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… Keep Reading
BY JAMES DERRICK, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Bronx, N.Y. — The St. Bonaventure University women’s soccer team visits Atlantic 10 Conference-rival Fordham University Thursday at Moglia Stadium. The Bonnies (2-2-5 overall, 1-0-1 A-10) will face a Rams (3-4-2 overall, 1-0-1 A-10) roster that includes A-10 Rookie Of The Week and freshman midfielder Lena Johnsen and Caroline Monahan,… Keep Reading
BY NATHAN DONNELLY St. Bonaventure, N.Y.— The St. Bonaventure University men’s soccer team hosts Little Three rival Canisius University Wednesday at the Tom 80′ and Michelle Marra Athletics Field Complex. Bonaventure, coming off a loss, allowed 3 goals and failed to find the back of the net Saturday at Fordham University. The Bonnies (2-3-1 overall, 0-1… Keep Reading
BY DAN GEYER, STAFF WRITER After getting swept in three games at Saint Louis last weekend, the St. Bonaventure softball team welcomed the Buffalo Bulls into town on March 21 for its home opener at Joyce Field. The Bonnies held the Bulls scoreless in Game 1 en route to a 3-0 victory. While coming back… Keep Reading
DAN GEYER, STAFF WRITER After falling to Little Three rival Niagara 13-5 in the season opener, the St. Bonaventure women’s lacrosse team looked to rebound in their home opener against Canisius on Feb. 15. The Bonnies quickly fell behind 3-0 in the first two minutes, but after a timeout, they got hot, scoring three goals… Keep Reading
BY DAN GEYER, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure Men’s and women’s tennis teams continued their spring season as the men traveled to Clevland to take on Cleveland State and Xavier, followed by a trip to Virginia to take on Davidson and Virginia Tech, while the women traveled to West Point to take on Fordham, Stony… Keep Reading
BY DAN GEYER, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s track teams continued their strong start to the season, picking up where they left off at the Houghton Invitation, as more school records continued to fall at the Brockport Invitational on Feb. 4. On the men’s side, it was Clay Peets who set a… Keep Reading
BY ANDREW HALE, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR After narrowly losing 49-45 to George Mason last month, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team looked to split the season series against the Patriots Wednesday night. The Brown and White couldn’t get the offense going as they fell to George Mason 65-51. Graduate senior Nikki Oppenheimer led the way… Keep Reading
BY DAN GEYER, STAFF WRITER Coming off of their most impressive victories of the season on December 3 against Canisius, the St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams looked to keep the momentum rolling in a dual meet at Binghamton on Jan. 21. By the end of the day, the Bearcats got the… Keep Reading
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… Keep Reading
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… Keep Reading
BY MIKE POLCE, CONTRIBUTING WRITER This Sunday, The Minnesota Vikings beat the Buffalo Bills, 31-30. The game was an absolute slugfest between two of the NFL’s most dominant teams. The Bills had a 17-point-lead at halftime but a sequence of careless plays and an unbelievable catch by Justin Jefferson allowed the Vikings to stay in… Keep Reading
BY DAN GEYER, STAFF WRITER The year is 2017: Sean McDermott is hired as head coach of the Buffalo Bills. McDermott had promised change and to build a culture in Western New York. That May, the Bills hired Brandon Beane as general manager . “Trust the Process” – Those are three words McDermott stated during… Keep Reading
BY MIKE POLCE, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Tom Brady could have sailed off into the sunset with his wife, children and $650 million in the bank. Yet, he chose to sacrifice it all for a chance at yet another Super Bowl ring. After announcing his retirement from the NFL after 22 years of pure dominance, Brady signed… Keep Reading
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… Keep Reading
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… Keep Reading
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… Keep Reading
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.… Keep Reading
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… Keep Reading
BY DAN GEYER, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team picked up its first conference win of the season, defeating the Richmond Spiders, 1-0 ,Sunday at the Marra Athletics Complex, picking up its first conference win of the season. The win was the Bonnies first since a 3-1 win over Eastern Michigan on Aug.… Keep Reading