By Christine Walsh, Contributing Writer As the St. Bonaventure women’s lacrosse team prepares for its season opener at Lehigh University on Feb. 10, players reflect back on the team’s improvements during the fall season. “The fall season went very well for our program,” said sophomore midfielder Destinee Johnson. “We had 12 new members on the…
By Jeremy Castro, Sports Assignment Editor On Jan. 24, 2018, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced the four newest inductees to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Chipper Jones, Jim Thome, Vladimir Guerrero and Trevor Hoffman are all worthy to be eternally honored in the Hall of Fame. However, the…
While it is typical to see new faces on the field, track, court or in the pool each season, it can be unusual to see a familiar face taking on a new role. Imani Outlaw was a four-year player for the St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team. The Cincinnati native graduated from St. Bonaventure in…
By Mike Hogan, Staff Writer Courtney Stockard is no stranger to adversity. The redshirt junior started off his collegiate basketball career at Allen Community College in Kansas and then transferred to St. Bonaventure, but missed each of the last two seasons with serious foot injuries. Finally healthy and able to contribute on the court, Stockard,…
By Jeremy Castro Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team have now won back-to-back games for the first time in 2018 after defeating George Washington University 70-52 at the Reilly Center on Sunday, Jan. 28. The Bonnies were once again much improved on the defense end, holding the Colonials to 32.1 percent on 18-56 from the field…
By Ryan Signorino Sports Editor It’s a common misconception that student-athletes have it all. They play the sport they love and go to school on a scholarship. Teams are always hanging out together, laughing and joking around in the dining hall after hard practices. The reality, though, is being a student-athlete is not only physically…
By Ryan Signorino Sports Editor St. Bonaventure University tennis gets back in the swing of things this spring, ultimately leading to the Atlantic 10 Tennis Championships on Apr. 25 through 28 in Lake Nona, Florida. Both the men’s and women’s teams closed up their fall seasons in October at the ITA Regionals, with senior Gabriella…
By Sean Mickey Staff Writer The 2017-18 St. Bonaventure women’s basketball season has been anything but predictable with injuries to four of their 10 players and an ever-changing lineup. After a positive 4-3 stretch going into mid-December, the Bonnies’ season appeared to be coming off the rails after injuries to key players, including junior guard…
By Matt Petit Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure men’s swim team recorded a win on its senior day against The University of Binghamton with a score of 206-78, but the big standout from the meet was a freshman. Tjaard Krusch, a freshman sports studies major from Dorsheim, Germany was that standout. Krusch won all three…
By Jeremy Castro Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s diving teams are nearing the crescendo of their season as the Atlantic 10 tournament draws near. As what has come as a welcomed surprise, the success of the team has had a lot to do with the three freshman divers on the squad. Anna Campos, Michael Bruno and Riley…
By Joe Ceraulo Men’s Basketball Beat Writer The St. Bonaventure Bonnies outlasted St. Joseph’s in the Reilly Center Wednesday night, winning 70-67 despite three starters tallying four fouls. Fouls weren’t the only thing that got St. Bonaventure in trouble. The team committed 17 turnovers to the Hawks’ 11. Despite winning the turnover battle, Hawks coach…
By Joe Ceraulo Men’s Basketball Beat Writer DAVIDSON, N.C. – The St. Bonaventure Bonnies have now dropped four of five since the new year began after an 83-73 loss at Davidson last night. The team was without forward Josh Ayeni, who has reportedly been suspended three games for a violation of team rules according to J.P. Butler. Junior Courtney Stockard replaced Ayeni in the starting lineup,…
By Ryan Signorino Sports Editor The final home meet of the St. Bonaventure University swimming and diving teams saw both the men and women win over Binghamton University, 216-76 for the women and 191-76 for the men. The meet kicked off with a ceremony honoring the 11 senior members of the swim teams. On the…
By Ryan Signorino Sports Editor St. Bonaventure men’s basketball lost its third Atlantic 10 game this afternoon at Rhode Island 87-73. Both backcourt seniors Jaylen Adams and Matt Mobley finished with 19 points, and junior forward Courtney Stockard added 14 along with nine rebounds, but five players for the Rams finished in double figures. A…
By Ryan Signorino Sports Editor A career day for junior forward LaDarien Griffin lead the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team as the team improved to 2-2 in Atlantic 10 conference play with a win over Fordham. A double-double and 21 points helped propel the Bonnies to a 77-61 win at home following loses to Dayton…
By Jeremy Castro Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team lost to the Saint Joseph’s Hawks in Philadelphia last night by a final score of 85-78. This loss drops the Bonnies to 1-2 in Atlantic 10 conference play. One of the main talking points coming from the game is the struggles of Matt Mobley. The…
Joe Ceraulo Men’s Basketball Beat Writer DAYTON, OH – St. Bonaventure’s eight-game win streak came to an end last night with an 82-72 loss to the University of Dayton. The winning streak was the school’s longest in 47 years. The Bonnies showed resilience in the second half after going into the locker room down 39-25,…
By Joe Ceraulo Contributing Writer St. Bonaventure opened up conference play today with a 98-78 win over the University of Massachusetts. After trailing the Minutemen 25-24 briefly with 6:20 left in the first half, the Bonnies closed out on a 23-13 run to take a commanding nine-point lead into the locker room. A combined five…
By Joe Ceraulo Contributing Writer SYRACUSE, N.Y. – For the first time in school history, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies beat the Syracuse Orange at the Carrier Dome, 60-57 in overtime Friday night. The eleventh matchup between the schools in the Carrier Dome resulted in St. Bonaventure’s first win over the Orange since beating them on…
By Joe Ceraulo Contributing Writer The St. Bonaventure Bonnies beat the Northeastern Huskies Wednesday night, 84-65. Just four days removed from a win over Vermont in Rochester, the Bonnies returned home to the Reilly Center, where the only thing standing between the team and a highly anticipated matchup with Syracuse this Friday night was a…