By Jonathan Sawyer Contributing Writer The men’s tennis team has not had an ideal season so far, but the team believes there is a bright future ahead. Winning two matches this season against Roberts Wesleyan and Mercyhurst has been the only highlight of what looks like a rough season. A loss to Indiana Purdue University…
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. UB Basketball After winning the MAC tournament last weekend, the Bulls earned their first-ever berth in the NCAA…
Pressure turns coal into diamonds, but it can also lead to the downfall of a struggling team. The women’s basketball team entered the season with high expectations, but it leaves the season with a sense of disappointment after falling to the University of Massachusetts 55-49 Wednesday night in the first round of the Atlantic 10…
By Pat Tintle Sports Editor After the men’s basketball team saw a three-game skid, the Bonnies have won three of their last four games, as they took down Saint Louis on Wednesday by a score of 64-48. Granted, the Bonnies’ three wins came against teams with records under .500, and their one loss in that span…
With a 16-12 (9-8) record, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team will likely have a top-10 seed entering the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament. With only two games separating the top four teams in the conference, the tournament promises to be an exciting five days as one by one, 13 teams are eliminated and a conference champion cuts…
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. Sabres While the franchise will never put it this simply, the Sabres have continued the tanking process this week.…
By. Pat Tintle Sports Editor Coming off a losing 2014 campaign, the baseball team began the 2015 season with a winning record. In their first three games of the season, the Bonnies took two of three games from Maine in the Russ Matt Invitational in Winter Haven, Florida. The Bonnies started the series with a…
By Nick Konotopskyj Assistant Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure softball team had a pair of double header match-ups on Feb. 28 and March 1 in Myrtle Beach, SC. The Bonnies started the weekend with an extra-inning victory over Charlotte followed by losing 8-5 against Robert Morris. Sunday consisted of the Bonnies losing both games to…
By Jonathan Sawyer Contributing Writer Saturday, the men’s club basketball team concluded its season in style. The Bonnies faced Niagara, who was missing a few players to start the game. Heading into the first half, the Bonnies got out to a 13-point lead, and continued to roll in the second half, winning the game, 55- 40.…
By Nick Konotopskyj Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure men’s swimming and diving team had at least a share of the lead for three out of the four days at the Atlantic 10 Championships, but the one day they did not have the lead ended up being the most important day of all- the final day.…
By Pat Tintle Sports Editor With just three games left in the regular season schedule, the men’s basketball team’s season can be summed up by one word—mediocre. There have been moments of national media coverage and moments of head-scratching frustration. The head-scratching turned into head-pounding on Wednesday night as the Bonnies fell to George Washington 69-46 However,…
By Pat Tintle Sports Editor On Feb. 16, the Olean Times Herald sports editor Chuck Pollock accused St. Bonaventure’s Sports Information Office of lying to Bona’s men’s basketball beat writer J.P. Butler. The accusation stemmed from freshman guard Jaylen Adams’ finger surgery last week. Prior to that announcement, the fan site Bonnies Bandwagon posted a story…
In their final home game of the year, the Bonnies continued the inconsistent play that has plagued them all year, falling to LaSalle 66-53 Wednesday night. Once again, the Bonnies struggled to put together 40 minutes of team basketball, and the result was more disappointment. For Coach Jim Crowley, the team’s loss, as well as its lack…
By Gavin Lindahl Sports Assignment Editor With snow drifts and skin-numbing wind gusts, the first sport that comes to mind probably is not the one that is debuting this weekend. All the same, the baseball team will play its first game today at 2:30 p.m. Luckily for the Bonnies, it won’t be played at home.…
By Emily Mulcahey Staff Writer College-level swimming is not for the weak hearted. Four days a week, swimmers wake before the rest of the world to start training. Holidays cut short and homework brought with them on the road, the women’s swimming and diving team spends six months in the water, all in preparation for…
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. Sabres Pigs have flown. In the past four games, the Sabres have won two—count them, two—games. The first…
By Gavin Lindahl Sports Assignment Editor With its season having come to an end, the men’s swimming team may be satisfied with its strong performance at the Atlantic 10 championship last weekend despite coming up short of its third consecutive title. However, it is time to take stock of what will be lost going forward…
By Pat Tintle Sports Editor After getting off to an 0-4 start in which it was outscored 23-4, the softball team is looking ahead to a busy weekend in North Carolina as it takes on Kent State and Robert Morris. The Bonnies will face each team once both today and on Saturday. Despite coming off…
By Jonathan Sawyer Contributing Writer In its inaugural season, the club basketball team is looking to compete with the best. “Last year, it was an idea, us playing in the Richter. We thought we could play organized, and we were good enough to compete,” sophomore Student-Coach Amir Dastoori said. The Bonnies are in the North…
Expectations can be hard to meet, and the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team is finding this out the hard way. Going into the season, the Bonnies were projected to finish fourth in the Atlantic 10. Yet, as the season nears its end, the Bonnies find themselves with a 14-12 (4-9) record and an inconsistent, under-performing roster.…
