BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team played host to the Siena Saints on Thursday, winning 50-42 in the Reilly Center. Early on the Bonnies jumped out in front as Siena couldn’t find a rhythm. The Bonnies attacked the paint by way of forward Ene Adams. After the first timeout, the Bonnies would go cold as they let the… Keep Reading
BY MICHAEL SEITZ, STAFF WRITER. St. Bonaventure defeated the Robert Morris Colonials 61-53 this afternoon at the Reilly Center. The game began slow as both teams started cold from the floor. Robert Morris led after an uneventful first quarter by a score of 11-8. To start the second quarter, the Colonials responded to a Nikki… Keep Reading
BY JONNY WALKER, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure University women’s soccer team clinched an Atlantic 10 tournament berth for the first time since 2013 on Sunday at the Marra Athletics Complex, defeating Duquesne, 2-1. After looking on from the sidelines as the Bonnies (7-7-4, 5-4-1) celebrated their senior day before the game, the Dukes (4-10-2,… Keep Reading
BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR This season, the NFL decided to go stricter on the taunting rule. This is making it seem like we are ending up at the no fun league once again. What drives people to watch games are the celebrations and the emotion after huge plays. It’s just natural for emotion… Keep Reading
BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR The St. Bonaventure men’s soccer team won 2-1 in a must-win game on the road against Dayton on Saturday to improve their record to 4-9-1 in the fight to make the conference tournament. The first half started slow for both teams. The Bonnies struck first late into the first… Keep Reading
BY COLBY GAINES, STAFF WRITER As the fall season comes to an end for St. Bonaventure golf, the men traveled to North Carolina last weekend for the ODU/OBX intercollegiate to come away with a 15th place finish out of 17 teams—tallying an 897 54-hole total. Although the competition at Powells Point may have not been… Keep Reading
BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR With the Buffalo Bills on a bye week this week, I feel that this would be a great time to take a look at why these weeks are important. This week is usually used to regroup and recover to continue the long NFL season. Since the league decided to… Keep Reading
BY LOUIS GENOVESE, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s cross-country teams made the trip to Delaware Park Saturday afternoon for the Canisius Alumni Classic. The Bonnies had five men in the top 30 out of 119 runners. Freshman Zack Buckner finished sixth, coming in at 26:35.0, a mere 10 seconds short of his… Keep Reading
BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR The Bonnies’ three game win streak ended at the hands of the Dayton Flyers on Sunday. St. Bonaventure now stands at 6-7-3 and 4-4-0 in conference play. The first half was a quiet one. It took until the opening minutes of the second half before a goal was scored.… Keep Reading
BY JONNY WALKER, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure University men’s soccer team failed to make a late-season push in the Atlantic 10 Conference standings Saturday at the Marra Athletics Complex, losing to La Salle, 1-0. The Bonnies (3-8-1, 2-3) now rank eleventh in the A-10, although their six points place them just three shy of… Keep Reading
BY COLBY GAINES, STAFF WRITER Following a 9th place finish the weekend prior, the St. Bonaventure golf team picked up the pace to grab their second head-to-head win of the season at Sleepy Hollow Country Club, winning 301-314 over Army last Friday. Bonnie’s graduate Jack Geise displayed his veteran experience during Friday’s competition, shooting a… Keep Reading
BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR The St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s cross country teams headed down to Louisville last Saturday for the 20th annual Louisville Classic. Leading the men’s side was freshman Clay Peets. His time of 26:30.9 was the best on the team. Junior Darion Gregory finished right behind Peets with a time… Keep Reading
BY JONNY WALKER, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure University men’s soccer team lost to Rhode Island Saturday at URI Soccer Complex, dropping their second-consecutive game 4-0. The Bonnies (1-6-1, 1-1) registered just four shots on goal, three from freshman forward Matthew Wrobel, as the Rams (6-3-1, 2-1) dominated possession throughout. Rhode Island registered 16 shots,… Keep Reading
BY MIKE SEITZ, STAFF WRITER With the 395th pick in the 2017 MLB Draft, the Detroit Tigers select Cole Peterson, a shortstop from St. Bonaventure University. Peterson had now met a lifelong goal of his, playing professional baseball. Peterson played his high school baseball at Johnsonburg Area High School in north-central Pennsylvania. He earned the Small… Keep Reading
BY NATHAN SOLOMON, SPORTS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure Golf team overcame adversity in last weekend’s Macdonald Cup, finishing in a tie for 9th place at Yale University. The Bonnies took just five players to Connecticut to play the historic Yale University Golf Course, but prior to the opening round, sophomore Jude Cummings fell ill and… Keep Reading
BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR With the NFL season close to being a fourth of the way done, we have seen a recurring theme: injuries plaguing teams. Take a look at the Carolina Panthers, for example. They’ve been off to a great start but have lost their top players in RB Christian McCaffrey and… Keep Reading
BY LOUIS GENOVESE, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure Men’s Soccer team fell to a 1-5-1 record after losing to No 4. ranked West Virginia on Saturday. The Bonnies stood their ground in the first half, with goalkeeper Trevor Wilson making incredible saves in the third and eighth minutes. West Virginia, however, would get on the… Keep Reading
BY JONNY WALKER, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure University women’s soccer team snapped its six-game winless streak Sunday at Jack Coffey Field, defeating Fordham 2-1. The Rams (2-7-2, 0-2-1) dropped another heartbreaker as the Bonnies (3-5-3, 1-2) capitalized on two, late-scoring opportunities. Fordham found its offensive footing early, scoring in the 28th minute. Fordham defender… Keep Reading
BY COLBY GAINES, STAFF WRITER The Harry Anderson Invitational was an all-around remarkable performance for the St. Bonaventure cross country program as the men’s team recorded seven different personal record times and clocked in 160 points to secure fifth place in Saturday’s contest. Furthermore, the women’s team collaborated for an eleventh-place finish led by two… Keep Reading
By Nathan Soloman, Sports Assignment Editor After a convincing 11-6 victory over Siena on Saturday, the St. Bonaventure University’s men’s lacrosse team is on their way to the program’s inaugural MAAC tournament as the number six seed. Winners of three of the last four games, the Bonnies head into Friday’s match-up against Detroit Mercy with… Keep Reading