BY: SAMUEL CAROZZA; STAFF WRITER Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com St. Bonaventure’s tennis teams opened Atlantic 10 play this weekend against the St. Joseph’s Hawks and Dayton Flyers, losing both bouts. On Friday, the men’s and women’s tennis teams faced St. Joseph’s University, looking to secure their first win of the season. The men’s team failed…
Jack Shea and Kaylee Grace Photo Courtesy of Kaylee Grace BY JACK SHEA AND KAYLEE GRACE [Editor’s note: Jack Shea and Kaylee Grace are running for 2025-26 SGA executive president and SGA executive vice president. They are challenging incumbents Emma Gavazzi and Ben Vitale.] We are concerned about the recent decision by the Student Government…
Ben Vitale and Emma Gavazzi Photo courtesy of Emma Gavazzi BY EMMA GAVAZZI AND BEN VITALE [Editor’s note: Incumbents Emma Gavazzi and Ben Vitale are being challenged by Jack Shea and Kaylee Grace for 2025-26 SGA executive president and SGA executive vice president.] Just as the United States government has judicial, legislative and executive branches,…
BY: CARSON HAYEK; SPORTS EDITOR Photo Courtesy of gobonnies.com The 2024-25 Bonaventure men’s basketball season has ended, and the season was a fascinating one. A season that saw the team start 14-1, finish 8-12 and go 9-9 in conference play has led to many questions about the state of the team entering the offseason. Here…
Photo Courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: WILL NUNN; SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR For the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball program, the 2011-2012 season was one for the record books, providing the program with the most success it had ever seen, success that has not been replicated since. Coming off three consecutive women’s NIT appearances, the Bonnies, who had…
BY: LAYNE HAUGHT; STAFF WRITER Photo Courtesy of gobonnies.com The St. Bonaventure baseball team had its 2025 season home opener this past weekend in a three-game series against George Mason. The Patriots took a two-to-one series win over the Bonnies, with the Bonnies pulling together to avoid the sweep on Sunday. George Mason opened the…
Golf cart parked outside of Safety and Security [Doyle Hall] Photo: Chris Doody BY GENEVIEVE BLUMBERG, STAFF WRITER On the bright spring afternoon of March 19, Lily Peterson, a freshman health science major, was making her routine walk from Loughlen Hall to a class at Francis. Listening to music, while still on high alert for…
BY: SEAN WALLACE; STAFF WRITER Photo Courtesy of gobonnies.com Coming off a 19th-place finish at the Ross Collegiate Classic to start their spring schedule, the Bonnies placed 11th out of 13 teams at the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate Mar. 25 in Williamsburg, VA. The team shot 297 in round one, 300 in round two and 299…
Students in a student government meeting Photo courtesy of @sbu_sga on Instagram By David Scibilia, Managing Editor Less than a week before student government elections, the Student Government Association at St. Bonaventure University said earlier today that no SGA-chartered clubs — including student media such as The Bona Venture or WSBU 88.3 FM The Buzz…
Joseph DeBell/The Bona Venture By The Bona Venture Editorial Board “The writing process remains incomplete until your words are printed or spoken,” — Russell J. Jandoli, founder of the Department of Journalism and namesake of the Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University. Earlier today, the St. Bonaventure University Student Government Association decided that…
Mason Mascato Photo courtesy of GoFundMe BY DAVID SCIBILIA, MANAGING EDITOR On Saturday, St. Bonaventure University senior Mason Mascato passed away while waiting for a heart transplant at Columbia University Medical Center, according to a university alert. Mason, who was an English major, was one semester from graduating. His friends remembered him as a funny,…
BY: WILL NUNN; SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR Photo: BonniesWBB / X The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team had its season come to an unceremonious end with a 60-50 loss to Saint Louis in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Championship on March 5. Freshman forward Caitlin Frost led the way for the Bonnies with 14…
Photo Courtesy @the_anthonydasilva on Instagram BY: AIDAN SHINNERS, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure Division I club hockey season has come to an end following the AAU College Hockey National Championship tournament that took place from March 5-7. The 16 qualified teams were placed into four separate round-robin pools where the highest-placing team in each would…
BY: SAM WEILERT AND SEAN WALLACE; STAFF WRITERS Photo: Joseph DeBell / The Bona Venture Coming off a quarterfinals loss to VCU in the Atlantic 10 Championship, the Bonnies fell to the Kent State Golden Flashes 75-56 in the first round of the NIT Tuesday night in the Reilly Center. Bonaventure started the first six…
Photo Courtesy: Joseph Debell / The Bona Venture BY: CARSON HAYEK, SPORTS EDITOR The Bonnies season has ended following a 75-56 loss to Kent State Tuesday night in the National Invitational Tournament. After a 16-4 start 6:05 into the game, Kent State outscored Bonaventure 71-40 throughout the rest of the game. Struggles shooting cost the…
Graphic: ANDREW HALE BY: ANDREW HALE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF After declining a National Invitation Tournament bid a year ago, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team returns to the NIT for the first time since 2022, hosting Kent State Tuesday. Bonaventure (22-11, 9-9 A-10) hosts its third-ever NIT game, with the previous two in 1995 and 2016. “[It’s]…
Photo Courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: WILL NUNN, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team fell at the hands of the top-seeded VCU Rams 76-59 Friday in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic-10 Championships. The Bonnies (22-11, 9-9 A-10), playing their second game in as many days after a second round win over Duquesne Thursday,…
Photo Courtesy: @A10MBB on X BY: CARSON HAYEK, SPORTS EDITOR Following the 76-59 loss to VCU, it was very clear the Bonnies were undermanned. Entering the Atlantic 10 Championships, the Bonnies had eight healthy scholarship players. Following a win over Duquesne, that number fell to seven with Duane Thompson freshly hurt. Junior guard Dasonte Bowen,…
BY: WILL NUNN, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR Photo Courtesy of gobonnies.com After a come-from-behind victory over Duquesne Thursday, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team advances to play the top-seeded VCU Rams in the Atlantic 10 quarterfinals Friday. The Bonnies (22-10, 9-9 A-10) defeated Duquesne (13-18, 8-10 A-10) 64-59 in the second round of the A-10 Championships…
Photo: ANDREW HALE BY: ANDREW HALE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF WASHINGTON – The No. 8 St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team — which led for only two minutes and four seconds — took down No. 9 Duquesne Thursday, defeating the Dukes 64-59 in the second round of the Atlantic 10 Championship. As they did in the first matchup against…