many personal records at this meet. Junior men’s captain Will Delaney believes the team is strong this year…
Sophomores succeed as eyes turn toward Atlantic 10 Classic On Saturday afternoon, the Bonnies women’s swimming and diving team hosted Colgate University, sweeping all 13 events. Sophomores Mia Cote and Katrina Wardner led the dominating victory for the Bonnies. “It was a great way to start the dual meet season,” Cote said. “Especially winning our…
Buffalo Sabres’ organist takes reigns of St. Bonaventure pep band Throughout the country, the Reilly Center is known for its intimidating environment and loud fans. In the past, this atmosphere has been enhanced by a hired pep band from the Rochester Institute of Technology. This year, St.Bonaventure University will be providing a pep band for…