By Bryan Clark Staff Writer It’s been more than a year since the St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team won its first Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Championship. The championship trophy currently sits in the men’s basketball office, hidden from the public. Several athletic trophies glisten from cases in the Reilly Center concourse. The women’s basketball,…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Assignment Editor A year after ascending to the top of the Atlantic 10 mountain, the Bonnies (14-15, 7-9) have fallen to a valley of a basketball-free postseason in a manner that seemed nearly impossible even while it was happening. Entering Saturday, the Bonnies needed either a win over Fordham (7-24, 3-13)…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Assignment Editor Fordham’s freshman guard Mandell Thomas wore a relieved smile throughout the post-game press conference after defeating the Bonnies Saturday. One couldn’t blame him for being pleased; he had just scored 22 points, including a three-pointer to seal the Rams’ first win in six weeks in front of roughly 50…
By Skye Tulio Sports Editor On Sunday, the women’s basketball team (9-13, 2-5) welcomes Virginia Commonwealth to the Reilly Center at 1 p.m. This serves as the first meeting between the two teams since VCU (8-14, 1-6) joined the Atlantic 10 in July 2012. In three of the last four years, the VCU Rams won…
By Patrick Tintle Contributing Writer College can be a difficult time in one’s life. New responsibilities present themselves and these responsibilities require time, effort and dedication. Many students experience this transition in addition to living the life of a student-athlete. The Atlantic 10 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is an organization created to help student-athletes balance…
This editorial represents the opinion of The Bona Venture staff. It’s that time of year again. The leaves are falling, the temperature is dropping and there is excitement in the air at St. Bonaventure. Why is the Bonaventure community getting hyped up? Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams will kick off theirs seasons this…
By Heather Monahan Assistant Features Editor The women’s soccer team secured two wins last weekend against Little Three teams to bring their record up to 3-6-1. Tonight, the Bonnies will play at LaSalle (6-3-0) in their Atlantic 10 conference opener at 7 p.m. Assistant coach Morie Kephart said they’re expecting a very tough game. She…
By Taylor Nigrelli Assistant Sports Editor The men and women’s cross country teams depart today to compete in the Mason Invitational at George Mason University in Leesburg, Va. The race begins at 10 tomorrow morning. The meet will be a smaller affair than usual as only nine teams are participating. However, according to coach Bob…
By Kerri Linsenbigler Features Assignment Editor The last few weeks, Bonaventure basketball fans have had a lot to cheer about. Students spent days traveling to see the Bonnies play up close and personal. The students with the best seats in the house, however, weren’t those kids down the hall, but the cheerleaders. “It’s an experience…