BY JONNY WALKER, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team lost to Canisius 85-47 Wednesday night in the Koessler Athletic Center, dropping its second-straight game. “One of the worst losses I’ve had as the head coach here,” Bona head coach Jesse Fleming said in an interview with WSBU 88.3 FM. The Bonnies…
By Jonny Walker St. Bonaventure snapped its four-game losing streak Friday night in the Reilly Center, defeating Niagara 61-57. The Bonnies (2-6, 0-0) pulled ahead of the Purple Eagles (1-6, 0-0) late as I’yanna Lops scored eight of her game-leading 19 points in the final quarter. The 6-foot-3 forward routinely exploited post matchups with smaller…
By Jonny Walker, Sports Assignment Editor On St. Bonaventure’s opening possession against Southern Indiana Tuesday night in the Reilly Center, forward Chad Venning received the ball in the low post. The 6-foot-10, 270-pound big man backed down his comparatively slender defender, spun to his left and laid the ball in off the glass with his…
BY ANDREW HALE, STAFF WRITER Coming off their longest break of the season, the St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s Swim and Dive teams return to the pool as they head to Cleveland, Ohio to compete in the Magnus Cup from Nov. 17-19. The Bonnies, who have not competed since Nov. 5, have utilized their week-and-a-half…
BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS EDITOR St. Bonaventure traveled north to the Buffalo State Ice Arena to take on the Buffalo State Bengals on Saturday. The Bonnies took a commanding lead and never looked back, winning in blowout fashion, 12-2. “I think that we executed our gameplan in every way, ” said freshman right winger Michael…
BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure faithful came out in droves to the Koessler Athletic Center in Buffalo, New York as the Bonnies renewed its over century old rivalry with Canisius. St. Bonaventure dropped to 1-1 on the season, losing too Little Three rival Canisius, 84-80, in overtime on Saturday. “We scored 14…
The beginning of the paint bubble Hadley Thompson/The Bona Venture thompshp20@bonaventure.edu BY: HADLEY THOMPSON, NEWS EDITOR Some students in the residence options at St. Bonaventure University have had experiences with mice, leaking toilets and Facility Service Requests. “I am not sure what they can do in that situation, but it did not feel like they…
The cheer team poses in their uniforms of long sleeves and leggings in their dress room filled with basketball equipment Maya Henderson/ The Bona Venture hendermr20@bonaventure.edu BY: HADLEY THOMPSON, NEWS EDITOR “We are dissatisfied with our position in this school,” Maya Henderson, a back spot and junior political science major, said. “I think that it’s…
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 ANDREW HALE, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure Men’s and Women’s cross country teams competed at the Atlantic 10 Championship in Mechanicville, Virginia last Saturday. The men finished 15th out of 15 teams and the women placed 14th out of 15 teams. Head coach Bob McFarlane was glad to see his senior runners finish their…
St. Bonaventure has parted ways with women’s soccer coach Steve Brdarski, the university announced in a release Tuesday. Brdarski served as head coach for 10 seasons, beginning in 2013. He led the team to the Atlantic 10 Tournament semifinals his first season and the first round in 2021. This season, Brdarski compiled a 3-8-6 overall…
BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS EDITOR The Reilly Center brought the noise as St. Bonaventure head coach Mark Schmidt led the new look Bonnies to victory over Alfred University, 76-48, on Wednesday night. The Bonnies started out the game with a freshman forward Yann Farrell 3-pointer from the top of the key. Continuing to push, redshirt…
A busy student’s library table Cassidey Kavathas/ The Bona Venture kavathcj20@bonaventure.edu BY: HADLEY THOMPSON, NEWS EDITOR “It was a lot of different reasons,” Ann Tenglund, the director of Friedsam Library at St. Bonaventure University said. The library has shortened its hours to opening on Sundays at 1 p.m. instead of 10 a.m., and closing at…
A construction worker laying blacktop Photo courtesy of Christopher Hamilton hamiltcc19@bonaventure.edu BY: DAVID SCIBILIA, NEWS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR During the final week of September, construction on the road behind Doyle Hall and the Sandra A. & William L. Richter Center started. This project has been something St. Bonaventure University has been planning for a while. “The…
The newsroom of the future for the Jandoli School of Communication Photo courtesy of St. Bonaventure University BY: CASSIDEY KAVATHAS, EDITOR-IN-CHEIF The John J. Murphy Professional Building has stood strong in the 40 years after its construction as journalism and media rapidly changed around it. But now it’s time to modernize Murphy, which is home…
The Reilly Center basketball court awaits the wolf pack. The first glimpse of basketball season approaches with the Men’s scrimmage against Alfred University on Nov. 2. Cassidey Kavathas/ The Bona Venture kavathcj20@bonaventure.edu BY: CASSIDEY KAVATHAS, EDITOR- IN CHEIF For the second time in less than four years, St. Bonaventure has changed student ticketing procedures for…
BY LANDON WASHBURN, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s swim and dive team are set to compete at the Atlantic 10 invitational this weekend in Ohio. The men’s team is going into the invitational coming off of a 0-2 performance in the Cleveland State tri-meet with loses to both Cleveland State and Kenyon.…
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 DAN GEYER, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure women’s soccer ended its 2022, last Thursday, falling to Atlantic 10 foe Duquesne, 2-0. The entire first half consisted of a possession battle between the Bonnies (3-8-6, 1-8-1 A-10) and the Dukes (6-5-3, 4-2-3 A-10) as both teams controlled with an occasional shot for each team. The…
BY ANDREW HALE, STAFF WRITER After a month and a half since the season began, the St. Bonaventure Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams look to finish their season off strong at the Atlantic 10 Championship on Saturday, Oct. 29. Throughout the regular season, the men have had top-five placements in three of their four…