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BY: SEAN WALLACE; SPORTS EDITOR
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Coming off its first postseason appearance since the 2015-16 season, the St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team looks to build on its success entering the 2026-27 season.
Head coach Jim Crowley, in his second stint with the program, enters his 20th season at Bonaventure. He coached at the University of Providence from 2016 to 2023.
Aaliyah Parker, who averaged 12.6 points and 5.8 rebounds per game as a graduate student for the Bonnies last season, joins the coaching staff as an assistant coach.
Junior guard Mackenzie Patinelli, a management major from Collegeville, Pennsylvania, enters her third year with Bonaventure. She averaged 5.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game while ranking third on the team with 42 steals last season. She also started all 33 games.
Bonaventure opened its season with a 68-56 home victory over D’Youville University on Wednesday, Nov. 4.
Freshman forward Ella Trinkaus tallied a game-high 21 points and four rebounds off the bench in her debut for the Bonnies.
Crowley emphasized his message to the team before the start of the season.
“Our message to our kids was clear,” said Crowley. “It does not matter when you play. It is hard to win no matter what. That includes not just the physical side of the game, but the mental side of the game too. That was big for us to have to go through that.”
Bonaventure hosts Mercyhurst University on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 4:30 p.m. in the Reilly Center.
