By Skye Tulio Sports Assignment Editor The women’s basketball team (2-0) hosts the Colgate Red Raiders (1-1) tonight at 7 after consecutive victories to begin the season. The team beat the Red Raiders 68-49 last season. It was the first time the Bonnies had five players (Armelia Horton, Chelsea Bowker, Jessica Jenkins, Alaina Walker and… Keep Reading
By Taylor Nigrelli Assistant Sports Editor In 2010, Bob Macfarlane took over as coach for the men’s and women’s cross country teams. Both teams finished last in nearly every large-field invitational they entered every year. The men’s team finished last nearly every year at the Little Three Invitational and Atlantic 10 Championships while the women’s… Keep Reading
By Anthony Gannon Sports Editor The Bonnies are 2-0 for the first time in four years. Tomorrow the Bonnies travel to Canisius to face former SBU Coach and player Jim Baron in his first season for the Golden Griffins since leaving Rhode Island earlier this year. The early season excitement is as high as can… Keep Reading
By Mike Specht Staff Writer After a regular season of wins and close losses, the men’s rugby team can make history tomorrow when they host Rutgers University (2-7) at 2 p.m. on McGraw-Jennings Field. If the Bonnies (6-2-1) defeat the Scarlet Knights and score at least four tries, the team would automatically qualify for the… Keep Reading
By Harrison Leone Staff Writer The women’s swim team hopes to rebound after last weekend’s home loss to Cleveland State (143-99). The women have this weekend and Thanksgiving week off. The Bonnies will be back in the water Nov. 30 when they travel to Akron, Ohio, to compete in the five-day Zippy Invitational. “There’s always… Keep Reading
By Zach Waltz Contributing Writer The men’s swimming team (3-2) lost (132-111) to the Cleveland State Vikings (5-1-1) in its home opener last Saturday. The Bonnies travel to Pittsburgh for the Pitt Invite, beginning today and ending Sunday. The teams competing in the Invite are Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Florida Atlantic, Fairmont State and West Virginia… Keep Reading
By Taylor Nigrelli Assistant Sports Editor The hockey team (4-5) tries to bounce back from an 0-2 weekend when they take on the Cornell Big Red (2-10) Saturday at 8:30 p.m in the William O. Recreation Center. In the season opener, the Bonnies defeated the Big Red 3-2 in a shootout. Junior defenseman Mike Felter… Keep Reading
By Anthony Gannon Sports Editor Bethune-Cookman comes to the Reilly Center tonight for a season-opening 7 o’clock showdown with the Bonnies in their first true home contest in nearly nine months. The Wildcats finished 18-17 last season. Their season ended in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championship game when they lost to Norfolk State 73-70. “We… Keep Reading
By Skye Tulio Sports Assignment Editor The women’s basketball team defeated Edinboro last weekend in an exhibition match-up, 63-62. The Bonnies open their 2012-2013 campaign tomorrow at 1 p.m. against the Binghamton Bearcats. Last season, the Bonnies held the Bearcats to a school-record nine first-half points and gave up the fewest points in a game… Keep Reading
By Heather Monahan Assistant Features Editor The women’s soccer team (8-11-1) wrapped its season up last Thursday with a 1-0 loss to Butler (12-5-4) in the Atlantic 10 tournament quarterfinals. The Bonnies ended the season tied for fifth place in the conference with Saint Joseph’s. The fifth-seeded Bonnies conceded a goal to fourth-seeded Butler Bulldogs… Keep Reading
By Taylor Nigrelli Assistant Sports Editor The men’s basketball team begins its Atlantic 10 title defense tonight as they host Bethune-Cookman in the Reilly Center. They will attempt to defend their A-10 crown without a certain Mississauga, Ontario, native patrolling the paint for the first time since 2008. However,this should come as no surprise, as… Keep Reading
By Steve Marcus Staff Writer The men’s soccer team lost both games over the weekend and narrowly missed out on making the Atlantic 10 postseason. The men finished the year with a 5-14 record, going 3-6 in conference. The weekend began with high hopes, as winning both games would guarantee the team a spot in… Keep Reading
By Harrison Leone Staff Writer The Reilly Center hosts its first women’s swim meet of the season tomorrow when the Bonnies welcome Cleveland State. The meet will be a rematch of last year’s contest in which the Vikings bested the Bonnies 141-96. Coach Seth Johnson said his team is working hard to prepare for the… Keep Reading
By Zach Waltz Contributing Writer The men’s swimming and diving team (3-1) defeated both LaSalle (2-2) and Xavier (4-3) in its first conference meet of the year last Saturday. The team will host the Cleveland State Vikings (4-1-1) tomorrow. Coach McNamee said swimming at home gives the Bonnies a distinct advantage over other teams and… Keep Reading
By Mike Specht Staff Writer The Bonnies’ match against Rutgers last Saturday was cancelled due to complications from Hurricane Sandy. The game is rescheduled for Sat. Nov. 17 at home. The Bonnies next opponent is Iona College (5-3-0) at home tomorrow at 1 p.m. The Bonnies still have a chance to make the Empire Rugby… Keep Reading
By Taylor Nigrelli Assistant Sports Editor After splitting two games for the third weekend in a row, the hockey team (4-3) will head to Binghamton (5-3) tonight to take on the Bearcats at 8:15. The Bonnies host Syracuse (5-3) at home Saturday. Both of this weekend’s games are rematches for the Bonnies from earlier this… Keep Reading
By Skye Tulio Assignment Sports Editor The women’s rugby team closed its fall season last Saturday with a 68-0 loss against UB. The Bonnies ended the season with a winning 4-3 record, just one point away from making the playoffs. Senior fly-half Kayla O’Keefe said the team went in to the game with a positive… Keep Reading
The hockey team (3-2) had another 1-1 weekend, defeating Oswego 8-6 at home Friday before falling to Syracuse 4-1 on Saturday. The Bonnies travel to Oswego tonight for a 7 p.m. game and host Canisius tomorrow at 4 p.m. Junior forward Sean Perhacs said the Bonnies have always had an interesting rivalry with Oswego (4-2).… Keep Reading
It’s almost that magical time of year when we pack the Reilly Center and rabidly cheer the basketball teams to victory. These sports likewise require intense dedication, yet the athletes rarely receive the attention the basketball teams do. The golf team, led by two-time Atlantic 10 player of the week, freshman Josh Stauffer, had quite… Keep Reading
By Heather Monahan Assistant Features Editor After an exciting last weekend of the regular season, the women’s soccer team (8-10-1) clinched a spot in the Atlantic 10 tournament for the fifth year in a row. The Bonnies entered the tournament as a five seed and played their first tournament game yesterday against fourth seeded Butler.… Keep Reading