By Skye Tulio Sports Editor Second-half woes struck the women’s basketball team yet again last Sunday as they fell to Butler, 64-46. The Bonnies travel to George Washington Sunday for a 2 p.m. game against the Colonials. With only three games left in the season, the Bonnies (9-16, 2-8) need to find their groove in…
By Skye Tulio Sports Editor Most of the Bonaventure community knows about the success of the legendary No. 44, Andrew Nicholson. Most recently, Nicholson appeared in last Friday’s NBA All-Star Rookie Challenge about halfway through his first season with the Orlando Magic. But what about other Bonnies excelling in the world of professional sports? Seems…
By Skye Tulio Sports Editor The baseball team begins its 2013 campaign with a trip to Port Charlotte, Fla., Feb. 23-March 4. The Bonnies will play the first of nine spring training games tomorrow at 11 a.m. against South Dakota State. Last season, the Bonnies fell just short of the Atlantic 10 postseason, finishing in…
By Pat Tintle Contributing Writer Even though the softball team has not played in the Atlantic 10 playoffs in three years, Head Coach Mike Treehouse is confident in the program’s future. “If we keep walking forward and get better every day, the wins will start coming,” Threehouse said. The Bonnies are coming off a 17-27…
By Harrison Leone Assistant Sports Editor The golf team is back at the tee for the second half of its 2012-13 campaign. Next up for the Bonnies is a trip to Rocklidge, Fla. Feb. 28 to face Brevard Community College (BCC). The match will be the second sojourn to Florida this spring for the team.…
By Christopher Spiker Staff Writer The men’s tennis team (2-3, 0-0) lost to No. 46 Virginia Tech, 7-0, Friday. The women’s team (2-7, 0-1) lost to Army, 6-1, Friday and UMass, 7-0, Saturday. Both teams lost to Bucknell, 5-2, Sunday. The men host Duquesne today at 1 p.m. in their Atlantic 10 opener and play…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Assignment Editor The Bonnies (11-12, 4-6) displayed an impressive amount of resiliency this week overcoming the elements and double-digit leads to defeat URI (7-16, 2-8) and push La Salle (17-6, 7-3) into overtime. The Brown and White plunged into the heart of winter storm Nemo when they traveled to Newport, R.I.…
By Skye Tulio Sports Editor Sporting pink socks and pink pre-wrap in their hair, the Bonnies (9-15, 2-7), despite playing a strong first half, fell short to Virginia Commonwealth last Sunday, 64-51. The women and their fans flooded the Reilly Center with pink in honor of Play 4 Kay Pink Day. Joining the fight against…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Assignment Editor “The one constant through all the years has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time.” These words, spoken by James Earl Jones in the 1989 classic “Field of…
By Zachary Waltz Staff Writer The men’s swimming and diving team has been preparing for the Atlantic 10 Championships, taking place Feb. 20-23 at the Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio. Head Coach Sean McNamee said the A-10s are the culmination of an entire season of hard work and training for the Bonnies. The Bonnies rank…
By Harrison Leone Assistant Sports Editor The women’s swimming and diving team is making its final preparations for Atlantic 10 Championships. With only four days until the team’s travel day, a palpable sense of excitement has encompassed the swimmers. “It’s indescribable,” senior Erica Pascarella said of the A-10s. “It’s a meet you can’t understand unless…
By Mike Specht Staff Writer After a loss to SUNY Cortland last Saturday, the men’s hockey team won’t take part in the American Club Hockey Association playoffs in 2013. Needing a win to stay in contention, the Bonnies (8-11) were outscored 10-3 by Cortland. Their season will conclude Saturday at Ithaca College (13-11). The puck…
By Christopher Spiker Contributing Writer The men’s tennis team (2-1) defeated Colgate, 4-3, while the women’s team (2-4) lost to Colgate, 4-3, Saturday. The men travel to No. 43 Virginia Tech today and the women travel to Army. The women open their Atlantic 10 schedule against University of Massachusetts Saturday at Army. Both teams host…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Assignment Editor Another week of basketball games, another week where poor perimeter defense hampered the Bonnies’ (10-11, 3-5) chances for victory. After holding on for a 68-60 home victory over last-place Duquesne (7-15, 0-8), the Bonnies were dismantled by No. 14 Butler (19-4, 6-2) on the road. The team was without…
By Skye Tulio Sports Editor On Sunday, the women’s basketball team (9-13, 2-5) welcomes Virginia Commonwealth to the Reilly Center at 1 p.m. This serves as the first meeting between the two teams since VCU (8-14, 1-6) joined the Atlantic 10 in July 2012. In three of the last four years, the VCU Rams won…
By Harrison Leone Assistant Sports Editor Ladies and gentlemen, without further adieu, I am pleased to present to you the 2013 inductees to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Nobody!…living, at least. The Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) foisted a travesty upon this country’s baseball fans when they did not deem a…
By Mike Specht Staff Writer After back-to-back losses to Niagara over the weekend, the men’s hockey team (7-10) is set to face SUNY Cortland (6-12) tomorrow. The puck drops at 1 p.m. at Alumni Ice Arena in Cortland. The Bonnies will need a victory in order to secure a playoff spot. The Bonnies last played…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Assignment Editor Some rely on the talent they are born with to take them where they want to go in life. Junior guard Danny Farrell does not. “I don’t know if I’m above-average talent,” junior guard Danny Farrell said. “I just try to work hard to get the best of my…
By Patrick Tintle Contributing Writer College can be a difficult time in one’s life. New responsibilities present themselves and these responsibilities require time, effort and dedication. Many students experience this transition in addition to living the life of a student-athlete. The Atlantic 10 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is an organization created to help student-athletes balance…
By Harrison Leone Assitant Sports Editor People search high and low to find a calling or a niche where they truly feel comfortable. For Erica Pascarella, the lone senior of the women’s swimming and diving team, that niche was swimming. “Swimming was just something that I always wanted to do,” Pascarella said. “I’ve always enjoyed…
