By Anthony Gannon Sports Assignment Editor The women’s basketball team just came off its most successful season ever (31-4). Now that the season is done, major issues arise for next season after losing three starters and big bench contributors in Armelia Horton, Jessica Jenkins, Megan Van Tatenhove and Jennie Ashton, respectively. The group will be difficult to replace,…
By Kyle Zamiara Sports Editor Nearly five years ago, redshirt senior Da’Quan Cook came to St.Bonaventure under then-first-year head coach Mark Schmidt. Since his arrival, the Bonnies have improved their conference record each year, going from 2-14 overall in 2007-08 to 10-6 this year. The Elizabeth, N.J. native said he and his teammates are still in shock about…
By Skye Tulio Assistant Sports Editor After its first home loss against Canisius, 4-3, Tuesday, the baseball team prepares to take on Fordham in a three-game home series this weekend, beginning today at 4 p.m. The Bonnies (9-9, 1-2) take on the Rams (9-16, 1-2) in their second series of Atlantic 10 play. Last weekend against Dayton, the…
By Taylor Nigrelli Staff Writer After going 2-0 to start the season, the lacrosse team has lost its last two games, the latest defeat coming in blowout fashion, 20-8, against rival Canisius last Wednesday. According to coach Ryan Lynn, the losing streak comes during mere warmups for conference games. “Nonconference games are more like practice for conference games,” Lynn…
By Tyler Diedrich Editor-in-chief RALEIGH, N.C. – A stifling defensive effort from top-seeded Notre Dame ended the women’s basketball team’s ‘sweet’ season on a sour note Sunday. The Irish (33-3) dominated the fifth-seeded Bonnies, 79-35, in an NCAA Raleigh Regional semifinal, holding them to a regional-record-low scoring output. Notre Dame fifth-year senior guard Brittany Mallory…
By Nate West Assistant News Editor The softball team (12-10, 2-0) will host Saint Louis (14-18, 1-3) this weekend as the Bonnies enter the second weekend of conference play. Coach Mike Threehouse said in order to beat the Billikens, the Bonnies will have to play identical to how they played last week when they swept Dayton.…
By Anthony Gannon Sports Assignment Editor RALEIGH, N.C. — “Obviously we would have liked to have been more competitive in this game on the basketball side of things,” women’s basketball coach Jim Crowley said after Notre Dame finished off the Bonnies, 79-35, Sunday. Notre Dame’s defense didn’t allow the Bonnies to get into an offensive…
By Tyler Diedrich Editor-in-chief The women’s basketball team’s magical ride came to a crashing halt Sunday in Raleigh, N.C., as the No. 5 seed Bonnies fell to top-seeded Notre Dame, 79-35, in an NCAA Tournament Raleigh Regional semifinal. Sophomore guard CeCe Dixon led the Bonnies with 13 points. Sophomore forward Doris Ortega added 11. The…
By Kyle Zamiara Sports Editor A historic men’s basketball season came to a close last Friday in Nashville, Tenn., when the Bonnies lost to Florida State in the NCAA Tournament’s second round, 66-63. Despite the loss, the Bonnies wound up 20-12 (10-6) on the season, won the Atlantic 10 Championship for the first time and…
By Tyler Diedrich Editor-in-chief This month, the nation learned what St. Bonaventure knew for the last four basketball seasons – Andrew Nicholson is one of the best players in the country. More notably for long-suffering Bonnies fans, Andrew Nicholson can carry a team to success. Make no mistake, Nicholson didn’t do all the work himself,…
By Skye Tulio Assistant Sports Editor After taking two out of three games in a series against Marshall last weekend, the baseball team (8-6) defeated Niagara in its home opener Tuesday, 8-6. The Bonnies travel to Dayton (7-12) for the first Atlantic 10 Conference series of the season, beginning at 3 this afternoon. “Dayton is…
By Skye Tulio Assistant Sports Editor Michael Iulianello received some of the best news of his college hockey career last Wednesday morning while sitting in his JMC 102 class. “I got a text from the commissioner of the American Collegiate Hockey Association, telling me to give him a call when I got a second and…
By Anthony Gannon Sports Assignment Editor After the women’s basketball team’s runner-up finish in the Atlantic 10 Championship, every player is back in the gym getting ready for the NCAA Tournament. The women’s basketball team will learn its fate Monday, when the selection committee releases its bracket for the Women’s NCAA Tournament in a ESPN 7 p.m. special. In…
By Kyle Zamiara Sports Editor It’s been a long time since St. Bonaventure has had an Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, but that changed this season. Sunday, the league announced senior forward Andrew Nicholson as the A-10 Player of the Year. He’s the first Bonnie to win the award since Earl Belcher in 1980 and 1981. After…
By Tyler Diedrich Editor-in-chief Before coach Jim Crowley guided the women’s basketball program to national prominence, Mary Jane “MJ” Telford laid the foundation. Telford, ‘75, who coached the team for 17 years, will enter St. Bonaventure’s Athletics Hall of Fame in June. She joins Jim Meicke, ‘87 (men’s soccer), and Hilary Waltman (women’s basketball, 1995-99,…
By Taylor Nigrelli Staff Writer ‘New’ and ‘change’ seem to be buzzwords among the lacrosse team for the 2012 season. The players refer to a new coach, a change in attitude, a new style of play and hopefully a change of place in the standings. The Bonnies will travel to Detroit Mercy Sunday, March 11…
By Nate West Assistant News Editor The softball team (8-8) claimed the top spot in the Hatter Classic in Deland, Fla. Feb. 26. It also split a double header against Mount St. Mary’s before falling short in the championship of the North Florida Invite. The Bonnies are now looking forward to their upcoming tournament at Tennessee State in Nashville March 16…
The golf team finished 15th of 16 teams in its first tournament of the spring season last week at the Rebath Snowman Getaway, hosted by Washington State, at Palm Valley Golf Club in Goodyear, Ariz. The Bonnies finished the tournament with a score of 963 (99 over-par). South Dakota finished last after shooting 986 (122 over-par). Missouri-Kansas City won the tournament with 877 (13 over-par). Junior Greg Horvath led…
By Skye Tulio Assistant Sports Editor The baseball team returned home Monday night from its spring training campaign in Winter Haven, Fla. with a 5-5 record. TheBonnies were 5-2 before losing their last three games. The Brown and White travel to Beckley, W.Va. March 16-18 for their first road series of the year against Marshall. The first two games of the…
By Tyler Diedrich Editor-in-chief St. Bonaventure will host an NCAA Selection Show party Monday in the Reilly Center. The women’s basketball team is expected to earn its first-ever NCAA Tournament bid despite losing in the Atlantic 10 championship game last Monday to Dayton, 56-53. Doors open at 6:15 p.m., with a highlight video and player introductions…