BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS EDITOR The Reilly Center dawned Christmas spirit as the Bonnies took down Cleveland State, 61-42, on Wednesday, snapping the Vikings six game winning streak. St. Bonaventure (6-3) grabbed control early, going on a 14-6 run. The Bonnies went cold from there going 1-for-11 as Cleveland State (6-4) kept things close. The…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams took on Cleveland State this afternoon, with the men losing 145-96 and the women falling 137-106. On the men’s side, the Bonnies were able to pick up wins from senior Michael White Jr. in the 100 yard freestyle…
After a difficult week of practice, the women’s swimming and diving team competed against Atlantic 10 rivals Duquesne and LaSalle last weekend in Pittsburgh, Pa. Sophomore Tanja Kirmse led the way for the Bonnies, winning the 200-yard freestyle, the 200-yard butterfly and the 500-yard freestyle. Juniors Adelyn Graf and Elizabeth Malone turned in second-place finishes…
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 Staff Writer The women’s swim team hopes to rebound after last weekend’s home loss to Cleveland State (143-99). The women have this weekend and Thanksgiving week off. The Bonnies will be back in the water Nov. 30 when they travel to Akron, Ohio, to compete in the five-day Zippy Invitational. “There’s always…
By Zach Waltz Contributing Writer The men’s swimming team (3-2) lost (132-111) to the Cleveland State Vikings (5-1-1) in its home opener last Saturday. The Bonnies travel to Pittsburgh for the Pitt Invite, beginning today and ending Sunday. The teams competing in the Invite are Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Florida Atlantic, Fairmont State and West Virginia…
By Harrison Leone Staff Writer The Reilly Center hosts its first women’s swim meet of the season tomorrow when the Bonnies welcome Cleveland State. The meet will be a rematch of last year’s contest in which the Vikings bested the Bonnies 141-96. Coach Seth Johnson said his team is working hard to prepare for the…
By Zach Waltz Contributing Writer The men’s swimming and diving team (3-1) defeated both LaSalle (2-2) and Xavier (4-3) in its first conference meet of the year last Saturday. The team will host the Cleveland State Vikings (4-1-1) tomorrow. Coach McNamee said swimming at home gives the Bonnies a distinct advantage over other teams and…