By Pat Tintle Staff Writer Before heading to Geneva, Ohio for the Atlantic 10 Championships, the Bonnies took to the road for one last meet. The team traveled to University Park, Pa. on Feb. 1 to compete in a three-team meet with Penn State and Towson. With Penn State ranked 23rd in the country, the…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor Patience. That’s what sixth-year senior and men’s basketball forward Marquise Simmons has learned in his 11 semesters at St. Bonaventure. That’s what a bout with cancer, a broken hand and a torn Achilles tendon taught him. For what should have been his four years of eligibility (2008-2012), he faced major…
By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor Sophomore forward Katie Healy has put on an impressive display of skill this season for the Bonnies. Healy is averaging 15.4 points per game and 8.5 rebounds per game, both team highs. She is also leading the team with 30 blocks and 59 assists. Healy said most of her…
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor After four years of playing Division I soccer, senior James Reed took an opportunity he couldn’t resist – to play hockey for St. Bonaventure’s club team. “I didn’t play hockey my senior year of high school to avoid injury while looking to play Division I soccer,” Reed said. “Playing…
By Pat Tintle Staff Writer Waking up before the crack of dawn for practice is just another day in the pool for swimmer Jimmy Martin. The six-foot-three senior, hailing from Bristol, Conn., has made a name for himself in his three and a half years as a Bonnie. Numerous times, Martin has been named as…
By Joel Jackson Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure women’s swimming and diving team will be competing in their last dual meet before Atlantic 10 Championships this weekend, but the emphasis will not be on winning. The Bonnies travel to Penn State this Saturday to take on the Nittany Lions. In fact, Head Coach Seth Johnson…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor After a litany of close calls against superior Atlantic 10 opponents over the past two years, the Bonnies (12-7, 2-3) were finally able to close out as they defeated the La Salle Explorers (11-7, 3-1) 66-51 Wednesday night. “That was the best that we’ve played all year,” Head Coach Mark…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor We’re five games into conference play, and, with a 2-3 record, the team’s play has fostered a strange combination of hope and despair. Hope, because the team has played some of the Atlantic 10’s best competition so well. The team held halftime leads against #16 UMass and George Washington while…
By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor The women’s basketball team is now 4-2 in conference play, putting them in fifth place in the Atlantic 10. Bonnies fans have much to be hopeful for, as this year’s young team has shown a lot of potential in every aspect of the game. Sophomore forward Katie Healy is…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor It doesn’t take long for junior guard Andell Cumberbatch to describe the opportunities he had to play Division I basketball coming out of high school. “I had none at all.” The New Jersey native didn’t generate much buzz coming out of East Orange High School in 2011. So, like many…
By Pat Tintle Staff Writer Racing in their first meet since coming off of winter break, the men’s swimming team traveled to Binghamton on January 18 for a head-to-head matchup against the Bearcats. The Bonnies’ winter break included strenuous training from mid-December into early January. Going into Binghamton, the team was ready to put themselves…
By Joel Jackson Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure women’s swim team has a busy week as they swim against a pair of local rivals. The Bonnies took on Buffalo Wednesday in the Reilly Center Pool and ultimately fell by a score of 164-114. They swim at Niagara Saturday. Head Coach Seth Johnson knows it’s always…
By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor The women’s basketball came back to beat the St. Louis Billikens 62-60 yesterday. Head Coach Jim Crowley said the Billikens disrupted the Bonnies from the get-go, making it a difficult game. “I give St. Louis a lot of credit,” Crowley said. “I thought they executed their game plan really…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor “The Reilly Center is one of the toughest places to play in the country.” This is a common refrain from nearly every opposing coach whose team braves the long, winding bus ride and the hostile student section to capture a win at St. Bonaventure. “This is a tough place to…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor There’s something strikingly different about Matt Wright this year. The senior guard rained three-pointers, lofted in floaters and laid in baskets on ferocious drives to the rim on his way to earning a career-high 32 points in a win against Southern Illinois in the first round of the Gulf Coast…
By Gavin Lindahl Staff Writer From crying on the way to his first summer camp to setting records for the Bonnies, hockey has been a long road for senior forward and assistant captain Mike Iulianello. “I think it was watching ‘The Mighty Ducks’ movies as a kid and going to watch the Rochester Americans play…
By Harrison Leone Sports Assignment Editor The most diplomatic way to describe the women’s team recent schedule is “admirably daunting.” The most accurate way, however, would be “impossibly grueling.” Jim Crowley’s squad has run through a certifiably brutal stretch of games during this season’s opening, taking on major conference opponents and enduring a jam-packed schedule.…
By Pat Tintle Staff Writer Not every sport gets the credit it deserves. The typical college fan can overlook certain sports, and cheerleading is no exception. The St. Bonaventure cheerleading squad may not have the attention of the basketball team they support at each game, but the squad does have the hard workers and the…
By Zach Waltz Assistant Sports Editor The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams travels to Akron, Ohio today for the Zippy Invitational at Akron. The Bonnies come into the meet fresh after resting when they got to go home for the Thanksgiving break. The meet be held over three days at Ocasek Natatorium, concluding…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor Coming into their matchup against the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team Tuesday night, the University of Massachusetts at Lowell had played in only seven Division I basketball games and had never defeated a Division I opponent. They didn’t change this Tuesday night but came closer to achieving their objective…