By Jeremy Castro Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s diving teams are nearing the crescendo of their season as the Atlantic 10 tournament draws near. As what has come as a welcomed surprise, the success of the team has had a lot to do with the three freshman divers on the squad. Anna Campos, Michael Bruno and Riley…
By Joe Ceraulo Men’s Basketball Beat Writer The St. Bonaventure Bonnies outlasted St. Joseph’s in the Reilly Center Wednesday night, winning 70-67 despite three starters tallying four fouls. Fouls weren’t the only thing that got St. Bonaventure in trouble. The team committed 17 turnovers to the Hawks’ 11. Despite winning the turnover battle, Hawks coach…
By Joe Ceraulo Men’s Basketball Beat Writer DAVIDSON, N.C. – The St. Bonaventure Bonnies have now dropped four of five since the new year began after an 83-73 loss at Davidson last night. The team was without forward Josh Ayeni, who has reportedly been suspended three games for a violation of team rules according to J.P. Butler. Junior Courtney Stockard replaced Ayeni in the starting lineup,…
By Ryan Signorino Sports Editor The final home meet of the St. Bonaventure University swimming and diving teams saw both the men and women win over Binghamton University, 216-76 for the women and 191-76 for the men. The meet kicked off with a ceremony honoring the 11 senior members of the swim teams. On the…
By Ryan Signorino Sports Editor St. Bonaventure men’s basketball lost its third Atlantic 10 game this afternoon at Rhode Island 87-73. Both backcourt seniors Jaylen Adams and Matt Mobley finished with 19 points, and junior forward Courtney Stockard added 14 along with nine rebounds, but five players for the Rams finished in double figures. A…
By Ryan Signorino Sports Editor A career day for junior forward LaDarien Griffin lead the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team as the team improved to 2-2 in Atlantic 10 conference play with a win over Fordham. A double-double and 21 points helped propel the Bonnies to a 77-61 win at home following loses to Dayton…
By Jeremy Castro Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team lost to the Saint Joseph’s Hawks in Philadelphia last night by a final score of 85-78. This loss drops the Bonnies to 1-2 in Atlantic 10 conference play. One of the main talking points coming from the game is the struggles of Matt Mobley. The…
Joe Ceraulo Men’s Basketball Beat Writer DAYTON, OH – St. Bonaventure’s eight-game win streak came to an end last night with an 82-72 loss to the University of Dayton. The winning streak was the school’s longest in 47 years. The Bonnies showed resilience in the second half after going into the locker room down 39-25,…
By Joe Ceraulo Contributing Writer St. Bonaventure opened up conference play today with a 98-78 win over the University of Massachusetts. After trailing the Minutemen 25-24 briefly with 6:20 left in the first half, the Bonnies closed out on a 23-13 run to take a commanding nine-point lead into the locker room. A combined five…
By Joe Ceraulo Contributing Writer SYRACUSE, N.Y. – For the first time in school history, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies beat the Syracuse Orange at the Carrier Dome, 60-57 in overtime Friday night. The eleventh matchup between the schools in the Carrier Dome resulted in St. Bonaventure’s first win over the Orange since beating them on…
By Joe Ceraulo Contributing Writer The St. Bonaventure Bonnies beat the Northeastern Huskies Wednesday night, 84-65. Just four days removed from a win over Vermont in Rochester, the Bonnies returned home to the Reilly Center, where the only thing standing between the team and a highly anticipated matchup with Syracuse this Friday night was a…
Joe Ceraulo Contributing Writer ROCHESTER, N.Y. – St. Bonaventure University handed the University of Vermont an 81-79 loss today, thanks to a dramatic three-pointer by Matt Mobley, his only made shot of the day, with a second left. Despite Mobley’s lacking offensive performance, the senior guard led the team in rebounding with five. St. Bonaventure’s…
By Joe Ceraulo Contributing Writer The St. Bonaventure Bonnies men’s basketball team avenged last year’s 106-101 overtime loss to Canisius College last night, winning 73-65. Senior guard Jaylen Adams led the way, almost tallying a double-double in his second game back from a left ankle sprain. He finished with a team-leading 20 points, nine assists…
By Jeremy Castro Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team fell to the University of Toledo Rockets by a final score of 58-39. Toledo were hot right out of the gates, scoring 17 unanswered points to start the game, leading 19-6 at the end of the first quarter. “You can not get down 17-0…
By Joe Ceraulo, Sports Staff Senior guard Jaylen Adams made his season debut today for the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team, as they beat the University at Buffalo 73-62. Adams, the Atlantic 10 Conference Preseason Player of the Year, scored the first basket of the game just 13 seconds in, electrifying the many Bonnies fans…
I didn’t think that this XP would sneak up on me so fast. I remember watching Mike DeSanto, last semester’s sports editor, write his last XP and become extremely emotional over it. I’m no different. Transferring in as a junior was pretty tough, especially moving eight hours away from home. I didn’t know what clubs…
By Jeff Uveino, Staff Writer This past weekend, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team traveled to the Florida panhandle to play in the Emerald Coast Classic. The Bonnies went 1-1 in Niceville, Florida, beating the Maryland Terrapins in the first round before falling to the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs in the finals. The Bonnies…
By Emily Coughlin, Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure women’s swim and dive team have been excelling so far this season. Sophomore diver Elena Rohr attributes her successes to the goals she set at the beginning of the season and the training that she has completed to be successful. “At the beginning of the season I…
By Matt Petit, Staff Writer With the men’s swim team having its Akron Invitational meet this weekend, mid-season has arrived for the Bonnies. The men’s swim team has had some setbacks regarding health this season. Nick Burdo a sophomore freestyler from Syracuse, New York has been one key swimmer for the Bonnies, despite having an…
This past March, St. Bonaventure University announced that men’s lacrosse would be added as its 17th Division I athletic program. Previously, Bona’s had a lacrosse team from 1989-93 before moving the team down to a club level. On June 20, athletics director Tim Kenney announced Randy Mearns as the head coach. Mearns had been the…