By Ryan Signorino Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams celebrated their seniors with a win over Niagara, Saturday. The men topped the Purple Eagles 149-92, and the women won 157-75. The swim teams only dropped a combined four events. In women’s diving, freshman Elena Rohr won 3-meter events… Keep Reading
By Ryan Signorino Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams were overpowered by the University of Buffalo Friday, winning only two total events in the meet. The men fell 164-73, while the women lost 167-74. In the women’s 100-backstroke, junior Devon McFadden won in a time of 57.99, followed… Keep Reading
By Emily Coughlin Contributing Writer Strong mental stamina is extremely important for a successful tennis match. The players need to have great mental strength in order to be physically strong and play their best. The team dynamic and team practices are very important to boost the mental capacity of the players and to enhance their… Keep Reading
By Ryan Signorino Staff Writer The Atlantic 10 Swimming and Diving Championships are fast approaching, and for women’s head coach Brian Thomas, it will be his first conference meet with the team. After being hired last April, Thomas has revamped the women’s swimming program. He had the swimmers focus more on swimming at race pace… Keep Reading
By Kiley O’Donnell Sports Assignment Editor The New England Patriots will once again be going to the Super Bowl for the seventh time during the Brady-Belichick-Kraft era, after defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers 36-17 at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts. Tom Brady had a stellar game, throwing for 384 passing yards and three touchdowns, two of… Keep Reading
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Editor A new coaching staff for the St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team brings in new people with their own outlooks and ideals when it comes to their jobs and the sport they love. Bonnies head coach Jesse Fleming, in his first season at the helm, said he has a simple… Keep Reading
by Mikael DeSanto Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team captured its third straight win tonight, defeating the Davidson Wildcats 70-51. “I was proud of the maturity tonight,” Bonnies head coach Jesse Fleming said. “I’m just really proud of the way we’re playing. We are getting a lot of deflections, we are covering… Keep Reading
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Associate Editor Jaylen Adams scored a team high 19 points for the Bonnies, but it was fellow guard Matt Mobley who sealed the comeback victory the St. Bonaventure Bonnies Tuesday, as they defeated the Saint Joseph’s Hawks 67-63. Bonnies head coach Mark Schmidt said the Bonnies showed up the final 10… Keep Reading
by Mikael DeSanto Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure University club basketball team’s undefeated stretch ended today when they were swept in a three-game series by the Syracuse University club team. After dropping the first game 51-36, the Bonnies came out swinging in the second game. Through the first ten minutes of play the teams combined… Keep Reading
by Mikael DeSanto Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team won its second straight conference game tonight, defeating the visiting Duquesne Dukes 69-56. “It was definitely a team win,” Bonnies head coach Jesse Fleming said. “We got five kids in double-figures, we defended like crazy; I thought Gabby [Richmond] was huge protecting the… Keep Reading
by Ryan Signorino Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams were defeated by Cornell University at the Reilly Center pool yesterday afternoon. The men lost 168-124, and the women lost 181-116. Senior Michael White won two individual events, the 200-butterfly and the 200-breaststroke. Junior Alyssa Levac won the 100-breaststroke… Keep Reading
by Mikael DeSanto Sports Editor The Bonnies had not won a true regular season road game in almost a year (Feb. 20 at La Salle), but that came to an end Thursday night when they downed UMass 55-38. The road losing streak had reached nine games. “I was just pleased with the way we played.… Keep Reading
By Emily Coughlin Contributing Writer The fall and spring seasons of tennis build upon strengths and weaknesses of each season and player. The coaches and players train for seasons like this all year around. The fall season has more conditioning practices than the spring, which helps strengthen the team. They usually have two to three… Keep Reading
By Ryan Signorino Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams traveled to Florida over winter break for training before coming back and competing against Binghamton on Saturday. The women won 165-131 and lost only four events at the meet. The men lost 166.5-133.5, although senior individual medley swimmer Michael… Keep Reading
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Editor Five years ago, graduate student, Gabby Richmond, stepped onto the St. Bonaventure University campus to begin her freshman season, having been recruited to play on the women’s basketball team. Though she would not play that season, Richmond got plenty of opportunities going forward. “It was my best offer at the… Keep Reading
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Editor In one of the closest elections in the modern era of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, we had three deserving players join the pantheon of the greats of America’s pastime. Some said, in two of the three cases, these players should have gotten in sooner. Others have said they… Keep Reading
By Kiley O’Donnell Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s basketball teams both took part in the program “Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer” during their games against Fordham last week by sporting gold shoelaces. Not only did the Bonnies wear them, but the Fordham athletes did, too. The program, under the organization Go… Keep Reading
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team picked up its second conference win of the season this afternoon, defeating the UMass Minutewomen 55-38. The win snapped a five game losing streak, dating back to December 31. The Bonnies (7-12, 2-5 A10) controlled the boards, out-rebounding the Minutewomen (9-11, 3-4 A10)… Keep Reading
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Associate Editor The three-point shot was in full affect for the St. Bonaventure Bonnies as they improved to 4-2 in Atlantic 10 play with a 71-52 win at the St. Louis Billikens. The three-point shot led the Bonnies to an 18-7 run at one point in the first half, and… Keep Reading
by Mikael DeSanto Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team fell to the Fordham Rams this afternoon 60-44 at the Reilly Center. The win, coupled with a Saint Louis Billikens loss, makes the Rams the only undefeated team remaining in Atlantic 10 conference play. “I was talking to the seniors in the locker… Keep Reading