By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor It was senior day for two players on the St. Bonaventure University women’s soccer team. The game featured defenders Jennifer Morris and Mirae Whitaker playing their final home game at the Marra Atheltic Complex. It wasn’t an ideal send off for the two seniors as the Bonnies were defeated 3-0…
The St. Bonaventure swimming and diving teams defeated Colgate University by scores of 163-70 in men’s and 161-79 in women’s Saturday afternoon. This was the second meet for the men after falling to Cleveland State University on Friday. The women also had two meets on Oct. 14 and 15 against Central Connecticut and Oct. 8…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams took on Cleveland State this afternoon, with the men losing 145-96 and the women falling 137-106. On the men’s side, the Bonnies were able to pick up wins from senior Michael White Jr. in the 100 yard freestyle…
By Kiley O’Donnell Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team picked up their first A10 win and improved their record to 4-11-1. The Bonnies shut out the Davidson Wildcats 2-0 at home on Thursday. The two goals came from freshman midfielders Bella Marra and Sabrina Sousa-Sampson. Despite starting the game early due to a…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor Bona Fan Jam has had to adjust its start time due to the weather on Saturday. The festivities were supposed to be held out in the Richter basketball courts at 4 p.m. but the time has been moved to 5 p.m. inside the Reilly Center. According to gobonnies.com, the face…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor Since 1993, when current St. Bonaventure University swimming head coach Sean McNamee took over, the Bonnies have gone to the Atlantic 10 Championships five times and finished in the top three every year but 1996. Senior Kevin Grant said he has enjoyed swimming for the program and under McNamee.…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure University golf team has already won two events this season and is looking to keep capitalizing on big moments. The team has finished first in two events, the Little Three Invitational in Springville, on Sept. 26 to 28 and the Binghamton Invitational in Binghamton on Oct. 2…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor At St. Bonaventure University, there is a section of athletics called the Sports Information Department, a group of people that oversee various aspects of the day-to-day operations of the school’s athletic programs. Scott Eddy, the assistant sports information director, explained exactly what the department does. “Basically we are in…
The St. Bonaventure University tennis teams have a combined 16 athletes. Of these, 11 of the student athletes come from outside the United States. The tennis players come from three different continents and nine different countries, including as far as India and Bulgaria. Coach Michael Bates said in order to scout and recruit the international…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor As October dwindles down, the hype and rave of college basketball starts to fill the air. After watching such an exciting end to the season, where the Villanova Wildcats ended the season in historic fashion, senior forward Kris Jenkins had the shot that everyone always dreams of shooting at the…
By Kiley O’Donnell Staff Writer Fan Jam is an annual event that kicks off the upcoming St. Bonaventure University basketball season. It is a fun way for students to get excited for the season and learn more about the teams, including the coaches. However, when comparing Fan Jam to other schools, the hype can fall…
by Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University men’s soccer team picked up its third conference play win of the season, and third in the last four games, Wednesday night when it beat the George Washington Colonials 1-0. The win brought the Bonnies record to 4-9-2 overall, and 3-2-1 in conference play. The…
The St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team remained winless in conference play today, falling to Saint Louis Billikens in overtime 1-0. The two teams played 90 scoreless minutes, and in the fourth minute of overtime, senior forward Kirsten Clemens broke the tie. The win put the Billikens at 12-2-1 on the season and 5-0-1 in conference.…
Kiley O’Donnell Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure Men’s Soccer team sent its seniors out with a win, beating the Dayton Flyers 1-0 to collect a conference win on senior day. The game-winning goal came from sophomore midfielder Isaiah Wilson at 2:55 in overtime, his second goal of the season. The team is now 3-9-2…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University men’s rugby team fell to the 13th ranked Kutztown University Bears, the number 13 team in the country, dropping its overall record to 2-5 this season. Kutztown started the match with the ball and was able to quickly put points on the board, starting by…
By Anthony Candelaria Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure golf team came off a good showing from the Little Three golf tournament last week and the team looked to carry that momentum into the Binghamton invite according to sophomore golfer Brent Morgan. “I think we are all playing very solid. Not many weaknesses are being shown…
By Michael Rickicki Contributing Writer Many of St. Bonaventure’s Men’s Cross Country runners achieved personal bests last Saturday. The team participated in the Paul Short Run at Brown University when the top six out of seven runners logged their personal bests for an 8k (4.9 miles), according to gobonnies.com. At the Harry F. Anderson Invitational…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University men’s soccer team, currently 1-8-2 on the season and 0-1-1 in conference play, has struggled to keep opponents’ shot totals down, leading to them surrendering more goals and applying more pressure to the team’s goalkeeper tandem of sophomore Luke Iacobellis and redshirt-freshman Alex Olday. Head…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor On a Sunday that shocked the world of sports and then shook it to its foundations, the game of golf lost one of its legends. On Sept. 25, Arnold Palmer died from “complications from heart problems,” according to espn.com. Palmer, according to golfweek.com, was a seven-time major championship winner,…
The St. Bonaventure women’s swimming & diving team hopes to make a splash this season under new head coach Brian Thomas. Thomas joins Bonaventure from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he was the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, according to gobonnies.com. “I started in May, so when I started, after a couple weeks…