By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor A senior elementary education major, Imani Outlaw has averaged 2.6 points, 0.9 assists and 1.4 rebounds per game in 96 games over her first three years. She also has shot 74.2 percent from the free throw line in that span. The native of Cincinnati, Ohio, attended Sycamore High School.…
by Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor Mariah Ruff is a junior chemistry major, who averaged 10.0 points, 3.8 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game last year, starting in all 32 games played. Through her first two years at Bonaventure, Ruff has started in 52 of 62 games played; averaging 8.6 points per game, along with…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor Gabby Richmond is in her fifth year at St. Bonaventure University, having redshirted as a freshman and now being a graduate student. She has made 51 career starts in 88 games with the Bonnies, and averaged 5.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game last season. She is a native…
By Alexis Young Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure University men’s soccer team concluded its season last Saturday after a 4-0 loss to Fordham. With this loss and losses to Rhode Island, Dayton and George Washington, the Bonnies were eliminated from playoff contention on the season’s last day. “I feel like we took the positives from…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor Starting in 18 out of 19 soccer games this season, Sabrina Sousa-Sampson, a sports studies major, sure made a name for herself. The freshman out of Toronto, Ontario was one of nine newcomers to the Bonnies’ women’s soccer team this season. She proved she was ready for the collegiate level,…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The cross country careers of five St. Bonaventure seniors are coming to an end. The men’s and women’s cross country team will see Ben Collins, for the men, and Rachel Konieczny, Alexis Young, Allison Field and Courtney Brinsky for the women, graduate after this season and the upcoming track…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor This season will mark a year of change for the St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team, as new players have arrived on campus to build upon the success of last season. One of those new coaches is Jesse Fleming, a 2005 journalism and mass communication graduate of the university.…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The Dallas Cowboys have a decision to make, and it is not one they are taking lightly. That decision is who to start at quarterback going forward. Now normally a football fan would say “that’s easy, obviously Tony Romo.” But the problem is Romo has been injured all year,…
Through several meets, the St. Bonaventure University swimming and diving teams have seen underclassmen perform well. Freshman freestyler Nick Burdo gave credit to Coach Sean McNamee for making the transition from high school to college easier by bringing in like-minded individuals. “It’s definitely a big jump. Coach McNamee is really good at recruiting and is…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team picked up a victory today over the Edinboro Fighting Scots, winning this afternoon’s exhibition game 50-25. The game opened up slowly for both sides, with each team struggling to find its offense. They traded baskets within the first minute and a half,…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor After playing four years as a member of the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team, Nyla Rueter now plays on the women’s rugby team as a graduate student. Head coach Clarence Picard said Rueter brings professionalism in her approach to the team. “That impacts everything from how she watches film, the…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor St. Bonaventure University will begin fielding a club baseball team in the spring, according to Rob DeFazio, the director for the Center for Activities, Recreation and Leadership, found in the Richter Center on campus. DeFazio said the idea for the team is not one that originated this year, but…
The St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team’s season came to a close over the weekend at Saint Joseph’s University with a 2-1 loss. The team missed the Atlantic 10 playoffs for the third consecutive year. It also left Bonaventure at 1-8 in conference and 4-14-1 overall. Head Coach Steve Brdarski said the main positive to take…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor Despite the size of the swimming facility at St. Bonaventure University, both the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams have maintained a high level of success, on par with Atlantic 10 programs with larger facilities. The men’s swimming and diving team has won the Atlantic 10 Championship five…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor Concussions have been the biggest issue in the NFL in the past three to four years. But there are other problems in the NFL that could be considered worse. Consider the rule change of not leading with your head or defenders hitting up high on players. Defenders have no other…
By Kiley O’Donnell Staff Writer Hailey Gattuso, a junior captain on the St. Bonaventure women’s cross country team, led the Bonnies at last weekend’s Atlantic-10 Championship in Richmond, Virginia, running her fastest time of the season, finishing the 5k at 19:33.5. Although some girls were unable to compete in the A10 Championship due to injury,…
By Kiley O’Donnell Staff Writer A sophomore guard from Lexington, Virginia, Keely Fresh ended last season appearing in 10 games averaging 0.9 PPG. In high school, she was a McDonald’s All-American nominee and averaged 21.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.9 assists during her senior year. Basketball isn’t the only sport Fresh plays. “I also…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor Jalisha Terry an Accounting Major freshman point guard coming out of Hamady High School. She comes to the Bonnies averaging 20.5 points, 5.2 steals and 4.8 assists per game in her senior year of high school. Terry was named Michigan’s Associated Press Class C Player of the Year. She helped…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor Danielle Migliore is a freshman sports studies major from Frankfort, NY. She averaged 31.3 points, 3.5 assists, 3.2 steals and 7.9 rebounds over the course of her senior season, earning Class C First Team All-State honors. She also set school records for career points with 2, 019 and three…
Kiley O’Donnell Staff Writer Sarah Young is entering the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team as a freshman after a successful high school career, averaging 14.5 points and 12.0 blocks for Sacred Heart Academy. A forward from Depew, New York, Young is a biochemistry major. Young said that she enjoys being far enough away from…