Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: AIDAN SHINNERS; STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team has some big holes to fill heading into the 2025-26 season, returning only two players from last year’s roster. Last season’s leading scorer, Dani Haskell, graduated, leaving a void of 391 points for the new-look Bonnie’s offense to fill. Graduate…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: SEAN WALLACE; SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR St. Bonaventure University’s women’s basketball team travels to Niagara University to face the Purple Eagles Friday at 6 p.m. in the Gallagher Center for its second game of the season. Bonaventure enters the matchup 1-0 after an 82-34 win over Division II Mansfield University of Pennsylvania in…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: SEAN WALLACE; SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR St. Bonaventure University’s women’s basketball team defeated Division II Mansfield University of Pennsylvania 82-34 in its season opener Wednesday in the Reilly Center. Mansfield opened the game with a 5-0 lead before Bonaventure responded with a 27-0 run. Bonaventure led 42-10 at halftime and by as many as 52 points in the game. …
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: WILL NUNN; CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, SPORTS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team defeated Bradley University 69-63 Monday in its season opener at the Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon in Rock Hill, S.C. Led by a second half surge by junior guard Darryl Simmons II, the Bonnies survived a late…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: SEAN WALLACE; SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball starts its regular season against Division II Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Monday at 6 p.m. in the Reilly Center. Bonaventure’s key players include guard Aaliyah Parker, a graduate transfer who recorded 19 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals during last week’s exhibition…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: WILL NUNN; CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, SPORTS EDITOR After the first full offseason under General Manager Adrian Wojnarowski, the St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team has a new look for the 2025-26 season. In the current age of collegiate athletics, the transfer portal rules the offseason. As a bi-product of this, the Bonnies…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: SAMUEL WEILERT; STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball season officially starts on Nov. 3, with their season opening matchup being against Mansfield University. The team has a completely new look this year, with only two returning players from last year’s squad. One of those players, sophomore guard Mackenzie Pettinelli,…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: SEAN WALLACE; SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball defeated Division II Daemen University 79-68 in an exhibition game Wednesday in the Reilly Center. Tied at 68 with 2:10 left in regulation, sophomore guard Mackenzie Pettinelli’s corner three sparked an 11-0 run to close out the game. She finished…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: WILL NUNN; SPORTS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team took down Division III Alfred University Wednesday in its season-opening exhibition game 101-40. The Saxons jumped out to a quick 11-5 advantage three minutes into the first half, before the Bonnies began a scoring barrage led by junior guard…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY SEAN WALLACE; SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR St. Bonaventure’s women’s basketball opens its season with an exhibition game against Division II Daemen University at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Reilly Center. Bonaventure enters the season without its top three scorers from last year. Guard Dani Haskell graduated, while guard Zoe…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: WILL NUNN; SPORTS EDITOR During the offseason, the St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team reloaded their roster. The retooling brought some international talent to Olean, including two new additions that call Canada home. Frank Mitchell, a native of Toronto, Ontario, comes to Bonaventure for his senior season after spending two…
BY: CARSON HAYEK; SPORTS EDITOR Photo Courtesy of daytonflyers.com Built in 1966, the Reilly Center has had numerous notable players, such as Bob Lanier and the Stith brothers, play on the court in the past. As for the present, the NBA is approaching the end of the regular season, and there are 12 current NBA…
BY: RILEY PENDLETON; STAFF WRITER Photo: @hoopglitch on Instagram With the Bonnies losing nine players on the roster to the transfer portal, they needed to make some noise of their own. Adrian Wojnarowski and the Bonnies staff were able to do just that, bringing in Minnesota Gopher big man Frank Mitchell and Juco product Joe…
BY: CARSON HAYEK; SPORTS EDITOR Photo Courtesy of gobonnies.com On March 24, the NCAA men’s basketball transfer portal opened. According to the New York Times, over 1,000 basketball players have entered the NCAA transfer portal. As for St. Bonaventure, the Bonnies’ entire 2024-25 scholarship roster with eligibility remaining has decided on its future. Two players…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: WILL NUNN; SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR As the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team’s season closes, the vaunted calamity of the offseason has arrived. The Bonnies finished the season with a 6-24 record, going just 2-16 in Atlantic 10 play. In the present era of collegiate athletics, a complete roster upheaval can…
BY: CARSON HAYEK; SPORTS EDITOR Photo Courtesy of gobonnies.com The 2024-25 Bonaventure men’s basketball season has ended, and the season was a fascinating one. A season that saw the team start 14-1, finish 8-12 and go 9-9 in conference play has led to many questions about the state of the team entering the offseason. Here…
BY: SAMUEL WEILERT; STAFF WRITER Photo: @DukeMBB / X For the first time since 2017, not a single 13, 14, 15 or 16 seed pulled off a miraculous upset against any of the top four seeds. This year’s Sweet 16 is also composed of only Power Four conference teams, with the SEC taking up seven…
BY: WILL NUNN; SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR Photo: BonniesWBB / X The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team had its season come to an unceremonious end with a 60-50 loss to Saint Louis in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Championship on March 5. Freshman forward Caitlin Frost led the way for the Bonnies with 14…
BY: SAM WEILERT AND SEAN WALLACE; STAFF WRITERS Photo: Joseph DeBell / The Bona Venture Coming off a quarterfinals loss to VCU in the Atlantic 10 Championship, the Bonnies fell to the Kent State Golden Flashes 75-56 in the first round of the NIT Tuesday night in the Reilly Center. Bonaventure started the first six…
Photo Courtesy: Joseph Debell / The Bona Venture BY: CARSON HAYEK, SPORTS EDITOR The Bonnies season has ended following a 75-56 loss to Kent State Tuesday night in the National Invitational Tournament. After a 16-4 start 6:05 into the game, Kent State outscored Bonaventure 71-40 throughout the rest of the game. Struggles shooting cost the…