By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor Senior forward Chelsea Bowker is leading the women’s basketball team far past expectations this season, as they were predicted to finish towards the bottom of the Atlantic 10 The Bonnies are 19-7 on the season with an 8-3 record in conference play, putting them in second place behind the…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor Before the women’s basketball team’s scrimmage against Edinboro last November, a fellow reporter and friend asked me how I thought the team would finish in conference play. “No better than two wins,” I told him. After the team finished 3-11 in conference play last season, lost two major contributors to…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor It’s not uncommon for freshmen in the Atlantic 10, especially at St. Bonaventure, to struggle to garner playing time. Regardless of their talent level and recruiting prominence, most freshmen tend to idly sit the bench for most of their first season. Current sophomore forward Dion Wright was not immune to…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor As has been abundantly clear throughout its history, football is a violent game. Each play produces multiple, high-speed collisions. Players do their best to make sure their opponents feel each hit. Defensive backs nail receivers coming over the middle of the field, defensive linemen and linebackers chase down the quarterback…
By Kyle Zamiara Promotions Editor Last weekend, the United States Collegiate Ski Association came to Holiday Valley for the first time in 25 years for an invitational hosted by St. Bonaventure. It was the first time St. Bonaventure’s club ski team has ever hosted a meet. Senior team co-captain Nick Turgeon said he was beyond…
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor Despite its late game heroics in Sunday’s 8-7 win over Canisius College, the St. Bonaventure club hockey team will not find their way into the playoffs this season. After struggling to win in the first semester, the Bonnies were hoping to find a playoff seed after strong play in…
By Joel Jackson Staff Writer Jeanette Dietrich has been an instrumental part of the St. Bonaventure women’s swimming team over the past four years, but now, she is looking ahead toward graduation and her last meet as a Bonnie. She reflected on the great memories she has had at St. Bonaventure. The senior freestyle swimmer…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor If you’ve attended enough St. Bonaventure men’s basketball games this year, you’ve probably begun to notice a pattern. The Bonnies (13-10, 3-6) take an early lead, begin to falter around halftime, regain their step in the second half then ultimately fall apart down the stretch and lose by five points…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor For the second time this school year, a men’s rugby player has withdrawn from St. Bonaventure due to complications stemming from concussions suffered while playing the sport. Just a few months after senior Ryan Brennan was forced to leave school, junior Evan Meister followed suit after being diagnosed with cognitive…
By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor With the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics kicking off today, Americans will cheer on representatives of our country for the next 18 days. The United States will once again be in the hunt to win the medal count, with our rival across the pond, Great Britain, also looking to be…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor After Wednesday’s loss at Richmond, the Bonnies (13-9, 3-5) will enter what appears to be the lighter portion of their schedule. The team will face off against Dayton (15-8, 3-5) tomorrow in the Reilly Center at 4 p.m. before traveling to take on Fordham (9-12, 2-6) and George Mason (7-15,…
By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor After beating the defending Atlantic 10 champion St. Joseph’s Hawks 73-67 Wednesday, the women’s basketball team moves to third in the A-10 with a conference record of 7-2 (18-6 overall). The Bonnies held a wire-to-wire lead against the Hawks and out-rebounded them 39-29. Sophomore forward Hannah Little tied a…
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor After three straight wins, it’s been all smiles for the Bona’s hockey team recently, according to senior forward Michael Iulianello. “Team morale is at an all-time high, and we’re all back to just having fun and working hard,” said Iulianello. “This semester has been a completely different team and…
By Pat Tintle Staff Writer Before heading to Geneva, Ohio for the Atlantic 10 Championships, the Bonnies took to the road for one last meet. The team traveled to University Park, Pa. on Feb. 1 to compete in a three-team meet with Penn State and Towson. With Penn State ranked 23rd in the country, the…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor 14. That’s how many years it had been since St. Bonaventure had beaten a ranked opponent before they defeated UMass last night. 24. That’s how many chances the Bonnies had to accomplish the feat since 2000. They failed every time. Six. That’s how many times St. Bonaventure lost by six…
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor Ask any Buffalo Sabres fan who the best player currently on the team is, and you’ll most likely get the same answer – Ryan Miller. The 33-year-old American goalie has been backstopping the team regularly for the better part of a decade and has been a main fixture of…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor Patience. That’s what sixth-year senior and men’s basketball forward Marquise Simmons has learned in his 11 semesters at St. Bonaventure. That’s what a bout with cancer, a broken hand and a torn Achilles tendon taught him. For what should have been his four years of eligibility (2008-2012), he faced major…
By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor Sophomore forward Katie Healy has put on an impressive display of skill this season for the Bonnies. Healy is averaging 15.4 points per game and 8.5 rebounds per game, both team highs. She is also leading the team with 30 blocks and 59 assists. Healy said most of her…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor About two years ago, while recovering from his fourth neck surgery in less than a year, Peyton Manning called his former University of Tennessee teammate and Major League Baseball great Todd Helton to play catch. Manning felt self-conscious and didn’t want anyone who he didn’t completely trust to see him…
By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor Super Bowl XLVIII is bound to be one of the most thrilling Super Bowls in history. But one question lingers over every Super Bowl: who is going to win? Peyton Manning has put together perhaps the best statistical season for a quarterback ever, leading an explosive Broncos offense all…
