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Dayton Flies past Bonas

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By Nick Konotopskyj Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team dropped its second-straight conference game on Tuesday night in the Reilly Center to the Dayton Flyers. The Bonnies lost by a score of 85-79 in a game that was anything but status quo. Dayton went into the locker room with a 45-18 lead at…

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Bonnies comeback shoots down Hawks

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By Pat Tintle Sports Editor With the national television spotlight upon it, the men’s basketball team came back from a first-half deficit to defeat  Atlantic 10 rival St. Joseph’s 70-61  last Sunday. The team started the game with four turnovers within the first ten minutes of play. Despite giving the Hawks an early lead, the…

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Bonnies drop Franciscan Cup

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By Pat Tintle Assistant Sports Editor   For the second straight year, the Bonnies have surrendered the Franciscan Cup to Siena. Last season, the men’s basketball team traveled to Siena to battle for the cup. They fell 72-70 at the Times Union Center in Albany, ceding the cup which they had won at home in…

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Nicholson’s impact still felt

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By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor Andrew Nicholson graduated from St. Bonaventure in May 2012. Based on how often he’s mentioned on campus, you’d have to forgive someone for not realizing he had ever left. While taking a stroll around campus, one might see a few people sporting brown number 44 shirts and a few more…

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Saturday afternoon special

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By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor Spend enough time around St. Bonaventure men’s basketball coach Mark Schmidt and there are a few theories, sayings and statistics you’ll notice he often repeats. One such Schmidt staple is “home teams win 75 percent of the time in Division I basketball.” While this isn’t 100-percent accurate, it gets the…

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Bonnies hold on to defeat Duquesne

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By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor The Bonnies (16-10, 6-6) ran their conference record back to .500 for the first time in over a month as they defeated Duquesne (11-14, 3-9) 71-67 at the Reilly Center Wednesday. The win marked the third in a row for the Bonnies, who had previously not won consecutive conference games.…

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Adversity shaped Simmons

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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…

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Bonnies make second-half push to upset La Salle.

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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…

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Tough matchups await Bonnies

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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…

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Bonnies fail to capitalize on home court advantage, drop first home contest

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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…

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Franciscan Cup loss exposes flaws

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By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor There are not many positives to be taken from an early-season loss to Siena. The Saints entered the game 0-3, aren’t expected to be competitive and, frankly, aren’t very good. Fortunately, non-conference road losses in November don’t tend to matter in the long term. Sure, this particular loss is embarrassing.…

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Guards seize opportunity

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By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor As the men’s basketball  team (2-0) turns its collective attention to Saturday’s matchup against rival Canisius, two of its veteran guards have a more specific focus: taking care of the basketball while still maintaining an aggressive style of play. Junior Jordan Gathers and senior Charlon Kloof have followed the third…

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Bonnies open season with win over South Dakota

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By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor Saturday, the men’s basketball team took the court for its first regular season game action since March 9. That day the Bonnies were faced with the task of defeating the Fordham Rams – they of a 2-13 conference record – for an opportunity to secure a spot in the 2013…

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Ndoye strives for improvement

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By Pat Tintle Staff Writer  Having a seven-foot center can never be a bad thing for a basketball team. Hailing from Dakar, Senegal, 22-year-old Youssou Ndoye is entering his third year of college ball in the Bonnies’ 2013 season. Coming off of a 29 game season, Ndoye averaged 6.9 points per game and took advantage…

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Sixth-year senior seeks success

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By Kyle Zamiara Promotions Editor  The only player with four years of experience as a Bonnie will hit the floor for his fifth and final season tonight against South Dakota. Forward Marquise Simmons will likely be playing the 82nd game of his career tonight, after being granted another year of eligibility on March 4, 2012…

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Men’s team welcomes five new players

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By Nate West News Editor The Bonnies had some key rolesit needed to replace this offseason with the loss of players such as Eric Mosley and Demetrius Conger to graduation. Five new players join the Brown and White for their 2013-14 campaign. The three freshmen players are Jalen Adams, Xavier Smith and Denzell Gregg. The…

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Sophomores step into larger roles

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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…

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Kloof looks to start season on point

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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…

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Guard takes on leadership role

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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…

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Flyers bomb Brown and White

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By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Assignment Editor The plot thickens. The Bonnies (14-14, 7-8) missed a chance to clinch a berth in the Atlantic 10 championship tournament Wednesday when they fell to the Dayton Flyers (16-13, 7-8) on the road, 75-63. The loss leaves the door wide open for a variety of possibilities in the final…

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