By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor After four years of playing Division I soccer, senior James Reed took an opportunity he couldn’t resist – to play hockey for St. Bonaventure’s club team. “I didn’t play hockey my senior year of high school to avoid injury while looking to play Division I soccer,” Reed said. “Playing…
By Pat Tintle Staff Writer Waking up before the crack of dawn for practice is just another day in the pool for swimmer Jimmy Martin. The six-foot-three senior, hailing from Bristol, Conn., has made a name for himself in his three and a half years as a Bonnie. Numerous times, Martin has been named as…
By Joel Jackson Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure women’s swimming and diving team will be competing in their last dual meet before Atlantic 10 Championships this weekend, but the emphasis will not be on winning. The Bonnies travel to Penn State this Saturday to take on the Nittany Lions. In fact, Head Coach Seth Johnson…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor After a litany of close calls against superior Atlantic 10 opponents over the past two years, the Bonnies (12-7, 2-3) were finally able to close out as they defeated the La Salle Explorers (11-7, 3-1) 66-51 Wednesday night. “That was the best that we’ve played all year,” Head Coach Mark…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor I spent most of last Sunday afternoon watching the greatest quarterback of my lifetime (and my personal favorite) carve up the New England Patriots to the tune of 400 passing yards while earning his third Super Bowl trip. Later, I watched Seattle hold on to defeat San Francisco in an…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor We’re five games into conference play, and, with a 2-3 record, the team’s play has fostered a strange combination of hope and despair. Hope, because the team has played some of the Atlantic 10’s best competition so well. The team held halftime leads against #16 UMass and George Washington while…
By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor The women’s basketball team is now 4-2 in conference play, putting them in fifth place in the Atlantic 10. Bonnies fans have much to be hopeful for, as this year’s young team has shown a lot of potential in every aspect of the game. Sophomore forward Katie Healy is…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor It doesn’t take long for junior guard Andell Cumberbatch to describe the opportunities he had to play Division I basketball coming out of high school. “I had none at all.” The New Jersey native didn’t generate much buzz coming out of East Orange High School in 2011. So, like many…
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor The winter break typically is a good thing for the St. Bonaventure club hockey team, according to senior defenseman Mike Felter. “We never get off to a good start in the first semester, so the break allows us to forget how the first half of the season went and…
By Pat Tintle Staff Writer Racing in their first meet since coming off of winter break, the men’s swimming team traveled to Binghamton on January 18 for a head-to-head matchup against the Bearcats. The Bonnies’ winter break included strenuous training from mid-December into early January. Going into Binghamton, the team was ready to put themselves…
By Joel Jackson Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure women’s swim team has a busy week as they swim against a pair of local rivals. The Bonnies took on Buffalo Wednesday in the Reilly Center Pool and ultimately fell by a score of 164-114. They swim at Niagara Saturday. Head Coach Seth Johnson knows it’s always…
By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor The women’s basketball came back to beat the St. Louis Billikens 62-60 yesterday. Head Coach Jim Crowley said the Billikens disrupted the Bonnies from the get-go, making it a difficult game. “I give St. Louis a lot of credit,” Crowley said. “I thought they executed their game plan really…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor “The Reilly Center is one of the toughest places to play in the country.” This is a common refrain from nearly every opposing coach whose team braves the long, winding bus ride and the hostile student section to capture a win at St. Bonaventure. “This is a tough place to…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor It happens about twice every game. Sometimes on a fast break and sometimes when an opposing guard penetrates the St. Bonaventure defense. The unsuspecting opponent drives toward the net and attempts to lay the ball in for what appears to be an easy basket. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, junior…
By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor The National Football League playoffs are proving to be the most entertaining in recent years. With myriad intense play-in games, the playoffs seemed to start a week early this season. Next, the wildcard round provided matchups like the Chiefs against the Colts and the 49ers against the Packers. Last…
By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor The women’s basketball team put on a strong performance against the La Salle Explorers on Wednesday, winning 58-35. Head Coach Jim Crowley said the Bonnies disrupted La Salle’s offense with their solid defense. “We set goals to get to the foul line more than them and to out-rebound them,”…
By Pat Tintle Staff Writer While most Bonaventure students took their month-long break to relax and prepare for the coming semester, the men’s swimming and diving team was hard at work nearly every day, according to Head Coach Sean McNamee. “The goal of the break is to push our training level up as much as…
By Joel Jackson Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure women’s swimming team hasn’t competed in a meet in more than a month, but the Bonnies have been staying busy. “We’ve been kicking the snot out of them,” Head Coach Seth Johnson joked. Over the pre-semester break, the Bonnies took a training trip to Florida and spent…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor This year provided plenty of reminders of why people should not obsessively follow sports. Nearly every major North American sports league found itself embroiled in some type of controversy that overshadowed game action. Conference realignment rocked college basketball, destroying classic rivalries and furthering the ongoing discussion on the role of…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor There’s something strikingly different about Matt Wright this year. The senior guard rained three-pointers, lofted in floaters and laid in baskets on ferocious drives to the rim on his way to earning a career-high 32 points in a win against Southern Illinois in the first round of the Gulf Coast…