BY JONNY WALKER, MANAGING EDITOR St. Bonaventure guard Daryl Banks III upped his scoring total to 29 in Wednesday night’s game at the Reilly Center, hitting his third of three free throws with under two minutes to play. Rather than jumping up in excitement, however, many Bonnies fans hung their heads, shuffling toward nearby exits. …
Photo: GoBonnies BY NATHAN SOLOMON, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF St. Bonaventure cruised into the halftime break with a 38-23 lead, firing all cylinders. It felt like one of the Bonnies best – and most complete – halves of the season. Think fast. The second half was a complete 180. Bonaventure went cold in the final 20 minutes, making…
Photo: GoBonnies BY NATHAN SOLOMON, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The St. Bonaventure men faced early adversity against Richmond on Saturday but came up clutch when it mattered. Behind a 48-point effort in the second half, the Bonnies overcame a six-point halftime deficit to defeat the Spiders 71-63 before 4,351 in the Reilly Center. Bonaventure improved to 9-9 on…
Photo: GoBonnies BY NATHAN SOLOMON, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ALBANY, N.Y. — After consecutive losses to Iona and Florida Gulf Coast, St. Bonaventure need a strong offensive performance to get back on the right track. Despite 52% shooting for the Bonnies, it wasn’t enough. Behind a near-flawless 23-for-26 night from the free-throw line, Siena outscored Bonaventure 11-4 in…
BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS EDITOR St. Bonaventure turned as cold as ice in the second half to drop its final non-conference home game to Florida Gulf Coast, 71-58, on Friday. “It seemed like we were fatigued,” Schmidt said. They were a step quicker than us all night. I thought we fought, we just couldn’t make…
BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS EDITOR The Reilly Center dawned Christmas spirit as the Bonnies took down Cleveland State, 61-42, on Wednesday, snapping the Vikings six game winning streak. St. Bonaventure (6-3) grabbed control early, going on a 14-6 run. The Bonnies went cold from there going 1-for-11 as Cleveland State (6-4) kept things close. The…
BY JONNY WALKER, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team lost to Canisius 85-47 Wednesday night in the Koessler Athletic Center, dropping its second-straight game. “One of the worst losses I’ve had as the head coach here,” Bona head coach Jesse Fleming said in an interview with WSBU 88.3 FM. The Bonnies…
By Jonny Walker St. Bonaventure snapped its four-game losing streak Friday night in the Reilly Center, defeating Niagara 61-57. The Bonnies (2-6, 0-0) pulled ahead of the Purple Eagles (1-6, 0-0) late as I’yanna Lops scored eight of her game-leading 19 points in the final quarter. The 6-foot-3 forward routinely exploited post matchups with smaller…
By Jonny Walker, Sports Assignment Editor On St. Bonaventure’s opening possession against Southern Indiana Tuesday night in the Reilly Center, forward Chad Venning received the ball in the low post. The 6-foot-10, 270-pound big man backed down his comparatively slender defender, spun to his left and laid the ball in off the glass with his…
By Jonny Walker, Sports Assignment Editor Just under five minutes into the second half of Saturday’s game against Bowling Green (2-2, 0-0), St. Bonaventure (2-2, 0-0) guard Daryl Banks III grabbed a defensive rebound, pushed the ball up the right sideline and pulled-up from three. Banks nailed the transition jumper with a hand in his…
By Jonny Walker, Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team earned its first win of the season Wednesday at MVP Arena, defeating Siena, 69-63. For the third time in as many games, the Bonnies faced a full-court press on most possessions. For the third time in as many games, the Bonnies didn’t…
The cheer team poses in their uniforms of long sleeves and leggings in their dress room filled with basketball equipment Maya Henderson/ The Bona Venture hendermr20@bonaventure.edu BY: HADLEY THOMPSON, NEWS EDITOR “We are dissatisfied with our position in this school,” Maya Henderson, a back spot and junior political science major, said. “I think that it’s…
BY JONNY WALKER, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR The St. Bonaventure men’s soccer team lost the final game of its season Saturday against Virginia Commonwealth University, 2-0, capping off a winless season in Atlantic 10 play. The Bonnies (3-10-3, 0-6-2) and the Rams (3-7-6, 3-1-4) went scoreless through the first half. Two second-half goals propelled VCU to…
BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS EDITOR The Reilly Center brought the noise as St. Bonaventure head coach Mark Schmidt led the new look Bonnies to victory over Alfred University, 76-48, on Wednesday night. The Bonnies started out the game with a freshman forward Yann Farrell 3-pointer from the top of the key. Continuing to push, redshirt…
The Reilly Center basketball court awaits the wolf pack. The first glimpse of basketball season approaches with the Men’s scrimmage against Alfred University on Nov. 2. Cassidey Kavathas/ The Bona Venture kavathcj20@bonaventure.edu BY: CASSIDEY KAVATHAS, EDITOR- IN CHEIF For the second time in less than four years, St. Bonaventure has changed student ticketing procedures for…
The advertisement sent to students through email Photo courtesy of St. Bonaventure University BY: TUCKER REILLY, ADVISOR EDITOR reillyt19@bonaventure.edu As the fall semester enters its final months, many students are forced to take account of their current grades. With what seems like little time for improvement, they panic or give up, leading to a disappointing…
Photo courtesy of St. Bonaventure Unversity BY: SCOTT EDDY, ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS In recent years, Bonnies fans have turned heads nationwide as they traveled across the country in support of their school. To Brooklyn and Washington, D.C., for the Atlantic 10 Tournament. To Dayton, Ohio, and Dallas, Texas – on 48 hours’…
BY DAN GEYER, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Last weekend, the St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in their second meet of the year in the Harry F. Anderson Invitational hosted by Roberts Wesleyan College on Sept. 24. The women’s team finished third out of fifteen teams, finishing behind Roberts Wesleyan by eight points and…
BY JONNY WALKER, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR Fordham’s Jed Dixon, a sophomore defenseman, entered Saturday’s game at the Marra Athletics Complex against St. Bonaventure with just under 14 minutes remaining. Twenty seconds later, Dixon made an overlapping run down the left sideline. Fordham’s Florian Deletioglu, a junior midfielder, laid the ball off for him at the…
BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team lost its fourth-straight conference game against Davidson, 3-0, Sunday. The Bonnies (2-4-5, 0-4 A-10) and Wildcats (9-2-1, 2-2 A-10) were at a stalemate for the entirety of the first half. In the 65th minute, the Wildcats took control as freshman midfielder Charlotte Snead kicked…