By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor Because St. Bonaventure is such a small school that hasn’t fielded a varsity football team in 62 years, its connection to pro football is often overlooked. So, when Buffalo Bills (the geographically closest NFL franchise to St. Bonaventure) owner Ralph Wilson died last week, it’s unlikely many people thought he…
By Pat Tintle Staff Writer The Bonnies continued their spring season last weekend as they traveled to Maryland for the Towson Invitational. Despite finishing in a tie for 19th place with Siena, Head Coach John Powers saw some encouraging aspects come out of his team. “For the spring season, you’re not really focused on results…
By Erin Izydorczak Staff Writer For the Bonnies Lacrosse team, the season so far has been a struggle, but the team is still continuing to remain positive as they approach the second half of the season. For the rest of the season, the team will play conference games to try to clinch a spot for…
By Chris Spiker Staff Writer The Binghamton Bearcats shut out the St. Bonaventure women’s tennis team, 7-0, last Saturday at the SBU Fitness Center in Olean despite three Bonnies forcing a third set in their singles matches. Coach Michael Bates said the Bonnies (5-10, 0-2) could not capitalize on opportunities in singles against the Bearcats.…
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor The 2013-14 NHL season has been one of the stranger ones in recent years. From Patrick Roy breaking the glass partition to yell at Bruce Boudreau to John Tortorella trying to fight his way into the Calgary Flames’ locker room to Olympic snubs and to this week’s James Neal…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure Club Sports Program is in the midst of instituting baseline concussion testing for some of its club sports. The implementation process began in the fall of 2013 and, according to director of intramural and club sports, Rob DeFazio, all members of collision club sports teams will be…
By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor The men’s rugby team has made the transition from Division I-AA to Division I-A after moving to the Rugby East Conference from the Empire Rugby League. Headlined by teams like Penn State, Wheeling Jesuit, Kutztown and Army, the Rugby East Conference is among the best conferences in the nation…
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor The baseball team suffered a sweep in its three-game series against Atlantic 10 opponent Virginia Commonwealth University this past weekend. Perhaps the most glaring loss of the series was Saturday’s lopsided 17-5 defeat. According to Coach Larry Sudbrook, the score was a result of the Bonnies’ lack of scoring…
By Eustace Q. Browne Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure softball team’s crucial stretch of six conference games out of eight has not started off well. The Bonnies fell twice in a double-header against La Salle in Philadelphia on March 23, dropping the team to a 3-18 record, the worst in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Coach…
By Pat Tintle Staff Writer While golf may not be known as the typical team sport, there are competitive relationships developing between Bonnie golfers on the course. “Obviously, golf is an individual sport,” senior Chris Mackey said. “But I don’t think a lot of people understand the team aspect is so important when trying to…
By Chris Spiker Staff Writer Four St. Bonaventure men’s tennis players won a single and doubles match, leading the Bonnies to a 6-1 win at Loyola University Maryland on Sunday. Junior Marisa Brossard and freshman Mara Martinez-Santori won two singles and a doubles match, leading SBU’s women’s tennis team last weekend in Saturday’s win at…
By Erin Izydorczak Contributing Writer After canceling its match against Albany, scheduled for March 14, the lacrosse team dropped three straight games. The squad lost a close game, 18-13, to Niagara. Going into the second half, the girls were down 12-3, but the team answered back and closed the gap in the remainder of the…
By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor The women’s basketball team defeated the Charlotte 49ers 81-62 in the first round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament tonight. The Bonnies had four players in double-digit scoring. Sophomore forward Katie Healy led the team with a career-high 28 points. She also contributed 12 rebounds and a game-high five…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor During St. Bonaventure’s surprisingly successful 2013-14 season, much has been made of the on-and-off court chemistry of the team’s star sophomore forward duo of Katie Healy and Hannah Little. In multiple press conferences Coach Jim Crowley has joked about the similarities between the two, on separate occasions saying they “have…
By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor March Madness is underway, and this year it looks to be even more thrilling and off-the-wall than last year. This year, Florida, Arizona, Wichita State and Virginia were named the first seeds in the South, West, Midwest and East brackets, respectively. Florida won the Southeastern Conference (SEC) with a…
By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor The women’s basketball team will face the Charlotte 49ers today at 7 p.m. in the Reilly Center for the first round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament. The Bonnies received an automatic berth in the WNIT because they were the highest-ranking team in the Atlantic 10 that did not…
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure baseball team swept Ohio University this past weekend in its series. The Bonnies, who have been struggling to score so far this season, outscored Ohio by 31 runs over three games. Coming off their wins against Ohio, the Bonnies struggled in their home-opener Tuesday, losing a…
By Eustace Q. Browne Staff Writer With a 3-16 overall record, the St. Bonaventure softball team’s struggles have been well-documented. The team’s morale hasn’t wavered, however. With conference games and warmer weather on the horizon, Coach Michael Threehouse and his players have pointed to this time on the schedule as the time to right the…
By Joel Jackson Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure women’s tennis team has faced plenty of adversity so far this season. The biggest challenge for the Brown and White has been not having enough players to compete in matches. Injuries have depleted the team’s already limited roster, junior Marissa Brossard said. “(Our problem is) not having…
By Erin Izydorczak Contributing Writer Last Saturday, the St. Bonaventure Lacrosse team lost its third consecutive game to Binghamton by a score of 19-3. Binghamton came out hard and scored seven goals in the first 13 minutes of the game. Meanwhile the Bonnies started slowly and couldn’t get the ball into the offensive zone for…