By Skye Tulio Sports Assigment Editor Both the men and women’s rugby programs are traditions embedded deep in the roots of the university. Preparing for their upcoming seasons, the teams have shed their previous identities and officially taken on the Bonaventure name. After 35 years of wreaking havoc on its opponents as the Outlaws, the…
By Taylor Nigrelli Assistant Sports Editor For the first time in the history of the Little Three Invitational, the men’s and women’s cross country team each finished in the top two. Both teams beat out Niagara but fell to Canisius in last Friday’s meet. The Bonnies next meet will be the National Catholic Championships at…
By Anthony Gannon Sports Editor It was a busy summer for Bonaventure athletics following the memorable seasons from the men’s and women’s basketball teams. Everything ranging from the Olympics to Orlando held its own little Olean touch. St. Bonaventure Athletics had a busy year keeping up with the Bonnies’ sports success, while also receiving a…
By Skye Tulio Sports Assignment Editor My annual trek back to Bona’s for a new school year felt different. It wasn’t just the normal memories of my previous year that came flooding back. Something sweeter still lingered in the air. The fizzing embers of Basketball success suddenly sizzled to life again. The nail-biting moments and…
By Taylor Nigrelli Assitant Sports Editor The women’s soccer team (0-3-1) will be looking for their first win of the season when Syracuse and Bucknell come to town this weekend. The Bonnies will take on Syracuse today at 5 p.m. and Bucknell Sunday at 3 p.m. While coach Manoj Khettry expects both to be tough…
By Harrison Leone Contributing Writer The men’s soccer team (0-2) may be facing an uphill battle in the upcoming season. The Bonnies are coming off of a season which saw the team go 4-12-3, and in which they failed to record a win in Atlantic 10 games. The A-10’s men’s soccer coach’s poll picked the…
By Taylor Nigrelli Assitant Sports Editor The 2012 cross country season begins this morning at 11:30 as both the men’s and women’s teams participate in the Little Three Invitational. Canisius College and Niagara University are also competing at the meet taking place at the St. Bonaventure Golf Course. In 2011, the men’s team finished last…
By Jillian Hammell Contributing Writer Imagine walking to class and hearing someone yell your name. You turn around, and the person is none other than your sibling who spent countless years caring, looking out for and, of course, embarrassing you. Julia and Carter Anderson know exactly how that feels. Julia, a junior sports studies major,…
By Alexandra Salerno Editor-in-Chief As The Bona Venture staff ushers in a new semester, the paper we produce each week features a new look. Despite our cosmetic change, however, our dedication to providing an accurate, reliable and interesting take on Bonaventure news remains the same. We are an editorial staff made up of two seniors,…
By Tyler Diedrich Editor in Chief I remember shaking a tall, lanky, somewhat-athletic-looking kid’s hand during one of those awkward orientation icebreakers in 2008. I figured he was a basketball player. I didn’t figure he was the soon-to-be savior of St. Bonaventure basketball and face of the class of 2012. Nearly four years later, I realize what began…
By Kyle Zamiara Sports Editor I think it was on the long 12-hour drive back from Nashville playing “The Price is Right” on a cell phone when I realized how lucky I was to have been the sports editor this semester. How many have gone through The Bona Venture and had the chance to see both men’s and…
By Skye Tulio Assistant Sports Editor The baseball team will host Saint Joseph’s (17-23, 7-4) this weekend in a three-game conference series beginning today at 3 p.m. The Bonnies (17-16, 5-7) swept George Washington last weekend in Virginia and split a doubleheader at Bucknell Tuesday. “We haven’t been real strong at home so far,” sophomore right-hander Asa Johnson…
By Bob Gallager Contributing Writer Tomorrow, the softball team returns to conference action with a noon doubleheader against George Washington. The Bonnies were scheduled to play against Buffalo Tuesday before heading to Niagara for a doubleheader Wednesday. All three games were cancelled due to the wintry weather. St. Bonaventure swept La Salle last weekend in a Saturday doubleheader. The Bonnies…
By Taylor Nigrelli Staff Writer The lacrosse team (3-10, 0-7) ended its season Sunday with a 17-11 loss to George Washington (10-6, 4-3) at home. This came after a 20-9 loss against Richmond (9-7, 5-2) Friday. Coach Ryan Lynn blamed the losses on slow starts. “We went down 6-0 early, we really dug ourselves a hole,” Lynn said. “We…
By Nate West Assistant News Editor The 12th seeded women’s tennis team (11-9) fell to fifth-seeded Xavier last Thursday, 4-0, at the Atlantic 10 Championships in Charlottesville, Va. The doubles pairing of senior Manuela Marin-Salcedo and Fatya Amiri lost 8-0. The team of sophomore Andrea Pavlovic and junior Riley Archer los, 8-2, while freshman Marissa Brossard and junior…
By Tyler Diedrich Editor-in-Chief Brian Stavisky might be the most interesting St. Bonaventure athletics figure few outside the department know. Ten years ago, he was a baseball hero at Notre Dame. After three successful seasons in South Bend, Stavisky played professionally for parts of nine seasons. He once spent Spring Training practicing alongside legends…
By Skye Tulio Assistant Sports Editor The baseball team (13-15, 2-7) will travel to George Washington for a three-game series beginning today at 4 p.m. “George Washington’s below .500 overall, so it’s obviously one of those things that you feel like you better win two out of three, if for no other reason than to get a little…
By Anthony Gannon Sports Assignment Editor In its last four conference games, the softball team is 0-4. In their last four games against Fordham, the Bonnies are 0-4. This weekend, the team goes on a four-game road trip for two conference series at Fordham today at 3 p.m. and noon Saturday, followed by a Sunday doubleheader at…
By Nate West Assistant News Editor Both the men’s and women’s tennis teams ended their seasons at the Atlantic 10 Championships. The 11th-seeded men took on sixth-seeded Richmond last Friday and the 12th-seeded women opened against fifth-seeded Xavier yesterday. The men lost 4-0 against the Spiders, coming away with only one victory in both doubles and singles action. The…
By Jordan Morey Staff Writer The golf team snapped consecutive last-place finishes with a fifth-place finish in a field of 10 at the Manor Intercollegiate in Farmville, Va., hosted by Longwood last Saturday, concluding the regular season. The Atlantic 10 Championship will take place at Heron Bay Golf Club in Coral Springs, Fla., April 27-29. In the league’s pre-championship…