From Queens to Olean, sophomore guard Deja Francis is back for her second season at St. Bonaventure University. Francis is following up a 2018-19 season in which she averaged 9.4 points per game, 3.4 assists per game and earned Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team honors. Francis’ 2018-19 season makes her believe that she has put herself…
The St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team wrapped up its season Sunday with a 1-0 win over George Mason at home. The Bonnies record improved to 7-10-1 on the season and 3-6-1 in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The win against George Mason didn’t help the Bonnies to qualify for the A10 Tournament, as they missed the…
The St. Bonaventure University golf team, coaches, parents and alumni travelled across the Atlantic Ocean to Ireland during midterm break. Being on the golf team, I was able to experience this first hand. It was the trip of a lifetime. We left for the Toronto airport at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, arrived in…
As the regular season winds down, the St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team is making a push toward the Atlantic 10 Tournament. Every remaining game is important, and they are making every effort to get positive results in the win column. The good news for the lady Bonnies is that they are peaking at the right…
It’s no secret. Bobby Planutis is a shooter, and after sitting out a year per NCAA transfer rules, he’s ready to start lighting it up again from beyond the arc. This time, in game action. At Mount St. Mary’s, the six-foot-eight transfer shot 33-67 from 3-point range, which was nearly 50% of his attempts. In…
Womens basketball looking to take steps forward in 2019-20 season After finishing with a sub-.500 record in each of the past three seasons, St. Bonaventure head coach Jesse Fleming finally feels as if he has laid a foundation for success. This foundation he hopes can help the Bonnies return to where they were under former…
The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball came one corner-three short of an Atlantic 10 championship in 2019, and despite nearly climbing to the mountain top last season, the team’s expectations are larger than Osun Osunniyi’s 7’8” wingspan. For coach Mark Schmidt’s five returners, the image of graduate Nelson Kaputo’s shot hitting off of the front of…
The St. Bonaventure golf team has an upcoming adventure that’s unlike anything they’ve experienced before. After a top-ten finish for junior Christian Chapman, and a fourth-place overall for the Bonnies, all eyes are set on the team’s trip to Ireland this week to face off against Trinity College Dublin. During the long-awaited voyage, the team…
St. Bonaventure University is home to only 1,800 undergraduate students, and on a weekly basis, its athletic programs compete with the largest Division I universities in America, many of which are home to more than 50,000 undergraduate students. And for a school like Ohio State University, with an undergraduate population of 66,000, recruiting is easy…
The St. Bonaventure University men’s rugby team defeated the Notre Dame College Falcons Saturday, 32-12. The Bonnies entered this game as No. 13 in the nation, with Notre Dame just one spot behind at No. 14, according to D1ARugby.com. The Bonnies came out strong from the start, as Charles Schwenk put the Bonnies on the…
By John Pullano, Sports Editor The Reilly Center opened its doors to the 100th season of St. Bonaventure men’s basketball, which begins in less than two months, rocking a whole new look to honor the program’s centennial season. Since 1966, the Reilly Center has been the home to the rich tradition of St. Bonaventure basketball.…
By Mike Hogan, Managing Editor Growing up, Kacie Filian would kick soccer balls into a regulation-sized net on the side of her home outside of Chicago, Illinois, dreaming of moments where she would be the hero. After willing the Bonnies to a 2-1 victory over Merrimack Sunday, where she scored two second-half goals, one being…
It was Sunday Jan. 6 in Fairfax, Virginia. The banged-up, inexperienced Bonnies entered its first conference game with a lousy record of 4-9, the worst non-conference record of the Mark Schmidt era, and almost nobody had any hope for this team. As they walked out of the locker room after taking a 15-point…
By Mike Hogan Sports Editor Former St. Bonaventure men’s soccer midfielder Remi Dujardin fulfilled a lifelong goal of his last week, signing a professional contract with FC Jumilla in Murica, Spain. Dujardin, who got professional-like experience this past summer with the Hong Kong U23 National Team, said the opportunity came after he graduated in the…
By Mike Hogan Sports Editor Welcome to East St. Louis, Illinois, one of America’s crime-plagued cities, commonly found at the top of “Most Dangerous Cities in America” lists. It is also the city that St. Bonaventure men’s basketball star Courtney Stockard calls home. On the border of Illinois and Missouri in the shadows of the…
By Christine Walsh, Contributing Writer As the St. Bonaventure women’s lacrosse team prepares for its season opener at Lehigh University on Feb. 10, players reflect back on the team’s improvements during the fall season. “The fall season went very well for our program,” said sophomore midfielder Destinee Johnson. “We had 12 new members on the…
According to a recent Washington Post article on “name blind admissions,” four universities in Britain are testing the idea of admitting college students without using their name or demographics to eliminate discrimination in the admissions process. Names may unconsciously influence admissions counselors and prevent promising candidates’ positions, according to the pilot scheme’s organizers. Members of…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Assignment Editor BROOKLYN- Its been almost four years since the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team won the A10 Tournament back in 2012. Tonight they will face Wardell Stephen Curry’s former team in the Davidson Wildcats at 9 p.m. in the quarterfinal round of the A10 Tournament. The Bonnies faced off against…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Assignment Editor RICHMOND – The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team’s run in the A10 Tournament was cut short Friday afternoon, as they were defeated by the fifth seed Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Rams, 59-50. The Bonnies got off to a fast start scoring the first six points of the game, taking…
By Nicholas Konotopskyj News Editor Big time players make big time shots in big time games. Wednesday night, senior guard Marcus Posley did just that as he led the Bonnies to a huge 98-90 victory over the first place Saint Joseph’s Hawks at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York. Posley turned in one of…