By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team earned themselves a double bye in the Atlantic 10 Tournament in Richmond by finishing the regular season play being one of the top four teams in the conference. The Bonnies will take on the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams Friday afternoon at 2 p.m.…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure Bonnies held off the University of Massachusetts Minutement, 85-83, to improve their season to 20-8, 12-4 in conference play. This is the Bonnies first 20-win season in the regular season since 1977 and first 12-win season in conference play ever. With four seconds left in the…
Men’s basketball wins second in a row By Nick Konotopskyj Sports Editor The last time the St. Bonaventure Bonnies were in the mix for an at-large berth in the NCAA tournament, the Buffalo Bills were a playoff team. This is uncharted waters for Coach Mark Schmidt, who is in his ninth season at Bonaventure. The…
Rosiek receives first D-I victory with 20-8 win on the road By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure women’s lacrosse team opened up its season last Saturday with a 20-8 win over the Delaware State University Hornets. The Bonnies were up four at halftime when they put the pressure on by scoring six…
Women’s basketball loses 77-68 at Fordham By Mikael DeSanto Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team took a loss to Fordham 77-68 on Feb. 24 in an away game. The last Bonnies win came on Feb. 20 when they defeated the La Salle Explorers 70-63 for their 22nd win of the season. Senior forward…
By BV Sports Staff Western New Yorkers love Buffalo sports. While other areas of the country may ignore this great city, many locals are infatuated with its regional teams. So here it is: The BV’s take on all things Buffalo sports. Bills Rex Ryan had his combine press conference this past week. Ryan had to…
Bonnies start season 3-1 in Savannah series By Dominic LoVallo Assistant Sports Editor St.Bonaventure’s baseball team officially started its season last weekend when it traveled to Savannah, Georgia, to face the Savannah State University Tigers. The team is off to a winning start, going 3-1 in its opening series of the year against the Tigers.…
The Bonnies softball team has gone winless so far this season, but hopes to gain some momentum as it heads to Florida to play nine games over break. The team dropped all five games it played in Macon, Georgia, starting off with a 0-5 record. The Bonnies played the games at the Mercer Invitational. The…
By Dominic Lovallo When people say they watch wrestling, there are two questions that usually follow. The first being, “Real wrestling or fake wrestling?” and the second being, “You know that stuff is fake, right?” Yes, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is a business built on made up story lines, scripts, predetermined winners and fake punches.…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team continued its home winning streak Wednesday after an overtime win against the George Washington University Colonials, 69-67. The Bonnies are 15-0 at home this season and 6-5 on the road. Losing its last three road games to Duquesne, VCU and UMass, they look…
By Ryan Signorino Contributing Writer The men and women’s tennis teams were both in action over the weekend. The men recorded a victory over the Mercyhurst Lakers, while the women stumbled against Army and the University of Massachusetts. On the men’s side, the team performed well in singles, winning all but one match. Impressive showings…
The college basketball season is coming to a close, and it is almost tournament time. With the NCAA Tournament coming up and the conference tournaments even closer, teams will look to make their cases to get a bid to go to the big dance. Every season, there is the first four in and first four…
By BV Sports Staff Western New Yorkers love Buffalo sports. While other areas of the country may ignore this great city, many locals are infatuated with its regional teams. So here it is: The BV’s take on all things Buffalo sports. Bills Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy got involved in a bar fight in…
By Mikael DeSanto Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure club hockey team had its most recent game cut short due to lack of officiating, as the referees were stuck in Buffalo and could not make the game. The Bonnies faced Ithaca in their last home game of the season, making it senior night for the team.…
By Dominic LoVallo Assistant Sports Editor St.Bonaventure’s men’s club basketball team had the week off from gameplay and has been using this time to prepare for its upcoming three game series against the Cornell University Big Red. The Bonnies are currently fifth in the North Atlantic West of the National Club Basketball Association (NCBBA). The…
By BV Sports Staff Western New Yorkers love Buffalo sports. While other areas of the country may ignore this great city, many locals are infatuated with its regional teams. So here it is: The BV’s take on all things Buffalo sports. Bills The Buffalo Bills 2016-17 season is already off to a roaring start. Pro-bowl…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure women’s lacrosse team hired Allison Stathius to be the assistant coach. Stathius was hired in the beginning of February after a week into pre-season. Aside from coaching club lacrosse, this is her first Division I coaching job. Stathius was a four-year starter at Division I Monmouth…
By Anthony Candelaria Contributing Writer The St. Bonaventure men’s club hockey team looks to finish strong, playing its final game at home. But this game has a lot of meaning for the seniors on the team, according to senior forward John Rogers. “(The game) means everything. Hockey is an addiction, and that is what has…
By Mike DeSanto Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure men’s tennis team continued its spring season this past weekend with matchups against Virginia Tech and Richmond. The Bonnies lost both matchups with a combined score of 14-0. “The match against Virginia Tech was a good experience for us,” sophomore Carlos de La Cruz said. “Richmond was…
By Nick Konotopskyj Sports Editor The men’s basketball team pulled off another close victory on Wednesday when it defeated the Fordham Rams on the road by a score of 76-72 in overtime. The Bonnies were successful early, according to coach Mark Schmidt as he talked about his team’s effort defensively and what it did to…