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“We don’t want to play”

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Mike (Archer) Occhiogrosso Class of 1972 Giving up is something you never want to do in sports and almost anything in life you’ve worked hard to achieve.  College basketball is in the middle of March Madness. With two more weekends to go, millions will be watching and betting on their school if they can get…

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Men’s soccer on the cusp of playoff bid

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Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY ANDREW HALE, SPORTS EDITOR With two games remaining, the St. Bonaventure men’s soccer team (6-5-4 overall, 2-3-1 A-10) is positioned to make a late-season push into the Atlantic 10 Conference playoffs for the first time in six years.  Eight teams will qualify for this season’s A-10 playoffs. The Bonnies, tied…

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Men’s soccer prepares for Atlantic 10 play

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Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY ANDREW HALE, SPORTS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure University men’s soccer team opens Atlantic 10 play Saturday following a 2-2-1 start during its non-conference slate. Bonaventure traveled to Texas as they faced Houston Christian and Incarnate Word to begin the season. The Bonnies’ lone non-conference win came against Houston Christian in…

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Golf on par to start the season

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Photo courtesy of GoBonnies The St. Bonaventure golf team has championship-sized hopes at the start of the 2019 season. After finishing in 7th out of 11 teams in the Atlantic 10 Championship last season, the Bonnies hoped to begin their season on the right foot. Junior Danny Gianniny, one of the leaders from last year’s…

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Lacrosse preparing for new season, new rules

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By Christine Walsh, Contributing Writer As the St. Bonaventure women’s lacrosse team prepares for its season opener at Lehigh University on  Feb. 10, players reflect back on the team’s improvements during the fall season. “The fall season went very well for our program,” said sophomore midfielder Destinee Johnson. “We had 12 new members on the…

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Bonnies emerge from loss

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By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team continued its home winning streak Wednesday after an overtime win against the George Washington University Colonials, 69-67. The Bonnies are 15-0 at home this season and 6-5 on the road. Losing its last three road games to Duquesne, VCU and UMass, they look…

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Bubble bursts for the Bonnies

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By Nick Konotopskyj Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team was riding a five-game conference winning streak until Wednesday night when they fell short against the La Salle Explorers 71-64. The Explorers led for much of the game thanks to a near triple double from junior guard Jordan Price who had 18 points, 10…

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Bonnies top Fordham Rams in overtime

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By Nick Konotopskyj Sports Editor The men’s basketball team pulled off another close victory on Wednesday when it defeated the Fordham Rams on the road by a score of 76-72 in overtime. The Bonnies were successful early, according to coach Mark Schmidt as he talked about his team’s effort defensively and what it did to…

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Seniors reflect on time at Bonas

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By Mikael Desanto Staff Writer The seniors of the St. Bonaventure University men’s swimming and diving team are at the end of their careers. The seniors have spent the last four years of their lives as members of the team and have experienced a lot. Senior Thomas Caulfield reflected on his final season and knows…

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Bonnies get ready for A10’s

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The women’s swimming and diving team dominated the Niagara Purple Eagles 154-79 during its final away meet before A10’s. The Bonnies were led by freshman Rachel Taylor and senior Tanja Kirmse. Both women won two events during the meet last Saturday. Taylor won the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard backstroke events. Kirmse finished first in…

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Nwafornso recieves award

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By Dominic LoVallo Staff Writer   A 3-0 loss to Duquesne University last Saturday officially eliminated the St. Bonaventure’s men’s soccer team from reaching the Atlantic 10 (A-10) playoffs this season. The Bonnies also lost the final of their three goaltenders due to a concussion only 21 minutes and 58 seconds into the first half.…

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Bona Bastketball to return

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By Nick Konotopskyj Sports Assignment Editor   Marcus Posley with the ball, Bonnies down two points. Ten seconds left in the Atlantic 10 quarterfinal matchup with the Dayton Flyers. The man who sent the Bonnies off with two walk-off wins earlier in the year was looking for the trifecta when he got stripped of the…

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Bona fans need better behavior

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By: Corey Krajewski While the Men’s Basketball team took to the court in Brooklyn this past weekend, the Bonnies faithfully took to the stands. Despite losing in the second round, the Bonaventure men gave a commendable effort. The same cannot be said about the Bonnies in the stands. During the Bonnies quarterfinal matchup with the Dayton…

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Bonnies fall to Fordham amid a week of mourning

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By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor  St. Bonaventure’s (23-12, 11-6) emotional roller coaster came to an end Saturday as the team struggled mightily in a 73-32 loss to Fordham (24-7, 13-5). The semifinal loss eliminated the Bonnies from the Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament and sent Fordham to its second consecutive finals appearance. The Bonnies…

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Bonnies defeat La Salle, move onto semi-finals

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By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor  St. Bonaventure (23-9, 12-5) rode sophomore forward Hannah Little’s career-high 22 points and game-high 17 rebounds to a 54-42 victory over La Salle (15-14, 9-9) Friday in the quarterfinal round of the Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament. Little excelled in the second half, scoring 16 points – more than…

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The A-10: no nights off

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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,…

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Young players show early potential.

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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…

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Bonnies prepare for weekend slate

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By Chris Gilbert Contributing Writer The men’s soccer team is looking at the end of its season, with about nearly half of its Atlantic 10 Conference schedule finished. The team is off to a 1-2 in conference play. This weekend will be a major test for the Bonnies as they host Saint Louis (8-3-1) today…

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Lady booters look to extend streak

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By Heather Monahan Features Editor With the Atlantic 10 conference heating up, the St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team (5-8-1) will look to improve its win streak to four games this weekend as they welcome La Salle (10-3-2) to the McGraw-Jennings field at 1 p.m. today and St. Joseph’s (6-6-3) at 1 p.m. Sunday. The Bonnies’…

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A-10 thrills and frustrates in NCAA Tourney

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By Harrison Leone Assistant Sports Editor I have a tumultuous relationship with the basketball teams of the Atlantic 10. From November to March, I actively hated them. I derided their skill, questioned their masculinity and hurled more than my fair share of obscenities their way whenever they dared take the Bob Lanier Court. But now,…

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