By Jonny Walker, Sports Assignment Editor On St. Bonaventure’s opening possession against Southern Indiana Tuesday night in the Reilly Center, forward Chad Venning received the ball in the low post. The 6-foot-10, 270-pound big man backed down his comparatively slender defender, spun to his left and laid the ball in off the glass with his…
By Jonny Walker, Sports Assignment Editor Just under five minutes into the second half of Saturday’s game against Bowling Green (2-2, 0-0), St. Bonaventure (2-2, 0-0) guard Daryl Banks III grabbed a defensive rebound, pushed the ball up the right sideline and pulled-up from three. Banks nailed the transition jumper with a hand in his…
BY MIKE POLCE, CONTRIBUTING WRITER This Sunday, The Minnesota Vikings beat the Buffalo Bills, 31-30. The game was an absolute slugfest between two of the NFL’s most dominant teams. The Bills had a 17-point-lead at halftime but a sequence of careless plays and an unbelievable catch by Justin Jefferson allowed the Vikings to stay in…
BY ANDREW HALE, STAFF WRITER Coming off their longest break of the season, the St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s Swim and Dive teams return to the pool as they head to Cleveland, Ohio to compete in the Magnus Cup from Nov. 17-19. The Bonnies, who have not competed since Nov. 5, have utilized their week-and-a-half…
BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS EDITOR St. Bonaventure traveled north to the Buffalo State Ice Arena to take on the Buffalo State Bengals on Saturday. The Bonnies took a commanding lead and never looked back, winning in blowout fashion, 12-2. “I think that we executed our gameplan in every way, ” said freshman right winger Michael…
By Jonny Walker, Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team earned its first win of the season Wednesday at MVP Arena, defeating Siena, 69-63. For the third time in as many games, the Bonnies faced a full-court press on most possessions. For the third time in as many games, the Bonnies didn’t…
Photo: GoBonnies BY NATHAN SOLOMON, MANAGING EDITOR For the second time in as many games, St. Bonaventure surrendered a two-possession lead in the closing minutes, falling to South Dakota State, 66-62, on Tuesday. “I thought we played extremely hard — we didn’t play well,” Bonaventure coach Mark Schmidt said. “Our inexperience came into play a…
BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure faithful came out in droves to the Koessler Athletic Center in Buffalo, New York as the Bonnies renewed its over century old rivalry with Canisius. St. Bonaventure dropped to 1-1 on the season, losing too Little Three rival Canisius, 84-80, in overtime on Saturday. “We scored 14…
BY ANDREW HALE, STAFF WRITER After competing on the road for the first five meets of the season, the St. Bonaventure University men’s and women’s Swim and Dive teams returned home to face Cornell. The men’s and women’s teams fell to the Big Red by scores of 95-148 and 90-144 respectively. On the men’s side,…
BY MIKE POLCE, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Tom Brady could have sailed off into the sunset with his wife, children and $650 million in the bank. Yet, he chose to sacrifice it all for a chance at yet another Super Bowl ring. After announcing his retirement from the NFL after 22 years of pure dominance, Brady signed…
BY DAN GEYER, STAFF WRITER The year is 2017: Sean McDermott is hired as head coach of the Buffalo Bills. McDermott had promised change and to build a culture in Western New York. That May, the Bills hired Brandon Beane as general manager . “Trust the Process” – Those are three words McDermott stated during…
BY JONNY WALKER, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR Bowling Green senior guard Morgan Sharps grabbed a defensive rebound off an errant St. Bonaventure 3-point attempt. She immediately pushed the ball up the court on a fastbreak. Senior forward Allison Day received the ball near the low post, spun to her right and layed in an easy bucket…
Photo: GoBonnies BY NATHAN SOLOMON, MANAGING EDITOR ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — A new era of St. Bonaventure basketball has been born with a victory. Despite a tie after 20 minutes, the Bonnies inched away from Saint Francis (PA) in the second half behind 52% shooting to defeat the Red Flash, 71-58, in the season opener.…
Photo: GoBonnies BY NATHAN SOLOMON, MANAGING EDITOR As a freshman, Kyrell Luc flashed his potential as a college point guard. He’s 5’11” — traditionally undersized — but that doesn’t seem to stop him. After scoring 13 points per game and winning Patriot League Rookie of the Year with Holy Cross, Luc entered the transfer portal…
BY JONNY WALKER, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR The St. Bonaventure men’s soccer team lost the final game of its season Saturday against Virginia Commonwealth University, 2-0, capping off a winless season in Atlantic 10 play. The Bonnies (3-10-3, 0-6-2) and the Rams (3-7-6, 3-1-4) went scoreless through the first half. Two second-half goals propelled VCU to…
BY ANDREW HALE, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure Men’s and Women’s cross country teams competed at the Atlantic 10 Championship in Mechanicville, Virginia last Saturday. The men finished 15th out of 15 teams and the women placed 14th out of 15 teams. Head coach Bob McFarlane was glad to see his senior runners finish their…
St. Bonaventure has parted ways with women’s soccer coach Steve Brdarski, the university announced in a release Tuesday. Brdarski served as head coach for 10 seasons, beginning in 2013. He led the team to the Atlantic 10 Tournament semifinals his first season and the first round in 2021. This season, Brdarski compiled a 3-8-6 overall…
BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS EDITOR The Reilly Center brought the noise as St. Bonaventure head coach Mark Schmidt led the new look Bonnies to victory over Alfred University, 76-48, on Wednesday night. The Bonnies started out the game with a freshman forward Yann Farrell 3-pointer from the top of the key. Continuing to push, redshirt…
BY LANDON WASHBURN, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s swim and dive team are set to compete at the Atlantic 10 invitational this weekend in Ohio. The men’s team is going into the invitational coming off of a 0-2 performance in the Cleveland State tri-meet with loses to both Cleveland State and Kenyon.…
BY JONNY WALKER, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR The St. Bonaventure University men’s soccer team lost, 3-0, at Saint Joseph’s University Saturday, officially eliminating the Bonnies from contention for an Atlantic 10 Tournament berth. The Hawks scored first. The Bonnies failed to register a goal, allowing two second half goals. “I thought we played well,” said Bonaventure…