Not every student at St. Bonaventure is from Buffalo, but sometimes it certainly seems that way. Many of these students are, to extreme degrees, interested in the professional and college sports of that great town. To cater to our proud Buffalonians, the BV is excited to unveil the “Buffalo Brief”, a breezy synopsis of all…
By Pat Tintle Sports Editor Major League Baseball (MLB) players are filthy rich. How rich? To put it in perspective, the 12 largest sport contracts in history come from MLB players, the highest being this off-season’s signing by the Miami Marlins of Giancarlo Stanton, who will make $325 million over the next 13 years. On…
By Ethan Kibbe Assistant Sports Editor I wish I knew.” That is how St. Bonaventure women’s basketball Head Coach Jim Crowley responded when asked why his team was mired in a five-game losing streak after falling to Virginia Commonwealth University 61-51 on Wednesday night. When the contest began, it looked like St. Bonaventure would take…
By Gavin Lindhal Sports Assignment Editor In sports, there are few positions as physically and mentally demanding as that of an ice hockey goalie. Game in and game out, goalies are expected to contort their bodies, diving and spinning to stop discs of vulcanized rubber traveling at speeds up to a 100 mph from entering…
By Emily Mulcahey Staff Writer They rise well before the sun most mornings and wake themselves up with a short trip through the frigid air and a physically intensive training session. While the rest of the students around them get a five-week Christmas break, theirs is only three. Their course work is the same, but…
By Pat Tintle Assistant Sports Editor The women’s basketball team (5-2) hosted Colgate University (0-6) on Tuesday, Dec. 2 in the Reilly Center. Despite a 30-30 tie at halftime, the Bonnies came out in the second half to outscore the Raiders 35-19, sealing their fifth victory of the season, 65-49. The Bonnies will head to…
By Zach Waltz Sports Editor The men’s basketball team improved to 5-1 on Wednesday after beating the Buffalo Bulls, 72-63. Head Coach Mark Schmidt said the Bonnies executed their defensive game plan perfectly in the first half, allowing the team to get a 16 point lead going into the half. “I thought we took…
By Zach Waltz Sports Editor When I first started writing for The Bona Venture, I had no clue what I was getting myself into. I figured I would just be writing some stories every week, and I was perfectly content with that. Seeing my name on a byline in print is a feeling that never…
By Gavin Lindahl Sports Assignment Editor Sixteen years ago, when junior forward Andrew Chadwick was only four years old, his mother made an interesting and, possibly, ill-informed decision. She put the four-year-old Chadwick on ice with skates and a hockey stick and let him play hockey as opposed to football. “My mother thought football…
On the weekend of Nov. 21, the men’s and women’s swimming teams travelled to Pittsburgh, Pa to compete in an invitational hosted by the University of Pittsburgh. The men, who were riding a two-meet winning streak, finished fourth in a field of seven teams while the women placed second out of ten teams. Junior Viacheslav…
By Pat Tintle Assistant Sports Editor For the second straight year, the Bonnies have surrendered the Franciscan Cup to Siena. Last season, the men’s basketball team traveled to Siena to battle for the cup. They fell 72-70 at the Times Union Center in Albany, ceding the cup which they had won at home in…
By Pat Tintle Assistant Sports Editor After a win in front of their home crowd against Canisius College, the women’s basketball team dropped their first road game of the season to James Madison, 76-43, on Sunday, Nov. 16. The Bonnies struck first against the Dukes with a jump shot by junior forward Katie Healy, but James…
By Gavin Lindahl Sports Assignment Editor Nearly two months into the season, and the situation is bleak for the St. Bonaventure club hockey team. The team has been outscored 40 goals to 16 through the team’s first eight games, seven of which have been losses. Included in those seven games is Bona’s 5-2 loss…
By Pat Tintle Assistant Sports Editor Heading into the 2014-2015 offseason, the New York Yankees have a glaring issue to address – the replacement of an icon. Derek Jeter has been synonymous with the Yankees since his first full big league season in 1996. His leadership and exemplary consistent baseball brought New York five…
After winning last week’s home meet against Cleveland State, the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams traveled to Buffalo to take on Canisius College. The men beat the Golden Griffins 144 to 99, while the women lost a hard-fought meet by four points, 115 to 119. For the men, a team effort led to the victory. Junior Michael Pilyugin set…
Following losses to Duquesne and LaSalle, the women’s swimming and diving team took to the pool against Cleveland State last Friday, hoping to secure its first victory of the year. They did just that, as the Bonnies defeated the Vikings by a score of 147 to 83. Sophomore Tanja Kirmse continued her winning ways, taking…
By Taylor Nigrelli Opinion Editor St. Bonaventure athletic director Steve Watson has accepted the same position at Loyola University in Chicago, as was first reported by The Intrepid. Watson will remain athletic director for 30 days before his resignation is official, according to St. Bonaventure University president Sister Margaret Carney O.S.F. Carney said there…
By Gavin Lindahl Sports Assignment Editor Despite finally winning its first game of the season last weekend, the club hockey team knows there’s a long way to go to get past the subpar 1-5 start. Still, spirits are higher than they have been, according to junior defensemen and assistant captain Nate Parker. “It’s a relief. We have been…
By Zach Waltz Sports Editor The women’s rugby team ended its season last Sunday, losing its first game of the season in the regional finals against Sacred Heart University 32-5. The loss brought an end to an otherwise impressive season for the Bonnies, having gone undefeated up to that point. Junior scrumhalf Catherine Eaton…
By Gavin Lindahl Sports Assignment Editor In wake of world-class prospect and Ontario Hockey League (OHL) leading scorer Connor McDavid injuring his hand Tuesday night after a scrap with Mississauga Steelheads forward Bryson Cianfrone, the hockey world immediately blew up. Soon after McDavid went off, hockey writers and fans alike began pondering the implications…