By Joel Jackson Contributing Writer Coming into the 2013-‘14 season with a young and unproven squad, the Bonnies have not lowered their expectations. “I’d like to win the A-10 Tournament,” sophomore forward Hannah Little said. “I expect to win a lot of games.” Little and fellow sophomore guard Nyla Rueter will be integral for the…
By Heather Monahan Features Editor After watching last season from the sidelines, redshirt senior forward Chelsea Bowker is ready to step back on the Reilly Center court and make a big impact on the women’s basketball team. “I’ve been looking forward to it for a year and a half now,” Bowker said. “I’m really excited…
By Kyle Zamiara Promotions Editor After losing his starting duties to Eric Mosley last season, senior Charlon Kloof returns as the only player with significant minutes and experience at point guard. The returning assist leader fell off in almost all categories last season, averaging five points, two rebounds and 21 minutes per contest, compared to…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor Junior year provides quite a challenge for many college students. Classwork becomes more difficult, responsibilities increase and the terrifying “real world” begins to rear its ugly head. For guard Jordan Gathers, with junior year will come added pressure. Gathers started the final nine games of the 2011-‘12 campaign, a season…
By Zach Waltz Assistant Sports Editor Sophomore forward Katie Healy will return to the Reilly Center court after starting in 16 of 29 games last year for the Bonnies. Healy led the team in rebounds, blocks and steals last year while averaging 24.6 minutes per game. With the departure of forward Doris Ortega, Healy looks…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor In his first six seasons as head coach of St. Bonaventure men’s basketball, Mark Schmidt has taken on plenty of seemingly impossible challenges. He inherited a program decimated by NCAA sanctions stemming from the Jamil Terrell scandal. He overcame the school’s location, financial and size issues to recruit players capable…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor You’ll have to excuse St. Bonaventure students for their light attendance of Saturday’s women’s basketball scrimmage. The program hasn’t exactly been a beacon of hope the past year. Last season, as the defending Atlantic 10 regular season champions, the team dropped 11 out of 14 conference games, scoring 60 or…
The men’s rugby team beat the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 43-12 Sunday in New Haven, N.J. Head Coach Clarence Picard said he started five freshmen to get them playing experience. This tactic is new to the Bonnies lineup. “(The freshmen) all had their ups and downs, definitely,” Picard said. “They’re still getting used to the speed…
By Heather Monahan Features Editor The St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team is looking to go where no Bonaventure soccer team has gone before. The team advances to the Atlantic 10 postseason tournament for the sixth year in a row, something only the Bonnies and the Dayton Flyers have done. The women were picked to finish…
By Harrison Leone Sports Assignment Editor The trees are bare, frost is in the air and night is coming early. It’s basketball season at St. Bonaventure. Head Coach Mark Schmidt, in his seventh year at SBU, will look to bring the Bonnies back to Atlantic 10 prominence. The lights glared sharply off the hard wood…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor The women’s basketball team shook off the rust of an eight-month offseason Saturday as they defeated the Edinboro Fighting Scots, 65-43, in an exhibition matchup. Despite the final score, the game was close for quite a while. Edinboro out-rebounded the Bonnies 26-14 in the first half and trailed just 32-28…
By Gavin Lindahl Staff Writer The hockey team finished last weekend with a pair of losses for the third straight week. After losing on the road Friday night against Niagara 3-2, the team saw a 7-6 loss against Canisius at home Saturday evening. According to sophomore defenseman Billy Weltzer, the club didn’t walk away from…
By Pat Tintle Staff Writer With one race left in the season, the Bonnies have seen their shares of ups and downs this season. However, according to Head Coach Bob Macfarlane, the team has made some impressive strides from where they were a year ago. “Progressively, we’ve gotten better,” Macfarlane said. “All the girls who…
By Zach Waltz Assistant Sports Editor The men’s swimming and diving team swam away with a substantial 207-125 victory last Saturday in its meet against La Salle. The meet took place at the Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio, the same pool that will host the Atlantic 10 Championships in February. The meet is usually a…
By Joel Jackson Contributing Writer The St. Bonaventure women’s swimming and diving team still has some work to do before the Atlantic 10 Championships, coach Seth Johnson said. After falling to A-10 rivals La Salle and Duquesne last weekend, the Bonnies look to improve today at Cleveland State at 3 p.m. “We want to come…
By Harrison Leone Sports Assignment Editor Last Sunday, after a long weekend of unfulfilled goals and compromised aspirations, I unwound in front of the TV, listening to the not-so-soothing sounds of Tim McCarver and Joe Buck call game four of the World Series. The Red Sox stepped to bat in the top of the third…
By Zach Waltz Assistant Sports Editor The men’s rugby team is preparing for its match against Rutgers this Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in New Brunswick, N.J. Head Coach Clarence Picard said Rutgers should present one of the easier matchups for the Bonnies this season. “Not to knock Rutgers, but they’re having a more difficult season,”…
By Heather Monahan Features Editor After going 0-3 to start off conference play, the St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team has all but booked its sixth-consecutive ticket to the Atlantic 10 postseason tournament. The Bonnies (7-8-1) are tied for third place with George Mason (7-8-1) after bringing in six more points last weekend at home, extending…
By Gavin Lindahl Staff Writer The men’s hockey team (0-4) continued its winless streak after dropping its third and fourth games of the season last weekend. The Bonnies lost Friday night at home to Binghamton, 5-2. Senior forward and assistant captain Mike Iulianello said the team’s failure to capitalize on opportunities sealed the game. “It…
By Samantha Berkhead Editor-in-Chief Art doesn’t always revolve around happiness. The Rampallian was born last year when Becky McKeown, ’11, decided to combine her love of literature with her hunger for dark, gritty poetry and prose. “A lot of literary magazines don’t publish dark, experimental works,” McKeown said. “I wanted to create a publication…