BY ANDREW HALE, SPORTS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team defeated Oklahoma State 66-64 in a back and forth affair in the opening-round of the Legends Classic. Oklahoma State went on a 10-2 run to begin the game, but the Bonnies responded with a 17-9 run of their own, evening the score at 19.…
Photo: Kameron Melendez BY JONNY WALKER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ahead of the 2023-24 season, St. Bonaventure men’s basketball head coach Mark Schmidt said he expects his team to compete for a conference championship and make the NCAA Tournament. Just two games into the season, Bonaventure’s March Madness aspirations suffered a hefty blow with a home loss to…
BY ANDREW HALE, SPORTS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team hosts UAlbany in the Reilly Center Thursday night. The Bonnies (1-1, 0-0 A-10) picked up their first victory of the season over Robert Morris on Saturday. “It was good to see us rewarded for doing some good things,” said Bonaventure head coach Jim Crowley.…
BY ANDREW HALE, SPORTS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team secured its first victory of the season, soaring past Robert Morris 70-52 in Saturday’s home opener. With senior guards Nadechka Laccen and Tianna Johnson out, senior guard Dani Haskell made her season debut as he started alongside forwards Payton Fields Maddie Dziezgowski and Taylor…
BY ANDREW HALE, SPORTS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team takes on Robert Morris in the first home game of the 2023-24 season Saturday afternoon. The Bonnies return home to the Reilly Center, after losing 75-51 to Little Three rival Niagara in the season opener Wednesday. Senior guards Nadechka Laccen and Tianna Johnson both…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY KYLE MAIER, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The St. Bonaventure University men’s and women’s cross country teams head to Bronx on Friday, to compete in the Northeast Regionals at Van Cortlandt Park. Hosted by Columbia University, this meet is the last of the Bonnies’ 2023 season. The men’s team is coming off a…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY ANDREW HALE, SPORTS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams experienced what they called the most grueling stretch of their season last weekend, facing nationally ranked Army and Cornell in back-to-back days. Scheduling two difficult meets in two days was an intentional decision, according to Bonaventure’s…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY WILL POLADIAN, MANAGING EDITOR Home. That’s the place the Bonnies return to Saturday after losing to Niagara University, 71-55, Wednesday night. That’s also the place head coach Jim Crowley began his coaching career at the Division I level 23 years ago. Now, after a seven-year hiatus at Providence College, Crowley…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY JONNY WALKER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF On a night when St. Bonaventure’s two preseason all-conference selections combined for 12 points on 5-15 shooting, the Bonnies still managed to escape with a 73-69 victory over visiting Longwood in Monday’s season opener. Preseason first-team guard Daryl Banks III scored 4 points on 1-8 shooting, including…
BY ANDREW HALE, SPORTS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team defeated Division II D’Youville 62-48 in Saturday afternoon’s exhibition game. In coach Jim Crowley’s first game back at Bonaventure, the Bonnies’ defense showed up in the first quarter, holding the Saints to six points and 2-13 from the field. After leading the Saints 17-6…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY ALLIE ELKINS, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team’s 2023 season came to a close two weeks ago. The season brought with it some big changes, including the introduction of a new head coach for the first time in a decade. Looking ahead to 2024, George said he is…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY WILL POLADIAN, MANAGING EDITOR A bittersweet return is in store for St. Bonaventure women’s basketball head coach Jim Crowley as this season marks his 23rd as a coach at Bonaventure. But the winningest coach in Bonaventure’s history returns to the program after spending the last seven years at Providence College.…
Photo: @BonniesMBB/Twitter BY JONNY WALKER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team debuted a retooled roster during its annual exhibition game with Division III Alfred University Wednesday night in the Reilly Center. Bona’s starting lineup featured three returners — Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference First Team guard Daryl Banks III, forward Assa Essamvous (formerly known as…
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 GAVIN WATSON, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team finished its 2023 campaign with a 3-2 loss against George Washington on Sunday. With the loss, the Bonnies were officially eliminated from the Atlantic 10 Conference playoffs. The Bonnies finished with an overall record of 3-8-6 and a record of…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY WILL POLADIAN, MANAGING EDITOR The St. Bonaventure cross country team’s regular season is coming to a close with Saturday’s Atlantic 10 Championships. Standout junior runner Clay Peets said he has one goal in mind: To improve on his record-breaking times from earlier this season while taking down as many opposing…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY JONNY WALKER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Don’t crown this season’s St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team too soon. Last week, media and coaches picked the Bonnies third in the Atlantic 10 Conference’s annual Preseason Poll. Bonaventure was one of just four teams to earn a first-place vote. KenPom, a popular stat-based index that ranks…
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…