Photo @BonniesMBB/Twitter BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS EDITOR The Davidson faithful traveled in droves to the Barclays Center as the Wildcats took down St. Bonaventure, 65-54, Wednesday afternoon in the second round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament. “It was being keyed in on our defensive principles, following the scouting report, locking in on the film that…
Cocca’s inspiration for the songs in his program Photo courtesy of Stephen Cocca BY: DAVID SCIBILIA, NEWS EDITOR Stephen Cocca ‘73 is no stranger to WSBU 88.3 FM “The Buzz,” the student-run radio station at St. Bonaventure University. After serving as station manager from 1970 to 1973, Cocca returned to the station in 2017 where…
An example of a study space in the library David Scibilia/The Bona Venture BY: MORGAN KILGER, CONTRIBUTING WRITER As St. Bonaventure University reaches the midpoint of its spring semester, students start to look ahead towards their midterm exams. Although the tests are important, Chance Olivas, a mental health counselor at Bonaventure, places emphasis on the…
DAN GEYER, STAFF WRITER After falling to Little Three rival Niagara 13-5 in the season opener, the St. Bonaventure women’s lacrosse team looked to rebound in their home opener against Canisius on Feb. 15. The Bonnies quickly fell behind 3-0 in the first two minutes, but after a timeout, they got hot, scoring three goals…
BY ANDREW HALE, SPORTS ASSIGNEMNT EDITOR After playing their first six matches on the road, the St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s tennis teams returned home to compete in their first home matches of the season. The women’s team competed twice over the weekend, beating Slippery Rock 5-2 on Saturday and defeating Mercyhurst 7-0 on Sunday.…
BY DAN GEYER, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s track teams continued their strong start to the season, picking up where they left off at the Houghton Invitation, as more school records continued to fall at the Brockport Invitational on Feb. 4. On the men’s side, it was Clay Peets who set a…
BY DAN GEYER, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure Men’s and women’s tennis teams continued their spring season as the men traveled to Clevland to take on Cleveland State and Xavier, followed by a trip to Virginia to take on Davidson and Virginia Tech, while the women traveled to West Point to take on Fordham, Stony…
BY ANDREW HALE, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR The last time the St. Bonaventure men’s lacrosse team touched the turf was during their close 8-7 loss to Manhattan in the 2022 MAAC Championship game. Much has changed since the Bonnies’ final game last May. Six Bonnies players were drafted into the National Lacrosse League in September, three…
BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team snapped it’s three game winning streak to La Salle in the Reilly Center, 76-70, on Wednesday night, dropping to fifth in the Atlantic 10 standings. “We didn’t play our best tonight,” Bonaventure head coach Mark Schmidt said. “But give La Salle credit. I thought…
BY ANDREW HALE, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR After narrowly losing 49-45 to George Mason last month, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team looked to split the season series against the Patriots Wednesday night. The Brown and White couldn’t get the offense going as they fell to George Mason 65-51. Graduate senior Nikki Oppenheimer led the way…
Photo: GoBonnies BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS EDITOR In a sea of white, the Reilly Center brought the white noise to capture a victory over Dayton, 68-59, on Saturday night. The Flyers started out hot with a 5-0 run to start the game. Guard Kyrell Luc then answered with back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Bonnies the…
An advertisement to join the orientation team Courtesy of Stephanie Carpenter BY: DAVID SCIBILIA, NEWS EDITOR When incoming freshmen arrive on the campus of St. Bonaventure University, the first faces they see are not those of professors, admissions counselors or their peer coaches. Rather, it’s the orientation team. “When students are coming in, they’re very…
Seniors Michael Seitz, Joseph Gombatto, Thomas Reilly, Eric Bernhardt, Jimmy McKeown, Jace Frazier and Jack Gombatto tour Times Square prior to the team’s NIT matchup at Madison Square Garden Tucker Reilly/ The Bona Venture BY: TUCKER REILLY, ADVISORY EDITOR St. Bonaventure University’s basketball program is no stranger to the national stage. In addition to games in the…
Students from left to right: Seipp, Stutz, Solomon, Walker, Smith, Raymond Cassidey Kavathas/ The Bona Venture BY: CASSIDEY KAVATHAS, ADVISORY EDITOR “Small school doing big things,” said Steven Stutz, station manager of WSBU 88.3 “The Buzz”. For the fifth time, second consecutively, members of “The Buzz”, Bonaventure’s student-run radio station, will travel to attend Super…
An advertisement for “Speak on Sistas” Photo Courtesy of Heather Harris BY: DAVID SCIBILIA, NEWS EDITOR Black History Month, dedicated to the teachings of work done by Black people despite hardships and oppression they have faced throughout history, began Feb. 1. “Black History Month is significant due to a multitude of reasons,” Akim Hudson,…
BY TOM SEIPP, ASSOCIATE EDITOR In the newly painted St. Bonaventure baseball head coach’s office hangs an old white t-shirt. The shirt has four school logos – St. Bonaventure, the University of Miami, Florida Atlantic and NC State – surrounding the words 2004 NCAA Regional. That was the last – and only – time the…
The entrance to the Rathskeller David Scibilia/The Bona Venture BY: DAVID SCIBILIA, NEWS EDITOR After over two years of closure, St. Bonaventure University welcomed back a newly renovated, late-night spot: the Rathskeller. Complete with a bar, stage, foosball table and more, the University was excited to re-open the space. “We want students down there,” Associate…
Provost Dr. Joseph Zimmer Photo courtesy of St. Bonaventure University BY: CASSIDEY KAVATHAS, ADVISORY EDITOR Dr. Joseph Zimmer, provost and vice president for academic affairs at St. Bonaventure University, will leave the university at the end of the semester. The former interim president has accepted a position at Robert Morris University as provost and vice…
Peer coaches for the 2022 fall semester Photo courtesy of Stephanie Carpenter BY: DAVID SCIBILIA, NEWS EDITOR The class of 2026 is the last freshman class to experience SBU-101, SBU-102 and peer coaching as we know it. A new committee is meeting to revise the freshman experience to include a deeper emphasis on success with…
BY NATE SOLOMON, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Saint Joseph’s shot 56% from the field and made nine of its 18 3-pointers as the Hawks defended home court against the St. Bonaventure women Thursday, winning 92-61. Saint Joseph’s set an early tone, outscoring the Bonnies 27-13 in the first quarter and 28-16 in the second quarter to take a…