By Anthony Gannon Sports Editor The Bonnies began their 2012-13 season 2-0 by beating Cornell Wednesday night, 72-68. Last Friday, Bonaventure earned its first victory of the season over Bethune-Cookman 65-55. It’s the first time the Bonnies started 2-0 in a season since 2008. “We saw good things from Bethune-Cookman,” Coach Mark Schmidt said. “But…
By Skye Tulio Sports Assignment Editor The women’s basketball team (2-0) hosts the Colgate Red Raiders (1-1) tonight at 7 after consecutive victories to begin the season. The team beat the Red Raiders 68-49 last season. It was the first time the Bonnies had five players (Armelia Horton, Chelsea Bowker, Jessica Jenkins, Alaina Walker and…
By Taylor Nigrelli Assistant Sports Editor In 2010, Bob Macfarlane took over as coach for the men’s and women’s cross country teams. Both teams finished last in nearly every large-field invitational they entered every year. The men’s team finished last nearly every year at the Little Three Invitational and Atlantic 10 Championships while the women’s…
By Anthony Gannon Sports Editor The Bonnies are 2-0 for the first time in four years. Tomorrow the Bonnies travel to Canisius to face former SBU Coach and player Jim Baron in his first season for the Golden Griffins since leaving Rhode Island earlier this year. The early season excitement is as high as can…
By Mike Specht Staff Writer After a regular season of wins and close losses, the men’s rugby team can make history tomorrow when they host Rutgers University (2-7) at 2 p.m. on McGraw-Jennings Field. If the Bonnies (6-2-1) defeat the Scarlet Knights and score at least four tries, the team would automatically qualify for the…
By Harrison Leone Staff Writer The women’s swim team hopes to rebound after last weekend’s home loss to Cleveland State (143-99). The women have this weekend and Thanksgiving week off. The Bonnies will be back in the water Nov. 30 when they travel to Akron, Ohio, to compete in the five-day Zippy Invitational. “There’s always…
By Taylor Nigrelli Assistant Sports Editor The hockey team (4-5) tries to bounce back from an 0-2 weekend when they take on the Cornell Big Red (2-10) Saturday at 8:30 p.m in the William O. Recreation Center. In the season opener, the Bonnies defeated the Big Red 3-2 in a shootout. Junior defenseman Mike Felter…
By Anthony Gannon Sports Editor Bethune-Cookman comes to the Reilly Center tonight for a season-opening 7 o’clock showdown with the Bonnies in their first true home contest in nearly nine months. The Wildcats finished 18-17 last season. Their season ended in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championship game when they lost to Norfolk State 73-70. “We…
By Skye Tulio Sports Assignment Editor The women’s basketball team defeated Edinboro last weekend in an exhibition match-up, 63-62. The Bonnies open their 2012-2013 campaign tomorrow at 1 p.m. against the Binghamton Bearcats. Last season, the Bonnies held the Bearcats to a school-record nine first-half points and gave up the fewest points in a game…
By Heather Monahan Assistant Features Editor The women’s soccer team (8-11-1) wrapped its season up last Thursday with a 1-0 loss to Butler (12-5-4) in the Atlantic 10 tournament quarterfinals. The Bonnies ended the season tied for fifth place in the conference with Saint Joseph’s. The fifth-seeded Bonnies conceded a goal to fourth-seeded Butler Bulldogs…
By Taylor Nigrelli Assistant Sports Editor The men’s basketball team begins its Atlantic 10 title defense tonight as they host Bethune-Cookman in the Reilly Center. They will attempt to defend their A-10 crown without a certain Mississauga, Ontario, native patrolling the paint for the first time since 2008. However,this should come as no surprise, as…
By Steve Marcus Staff Writer The men’s soccer team lost both games over the weekend and narrowly missed out on making the Atlantic 10 postseason. The men finished the year with a 5-14 record, going 3-6 in conference. The weekend began with high hopes, as winning both games would guarantee the team a spot in…
By Harrison Leone Staff Writer The Reilly Center hosts its first women’s swim meet of the season tomorrow when the Bonnies welcome Cleveland State. The meet will be a rematch of last year’s contest in which the Vikings bested the Bonnies 141-96. Coach Seth Johnson said his team is working hard to prepare for the…
By Zach Waltz Contributing Writer The men’s swimming and diving team (3-1) defeated both LaSalle (2-2) and Xavier (4-3) in its first conference meet of the year last Saturday. The team will host the Cleveland State Vikings (4-1-1) tomorrow. Coach McNamee said swimming at home gives the Bonnies a distinct advantage over other teams and…
By Mike Specht Staff Writer The Bonnies’ match against Rutgers last Saturday was cancelled due to complications from Hurricane Sandy. The game is rescheduled for Sat. Nov. 17 at home. The Bonnies next opponent is Iona College (5-3-0) at home tomorrow at 1 p.m. The Bonnies still have a chance to make the Empire Rugby…
By Taylor Nigrelli Assistant Sports Editor After splitting two games for the third weekend in a row, the hockey team (4-3) will head to Binghamton (5-3) tonight to take on the Bearcats at 8:15. The Bonnies host Syracuse (5-3) at home Saturday. Both of this weekend’s games are rematches for the Bonnies from earlier this…
By Skye Tulio Assignment Sports Editor The women’s rugby team closed its fall season last Saturday with a 68-0 loss against UB. The Bonnies ended the season with a winning 4-3 record, just one point away from making the playoffs. Senior fly-half Kayla O’Keefe said the team went in to the game with a positive…
By Anthony Gannon Sports Editor The athletics department released St. Bonaventure’s first ever comprehensive strategic plan Monday. The plan is the result of a two-year planning process focused on increasing the quality of several on-campus sports facilities. The women’s basketball locker room and the soccer, lacrosse and softball fields will all be renovated, a concrete…
by Heather Monahan Assistant Features Editor Last weekend, the women’s soccer team (6-10-1) lost to Dayton (12-4) on Friday before defeating Xavier (6-10) Sunday in double overtime, 2-1. The Bonnies host UMass this afternoon at 3 and Rhode Island Sunday at 1 p.m. in their last games of the regular season. “UMass is only one…
By Steve Marcus Staff Writer The men’s soccer team (4-11, 2-3) look forward to a potentially historic weekend after beating Dayton (8-4-1, 2-2-1) on Friday and suffering 2-1 loss against nationally ranked Xavier (10-0-4, 3-0-2) Sunday. The men have a long weekend of travel as they head to Amherst, Mass. this weekend to take on…