By Kiley O’Donnell Sports Assignment Editor For the St. Bonaventure University men’s and women’s basketball programs, the regular season isn’t the only time the coaches are in full swing. Recruiting during the offseason is a part of their jobs, which requires strategic planning, observation and times at length away from home. Steve Curran, who will…
By Mike DeSanto Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure University baseball team struggled to find the plate at times Tuesday afternoon, leading to a 5-4 loss in its home opener against the University at Buffalo Bulls. The Bonnies (7-10) used nine pitchers over the course of the game, walking the Bulls (7-14) hitters seven times while…
By Alfonso De Falco Contributing Writer The St. Bonaventure University men’s and women’s tennis teams defeated Niagara on Sunday 6-1 (men) and 4-3 (women). The men’s team grabbed five wins in singles matches and two doubles wins, while the women split singles 3-3 and swept the doubles (including one DNF). Sophomore Indra Patwardhan and freshman…
The St. Bonaventure University men’s club baseball team dropped both games of their double-header today to the Purple Eagles of Niagara University. The Bonnies (0-3) scored a total of eight runs on the day, falling 13-6 and 13-2. During the first game, the Purple Eagles scored six runs in the top of the third, but…
By Mike DeSanto Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure University baseball team lost 9-4 in the final game of its three-game series against the Saint Louis Billikens on Sunday. The Billikens took the series two games to one. The Bonnies (7-9, 2-4 A10) stayed with the Billikens (17-5, 2-1 A10) in hits, 9-8, and in runner…
By Mike DeSanto Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure University baseball team battled against the Saint Louis Billikens for a6-5, 12-inning win Saturday afternoon. Both teams nearly matched each other in hits over the course of the game, with the Bonnies picking up 14 to the Billikens 11. The Billikens struggled to bring home runners, leaving…
By Mike DeSanto Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure University baseball team opened its weekend series in Saint Louis with a loss, falling to the Billikens 4-2. The Billikens (16-4, 1-0 A10) picked up the slight edge in hits 8-5 over the Bonnies (6-8, 1-3 A10), and picked up the win despite leaving seven runners on…
By Alfonso De Falco Contributing Writer On Friday evening, the St. Bonaventure University men’s tennis team was defeated by the Mercyhust Lakers, 5-2. All three of the doubles matches came down to the wire. The pair of sophomore Indra Patwardhan and freshman Lukas Linden Malmberg was the only team on the Bonnies side to notch…
By Mike DeSanto Sports Editor The last time a varsity men’s lacrosse team took the field at St. Bonaventure University, it was 1993 and the program was Division III. In 2018-19, the program will return to Bona Territory, this time as a Division I team. Athletics Director Tim Kenney and the athletics department announced Wednesday…
By Dave Malchak Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure University women’s lacrosse team fell to Vermont on Thursday afternoon, 17-10. The game was played at Virtue Field, in Burlington, Vermont, where Vermont picked up their first win of the season. The Bonnies fell behind in the first eight minutes, trailing 3-0. Then, with 19:47 remaining in…
By Emily Coughlin Staff Writer Dahron Wells, a sophomore walk-on on the St. Bonaventure University cross country and track teams, considers running a vital part of his life and has found a purpose from it. First inspired by his parents, who also ran track in high school, Wells decided in tenth grade that he could…
By Mike DeSanto Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure University baseball team has faced its fair share of offensive struggles through the first 13 games of the season. The Bonnies (6-7) have gone through stretches of low run production, including being shutout 10-0 by North Dakota State on March 10. Head coach Larry Sudbrook said he…
By Alfonso De Falco Contributing Writer The St. Bonaventure University men’s and women’s rugby teams have found a new way to add more members to the Bonaventure rugby program and strengthen its future. The St. Bonaventure Rugby Club will host the inaugural Bonnies High School Boys Rugby Challenge Cup on Saturday. The Challenge Cup will…
The well-known phrase is “the best offense is a good defense,” but typically, the offensive-minded players who can produce points, runs or goals are often the star of the team. For the St. Bonaventure University women’s lacrosse team, that offense comes from its seniors. The top five scorers, now seven games into the season, are…
By Mike DeSanto Sports Editor Come on Villanova! What happened to that whole “going to be back-to-back champs” thing? Admittedly, I didn’t think the Wildcats were going to win again (that spot is reserved for my favorite team, the North Carolina Tar Heels). But what I did think would happen was a Final Four appearance.…
By Kiley O’Donnell Sports Assignment Editor Alexandra Piergustavo, a first baseman for the St. Bonaventure University softball team, has broken out during sophomore season for the Bonnies. A native of Milford, Massachusetts, she has a .306 batting average on the season with three homeruns and 16 RBIs. Piergustavo, who has been playing softball since she…
Despite winning four matches on the day, the St. Bonaventure University women’s tennis team dropped its matchup against Mercyhurst University Wednesday 4-3. Starting with doubles, the duo of senior Mara Martinez-Santori and junior Gabriella Bowe pushed their match to a tie-break, eventually earning the win 7-6. The other two Bonaventure tandems fell short, although freshman…
By Dave Malchak Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure University golf team played in the Kingsmill Intercollegiate this past weekend at Kingsmill Resort River Course in Williamsburg, Virginia, finishing with an overall stroke total of 920 to place 18 out of 22 schools. In first place was the University of Tennessee with an overall stroke total…
The St. Bonaventure University men’s tennis team was defeated by the Duquesne Dukes on Sunday, falling 4-3 and dropping their record to 6-11. Junior Victor Blanco came away victorious against junior Dimitris Stavropoulos with scores of 6-2, 4-6, 6-4. Freshman Lukas Linden Malmberg defeated junior Andrew Ong after dropping the first set. He emerged with…
By Mike DeSanto Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure University baseball team rebounded from its offensive struggles from earlier in the weekend, defeating Davidson 17-4 on Sunday. Junior third baseman David “Bubba” Hollins drove the offensive onslaught for the Bonnies, going six-for-six at the plate with three doubles, one homerun and eight runs batted in. As…