Through several meets, the St. Bonaventure University swimming and diving teams have seen underclassmen perform well. Freshman freestyler Nick Burdo gave credit to Coach Sean McNamee for making the transition from high school to college easier by bringing in like-minded individuals. “It’s definitely a big jump. Coach McNamee is really good at recruiting and is…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team picked up a victory today over the Edinboro Fighting Scots, winning this afternoon’s exhibition game 50-25. The game opened up slowly for both sides, with each team struggling to find its offense. They traded baskets within the first minute and a half,…
The St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team’s season came to a close over the weekend at Saint Joseph’s University with a 2-1 loss. The team missed the Atlantic 10 playoffs for the third consecutive year. It also left Bonaventure at 1-8 in conference and 4-14-1 overall. Head Coach Steve Brdarski said the main positive to take…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor Despite the size of the swimming facility at St. Bonaventure University, both the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams have maintained a high level of success, on par with Atlantic 10 programs with larger facilities. The men’s swimming and diving team has won the Atlantic 10 Championship five…
By Kiley O’Donnell Staff Writer Hailey Gattuso, a junior captain on the St. Bonaventure women’s cross country team, led the Bonnies at last weekend’s Atlantic-10 Championship in Richmond, Virginia, running her fastest time of the season, finishing the 5k at 19:33.5. Although some girls were unable to compete in the A10 Championship due to injury,…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor St. Bonaventure University women’s swimming and diving team member Devon McFadden, a junior, has won 10 events so far this season. Through four meets this year, McFadden has picked up wins in the 100-yard backstroke three times, 200-yard individual medley twice, the 200-yard medley relay twice, the 100- and…
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…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor As the season comes to a close, the St. Bonaventure women’s rugby team looks to enter the playoffs as the three seed. The Bonnies will enter the Upstate New York College Rugby Conference small school division playoffs Saturday morning. Head coach Clarence Picard said even though the team is small,…
By Kiley O’Donnell Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s cross country teams travel to Richmond, Virginia, this weekend to participate in the Atlantic 10 Championships. Senior men’s captain Ben Collins talked about his past A10 Championships and how he can take his experience from his previous years and apply it to Saturday’s race.…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor For two members of the St. Bonaventure University women’s soccer team, their time as collegiate soccer players is nearing its end. Defenders Mirae Whitaker and Jennifer Morris are both seniors on the team, meaning that the team’s last two games of the season could be the last two of…
The St. Bonaventure swimming and diving teams defeated Colgate University by scores of 163-70 in men’s and 161-79 in women’s Saturday afternoon. This was the second meet for the men after falling to Cleveland State University on Friday. The women also had two meets on Oct. 14 and 15 against Central Connecticut and Oct. 8…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams took on Cleveland State this afternoon, with the men losing 145-96 and the women falling 137-106. On the men’s side, the Bonnies were able to pick up wins from senior Michael White Jr. in the 100 yard freestyle…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor Since 1993, when current St. Bonaventure University swimming head coach Sean McNamee took over, the Bonnies have gone to the Atlantic 10 Championships five times and finished in the top three every year but 1996. Senior Kevin Grant said he has enjoyed swimming for the program and under McNamee.…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure University golf team has already won two events this season and is looking to keep capitalizing on big moments. The team has finished first in two events, the Little Three Invitational in Springville, on Sept. 26 to 28 and the Binghamton Invitational in Binghamton on Oct. 2…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor At St. Bonaventure University, there is a section of athletics called the Sports Information Department, a group of people that oversee various aspects of the day-to-day operations of the school’s athletic programs. Scott Eddy, the assistant sports information director, explained exactly what the department does. “Basically we are in…
By Kiley O’Donnell Staff Writer Fan Jam is an annual event that kicks off the upcoming St. Bonaventure University basketball season. It is a fun way for students to get excited for the season and learn more about the teams, including the coaches. However, when comparing Fan Jam to other schools, the hype can fall…
by Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University men’s soccer team picked up its third conference play win of the season, and third in the last four games, Wednesday night when it beat the George Washington Colonials 1-0. The win brought the Bonnies record to 4-9-2 overall, and 3-2-1 in conference play. The…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University men’s rugby team fell to the 13th ranked Kutztown University Bears, the number 13 team in the country, dropping its overall record to 2-5 this season. Kutztown started the match with the ball and was able to quickly put points on the board, starting by…
By Anthony Candelaria Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure golf team came off a good showing from the Little Three golf tournament last week and the team looked to carry that momentum into the Binghamton invite according to sophomore golfer Brent Morgan. “I think we are all playing very solid. Not many weaknesses are being shown…
By Michael Rickicki Contributing Writer Many of St. Bonaventure’s Men’s Cross Country runners achieved personal bests last Saturday. The team participated in the Paul Short Run at Brown University when the top six out of seven runners logged their personal bests for an 8k (4.9 miles), according to gobonnies.com. At the Harry F. Anderson Invitational…