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Opinion: Scoring droughts cost Bonnies another game — and ultimately their season

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PHOTO COURTESY OF GOBONNIES BY JONNY WALKER, ADVISORY EDITOR After his St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team got knocked out of the Atlantic-10 Tournament Saturday afternoon by Duquesne, head coach Mark Schmidt summarized the result rather simply. “We had open shots — we missed them. They had open shots — they made them,” Schmidt said. “That…

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Bonnies drop semifinals in potential last game of season

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BY WILL POLADIAN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF In a game where St. Bonaventure only led at the 17:08 mark of the first half, redshirt senior guard Daryl Banks III did all he could, scoring 14 points and going 6-for-6 from the free throw line in a 70-60 loss to Duquesne. “We weren’t good enough and a lot had…

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Recap: Bonnies men’s basketball season ends after loss to Duquesne in A-10 Semifinals

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BY: ANDREW HALE, MANAGING EDITOR The No. 7 seeded St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team fell 70-60 to the No. 6 seeded Duquesne Dukes in the Atlantic 10 Semifinal game. The semifinal matchup was the third time the two teams played each other in three months. Bonnies sophomore forward Assa Essamvous drove to the lane, converting…

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Preview: Bonnies men’s basketball takes on Duquesne in A-10 Semifinals Saturday

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BY: ANDREW HALE, MANAGING EDITOR The No. 7 seeded St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team takes on the No. 6 seeded Duquesne Dukes in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Championships Saturday. This is the third matchup of the season between the two teams. Duquesne defeated Bonaventure in both games. At home in January, the Dukes…

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Inside Daryl Banks III lifting St. Bonaventure to its first A-10 Semifinals since 2021

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PHOTO COURTESY OF GOBONNIES BY JONNY WALKER, ADVISORY EDITOR NEW YORK — Two games away.  For the first time since 2021, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team advanced to the Atlantic 10 Championship Semifinals, defeating Loyola Chicago in double overtime, 75-74, Thursday night. But without late-game heroics from guard Daryl Banks III, Bonaventure’s season likely…

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Bonaventure’s potential path to the NCAA Tournament

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BY WILL POLADIAN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF St. Bonaventure ended its conference season with a 9-9 record, granting the Bonnies the seventh seed entering the conference tournament. La Salle beat George Washington in the first round, setting up the Bonnies against the Explorers in the second round. After a 75-73 victory, second seeded Loyola Chicago had its matchup…

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The NCAA’s bat-flip ban adds to their awful mistakes

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BY COLIN BISH, STAFF WRITER Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons The National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) rules on “unsportsmanlike acts” continue to show that many rulemakers remain out of touch with the evolving game of baseball.  On Feb. 25, with his team down 8-4 to Nebraska, Grand Canyon senior utility player Tyler Wilson smashed a…

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Men’s lacrosse secures first win of the season

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Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY KYLE MAIER, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR The St. Bonaventure University’s men’s lacrosse team won its first game of the season Tuesday after beating Canisius University 12-8.  Senior midfielder Jackson Webster opened up scoring for the Golden Griffins (2-5) before the Bonnies (1-5) answered with four goals from four different players in…

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Bonnies Baseball drops series tiebreaker to Middle Tennessee

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Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY RYAN LOMBARDI, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The Bonnies traveled to Middle Tennessee Friday afternoon for a three-game series against the Blue Raiders. Redshirt junior Chance Moore started on the mound for Bonaventure in Game 1.   The Bonnies went down early after junior shortstop Clay Badylak and sophomore secondbaseman Cale Vinson hit sac…

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OPINION: BONNIES WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WILL TURN IT AROUND

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Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY ALLIE ELKINS, SPORTS EDITOR Having not won a game since Dec. 30, the St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team capped off a rough season with a 62-51 loss on March 6 to Dayton in the Atlantic 10 Championships. This abrupt end to a 4-26 season served as a sad ending…

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Recap: Bonnies men’s basketball complete comeback in double overtime thriller against Loyola Chicago in A-10 Quarterfinals

