By Zach Waltz Assistant Sports Editor Junior Vatslav Lets and sophomore Viacheslav Shchukin are two crucial swimmers on this year’s men’s swimming and diving team. Last year at the Atlantic 10 Championships, Lets was named the Most Outstanding Performer, and Shchukin was named Most Outstanding Rookie. Lets finished the meet with eight gold medals —…
By Joel Jackson Contributing Writer There is always a little bit more intensity when St. Bonaventure competes with Canisius, even when it comes to swimming. “Everyone knows the long history that St. Bonaventure has with Canisius in all sports, and they know when we play them in basketball, they get more ready for us than…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor Two games, two sub-par first halves, two strong second halves and two wins for the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team. After pulling away in the second half against South Dakota Saturday, the Bonnies (2-0) defeated Abilene Christian (0-2) 75-47 Monday night at the Reilly Center. Despite the lopsided score, the…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor Saturday, the men’s basketball team took the court for its first regular season game action since March 9. That day the Bonnies were faced with the task of defeating the Fordham Rams – they of a 2-13 conference record – for an opportunity to secure a spot in the 2013…
By Pat Tintle Staff Writer Having a seven-foot center can never be a bad thing for a basketball team. Hailing from Dakar, Senegal, 22-year-old Youssou Ndoye is entering his third year of college ball in the Bonnies’ 2013 season. Coming off of a 29 game season, Ndoye averaged 6.9 points per game and took advantage…
By Kyle Zamiara Promotions Editor The only player with four years of experience as a Bonnie will hit the floor for his fifth and final season tonight against South Dakota. Forward Marquise Simmons will likely be playing the 82nd game of his career tonight, after being granted another year of eligibility on March 4, 2012…
By Nate West News Editor The Bonnies had some key rolesit needed to replace this offseason with the loss of players such as Eric Mosley and Demetrius Conger to graduation. Five new players join the Brown and White for their 2013-14 campaign. The three freshmen players are Jalen Adams, Xavier Smith and Denzell Gregg. The…
By Joel Jackson Contributing Writer Coming into the 2013-‘14 season with a young and unproven squad, the Bonnies have not lowered their expectations. “I’d like to win the A-10 Tournament,” sophomore forward Hannah Little said. “I expect to win a lot of games.” Little and fellow sophomore guard Nyla Rueter will be integral for the…
By Heather Monahan Features Editor After watching last season from the sidelines, redshirt senior forward Chelsea Bowker is ready to step back on the Reilly Center court and make a big impact on the women’s basketball team. “I’ve been looking forward to it for a year and a half now,” Bowker said. “I’m really excited…
By Kyle Zamiara Promotions Editor After losing his starting duties to Eric Mosley last season, senior Charlon Kloof returns as the only player with significant minutes and experience at point guard. The returning assist leader fell off in almost all categories last season, averaging five points, two rebounds and 21 minutes per contest, compared to…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor Junior year provides quite a challenge for many college students. Classwork becomes more difficult, responsibilities increase and the terrifying “real world” begins to rear its ugly head. For guard Jordan Gathers, with junior year will come added pressure. Gathers started the final nine games of the 2011-‘12 campaign, a season…
By Zach Waltz Assistant Sports Editor Sophomore forward Katie Healy will return to the Reilly Center court after starting in 16 of 29 games last year for the Bonnies. Healy led the team in rebounds, blocks and steals last year while averaging 24.6 minutes per game. With the departure of forward Doris Ortega, Healy looks…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor In his first six seasons as head coach of St. Bonaventure men’s basketball, Mark Schmidt has taken on plenty of seemingly impossible challenges. He inherited a program decimated by NCAA sanctions stemming from the Jamil Terrell scandal. He overcame the school’s location, financial and size issues to recruit players capable…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor You’ll have to excuse St. Bonaventure students for their light attendance of Saturday’s women’s basketball scrimmage. The program hasn’t exactly been a beacon of hope the past year. Last season, as the defending Atlantic 10 regular season champions, the team dropped 11 out of 14 conference games, scoring 60 or…
The men’s rugby team beat the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 43-12 Sunday in New Haven, N.J. Head Coach Clarence Picard said he started five freshmen to get them playing experience. This tactic is new to the Bonnies lineup. “(The freshmen) all had their ups and downs, definitely,” Picard said. “They’re still getting used to the speed…
By Heather Monahan Features Editor The St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team is looking to go where no Bonaventure soccer team has gone before. The team advances to the Atlantic 10 postseason tournament for the sixth year in a row, something only the Bonnies and the Dayton Flyers have done. The women were picked to finish…
By Harrison Leone Sports Assignment Editor The trees are bare, frost is in the air and night is coming early. It’s basketball season at St. Bonaventure. Head Coach Mark Schmidt, in his seventh year at SBU, will look to bring the Bonnies back to Atlantic 10 prominence. The lights glared sharply off the hard wood…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor The women’s basketball team shook off the rust of an eight-month offseason Saturday as they defeated the Edinboro Fighting Scots, 65-43, in an exhibition matchup. Despite the final score, the game was close for quite a while. Edinboro out-rebounded the Bonnies 26-14 in the first half and trailed just 32-28…
By Gavin Lindahl Staff Writer The hockey team finished last weekend with a pair of losses for the third straight week. After losing on the road Friday night against Niagara 3-2, the team saw a 7-6 loss against Canisius at home Saturday evening. According to sophomore defenseman Billy Weltzer, the club didn’t walk away from…
By Pat Tintle Staff Writer With one race left in the season, the Bonnies have seen their shares of ups and downs this season. However, according to Head Coach Bob Macfarlane, the team has made some impressive strides from where they were a year ago. “Progressively, we’ve gotten better,” Macfarlane said. “All the girls who…