By Harrison Leone Assistant Sports Editor The women’s swimming and diving team is making its final preparations for Atlantic 10 Championships. With only four days until the team’s travel day, a palpable sense of excitement has encompassed the swimmers. “It’s indescribable,” senior Erica Pascarella said of the A-10s. “It’s a meet you can’t understand unless…
By Mike Specht Staff Writer After a loss to SUNY Cortland last Saturday, the men’s hockey team won’t take part in the American Club Hockey Association playoffs in 2013. Needing a win to stay in contention, the Bonnies (8-11) were outscored 10-3 by Cortland. Their season will conclude Saturday at Ithaca College (13-11). The puck…
By Christopher Spiker Contributing Writer The men’s tennis team (2-1) defeated Colgate, 4-3, while the women’s team (2-4) lost to Colgate, 4-3, Saturday. The men travel to No. 43 Virginia Tech today and the women travel to Army. The women open their Atlantic 10 schedule against University of Massachusetts Saturday at Army. Both teams host…
By Matthew Laurrie Features Editor The legacies of Bonaventure simply cannot be contained within the pages of a magazine, but one campus publication is doing its best to showcase all the extraordinary things the school has to offer. Beth Eberth is the editor of Bonaventure magazine, the official magazine of St. Bonaventure University. She explained…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Assignment Editor Another week of basketball games, another week where poor perimeter defense hampered the Bonnies’ (10-11, 3-5) chances for victory. After holding on for a 68-60 home victory over last-place Duquesne (7-15, 0-8), the Bonnies were dismantled by No. 14 Butler (19-4, 6-2) on the road. The team was without…
By Skye Tulio Sports Editor On Sunday, the women’s basketball team (9-13, 2-5) welcomes Virginia Commonwealth to the Reilly Center at 1 p.m. This serves as the first meeting between the two teams since VCU (8-14, 1-6) joined the Atlantic 10 in July 2012. In three of the last four years, the VCU Rams won…
By Mike Specht Staff Writer After back-to-back losses to Niagara over the weekend, the men’s hockey team (7-10) is set to face SUNY Cortland (6-12) tomorrow. The puck drops at 1 p.m. at Alumni Ice Arena in Cortland. The Bonnies will need a victory in order to secure a playoff spot. The Bonnies last played…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Assignment Editor The men’s basketball team (9-10, 2-4) failed to complete what would have been their first three-game win streak of the season Saturday when they fell to the Saint Louis Billikens (14-5, 3-2) in front of an Alumni Weekend crowd in the Reilly Center. The Billikens jumped out to a…
By Skye Tulio Sports Editor The women’s basketball team (9-12, 2-4) fell to Charlotte (15-3, 4-1) Wednesday night at home, 64-57. The Bonnies will travel to Xavier (6-13, 0-5) on Super Bowl Sunday for a 2 p.m. game. Last year, the women hosted Xavier and pulled off a 66-48 win in front of the largest…
By Harrison Leone Assistant Sports Editor With its final home meet in the books, the women’s swimming and diving team is preparing for the home stretch of the 2012-‘13 season. The next challenge for the Bonnies will come tomorrow as the team travels to Buffalo. The meet will be a rematch of the Feb. 4…
By Zachary Waltz Staff Writer he men’s swimming and diving team defeated the Niagara Purple Eagles last week, 147-72. The team is set to face the Buffalo Bulls tomorrow at Buffalo. Coach Sean McNamee expressed his excitement for the meet at Buffalo. “We’re looking forward to the meet this weekend up at UB,” McNamee said.…
By Chris Spiker Contributing Writer The men’s tennis team defeated St. Francis (Pa.) 5-2 and the women lost two matches to Navy, 7-0, and St. Francis (Pa.), 5-2. The men and women host Robert Morris on Friday with matches starting at 1 p.m. The women host Slippery Rock on Saturday at 1 p.m. Robert Morris…
By Mike Specht Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure hockey team (7-9) is set to face off against Niagara University (19-7) in a home-and-home series this weekend. The puck will drop at 9:15 in Dwyer Arena Friday night, and again at the William O. Smith Center 8:30 Saturday. The match Saturday will be the last home…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Assignment Editor After an inauspicious finish to non-conference play, the men’s basketball (9-9, 2-3) season appears to be back on track. The team seemed rejuvenated by a student section they hadn’t seen in weeks when they nearly knocked off Associated Press No. 19 Virginia Commonwealth (72-65) and Xavier (64-62). Saturday, the…
By Skye Tulio Sports Editor The women’s basketball team nabbed another win at home after defeating Rhode Island 48-28 Wednesday night. The Bonnies (9-10, 2-2) travel to Philadelphia tomorrow to take on St. Joe’s (12-5, 2-0) at 3 p.m. Last season, the Bonnies claimed a 68-61 victory over the Hawks thanks in part to a…
By Mike Specht Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure hockey team (6-8) is set to host the Ithaca Bombers for senior night at 8:30 p.m. at the William O. Recreation Center in Olean. The Bonnies anticipate a tough Night game from the Bombers, according to junior forward Sean Perhacs. “It’s become a rivalry over the past…
By Harrison Leone Assistant Sports Editor With less than a month to go until they compete for Atlantic 10 championships, the women’s swimming and diving team will host Niagara tonight at 6 before traveling to Buffalo Feb. 2 in their final two dual meets of the year. The Niagara meet will mark the second consecutive…
By Zachary Waltz Staff Writer The men’s swimming and diving team beat the Binghamton Bearcats last week by a final score of 152-88. The team hosts Niagara in their next meet today at 6 p.m. Coach Sean McNamee said the meet against Niagara will serve an important role in building the team because of two…
By Christopher Spiker Contributing Writer The Bonnies’ men’s and women’s tennis teams start their spring schedule this weekend after a winter hiatus. On Saturday, the women’s team starts its season, hosting the U.S. Naval Academy at the SBU Indoor Courts in Olean. The men’s team co-hosts St. Francis (Pa.) with the women on Sunday with…
By Anthony Gannon Sports Editor For the third straight time, the Bonnies beat the Siena Saints to claim the Franciscan Cup Tuesday night in a 58-43 win on national television. Redshirt senior Marquise Simmons led the team with the second double-double of his career. Bonaventure extended their record to 5-2 on the season, while Siena…