By Mike DeSanto Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure men’s tennis team continued its spring season this past weekend with matchups against Virginia Tech and Richmond. The Bonnies lost both matchups with a combined score of 14-0. “The match against Virginia Tech was a good experience for us,” sophomore Carlos de La Cruz said. “Richmond was…
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…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team won its 14th straight home game and 20th win of the season on Wednesday night. The Bonnies defeated the Saint Louis University Billikens in dominating fashion, by a score of 80-59. The Bonnies were 52.6 percent from 3-point range and 55.3 percent from…
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…
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…
Nick Konotopskyj Sports Editor The men’s basketball team picked up its second straight win on Wednesday night when it took down the Saint Joseph’s Hawks by a score of 83-73. The win helps move the Bonnies to just one game behind the Hawks in the A10 standings. Head Coach Mark Schmidt said when this team…
By: Nick Konotopskyj Sports Editor After losing three consecutive conference games, the men’s basketball team found a way to stop the bleeding and pick up a home win on Sunday afternoon. The Bonnies defeated the Richmond Spiders by a score of 84-68 at the Reilly Center. Marcus Posley led St. Bonaventure in scoring with 26…
By: Jonathan Sawyer Sports Assignment Editor The Bonnies continue their undefeated home winning streak (13) by defeating the Richmond Spiders, 66 -43. The Bonnies trailed by four early, but with good defense and turnovers they fought their way back to the lead. This was the last time the team trailed in the game. The Bonnies…
By Nick Konotopskyj Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team dropped its second-straight conference game on Tuesday night in the Reilly Center to the Dayton Flyers. The Bonnies lost by a score of 85-79 in a game that was anything but status quo. Dayton went into the locker room with a 45-18 lead at…
By Mikael DeSanto Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure University men’s swimming and diving team returned to competition last Saturday, beating the University of Binghamton Bearcats 166.5 to 121.5. The team had previously not competed since the Akron Invitational in December. The Bonnies picked up wins in 11 of the 16 events in the meet.…
By Dominic LoVallo Assistant Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure women’s swimming and diving team is back from its hiatus and is beginning to compete in meets again. The Bonnies were last in action late November, where they came in third out of six teams at the Pittsburgh Invitational. The Bonnies came out from their December…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Assignment Editor The women’s basketball team is off to one of its best starts in school history, winning 16 straight games. The Bonnies longest winning streak was 18, back in the 2012-2013, where they went 14- 0 in conference play and made it to the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA Tournament.…
By: Nick Konotopskyj Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team dropped its second straight conference game on Tuesday night in the Reilly Center to the Dayton Flyers. The Bonnies lost by a score of 85-79 in a game that was anything but status quo. Dayton went into the locker room with a 45-18 lead…
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 Gavin Lindahl Staff Writer As they sit in the basement of the Atlantic 10, the women’s soccer team is nowhere near where it wanted to be at this point of the season. The conference campaign has yielded a meek 2-6 record at press time. Coming off back-to-back road losses against Davidson and Dayton, the…
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…
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. Pat Tintle Sports Editor As the end of the spring semester approaches, another year of St. Bonaventure athletics has nearly come to a close. Bonnies have competed on the court, field and ice over the past eight months, and it’s about that time the Bonaventure community takes a step back and reflects on a…
By. Nick Konotopskyj Assistant Sports Editor It’s not about how you start; it’s how you finish. The softball team is hoping that’s the case as it has won six of the last nine games, including two out of three on the road this past weekend against conference foe Rhode Island. Although the Bonnies did win…
By. Nick Konotopskyj Assistant Sports Editor The softball team gave its fans something to be excited about in the past week. Two of its last three wins have come in walk-off fashion, including Wednesday afternoon when sophomore outfielder Desiree Gonzalez lined a single into right center field to drive in the game-winning run against Fordham.…