Photo: GoBonnies BY NATHAN SOLOMON, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF In a game that St. Bonaventure needed for Atlantic 10 Tournament seeding, the Bonnies pulled through. Bonaventure jumped ahead 40 seconds in and never looked back, scoring a season-best 89 points to defeat Saint Joseph’s 89-76 and snap a five-game skid. “We didn’t play perfect by any stretch, but…
Seniors Michael Seitz, Joseph Gombatto, Thomas Reilly, Eric Bernhardt, Jimmy McKeown, Jace Frazier and Jack Gombatto tour Times Square prior to the team’s NIT matchup at Madison Square Garden Tucker Reilly/ The Bona Venture BY: TUCKER REILLY, ADVISORY EDITOR St. Bonaventure University’s basketball program is no stranger to the national stage. In addition to games in the…
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…
It’s no secret. Bobby Planutis is a shooter, and after sitting out a year per NCAA transfer rules, he’s ready to start lighting it up again from beyond the arc. This time, in game action. At Mount St. Mary’s, the six-foot-eight transfer shot 33-67 from 3-point range, which was nearly 50% of his attempts. In…
On Nov. 5, every single seat in the Reilly Center should have someone sitting (or standing) in it. On Nov. 5, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team takes to the floor, marking the 100th season of St. Bonaventure basketball and second season of the greatest trio of players in program history. No, you did not…
The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball came one corner-three short of an Atlantic 10 championship in 2019, and despite nearly climbing to the mountain top last season, the team’s expectations are larger than Osun Osunniyi’s 7’8” wingspan. For coach Mark Schmidt’s five returners, the image of graduate Nelson Kaputo’s shot hitting off of the front of…
An 84th minute penalty kick spoiled St. Bonaventure’s women’s soccer team’s Atlantic 10 opener at Fordham, proving to be too much to overcome the Bonnies lost 1-0. The loss dropped the Bonnies to 4-5 overall and 0-1 in the A10. Fordham improved to 2-6-2 overall and 1-0 in the A10 as of printing. The decisive…
Photo courtesy of GoBonnies The St. Bonaventure golf team has championship-sized hopes at the start of the 2019 season. After finishing in 7th out of 11 teams in the Atlantic 10 Championship last season, the Bonnies hoped to begin their season on the right foot. Junior Danny Gianniny, one of the leaders from last year’s…
It was Sunday Jan. 6 in Fairfax, Virginia. The banged-up, inexperienced Bonnies entered its first conference game with a lousy record of 4-9, the worst non-conference record of the Mark Schmidt era, and almost nobody had any hope for this team. As they walked out of the locker room after taking a 15-point…
“They just have to play,” said Mark Schmidt, the head coach of St. Bonaventure’s men’s basketball team four days ahead of his team’s first Atlantic 10 Tournament game. “We play in big arenas, so that’s not going to be a factor at all. They’re no longer freshmen. They have played 30 plus games.…
By Christine Walsh, Contributing Writer As the St. Bonaventure women’s lacrosse team prepares for its season opener at Lehigh University on Feb. 10, players reflect back on the team’s improvements during the fall season. “The fall season went very well for our program,” said sophomore midfielder Destinee Johnson. “We had 12 new members on the…
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 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 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 Atlantic 10 conference play will begin Saturday for the St. Bonaventure University Men’s soccer team when it takes on the Saint Joseph’s Hawks at home. The Bonnies are coming off a non-conference schedule that saw them go 1-7-1, with the only win coming against the Niagara Purple Eagles. “Our…
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 Ryan Signorino Contributing Writer The men and women’s tennis teams were both in action over the weekend. The men recorded a victory over the Mercyhurst Lakers, while the women stumbled against Army and the University of Massachusetts. On the men’s side, the team performed well in singles, winning all but one match. Impressive showings…
By Nick Konotopskyj Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team was riding a five-game conference winning streak until Wednesday night when they fell short against the La Salle Explorers 71-64. The Explorers led for much of the game thanks to a near triple double from junior guard Jordan Price who had 18 points, 10…
By Nick Konotopskyj Sports Editor The men’s basketball team pulled off another close victory on Wednesday when it defeated the Fordham Rams on the road by a score of 76-72 in overtime. The Bonnies were successful early, according to coach Mark Schmidt as he talked about his team’s effort defensively and what it did to…
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…