By Mike DeSanto Sports Editor After nearly four months of long bus trips and hard-fought matchups, the St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team’s season ended. The Bonnies finished conference play at 4-12, bringing their overall season record to 9-20, and ended the year with a 73-70 loss to the La Salle Explorers in the opening…
Ask St. Bonaventure University students about the history of Bonnies athletics, and the response might be the school made it to the Final Four in 1970 and won the NIT in 1977. However, St. Bonaventure’s sporting history extends far beyond those two years. Players from all the teams have excelled while wearing the brown and…
The St. Bonaventure University men’s and women’s tennis teams left the court on Wednesday with a split result against Wright State, with the men earning a 4-3 victory and the women taking a 6-1 loss. The men’s team picked up wins three singles, while taking wins in two of the three doubles matches. The women…
By Emily Coughlin Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure University men’s tennis team struggled Sunday in their away match against Cleveland State, losing 6-1. Freshman Guillermo Garcia was the only Bonnie to win in his singles match after battling sophomore William Malm close. Garcia lost the first set then came back and beat Malm 10-8. Junior…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure University baseball team split its final two games against Dartmouth of the Snowbird Classic in Port Charlotte, Florida, winning 8-7 on Saturday and falling 13-1 on Sunday. In game one, the Bonnies (1-2) and Big Green (2-1) nearly matched each other in hits, with the Bonnies getting…
By Ryan Signorino Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure University men’s and women’s tennis teams suffered defeats on Saturday. The men fell 6-1 to Binghamton University at home, while the women lost 6-1 to Fordham University at Army West Point. Freshman Indra Patwardhan and senior Lauren Doversola both were the lone winners for their respective teams.…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Associate Editor The St. Bonaventure Bonnies men’s basketball (18-10, 10-6) snuck out a win after holding a 15-point lead in the second half against the Duquesne Dukes (10-19, 3-13), 80-77. “It wasn’t our best performance, by far. But we found a way to win. I thought we came out really…
By Dave Malchak Contributing Writer The St. Bonaventure University women’s lacrosse team won their first game of the season on Saturday against Army West Point. They picked up the narrow win 12-11, and are now 1-2 on the season. In the first period, the Bonnies jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead, getting goals from…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team was eliminated from the Atlantic 10 tournament Saturday afternoon when it lose 73-70 to the sixth-seeded La Salle Explorers. It was the Explorers (17-12) first win against the Bonnies(9-20) in A10 tournament play since 2004. The game featured a battle in the paint,…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure University baseball team dropped its season opener Friday afternoon, losing 12-7 to the Eastern Michigan Eagles in their first game in this year’s Snowbird Classic. The Bonnies (0-1) were out hit by the Eagles (2-4) 16-12 over the course of the game, while also leaving 14 runners…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Editor A tradition of academic excellence has reached a new height for the student-athletes of St. Bonaventure University, as they finished the fall semester with a 3.29 cumulative grade-point-average to set a school record. It also marks 11 consecutive years of a collective GPA 3.0 or higher for the Bonnies. “For…
By Kiley O’Donnell Sports Assignment Editor While the actions of players and coaches often determine a basketball game’s outcome, a few unsung heroes on the bench tend to go under the radar. The managers of the men’s and women’s teams attend every practice, game and road trip, taking care of the teams’ needs. Sophomore Colden…
By Emily Coughlin Staff Writer Out of the eight players on the St. Bonaventure men’s tennis team, there are two sophomores and three freshmen. Head coach Michael Bates said the young team is due to a few graduates, a transfer and the decision to grow the team. “This year we brought four new guys in…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Editor As signs of spring emerge, the St. Bonaventure University baseball team sets its sights on its first Atlantic 10 tournament appearance since 2008. It also will be seeking their second ever tournament title, with the first coming in 2004. Longtime Head Coach Larry Sudbrook has high expectations for the team…
By Ryan Signorino Staff Writer After months of intense training and two-a-day practices, the St. Bonaventure University swimming and diving teams wrapped up their seasons at the Atlantic 10 Championships this past weekend. The men’s team finished seventh out of eight schools with 391 points, and the women finished 10th out of 11 with 187.5…
By Kiley O’Donnell Sports Assignment Editor The Boston Red Sox have officially reported to Fort Myers, Florida, to begin their spring training season. While this is one of the most exciting times of the year for me (go Sox), it’s also a time to see what the team has been shaping up to be during…
By Dave Malchak Contributing Writer The St. Bonaventure University golf team traveled Monday and Tuesday for Atlantic 10 Match Play at Weston Hills Country Club, in Weston, FL. It was the Bonnies return to competition after the fall season. The Bonnies went up against VCU, Richmond, and St. Joseph’s, picking up a win in the…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team lost its final regular season game of the 2016-17 season Tuesday night, falling 83-61 to the Duquesne Dukes. The Dukes (15-14) and the Bonnies (9-19) split the season series 1-1, as the Bonnies won 69-56 on Jan. 21. The Dukes dominated the glass…
The St. Bonaventure University women’s lacrosse team (0-2) dropped their second game of the season to the Niagara Purple Eagles Monday afternoon. Niagara stormed past the Bonnies in the first half, scoring 10 goals and winning 18-5. Senior midfielder Scarlet Jaworski tallied her first goal of the season early in the first half, putting the…
By Ryan Signorino Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams finished in seventh place and tenth place at the Atlantic 10 Swimming and Diving Championships with scores of 391 and 187.5. 12 Bonnies swam in finals for their individual events, and four found themselves on the podium. Senior…