By Chris Spiker Staff Writer The men’s and women’s tennis teams lost to Youngstown State, 7-0, Friday. Both teams host Siena Sunday with matches starting at noon. Siena’s men travel to Olean after losing their spring opener Sunday at Colgate, 7-0. Freshman George Parkhurst won the only set for the Saints, losing in sixth singles,…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Assignment Editor The plot thickens. The Bonnies (14-14, 7-8) missed a chance to clinch a berth in the Atlantic 10 championship tournament Wednesday when they fell to the Dayton Flyers (16-13, 7-8) on the road, 75-63. The loss leaves the door wide open for a variety of possibilities in the final…
By Skye Tulio Sports Editor With its postseason hopes dashed, the women’s basketball team ended its 2012-13 season on high note, defeating La Salle, 71-58. The home win snapped a nine-game losing streak. “Disappointed is probably too soft of a word for where we ended up,” Coach Jim Crowley said. “We knew there’d be challenges,…
By Harrison Leone Assistant Sports Editor The sports world is dying. The cultural and economic phenomenon that is American professional sports has entered the twilight of its existence, decaying into decadence for want of genuine substance. You wouldn’t know it considering the multi-billion dollar television deals, the state-of-the-art stadiums springing up from South Beach to…
By Skye Tulio Sports Editor After playing nine games in 10 days in Port Charlotte, Fla., the baseball team finished its spring training campaign 3-6. The Bonnies lost their first two games to South Dakota State (10-5, 12-7) before earning their first win against Mount St. Mary’s, 6-5. “Just like most Bonaventure baseball teams I’ve…
By Patrick Tintle Contributing Writer After a 1-3 record in the University of North Florida Tournament, the softball team is looking ahead toward the rest of the season and the start of Atlantic 10 Conference play. While the team’s offense has met its high standards, pitching has proved to be the team’s biggest weakness, said…
By Mike Specht Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team will have revamped locker room facilities, thanks in part to an initiative by the athletic department and various contributions from alumni and friends of the university. A total of $300,000 was raised since the project was announced last March. Construction will begin soon after…
By Zachary Waltz Staff Writer The men’s swimming and diving team captured its first Atlantic 10 Championship in seven years two weekends ago in Geneva, Ohio. Head Coach Sean McNamee said that the team worked hard this year and deserved to win the coveted championship after beating out the Bonnies’ rival University of Massachusetts by…
By Zachary Waltz Staff Writer The women’s lacrosse team won its first two games against Winthrop (2-1), 15-14 and Coastal Carolina, 14-7 on the road last week. Head Coach Ryan Lynn said he is hoping to pick up two more wins this week against the Delaware State Hornets (0-3) on Sunday and the Niagara Purple…
By Harrison Leone Assistant Sports Editor The clubs of the SBU golf team will be quiet for more than two weeks until March 24 when the Bonnies compete in the La Salle Invitational. The Invitational will be a two-day event held at the Talamore Country Club in the Philadelphia suburb of Ambler. Coach John Powers…
By Chris Spiker Staff Writer The men’s tennis team (3-6, 0-1) lost to New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), 6-1, Saturday and defeated Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne (IPFW), 4-3, Sunday. The women (2-10, 0-2) lost to NJIT, 6-1, Saturday and lost to IPFW, 5-2, Sunday. Both teams travel to Youngstown State today. The women play at…
By Skye Tulio Sports Editor Second-half woes struck the women’s basketball team yet again last Sunday as they fell to Butler, 64-46. The Bonnies travel to George Washington Sunday for a 2 p.m. game against the Colonials. With only three games left in the season, the Bonnies (9-16, 2-8) need to find their groove in…
By Skye Tulio Sports Editor Most of the Bonaventure community knows about the success of the legendary No. 44, Andrew Nicholson. Most recently, Nicholson appeared in last Friday’s NBA All-Star Rookie Challenge about halfway through his first season with the Orlando Magic. But what about other Bonnies excelling in the world of professional sports? Seems…
By Skye Tulio Sports Editor The baseball team begins its 2013 campaign with a trip to Port Charlotte, Fla., Feb. 23-March 4. The Bonnies will play the first of nine spring training games tomorrow at 11 a.m. against South Dakota State. Last season, the Bonnies fell just short of the Atlantic 10 postseason, finishing in…
By Pat Tintle Contributing Writer Even though the softball team has not played in the Atlantic 10 playoffs in three years, Head Coach Mike Treehouse is confident in the program’s future. “If we keep walking forward and get better every day, the wins will start coming,” Threehouse said. The Bonnies are coming off a 17-27…
By Harrison Leone Assistant Sports Editor The golf team is back at the tee for the second half of its 2012-13 campaign. Next up for the Bonnies is a trip to Rocklidge, Fla. Feb. 28 to face Brevard Community College (BCC). The match will be the second sojourn to Florida this spring for the team.…
By Christopher Spiker Staff Writer The men’s tennis team (2-3, 0-0) lost to No. 46 Virginia Tech, 7-0, Friday. The women’s team (2-7, 0-1) lost to Army, 6-1, Friday and UMass, 7-0, Saturday. Both teams lost to Bucknell, 5-2, Sunday. The men host Duquesne today at 1 p.m. in their Atlantic 10 opener and play…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Assignment Editor The Bonnies (11-12, 4-6) displayed an impressive amount of resiliency this week overcoming the elements and double-digit leads to defeat URI (7-16, 2-8) and push La Salle (17-6, 7-3) into overtime. The Brown and White plunged into the heart of winter storm Nemo when they traveled to Newport, R.I.…
By Skye Tulio Sports Editor Sporting pink socks and pink pre-wrap in their hair, the Bonnies (9-15, 2-7), despite playing a strong first half, fell short to Virginia Commonwealth last Sunday, 64-51. The women and their fans flooded the Reilly Center with pink in honor of Play 4 Kay Pink Day. Joining the fight against…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Assignment Editor “The one constant through all the years has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time.” These words, spoken by James Earl Jones in the 1989 classic “Field of…