By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Assistant Editor The St. Bonaventure women’s team started its season with a 57-40 win in the Reilly Center tonight against the Siena College Saints in the first round of Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT). Sophomore forward Miranda Drummond came out firing, scoring the Bonnies’ first points of the…
Player: Gabby Richmond Height: 6-1 Year: Junior Hometown: Chicago, Ill. Position: Forward What does the team need to work on? “Not getting in our own way, not letting one game affect the next and just playing together as a team.”
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…
St. Bonaventure University unveiled its new mascot at the second annual Fan Jam on Oct. 24. The mascot cost $9,500, according to Seth Johnson, director of athletics marketing and promotions. “A substantial portion of that cost was covered by donations from alumni,” said Johnson. Johnson did not provide an exact amount. The old mascot costume…
By Rachel Koniecny News Assignment Editor The second annual Bona Fan Jam will be held Saturday and, according to Seth Johnson, director of marketing and promotions of athletics, there will be some differences from last year, including the unveiling of the new Bona wolf mascot suit. Johnson said the event begins outside at 4 p.m.…
Some students will still sit in the front row at home basketball games, according to Athletic Director Tim Kenney. Wednesday night, Kenney hosted a town hall meeting for students in the Reilly Center (RC) to inform students about the new RC seats and to discuss student attendance at games, Kenney said. In July, the university…
By Amelia Kibbe Editor-in-Chief ST. BONAVENTURE—Tim Kenney, athletic director at St. Bonaventure, said new seating in the Reilly Center for basketball games was a positive solution to a difficult situation. He said the decision stemmed from Atlantic 10 meetings, where officials told schools they needed better solutions for court control. The conference did not…
By Nick Konotopskyj Assistant Sports Editor It was a situation the Bonnies were used to all season: last possession, ball in the hands of Marcus Posley. He had delivered game-winning shots in back-to-back games earlier in the season, so it was no surprise that he got the ball with the Bonnies down two with 11 seconds…
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…
By Pat Tintle Sports Editor With just three games left in the regular season schedule, the men’s basketball team’s season can be summed up by one word—mediocre. There have been moments of national media coverage and moments of head-scratching frustration. The head-scratching turned into head-pounding on Wednesday night as the Bonnies fell to George Washington 69-46 However,…
In their final home game of the year, the Bonnies continued the inconsistent play that has plagued them all year, falling to LaSalle 66-53 Wednesday night. Once again, the Bonnies struggled to put together 40 minutes of team basketball, and the result was more disappointment. For Coach Jim Crowley, the team’s loss, as well as its lack…
By Taylor Nigrelli Digital Media Strategist Going into Wednesday’s men’s basketball game against UMass, I was ready for just about anything to happen. A 30-point loss? Sure. A blowout win? Why not? A Marcus Posley buzzer beater? It’d almost be weird if that didn’t happen. A student section that knows which foul calls to react…
By Pat Tintle Sports Editor Coming off back-to-back buzzer-beating wins, the Bonnies failed to replicate their recent success as they fell to UMass 55-53 on Wednesday night. After both teams started the game 2-12 from the field, the Bonnies took a 9-5 lead seven minutes into play, with help coming from two early three pointers…
When considering St. Bonaventure basketball this season, names such as Marcus Posley and Dion Wright come to mind, but not that of walk-on sophomore guard Quentin Weinerman. But for the smallest, shortest player on the St. Bonaventure roster, the road to Olean has been one filled with highs and lows, great accomplishments and devastating setbacks.…
By Pat Tintle Sports Editor As the Atlantic 10 Conference men’s basketball schedule has just passed its halfway mark, the Bonnies currently sit at an underwhelming 12-8 (5-4). The team currently places eighth in the A-10 and has seven games to prepare for their bid in the all-telling Brooklyn tournament. While the team has performed…
By Ethan Kibbe Assistant Sports Editor Four weeks can seem like an awfully long time when your team has lost seven straight games. So, beating UMass 77-57 last Saturday was an important breakthrough for the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team. “Getting that win definitely boosted our confidence,” junior forward Katie Healy said. St. Bonaventure played…
By Pat Tintle Sports Editor The men’s basketball team faced Rhode Island last Sunday in a battle of defense, but failed to seal a victory as the Bonnies fell to the Rams 53-48. The Bonnies are now 11-7 (4-3) and are sixth in the Atlantic 10. The Bonnies’ two main offensive threats, junior guard Marcus …
By Julia Mericle News Assignment Editor Thomas Merton’s 100th Birthday Party and SBU Winter Carnival will take place from noon to midnight on Saturday, Jan. 31. The first segment of the celebration runs from noon to 5:00 p.m., and will include an ice skating rink in front of Plassman, sponsored by Campus Activities Board (CAB),…
By Ethan Kibbe Assistant Sports Editor I wish I knew.” That is how St. Bonaventure women’s basketball Head Coach Jim Crowley responded when asked why his team was mired in a five-game losing streak after falling to Virginia Commonwealth University 61-51 on Wednesday night. When the contest began, it looked like St. Bonaventure would take…
Staff Editorial The 1970’s returned to downtown Buffalo Saturday, for a few hours at least. The Bonnies took down the Niagara Purple Eagles before the University of Buffalo bested the Canisius Golden Griffins in a doubleheader at the First Niagara Center in Downtown Buffalo Saturday. The event, dubbed the “Big Four Classic,” was organized by…