By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor St. Bonaventure (18-14, 7-10) punched its ticket to the Atlantic 10 quarterfinals Thursday when they defeated the La Salle Explorers (15-17, 7-10), 82-72 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn in this season’s rubber match. Strong interior play highlighted Thursday’s win over La Salle. Junior center Youssou Ndoye, sophomore forward Dion…
By Taylor Nigrelli For those who have not yet heard or have already forgotten, St. Bonaventure Assistant Sports Information Director Brian Moretti died last Wednesday in Richmond, Va. of apparent cardiac arrest. It’s likely most students and faculty didn’t know who Brian was before they received the Notice Board email informing them of his death. The…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor St. Bonaventure’s (23-12, 11-6) emotional roller coaster came to an end Saturday as the team struggled mightily in a 73-32 loss to Fordham (24-7, 13-5). The semifinal loss eliminated the Bonnies from the Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament and sent Fordham to its second consecutive finals appearance. The Bonnies…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor St. Bonaventure (23-9, 12-5) rode sophomore forward Hannah Little’s career-high 22 points and game-high 17 rebounds to a 54-42 victory over La Salle (15-14, 9-9) Friday in the quarterfinal round of the Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament. Little excelled in the second half, scoring 16 points – more than…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor The men’s basketball team (16-13, 6-9) will head down to Virginia tomorrow to take on the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Rams, looking to snap a three-game losing streak in the final game of the regular season. The Rams (22-7, 10-4) are third in the Atlantic 10 and are all-but guaranteed…
By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor After going 22-9 on the season, the women’s basketball team will go into the Atlantic 10 tournament in Richmond with a two seed. The Bonnies were predicted to finish ninth in the A-10 this year. However, they defeated six out of the eight teams picked ahead of them on…
By Erin Izydorczak Contributing Writer Mark Twain once said that “it’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog,” and this exemplifies the St. Bonaventure lacrosse team early on this year, according to Head Coach Ryan Lynn. The team, led by senior captains Sara Schlagenhauf,…
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor Welcomed by a 90-degree falloff, the Bona’s baseball team returned home after an upsetting 1-8 campaign in Port Charlotte, Fl. for the Snowbird Classic, according to head coach Larry Sudbrook. “We went 3-6 down there last year playing a predominantly senior team, so we knew it was going to…
By Eustace Q. Browne Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure softball team has struggled out of the gate this season, posting a 2-13 record. Despite his team struggles, Head Coach Michael Threehouse shared a sense of optimism about the team’s slow start. “I was telling the ladies, the year we made the conference championship in 2005,…
What’s the secret to spring breaking like a Bonnie? Crashing at your grandma’s condo in Florida because Bonaventure’s vacation occurs about a month before the rest of the college world starts thinking about spring break season. Although we might not have the type of wild break you see on MTV, we can rest assured knowing…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor Andrew Nicholson graduated from St. Bonaventure in May 2012. Based on how often he’s mentioned on campus, you’d have to forgive someone for not realizing he had ever left. While taking a stroll around campus, one might see a few people sporting brown number 44 shirts and a few more…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor Spend enough time around St. Bonaventure men’s basketball coach Mark Schmidt and there are a few theories, sayings and statistics you’ll notice he often repeats. One such Schmidt staple is “home teams win 75 percent of the time in Division I basketball.” While this isn’t 100-percent accurate, it gets the…
By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor With three games left in the season, the women’s basketball team is still in a position to take first place in the Atlantic 10. The only obstacle in the Bonnies way is a 19-5 Dayton Flyers team that is 12-1 in A-10 play. Their only conference loss came to…
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor According to Head Coach Larry Sudbrook, last season’s Bonnies baseball campaign was a disappointing one after finishing with a 20-28 overall record and 9-15 in their conference. The team, which boasted a strong senior core featuring two Atlantic 10 all-star players, failed to meet expectations. While the Bonnies lost…
By Eustace Browne Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure softball team struggled mightily in its 2013 campaign. The Bonnies posted a 10-42 overall record and went 4-18 in the Atlantic 10. Head Coach Mike Threehouse didn’t want to make a prediction on this season’s prospects. “From my standpoint as a coach, I try not to make…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor The Bonnies (16-10, 6-6) ran their conference record back to .500 for the first time in over a month as they defeated Duquesne (11-14, 3-9) 71-67 at the Reilly Center Wednesday. The win marked the third in a row for the Bonnies, who had previously not won consecutive conference games.…
By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor Senior forward Chelsea Bowker is leading the women’s basketball team far past expectations this season, as they were predicted to finish towards the bottom of the Atlantic 10 The Bonnies are 19-7 on the season with an 8-3 record in conference play, putting them in second place behind the…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor Before the women’s basketball team’s scrimmage against Edinboro last November, a fellow reporter and friend asked me how I thought the team would finish in conference play. “No better than two wins,” I told him. After the team finished 3-11 in conference play last season, lost two major contributors to…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor It’s not uncommon for freshmen in the Atlantic 10, especially at St. Bonaventure, to struggle to garner playing time. Regardless of their talent level and recruiting prominence, most freshmen tend to idly sit the bench for most of their first season. Current sophomore forward Dion Wright was not immune to…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor As has been abundantly clear throughout its history, football is a violent game. Each play produces multiple, high-speed collisions. Players do their best to make sure their opponents feel each hit. Defensive backs nail receivers coming over the middle of the field, defensive linemen and linebackers chase down the quarterback…