By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Assignment Editor A year after ascending to the top of the Atlantic 10 mountain, the Bonnies (14-15, 7-9) have fallen to a valley of a basketball-free postseason in a manner that seemed nearly impossible even while it was happening. Entering Saturday, the Bonnies needed either a win over Fordham (7-24, 3-13)…
By Kristie Schiefer News Assignment Editor At the beginning of the 2012-13 men’s basketball season, the Reilly Center housed a full student section. But since the start of the spring semester, support dwindled. During the Feb. 20 game against UMass, the Bonnies saw one of the worst student crowds in the Reilly, with only 75…
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 Kyle Zamaira Promotions Editor Michael Gargin’s dreams of playing hoops may have died in high school, but the senior didn’t let those limitations keep him away from the game. Gargin has been a manager on the men’s basketball team since he enrolled at St. Bonaventure back in 2009. The New Jersey native said finding…
By Annie Riley Assistant News Editor St. Bonaventure will co-host unified basketball games and clinics with Special Olympics New York on April 19 and 20. The men’s and women’s basketball teams will participate in a clinic for the Special Olympics teams in the Western New York area. The event on Sat., April 20, will involve…
By Amy Michel Contributing Writer With the first three weeks completed and another two weeks to go until the second round of voting is concluded, the 2013 Naismith Student Section of the Year contest has St. Bonaventure in second place, leaving students and players alike excited. St. Bonaventure’s student body size is roughly 2,000 people,…
By Kristie Schiefer News Assignment Editor The game operations team within the St. Bonaventure University Athletics Department collectively agreed to cut the pep band from Bonnies Basketball games, and not everyone’s happy about it. With NCAA Division I school pep bands rarely featuring less than 25 members, the St. Bonaventure pep band lacked in numbers…
By Nate West News Editor “I haven’t won a game for 25 years, the players win the games. I just coach.” That’s what men’s basketball Head Coach Mark Schmidt says he tells people. It’s just the opposite, however. He’s actually won 163 games as a head coach and people have noticed. Forbes.com named Schmidt the…
By Jillian Hammell Assistant Features Editor During St. Bonaventure’s basketball season, the Reilly Center has a designated spot for its roaring student section known as the Wolf Pack. The group’s arrival to the arena ignites an all-out enthusiastic yelling session that is anything but subtle. The Wolf Pack is now in the running for the…
By Nate West News Assignment Editor Funding for the construction of the new athletic fields is underway, thanks to one generous alumni. Tom Marra, ’80, and his wife Michelle donated $1 million to help fund the $3 million project. Steve Watson, director of athletics at St. Bonaventure, said the university was very grateful for…
By Alexandra Salerno Editor-in-Chief Five business students will host a 3-on-3 basketball tournament in honor of John J. Watson tomorrow in the Reilly Center. As members of marketing professor Michael Russell’s event and sponsorship marketing class, juniors James Reed, Mike Iulianello, Justin Walker and Taylor Lang and senior Zach Clark had to brainstorm and implement…
This editorial represents the opinion of The Bona Venture staff. It’s that time of year again. The leaves are falling, the temperature is dropping and there is excitement in the air at St. Bonaventure. Why is the Bonaventure community getting hyped up? Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams will kick off theirs seasons this…
By Taylor Nigrelli Assistant Sports Editor Media members from Western New York converged at the Pearl Street Grill and Brewery last Thursday afternoon for the first Big Four Basketball Media Day in a decade. The men’s and women’s basketball coaches from St. Bonaventure, Niagara University, University of Buffalo and Canisius all fielded questions from reporters…
By Matthew Laurrie Features Assignment Editor As the first basketball game of the season approaches, players are busy practicing, cheerleaders are warming up and students are anxiously awaiting tip off. But there’s another key player in the mix of all the hustle and bustle of the upcoming games: St. Bonaventure University’s school mascot, the Bona…
By Emily Carson News Editor The Campus Activities Board (CAB) is sponsoring a trip to Toronto on Nov. 18 to see former Bonnie Andrew Nicholson play as a professional athlete with his new team, the Orlando Magic. Tickets cost $25 for students, which include both the ticket to the game and the bus ride. “The…
By Anthony Gannon Sports Editor If you throw a rock around the corner, you’ll hit basketball season. In two, yes, two short weeks the Bonnies hit the hardwood for their first game of the 2012-2013 season. Some would say exhibition games against Edinboro for the women’s team and Mansfield for the men’s team don’t matter…
By Nate West Assistant News Editor Just when you thought all the hype was over and all the excitement had drawn to a close, St. Bonaventure basketball has one last surprise. This time, it’s not a tournament bid or a conference championship. It’s a book. “A Legacy Defined,” which will celebrate the success of the…
Dear campus community, As I was leaving the PNC Arena in Raleigh, an elderly Notre Dame alumus, dressed in the dreadful green that N.D. seems to love, stopped me. He wanted me to know why the Bona fans didn’t seem to understand the score. I assured him that we certainly understood the reality of…
This editorial represents the opinion of The Bona Venture staff The St. Bonaventure University community has been through a whirlwind journey during this year’s basketball season, physically and emotionally. Bonaventure students got to make the most of this time with the help of the university’s alumni community. Both the men’s and women’s basketball…
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…