By Skye Tulio Sports Editor In the hopes of securing its first conference series sweep of the season, the baseball team (9-15, 2-4) travels to Amherst, Mass., to take on the Massachusetts Minutemen this weekend. The two teams will begin their series tomorrow with a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. and conclude Sunday at 12…
By Pat Tintle Staff Writer After going winless in Philadelphia and dropping both decisions to Little Three rival Canisius, the softball team will now head to Washington, D.C. tomorrow for a doubleheader against George Washington (16-17, 3-3). Head Coach Mike Threehouse admitted his team needs to match the Colonials offensively. “Over the past couple of…
By Heather Monahan Features Assignment Editor Stepping into the role of head coach can be intimidating if you’re following up someone with a track record like Manoj Khettry. The former head coach of the St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team successfully led the team to five consecutive Atlantic 10 tournaments, only one of three schools to…
By Chris Spiker Staff Writer The tennis teams dropped three matches last weekend, with the women (3-15, 1-4) losing at Duquesne, 7-0, last Friday and to Niagara, 6-1, Monday. The men (5-12, 1-3) lost at Niagara, 6-1, Sunday. Both teams end their regular season Saturday, hosting Xavier at 11 a.m. Xavier (17-4, 6-0) challenges the…
By Harrison Leone Assistant Sports Editor With only days left until the Atlantic 10 championships, the men’s golf team will face one final regular season test today and tomorrow at the Longwood Invitational in Farmville, Va. Coach John Powers said he expects his team to be able to focus on the Longwood tournament and will…
By Zach Waltz Staff Writer After dropping all three of its games last week, the women’s lacrosse team will head to George Washington today for a 4 p.m. duel. Coach Ryan Lynn said the team will match up well against the Colonials (7-5, 2-1), but the Bonnies (5-7, 0-3) will have a hard time adjusting…
By Harrison Leone Assistant Sports Editor I have a tumultuous relationship with the basketball teams of the Atlantic 10. From November to March, I actively hated them. I derided their skill, questioned their masculinity and hurled more than my fair share of obscenities their way whenever they dared take the Bob Lanier Court. But now,…
By Zachary Waltz Staff Writer The lacrosse team lost two of its three games last week, dropping their record to 5-4. The team has three games scheduled for next week against Temple (6-4) Friday, St. Joseph’s (6-4) Sunday and Bucknell (1-10) Tuesday. Head Coach Ryan Lynn said the team needs to focus on fundamentals in…
By Pat Tintle Staff Writer After starting the Atlantic 10 season with a 1-3 record, the Bonnies took a four-game road trip to play Rhode Island in a two-game set last Friday. On March 29, the Bonnies took the first game from the Rams by a score of 11-6. “The bats have been coming alive…
By Mike Specht Staff Writer The Bonnies will be pulling double duty in a rugby-filled weekend this Saturday. In part to expand their rugby repertoire and to increase their reputation as a premier rugby team in New York State, they will field a team in the Empire Rugby Sevens Championships this Saturday at the University…
By Harrison Leone Assistant Sports Editor As the winter frost finally beings to dissipate, the golf team is gearing up for one last regular season tournament before the Atlantic 10 Championships later this month. The Bonnies will travel south to compete in the Longwood Manor Invitational at Longwood University in Farmville, Va. The meet will…
By Pat Tintle Contributing Writer After a 1-3 record in the University of North Florida Tournament, the Bonnies traveled to Dover for the Delaware State Hornet Invite on March 17. After having the first two games of the competition rained out, the Bonnies took on Delaware State Sunday morning. Freshman pitcher Carly Bilchak got the…
By Zachary Waltz Staff Writer The women’s lacrosse team lost to the Colgate Raiders (5-4) Wednesday by a final score of 15-4, dropping their record to 4-2 overall. The Bonnies have a busy week ahead of them as they will travel Iona (2-5) tomorrow, Canisius (5-3) next Monday, and finally travel to Alfred University Duquesne…
By Chris Spiker Staff Writer The men’s tennis team (4-7) defeated Siena Sunday, 6-1, while the women (2-12) lost to Siena, 6-1. The men travel to New Haven, Conn., this weekend, challenging Binghamton Saturday and Yale Sunday. Binghamton (5-7) plays the Bonnies in a neutral-site match after falling to St. John’s, 4-3, Sunday. Freshman Sid…
By Harrison Leone Assistant Sports Editor The mercurial Western New York spring weather is wreaking havoc on sports schedules and practice routines, and Bonaventure golf is not immune to the ill effects of such an unpredictable climate. For the last several days, the men of the team have been forced indoors to continue their preparation…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Assignment Editor A year after ascending to the top of the Atlantic 10 mountain, the Bonnies (14-15, 7-9) have fallen to a valley of a basketball-free postseason in a manner that seemed nearly impossible even while it was happening. Entering Saturday, the Bonnies needed either a win over Fordham (7-24, 3-13)…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Assignment Editor Fordham’s freshman guard Mandell Thomas wore a relieved smile throughout the post-game press conference after defeating the Bonnies Saturday. One couldn’t blame him for being pleased; he had just scored 22 points, including a three-pointer to seal the Rams’ first win in six weeks in front of roughly 50…
By Zachary Waltz Staff Writer The lacrosse team defeated Delaware State (0-5) last Sunday by a margin of 19-0, and lost to rival Niagara (2-5) by a score of 9-7 on Tuesday. The split puts the Bonnies at 3-1 on the season. The Bonnies’ next game is against the Siena Saints (1-5) tomorrow at Corning…
By Harrison Leone Assistant Sports Editor For the golf team’s leading freshman Josh Stauffer, the transition from supervised adolescence to independent college life has been a smooth one. “It’s really not that different than high school so far,” the Bradford, Pa. native said. “I mean, other than missing classes and the courses being more difficult,…
By Pat Tintle Contributing Writer After a trip to the University of North Florida for a four-game tournament, the Bonnies are traveling to Dover for the Delaware State Hornet Invite. They will compete with Mount St. Mary’s, Niagara, Delaware State and another team to be announced. “We will have good head-to-head ballgames,” Coach Mike Threehouse…