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BY ANDREW HALE, MANAGING EDITOR The No. 7 St. Bonaventure men’s basketball defeated the No. 2 Loyola Chicago Ramblers 75-74 in a double overtime thriller to advance to the Atlantic 10 Semifinals. Like the Bonaventure’s second-round matchup against La Salle, the Bonnies came out cold shooting 0-5 to begin the game. Following a layup from…

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Brown propels Bonnies after injury in double overtime victory

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BY WILL POLADIAN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Redshirt junior center Noel Brown came up limping after a defensive position early in the first half needing assistance on the bench after being substituted for redshirt junior forward Chad Venning. The trainers on the bench worked on taping his left ankle and foot and used the bicycle next to the…

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Analysis: Despite surviving A-10 Tournament opener, Bonnies’ inconsistency persists

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PHOTO COURTESY OF GOBONNIES BY JONNY WALKER, ADVISORY EDITOR Sports fans are often more willing to excuse their teams’ shortcomings following a win rather than a loss. But only a fool would forgive the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team for its transgressions following Wednesday night’s win over La Salle. Despite surviving the Explorers in the…

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Preview: Bonnies men’s basketball takes on Loyola Chicago in Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals

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BY ANDREW HALE, MANAGING EDITOR The No. 7 St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team takes on No. 2 Loyola Chicago in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Championships Thursday. In February, the Bonnies defeated the Ramblers 79-64 in Loyola Chicago’s first trip to the Reilly Center. Bonnies redshirt senior guard Daryl Banks III scored 26 off…

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Bonnies survive Explorers late game surge; advance to quarterfinals of Atlantic 10 Championship

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BY WILL POLADIAN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Redshirt junior forward Chad Venning took a pass in the low post, pivoted and drove up to the basket, laying the ball in while being fouled by sophomore forward Rokas Jocius, tying the game at 62 points a piece with 5:11 left to play. Venning then took a deep breath and…

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Recap: Bonnies men’s basketball defeats La Salle in Second Round of Atlantic 10 Championships

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BY ANDREW HALE, MANAGING EDITOR The No. 7 St. Bonaventure Bonnies basketball team defeated the No. 10 La Salle Explorers in the second round of the Atlantic 10 Championships. In the first matchup between La Salle and Bonaventure in January, the Explorers won 72-59. La Salle had won the previous two meetings before Wednesday’s tournament…

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Bonnies Baseball looks ahead to Middle Tennessee

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Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY RYAN LOMBARDI, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The St. Bonaventure baseball team looks to get back on track with a four-game series at Middle Tennessee this weekend.   The Bonnies enter 3-7 on the year, coming off a series loss to Presbyterian. St. Bonaventure took Game 1 of the series, winning 2-0. Sophomore…

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Bonnies baseball loses tiebreaker to The Citadel

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Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY KYLE MAIER, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR The St. Bonaventure men’s baseball team dropped the rubber game against The Citadel Bulldogs this past Sunday at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park, losing 8-4 after allowing a five-run seventh inning.  In the 1st, the Bonnies bats continued to produce a day after scoring 22…

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Women’s Basketball blows late lead to Patriots

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PHOTO COURTESY OF GOBONNIES BY ALLIE ELKINS, SPORTS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team fell to George Mason in a nail-biting 57-53 loss in the Reilly Center Wednesday night.                                                       The Patriots (21-5, 12-3 A-10) got off to a hot start against the Bonnies (4-22, 1-14 A-10), but Bonaventure picked up the lead three minutes…

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Softball looks ahead to 2024 season

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PHOTO: ST. BONAVENTURE ATHLETICS BY NATHAN DONNELLY, SPORTS WRITER Following an 12-35-1 record in 2023, the St. Bonaventure softball team looks ahead to 2024. The Bonnies will begin their season with a trip to Madeira Beach, Florida., against Bellarmine on Feb. 23.   Sophomore second baseman Abby Farber said she is looking forward to traveling to…

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