BY WILL POLADIAN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Photo Courtesy of Joseph DeBell Goodbye. A word that is seen as an ending to some. To me it’s only the beginning of a new chapter in my life. Just as one door closes another one opens and as my time here at Bonaventure comes to a close, I owe a… Keep Reading
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… Keep Reading
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… Keep Reading
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… Keep Reading
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… Keep Reading
BY WILL POLADIAN, MANAGING EDITOR On a sunny afternoon, the Reilly Center had a storm full of threes as the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team defeated Miami (OH) 90-60 on Saturday. Unlike the last game, the Bonnies came out the gate on a 7-3 run started by a redshirt senior guard Daryl Banks III 3-pointer… Keep Reading
BY WILL POLADIAN, MANAGING EDITOR On Thanksgiving Eve, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team defeated 65-61 to Bucknell Wednesday night in the Reilly Center. The game started out slow with both teams shooting a combined shooting 1-15 from the field at the under-16 media timeout. The Bonnies saw their first point of the night with… Keep Reading
BY WILL POLADIAN, MANAGING EDITOR The Legends Classic Championship game pitted two of the most successful coaches in college basketball for their respective programs in Bruce Pearl and Mark Schmidt. What many people might not know is that they have a history together. Growing up in the Boston, Massachusetts area, Schmidt and Pearl became close… Keep Reading
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY WILL POLADIAN, MANAGING EDITOR With only ten rostered players to begin the season, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team boasted the smallest roster of any Atlantic 10 Conference team. Since then, the roster has only gotten smaller. Four of the team’s ten players have carried injury designations into games this… Keep Reading
BY WILL POLADIAN, MANAGING EDITOR With 1:06 left and a packed house full of St. Bonaventure faithful, graduate guard Mika Adams-Woods stepped up to the free throw line after being fouled by Oklahoma State senior center Mike Marsh. Within the quiet Barclays Center, Adams-Woods drained the first shot. After taking a deep breath and practicing… Keep Reading
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY WILL POLADIAN, MANAGING EDITOR Home. That’s the place the Bonnies return to Saturday after losing to Niagara University, 71-55, Wednesday night. That’s also the place head coach Jim Crowley began his coaching career at the Division I level 23 years ago. Now, after a seven-year hiatus at Providence College, Crowley… Keep Reading
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY WILL POLADIAN, MANAGING EDITOR A bittersweet return is in store for St. Bonaventure women’s basketball head coach Jim Crowley as this season marks his 23rd as a coach at Bonaventure. But the winningest coach in Bonaventure’s history returns to the program after spending the last seven years at Providence College.… Keep Reading
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY WILL POLADIAN, MANAGING EDITOR The St. Bonaventure cross country team’s regular season is coming to a close with Saturday’s Atlantic 10 Championships. Standout junior runner Clay Peets said he has one goal in mind: To improve on his record-breaking times from earlier this season while taking down as many opposing… Keep Reading
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY WILL POLADIAN, MANAGING EDITOR While the St. Bonaventure golf team lost to Siena, 283-276, on Oct. 10, graduate Lance Sininger shot 1-under 71, placing him tied for sixth overall and third for Bonaventure. “The goals for the season were for our team to continue to grow as a unit after… Keep Reading
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY WILL POLADIAN, MANAGING EDITOR The St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team hasn’t made the Atlantic 10 Conference’s eight-team playoff since 2021. If this season’s playoffs started today, the Bonnies would be in. After their first loss in conference play this season to Duquesne, 2-0, on Sunday, the Bonnies (3-3-5 overall, 2-1-1… Keep Reading
Photo: @BonniesBaseball/Twitter BY WILL POLADIAN, MANAGING EDITOR This offseason, second-year head coach Jason Rathbun made major changes to St. Bonaventure University’s baseball program, adding 21 newcomers to the roster. Before his time at Bonaventure, Rathbun led Division III Herkimer Community College to a 556-180 record, making the National Junior Collegiate Athletic Association World Series eight… Keep Reading
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY WILL POLADIAN, MANAGING EDITOR After 12 seasons under Steve Brdarski, a new head coach is on the scene for the St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team. In January, Bonaventure named Donny George its 11th head coach in program history. In two seasons on Niagara University’s coaching staff, George helped lead the… Keep Reading
BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure women’s lacrosse team traveled on the road to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, grabbing their second conference win, 16-15, over Duquesne on Wednesday. The Dukes (1-8, 0-3 A-10) started the offensive attack early with a goal from sophomore attacker Delaney Rodriguez-Shaw just 30 seconds into the match. The Bonnies (4-6,… Keep Reading
Photo @BonniesMBB/Twitter BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS EDITOR The Davidson faithful traveled in droves to the Barclays Center as the Wildcats took down St. Bonaventure, 65-54, Wednesday afternoon in the second round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament. “It was being keyed in on our defensive principles, following the scouting report, locking in on the film that… Keep Reading
BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team snapped it’s three game winning streak to La Salle in the Reilly Center, 76-70, on Wednesday night, dropping to fifth in the Atlantic 10 standings. “We didn’t play our best tonight,” Bonaventure head coach Mark Schmidt said. “But give La Salle credit. I thought… Keep Reading