by Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor Another strong start for the St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team propelled the team to its third win of the season, beating Rider 60-47 Sunday afternoon in the second of two games at the UCF Thanksgiving Classic. The Bonnies (3-3) opened the game on a 7-0 run, four points…
by Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor After Austin Peay nearly made a comeback, the St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team picked up a win in its game of the UCF Thanksgiving Classic, 58-57. Austin Peay was able to pull it to within one point on three occasions, but never held the lead. The Bonnies started…
by Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor It came down to the wire, but the Delaware Blue Hens defeated the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team 43-40 Saturday night. The Bonnies brought it to within one point with an 8-0 run over the two minutes, but fell short in the closing seconds of the game. The first…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor In a season that opened with many new faces, Matea Britvar, a junior forward on St. Bonaventure University’s women’s basketball team, has faced changes of her own. These come in the form of an expanded role and more responsibility on a young team. “I would follow the team when…
by Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor Streaks were broken Wednesday night as the Canisius Golden Griffins (1-1) defeated the St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team (1-2) 74-57. The win was Canisius’ first at the Reilly Center since 1995, their first win over the Bonnies since 2005, and it marked the first time the Bonnies had…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor This afternoon saw the raising of a banner and a career milestone for Jesse Fleming. In Fleming’s second career game as a head coach, the St. Bonaventure University Bonnies (1-1) defeated the Colgate University Raiders (0-2) 70-51 for their first win of both the season and Fleming’s career. Before…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor Friday night saw the next installment of a Big 4 rivalry in Western New York, St. Bonaventure University against the Niagara University Purple Eagles. The Bonnies (0-1) fell 65-43 to the Purple Eagles (1-0), as the offensive inconsistencies seen against Edinboro came back to bite them again. The Bonnies…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor A senior elementary education major, Imani Outlaw has averaged 2.6 points, 0.9 assists and 1.4 rebounds per game in 96 games over her first three years. She also has shot 74.2 percent from the free throw line in that span. The native of Cincinnati, Ohio, attended Sycamore High School.…
by Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor Mariah Ruff is a junior chemistry major, who averaged 10.0 points, 3.8 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game last year, starting in all 32 games played. Through her first two years at Bonaventure, Ruff has started in 52 of 62 games played; averaging 8.6 points per game, along with…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor Gabby Richmond is in her fifth year at St. Bonaventure University, having redshirted as a freshman and now being a graduate student. She has made 51 career starts in 88 games with the Bonnies, and averaged 5.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game last season. She is a native…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor This season will mark a year of change for the St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team, as new players have arrived on campus to build upon the success of last season. One of those new coaches is Jesse Fleming, a 2005 journalism and mass communication graduate of the university.…
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,…
By: Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor After 16 seasons as St. Bonaventure’s women’s head basketball coach, Jim Crowley has decided to leave the women’s program for a job with the Providence Friars, according to GoBonnies.com. Crowley’s record was 258-231 as the coach of the Bonnies. Crowley won A10 Coach of the Year three times in 2009,…
Women’s basketball loses 77-68 at Fordham By Mikael DeSanto Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team took a loss to Fordham 77-68 on Feb. 24 in an away game. The last Bonnies win came on Feb. 20 when they defeated the La Salle Explorers 70-63 for their 22nd win of the season. Senior forward…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team continued its home winning streak Wednesday after an overtime win against the George Washington University Colonials, 69-67. The Bonnies are 15-0 at home this season and 6-5 on the road. Losing its last three road games to Duquesne, VCU and UMass, they look…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team won its 14th straight home game and 20th win of the season on Wednesday night. The Bonnies defeated the Saint Louis University Billikens in dominating fashion, by a score of 80-59. The Bonnies were 52.6 percent from 3-point range and 55.3 percent from…
By: Jonathan Sawyer Sports Assignment Editor The Bonnies continue their undefeated home winning streak (13) by defeating the Richmond Spiders, 66 -43. The Bonnies trailed by four early, but with good defense and turnovers they fought their way back to the lead. This was the last time the team trailed in the game. The Bonnies…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Assignment Editor The women’s basketball team is off to one of its best starts in school history, winning 16 straight games. The Bonnies longest winning streak was 18, back in the 2012-2013, where they went 14- 0 in conference play and made it to the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA Tournament.…
Player: Gabby Richmond Height: 6-1 Year: Junior Hometown: Chicago, Ill. Position: Forward What does the team need to work on? “Not getting in our own way, not letting one game affect the next and just playing together as a team.”
Player: Katie Healy Height: 6-1 Year: Senior Hometown: Lancaster, N.Y. Position: Forward “I think together, as a team, we want to be better than last year for sure, but we also want to make it far. We want to impress people—we want to prove people wrong. A lot of people have doubts about us and…
