Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: CARSON HAYEK, CONTRIBUTING WRITER St. Bonaventure University’s golf head coach, Ryan Swanson, has returned to the mountains of Allegany for his eighth year. Swanson was a 2008 graduate of Bonaventure and looks very favorably on his time in Olean. “I had a great experience here,” said Swanson. “It is why…
Photo: Frankie Debari BY: KYLE MAIER, SPORTS EDITOR With players hailing from Jamaica, Venezuela, Ghana and Denmark, St. Bonaventure University’s men’s soccer head coach Kwame Oduro has built an international roster with diverse skill sets. Oduro described the scouting approach his staff takes to locate premier talent globally. “There are showcases all over the world…
BY COLIN BISH, STAFF WRITER Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons The introductions of name, image, and likeness (NIL), the transfer portal and new conferences have shaken college football to its core. The norm we have been accustomed to for decades has changed completely. Oklahoma and Texas are leaving the Big 12, and the PAC-12 hangs…
Photo: Frankie Debari BY: KEGAN MCCALLUM, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The St. Bonaventure Women’s team will kick off its Atlantic 10 conference play today, taking on the George Washington University Revolutionaries at the Mount Vernon Athletic Field in Washington, D.C. The Bonnies sit at a 1-6-1 record going into the game. This matchup starts a 10-game run…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: LUCAS PANNOZZO, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Second-round heroics allowed the St. Bonaventure men’s golf team to capture its eighth straight Little Three Championship at the Crag Burn Golf Course Tuesday. The Bonnies fought off Canisius University’s strong first round, ultimately ending the day victorious by eight shots. After the first round of…
Graphic: Kyle Maier BY KYLE MAIER, SPORTS EDITOR Bob Beretta, St. Bonaventure’s director of intercollegiate athletics, revealed today that Adrian Wojnarowski reached out to him with interest in the men’s basketball general manager position despite being one of the highest-paid figures at ESPN. “Woj was instrumental in helping me begin the search for a general…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: LEAH ANSON, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The St. Bonaventure men’s soccer team faceoff against Le Moyne College of the Northeast Conference Wednesday in a battle to start an upcoming home stretch of games. The Bonnies (2-4) are coming off a 4-2 loss to Little Three rival Niagara University and now face a…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY MICHAEL PEPLINSKI, CONTRIBUTING WRITER St. Bonaventure men’s soccer (2-3) takes on rival Niagara (1-5) today, hoping to bring back yet another win against a struggling Niagara team. Both teams looked to gain momentum early in the season, and this promises to be a hard-fought matchup. Shots on net will play…
Photo: Frankie Debari BY: KYLE MAIER, SPORTS EDITOR Forged by fire through multiple non-conference battles against Power Four opponents, the St. Bonaventure University women’s soccer team now moves to Atlantic 10 play Sept.19 with a game at George Washington. In late August, the Bonnies traveled to the Lone Star State, where they faced Big 12…
Photo: Colby Gaines BY: GAVIN WATSON, STAFF WRITER There are many differences between rugby 15s and sevens, some related to strategy and some to do with the physical game. Rugby sevens is played with seven players on each side of the field and each half of the game lasting 14 minutes. “In sevens, mistakes are…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Men’s Rugby Instagram BY: KYLE MAIER, SPORTS EDITOR As the clock struck zero on the 2023 National Collegiate Rugby Division I National Championship last December, the St. Bonaventure men’s rugby team ended on the wrong side of the scoreboard, losing 35-10 to Notre Dame College. Nine months later, as the Bonnies open…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: NATHAN DONNELLY, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure men’s soccer team faces Niagara on Saturday, Sept. 14, in Niagara Falls, New York. Having faced Niagara every year since 2004, except for the shortened 2020 season, the Bonnies lead the all-time series 10-8-1. The Brown and White look to improve on that…
BY: HANNAH WEST, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons With the rise of superstars like UConn’s Paige Buekers and entertaining feuds between players like Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark, women’s college basketball has had more viewers than ever. One of the more underrated consequences of this is that scandals in the league get swept under…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: AIDAN SHINNERS, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team fell short to Canisius University tonight, getting shutout 2-0. The Bonnies could not get much going offensively and struggled to maintain possession, giving 10 fouls, including two yellow cards. The Golden Griffins (3-1-1) struck early against the Bonnies (1-6-1), scoring…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY AARON TARQUINIO, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team looks to secure a final win before Atlantic 10 play as they take on a familiar foe in Canisius University Wednesday night. The Bonnies (1-5-1) have faced fierce non-conference opponents in the past month, playing Power Four schools Baylor (5-2),…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY NATHAN DONNELLY, CONTRIBUTING WRITER When the St. Bonaventure University softball team formed in 1988, Molly Quattrone took the helm as the program’s first-ever head coach. Following Quattrone’s three seasons, Cindy Ryan-Nannen coached SBU with limited success. The Brown and White failed to record a conference win under Ryan-Nannen during her…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Women’s Rugby Facebook BY KYLE MAIER, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR The St. Bonaventure women’s rugby team plays for a chance to hoist the Women’s Division I Club Cup in the Collegiate Rugby Championship this weekend. Bonaventure will face the University of Oregon at 11:40 a.m. Saturday at the Maryland SoccerPlex. Due to the…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY KYLE MAIER, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR With one final chance to secure an Atlantic 10 Tournament bid, the St. Bonaventure University women’s lacrosse team faces Virginia Commonwealth University on Saturday. The Bonnies (7-9, 4-4 A10) would likely claim the sixth and final seed with a victory over the Rams (5-11, 4-4…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY ALLIE ELKINS, SPORTS EDITOR “Every encounter that I have with an athlete is different, they bring a different story into my office every day,” said St. Bonaventure University’s women’s lacrosse head coach LeAnne Stauffer. LeAnne Stauffer is approaching the end of her second year coaching at Bonaventure. However, Stauffer’s roots…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY RYAN LOMARDI, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The National Junior College Athletic Association, also known as JUCO, has become more popular amongst students looking to grow and mature in their sports. Juco allows athletes to develop on the field and in the classroom. St. Bonaventure baseball head coach Jason Rathbun is familiar with…