By Taylor Nigrelli Assistant Sports Editor In 1993 St. Bonaventure finished seventh of eight teams at Atlantic 10 Championships. Since then, teams have finished last every year. The Bonnies are attempting to break that streak Saturday when they travel to Philadelphia to participate in the meet at the Belmont Plateau. Coach Macfarlane said this meet…
By Skye Tulio Sports Assignment Editor After going 1-1 last weekend, the hockey team hosts Oswego tonight at 8:30 and will travel to Syracuse for tomorrow’s 2 p.m. game. The Bonnies (2-1) defeated the Oswego Lakers both times they faced them last season (8-2, 7-5). Senior Josh Popsie said the Bonnies are focusing on one…
By Tyler Piraino Contributing Writer The members of the SBU tennis teams finished up their fall season last weekend and hit the courts again Jan. 26 and 27 when they host St. Francis in the first home meet of the spring season. Head Coach Michael Bates, now in his 18th year, believes his teams are…
By Taylor Nigrelli Assitant Sports Editor The women’s rugby team (4-2) will follow up a win over Fredonia (4-2) last weekend with a trip to Buffalo to take on the undefeated UB Bulls this Saturday . According to Coach Tracy Schrems, Buffalo (6-0) will be the toughest competition the Bonnies have seen thus far. “UB…
By Harrison Leone Staff Writer The men’s golf fall season came to a close this past Tuesday as the Bonnies concluded the Old Dominion/Outerbanks Collegiate Invitational. St. Bonaventure logged a 10th place finish out of a field of 18 schools from across the Eastern Seaboard. Also competing at the tournament were fellow Atlantic 10 schools…
By Emily Carson News Editor The Campus Activities Board (CAB) is sponsoring a trip to Toronto on Nov. 18 to see former Bonnie Andrew Nicholson play as a professional athlete with his new team, the Orlando Magic. Tickets cost $25 for students, which include both the ticket to the game and the bus ride. “The…
By Skye Tulio Sports Assignment Editor The hockey team (1-0) opened its 2012-2013 season with a win against Cornell (0-1) last Friday. The Bonnies host Binghamton (3-1) tonight at 8:30 in their home opener at the William O. Recreation Center in Olean. The Binghamton Bearcats are one of nine teams the Bonnies face in the…
By Heather Monahan Assistant Features Editor The women’s soccer team (5-9-1) fell to Duquesne (5-8-2) last weekend in Pittsburgh, 3-2. The Bonnies travel to Dayton (10-4-0) tonight at 7:30 and play their last scheduled road game against Xavier (6-8-1) on Sunday at 1 p.m. “Beating Dayton at Dayton on the road is an extremely tall…
By Taylor Nigrelli Assistant Sports Editor The women’s rugby team will be looking for their fourth win of the season when they take on Fredonia at home Saturday. According to senior fullback Jen Thomas, the team will be utilizing a new offense Saturday, giving them an edge over Fredonia. “We’ve been practicing a new offense…
By Steve Marcus Staff Writer The Bonnies (3-10, 1-2) suffered a 3-1 conference setback to Duquesne (5-8, 2-1) Sunday afternoon. The loss drops the men into a tie for 10th place in the Atlantic 10. The top eight teams make the postseason tournament. Two more key conference games take place this weekend at McGraw-Jennings Field…
By Anthony Gannon Sports Editor If you throw a rock around the corner, you’ll hit basketball season. In two, yes, two short weeks the Bonnies hit the hardwood for their first game of the 2012-2013 season. Some would say exhibition games against Edinboro for the women’s team and Mansfield for the men’s team don’t matter…
By Mike Specht Staff Writer At the halfway mark of the season, the fate of the men’s rugby team’s postseason rests on its performance against Syracuse University (3-2-0). The team is scheduled to play the Orange Saturday at 1 p.m. on McGraw-Jennings Pitch. “Syracuse is one of our rivals and they always give us a…
By Taylor Nigrelli Assistant Sports Editor The men and women’s cross country teams ran their way to 10th and sixth place finishes, respectively, this weekend at the Gettysburg Invitational. Forty one teams participated in the meet; Lock Haven University was the overall winner of the men’s race while Shippensburg College was first in the women’s…
By Harrison Leone Staff Writer With the fall season coming to a close for men’s golf, the last challenge for St. Bonaventure will come this weekend when they travel to Powell’s Point, N.C. for the Old Dominion Collegiate Tournament. The three-day event begins on Sunday and continues through Tuesday. “Some of the best teams from…
By Anthony Gannon Sports Editor The women’s swimming and diving team heads to Pittsburgh today for an 11 a.m. meet with the Panthers tomorrow. The Bonnies had a promising opening to the season last Saturday at the WNY Invitational at Buffalo. For the Pitt meet, the team is taking a different approach than the WNY…
By Nate West News Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure men’s swimming and diving team travels to Pittsburgh to take on the Panthers in their first dual meet tomorrow. “We want to continue to improve,”said Coach Sean McNamee said. “To show a continual path of improvement is the main goal.” McNamee said the team has been…
Skye Tulio Sports Assignment Editor Have you ever logged in to Twitter to check the score of a Bonnies men’s basketball game only to find such a page does not exist? Rest assured Bona Nation, the problem has been solved and then some. The latest creation out of the Sports Information Office, a St. Bonaventure…
By Skye Tulio Sports Assignment Editor The women’s rugby team fell to Ithaca last Saturday, 33-17, in its first loss of the season. The Bonnies (2-1) host Geneseo (2-1) tomorrow at 1 p.m. Against the Knights, Coach Tracy Schrems said the team needs to stay on the offensive as much as possible. “We’re not a…
By Steve Marcus Staff Writer Last Sunday afternoon, the Bonnies (2-8) defeated Siena (4-5) at home, 1-0, thanks to a 79th minute penalty kick goal by junior Brad Vanino. The men open their Atlantic 10 slate with a weekend in Philadelphia on Friday taking on Temple at 2:30 p.m. and Sunday afternoon vs St. Joseph’s…
By Mike Specht Staff Writer The men’s rugby team’s perfect record snapped last Saturday when SUNY Binghamton defeated the Bonnies 25-21. The team rallied late in the game, but couldn’t mount the comeback. West Point Military Academy meets the Bonnies (1-0-3) on McGraw-Jennings Field at 1 p.m Sunday. Coach Clarence Picard anticipates a difficult match…