The women’s swimming and diving team dominated the Niagara Purple Eagles 154-79 during its final away meet before A10’s. The Bonnies were led by freshman Rachel Taylor and senior Tanja Kirmse. Both women won two events during the meet last Saturday. Taylor won the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard backstroke events. Kirmse finished first in…
The NHL All-Star Game was this past weekend, and people are already calling it one of the best NHL All-Star events in recent history. For one, the new format made the game appear more competitive and fun for fans to watch. The 3-on-3 tournament format led to fans seeing back-checking, one-timers, big saves and actual…
Nick Konotopskyj Sports Editor The men’s basketball team picked up its second straight win on Wednesday night when it took down the Saint Joseph’s Hawks by a score of 83-73. The win helps move the Bonnies to just one game behind the Hawks in the A10 standings. Head Coach Mark Schmidt said when this team…
By Anthony Candelaria Staff Writer The St.Bonaventure’s men’s hockey team is 3-14 on the year, but some good can be taken away from the season so far, according to senior captain defenseman Nate Parker. “We just need to continue to work hard,” said Parker. “We have found what works we just need to execute.” He…
By Ryan Signorino Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure men’s tennis team moved to 1-2 this season over the weekend, while the women’s team suffered its third straight loss. The men won their first match of the year against Niagara 7-0 last Saturday, before falling to Colgate on Sunday 5-2. The women were narrowly beaten by…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team lost its fourth game Wednesday night to Virginia Commonwealth University, 52-47. Although the Bonnies lost Wednesday night, the team is off to one of its best starts in school history. The Bonnies are 19-4 overall and 8-2 in conference play, and a lot…
By: Nick Konotopskyj Sports Editor After losing three consecutive conference games, the men’s basketball team found a way to stop the bleeding and pick up a home win on Sunday afternoon. The Bonnies defeated the Richmond Spiders by a score of 84-68 at the Reilly Center. Marcus Posley led St. Bonaventure in scoring with 26…
By: Jonathan Sawyer Sports Assignment Editor The Bonnies continue their undefeated home winning streak (13) by defeating the Richmond Spiders, 66 -43. The Bonnies trailed by four early, but with good defense and turnovers they fought their way back to the lead. This was the last time the team trailed in the game. The Bonnies…
By. Jonathan Sawyer “One and done” is a term that is frequently used nowadays in college basketball. 2004 was the last year high school basketball players were allowed to enter the National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft. Ever since 2004, players started using college as a trampoline to the pros: only going one year and leaving.…
Bills A Buffalo Bills quarterback has made the Pro Bowl. No, this isn’t 1991, and Jim Kelly did not lead Buffalo to yet another playoff and Super Bowl run. This time it’s the new kid on the block: Tyrod Taylor. Back in training camp, it was a battle with three guys (Taylor, Matt Cassel, and…
By Nick Konotopskyj Sports Editor After starting the season with four straight conference wins, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team dropped its third consecutive conference game on Sunday. This time, it was to the only undefeated team left in the Atlantic 10, the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Rams by a score of 84-76. After starting…
By Mikael DeSanto Staff Writer There are only two dual meets remaining in the 2015-16 men’s swimming and diving season. For the seniors, like swimmer Gregg Byrne and diver Alex Marra, this means there are only two dual meets left in their collegiate swimming careers. Soon they will go to the Atlantic 10 Championships for…
By Mikael DeSanto Staff Writer The spring season has kicked off for the St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s tennis teams. The men’s team opened its season with a loss to Youngstown State, while the women started the season with losses to Penn State and Navy on Jan. 15 and 16. On the men’s side, freshman…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Assignment Editor Coming off its first loss in 16 games, the women’s basketball team avenged itself by dominating the Saint Joseph’s University Hawks by a score of 65-51 Wednesday night. The Bonnies went 49 percent from the field and 41 percent from three-point land in Wednesday night’s victory and…
By Nick Konotopskyj Sports Editor Back in 2012, both the men’s and women’s basketball teams went on magical runs to reach the NCAA tournament. The women won the Atlantic 10 regular season title while the men’s team, led by the great Andrew Nicholson, plowed through St. Joseph’s, UMass, and finally Xavier to win the conference…
By Nick Konotopskyj Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team dropped its second-straight conference game on Tuesday night in the Reilly Center to the Dayton Flyers. The Bonnies lost by a score of 85-79 in a game that was anything but status quo. Dayton went into the locker room with a 45-18 lead at…
By Mikael DeSanto Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure University men’s swimming and diving team returned to competition last Saturday, beating the University of Binghamton Bearcats 166.5 to 121.5. The team had previously not competed since the Akron Invitational in December. The Bonnies picked up wins in 11 of the 16 events in the meet.…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Assignment Editor With the departure of the women’s lacrosse coach last semester, the team needed to fill the spot quickly. Chelsea Rosiek, the former head coach of Chesnut Hill College in Pennslyvania, will begin her career at St. Bonaventure and her first season coaching a Division I program this semester.…
By Dominic LoVallo Assistant Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure women’s swimming and diving team is back from its hiatus and is beginning to compete in meets again. The Bonnies were last in action late November, where they came in third out of six teams at the Pittsburgh Invitational. The Bonnies came out from their December…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Assignment Editor The women’s basketball team is off to one of its best starts in school history, winning 16 straight games. The Bonnies longest winning streak was 18, back in the 2012-2013, where they went 14- 0 in conference play and made it to the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA Tournament.…