By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor If you’ve attended enough St. Bonaventure men’s basketball games this year, you’ve probably begun to notice a pattern. The Bonnies (13-10, 3-6) take an early lead, begin to falter around halftime, regain their step in the second half then ultimately fall apart down the stretch and lose by five points…
By Hannah Gordon News Assignment Editor If you want someone to take your opinion seriously, the first thing you have to do is disregard all spelling and grammar rules. Next, forget what anyone told you about fact checking. No one cares if what you say is true or can be supported with real information. Oh,…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor For the second time this school year, a men’s rugby player has withdrawn from St. Bonaventure due to complications stemming from concussions suffered while playing the sport. Just a few months after senior Ryan Brennan was forced to leave school, junior Evan Meister followed suit after being diagnosed with cognitive…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor After Wednesday’s loss at Richmond, the Bonnies (13-9, 3-5) will enter what appears to be the lighter portion of their schedule. The team will face off against Dayton (15-8, 3-5) tomorrow in the Reilly Center at 4 p.m. before traveling to take on Fordham (9-12, 2-6) and George Mason (7-15,…
By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor After beating the defending Atlantic 10 champion St. Joseph’s Hawks 73-67 Wednesday, the women’s basketball team moves to third in the A-10 with a conference record of 7-2 (18-6 overall). The Bonnies held a wire-to-wire lead against the Hawks and out-rebounded them 39-29. Sophomore forward Hannah Little tied a…
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor After three straight wins, it’s been all smiles for the Bona’s hockey team recently, according to senior forward Michael Iulianello. “Team morale is at an all-time high, and we’re all back to just having fun and working hard,” said Iulianello. “This semester has been a completely different team and…
By Pat Tintle Staff Writer Before heading to Geneva, Ohio for the Atlantic 10 Championships, the Bonnies took to the road for one last meet. The team traveled to University Park, Pa. on Feb. 1 to compete in a three-team meet with Penn State and Towson. With Penn State ranked 23rd in the country, the…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor Patience. That’s what sixth-year senior and men’s basketball forward Marquise Simmons has learned in his 11 semesters at St. Bonaventure. That’s what a bout with cancer, a broken hand and a torn Achilles tendon taught him. For what should have been his four years of eligibility (2008-2012), he faced major…
By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor Sophomore forward Katie Healy has put on an impressive display of skill this season for the Bonnies. Healy is averaging 15.4 points per game and 8.5 rebounds per game, both team highs. She is also leading the team with 30 blocks and 59 assists. Healy said most of her…
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor After four years of playing Division I soccer, senior James Reed took an opportunity he couldn’t resist – to play hockey for St. Bonaventure’s club team. “I didn’t play hockey my senior year of high school to avoid injury while looking to play Division I soccer,” Reed said. “Playing…
By Pat Tintle Staff Writer Waking up before the crack of dawn for practice is just another day in the pool for swimmer Jimmy Martin. The six-foot-three senior, hailing from Bristol, Conn., has made a name for himself in his three and a half years as a Bonnie. Numerous times, Martin has been named as…
By Joel Jackson Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure women’s swimming and diving team will be competing in their last dual meet before Atlantic 10 Championships this weekend, but the emphasis will not be on winning. The Bonnies travel to Penn State this Saturday to take on the Nittany Lions. In fact, Head Coach Seth Johnson…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor After a litany of close calls against superior Atlantic 10 opponents over the past two years, the Bonnies (12-7, 2-3) were finally able to close out as they defeated the La Salle Explorers (11-7, 3-1) 66-51 Wednesday night. “That was the best that we’ve played all year,” Head Coach Mark…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor We’re five games into conference play, and, with a 2-3 record, the team’s play has fostered a strange combination of hope and despair. Hope, because the team has played some of the Atlantic 10’s best competition so well. The team held halftime leads against #16 UMass and George Washington while…
By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor The women’s basketball team is now 4-2 in conference play, putting them in fifth place in the Atlantic 10. Bonnies fans have much to be hopeful for, as this year’s young team has shown a lot of potential in every aspect of the game. Sophomore forward Katie Healy is…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor It doesn’t take long for junior guard Andell Cumberbatch to describe the opportunities he had to play Division I basketball coming out of high school. “I had none at all.” The New Jersey native didn’t generate much buzz coming out of East Orange High School in 2011. So, like many…
By Pat Tintle Staff Writer Racing in their first meet since coming off of winter break, the men’s swimming team traveled to Binghamton on January 18 for a head-to-head matchup against the Bearcats. The Bonnies’ winter break included strenuous training from mid-December into early January. Going into Binghamton, the team was ready to put themselves…
By Joel Jackson Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure women’s swim team has a busy week as they swim against a pair of local rivals. The Bonnies took on Buffalo Wednesday in the Reilly Center Pool and ultimately fell by a score of 164-114. They swim at Niagara Saturday. Head Coach Seth Johnson knows it’s always…
By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor The women’s basketball came back to beat the St. Louis Billikens 62-60 yesterday. Head Coach Jim Crowley said the Billikens disrupted the Bonnies from the get-go, making it a difficult game. “I give St. Louis a lot of credit,” Crowley said. “I thought they executed their game plan really…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor “The Reilly Center is one of the toughest places to play in the country.” This is a common refrain from nearly every opposing coach whose team braves the long, winding bus ride and the hostile student section to capture a win at St. Bonaventure. “This is a tough place to…