PHOTO: Frankie Debari BY: CARSON HAYEK, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure men’s soccer team will host Robert Morris University in an out-of-conference clash this afternoon. RMU visits with a record of 3-2-2. The Colonials’ last game resulted in a 3-2-win Saturday evening to IU Indianapolis. The Colonials come into the matchup shooting 1.57 goals per…
Photo: Frankie Debari BY: WILL NUNN, CONTRIBUTNG WRITER The St. Bonaventure men’s soccer team hosts the Fordham Rams today as both teams kick off Atlantic 10 play. The Bonnies (2-4-1) are coming off a 1-1 deadlock against Le Moyne. Fordham (3-2-2) enters Saturday’s contest winless in its last three games, including losses to Penn and…
Photo: Frankie Debari BY: KYLE MAIER, SPORTS EDITOR With players hailing from Jamaica, Venezuela, Ghana and Denmark, St. Bonaventure University’s men’s soccer head coach Kwame Oduro has built an international roster with diverse skill sets. Oduro described the scouting approach his staff takes to locate premier talent globally. “There are showcases all over the world…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: LEAH ANSON, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The St. Bonaventure men’s soccer team faceoff against Le Moyne College of the Northeast Conference Wednesday in a battle to start an upcoming home stretch of games. The Bonnies (2-4) are coming off a 4-2 loss to Little Three rival Niagara University and now face a…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY MICHAEL PEPLINSKI, CONTRIBUTING WRITER St. Bonaventure men’s soccer (2-3) takes on rival Niagara (1-5) today, hoping to bring back yet another win against a struggling Niagara team. Both teams looked to gain momentum early in the season, and this promises to be a hard-fought matchup. Shots on net will play…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY ANDREW HALE, SPORTS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure men’s soccer team fell 4-0 to VCU in the final game of the season Saturday. With the loss, the Bonnies finished the season 6-7-4 overall and 2-5-1 in the Atlantic 10 Conference. While the Rams were able to hold the Bonnies scoreless, the…
BY ALLIE ELKINS, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Richmond, VA- The St. Bonaventure men’s soccer ended their season with a 4-0 shutout loss against Virginia Commonwealth University Saturday night. VCU midfielder, Jonathan Kanagwa, dominated in the Ram’s win with two goals and two assists, having a part in all four goals. Kanagwa scored the first goal of the game…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY ANDREW HALE, SPORTS EDITOR With a win over VCU this Saturday, the St. Bonaventure men’s soccer team (6-6-4 overall, 2-4-1 A-10) would clinch their first winning record since 2010, when the team finished 10-8-1. The Bonnies had a chance to put themselves into prime position for a playoff bid, however,…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY ANDREW HALE, SPORTS EDITOR With two games remaining, the St. Bonaventure men’s soccer team (6-5-4 overall, 2-3-1 A-10) is positioned to make a late-season push into the Atlantic 10 Conference playoffs for the first time in six years. Eight teams will qualify for this season’s A-10 playoffs. The Bonnies, tied…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY ANDREW HALE, SPORTS EDITOR Following a 3-10-3 record in 2022, the St. Bonaventure men’s soccer team looked to the transfer portal in an attempt to improve talent on both sides of the ball. Fast forward a year, and the Bonnies have added 12 new players to their roster, posting a…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY ANDREW HALE, SPORTS EDITOR Following a last-place finish in the Atlantic 10 Conference standings last season, the St. Bonaventure men’s soccer team has its sights set on a playoff appearance for the first time since 2017. “Our program holds itself to the highest standard, and we know that making the…
BY NATHAN DONNELLY St. Bonaventure, N.Y. — The St. Bonaventure men’s soccer team defeated Little Three rival Canisius 4-0 at the Marra Athletics Complex Wednesday night. The Bonnies (3-3-1, 0-1 A-10) improve to .500 while the Golden Griffins (1-6-1, 0-1 MAAC) picked up their fourth-consecutive loss. Junior forward Umechi Akuazaoku’s goal with 9:16 left gave…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY ANDREW HALE, SPORTS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure University men’s soccer team opens Atlantic 10 play Saturday following a 2-2-1 start during its non-conference slate. Bonaventure traveled to Texas as they faced Houston Christian and Incarnate Word to begin the season. The Bonnies’ lone non-conference win came against Houston Christian in…
BY JONNY WALKER, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR The St. Bonaventure men’s soccer team lost the final game of its season Saturday against Virginia Commonwealth University, 2-0, capping off a winless season in Atlantic 10 play. The Bonnies (3-10-3, 0-6-2) and the Rams (3-7-6, 3-1-4) went scoreless through the first half. Two second-half goals propelled VCU to…
BY JONNY WALKER, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR The St. Bonaventure University men’s soccer team lost, 3-0, at Saint Joseph’s University Saturday, officially eliminating the Bonnies from contention for an Atlantic 10 Tournament berth. The Hawks scored first. The Bonnies failed to register a goal, allowing two second half goals. “I thought we played well,” said Bonaventure…
BY JONNY WALKER, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR The St. Bonaventure University men’s soccer team tied, 1-1, with University of Massachusetts Saturday at Rudd Field, earning its second point of the season. For Bonaventure head coach Kwame Oduro, the game was a tale of two halves. “In the first half, we were excellent — we were unbelievable,”…
BY JONNY WALKER, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR Fordham’s Jed Dixon, a sophomore defenseman, entered Saturday’s game at the Marra Athletics Complex against St. Bonaventure with just under 14 minutes remaining. Twenty seconds later, Dixon made an overlapping run down the left sideline. Fordham’s Florian Deletioglu, a junior midfielder, laid the ball off for him at the…
BY JONNY WALKER, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR With three minutes remaining in regular time and the score tied, St. Bonaventure’s goalkeeper, freshman Nicolas Pucci, cleared the ball to the top of opposing Niagara’s 18-yard box. Niagara’s goalkeeper, senior Josh Savoni, charged off his line, knocking the ball to the chest of Bonaventure’s leading goal-scorer, Matthew Wrobel,…
By Alexis Young Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure University men’s soccer team concluded its season last Saturday after a 4-0 loss to Fordham. With this loss and losses to Rhode Island, Dayton and George Washington, the Bonnies were eliminated from playoff contention on the season’s last day. “I feel like we took the positives from…
The St. Bonaventure men’s soccer team sits in fifth place out of 13 teams in its conference. The team can secure a spot in the Atlantic 10 Championship in its final conference game, which requires a top-eight finish. This is a big turnaround after coming in last place in the conference last season. Sophomore midfielder…