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…
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…
By Tyler Smith, Sports Editor La Salle head coach Ashley Howard is a passionate leader. A Philadelphia native who began his coaching career with the Explorers, Howard has moved up the ranks with different programs, culminating in his return to La Salle as the team’s head coach. Becoming the successor to a mentor in a…
By Pat Tintle Assistant Sports Editor The men’s soccer team hosted Virginia Commonwealth University under the lights Sunday at the Marra Sports Complex, but despite the home field advantage, the Bonnies surrendered their seventh straight loss. Undefeated in the Atlantic 10, the Rams took the lead in the fourteenth minute on a goal from…
By Chris Spiker Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure men’s tennis team swept La Salle, 7-0, Saturday, lost to Youngstown State, 7-0, Sunday and fell to Little Three rival Niagara, 6-1, Tuesday. Saturday’s women’s match against La Salle was cancelled. Senior Elliot Fanshel won the only point for the Bonnies (5-15, 1-3) in Tuesday’s match versus…
By Chris Spiker Staff Writer The Binghamton Bearcats shut out the St. Bonaventure women’s tennis team, 7-0, last Saturday at the SBU Fitness Center in Olean despite three Bonnies forcing a third set in their singles matches. Coach Michael Bates said the Bonnies (5-10, 0-2) could not capitalize on opportunities in singles against the Bearcats.…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor St. Bonaventure (23-9, 12-5) rode sophomore forward Hannah Little’s career-high 22 points and game-high 17 rebounds to a 54-42 victory over La Salle (15-14, 9-9) Friday in the quarterfinal round of the Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament. Little excelled in the second half, scoring 16 points – more than…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor After a litany of close calls against superior Atlantic 10 opponents over the past two years, the Bonnies (12-7, 2-3) were finally able to close out as they defeated the La Salle Explorers (11-7, 3-1) 66-51 Wednesday night. “That was the best that we’ve played all year,” Head Coach Mark…
By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor The women’s basketball team put on a strong performance against the La Salle Explorers on Wednesday, winning 58-35. Head Coach Jim Crowley said the Bonnies disrupted La Salle’s offense with their solid defense. “We set goals to get to the foul line more than them and to out-rebound them,”…
By Pat Tintle Staff Writer Tomorrow, the men’s and women’s cross country teams will travel to Mechanicsville, Va., to attend the Atlantic 10 Championship. The race will begin at 10 a.m. and includes Bonaventure rivals George Washington, Rhode Island and A-10 favorite, La Salle. Last year’s winner, Butler, has since moved from the A-10 conference.…
By Joel Jackson Contributing Writer As the St. Bonaventure women’s swimming and diving team prepares for its first meet against Atlantic 10 competition, Coach Seth Johnson said he is thinking long term. “In swimming, we’re always going to be long term,” Johnson said. “Our goals are always around A-10 championships at the end of the…
By Zachary Waltz Staff Writer The women’s lacrosse team finished its season with back-to-back losses to UMass, (15-2), and La Salle (10-6), dropping their final record to 6-11 overall with a 0-7 record in the Atlantic 10. Head Coach Ryan Lynn said the UMass game was a tough matchup, and the team lost confidence in…
By Chris Spiker Staff Writer The tennis teams captured their first Atlantic 10 conference wins at La Salle friday, with the men winning, 6-1, and the women prevailing 4-3 The men (5-11, 1-3) dropped two road matches, losing to Fordham, 4-3, last Thursday and St. Joseph’s, 5-2, Saturday. The women (3-13, 1-3) also lost at…
By Skye Tulio Sports Editor With its postseason hopes dashed, the women’s basketball team ended its 2012-13 season on high note, defeating La Salle, 71-58. The home win snapped a nine-game losing streak. “Disappointed is probably too soft of a word for where we ended up,” Coach Jim Crowley said. “We knew there’d be challenges,…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Assignment Editor The Bonnies (11-12, 4-6) displayed an impressive amount of resiliency this week overcoming the elements and double-digit leads to defeat URI (7-16, 2-8) and push La Salle (17-6, 7-3) into overtime. The Brown and White plunged into the heart of winter storm Nemo when they traveled to Newport, R.I.…
By Zach Waltz Contributing Writer The men’s swimming and diving team defeated Little Three rival Canisius 145-90 last Friday. The Bonnies’ next meet is a tri-meet against Xavier and LaSalle. Head coach Sean McNamee said he looks at this meet as preparation for the Atlantic 10 Championships as it is held in the pool…