By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Assignment Editor History seemed to be repeating itself for the Bonnies (12-13, 5-7), and not in a good way. After losing consecutive games in overtime, the Brown and White watched as their 10-point second-half lead over Massachusetts (16-9, 6-6) evaporated in less than three minutes Wednesday night. Then the offensive fireworks…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Assignment Editor The Bonnies (11-12, 4-6) displayed an impressive amount of resiliency this week overcoming the elements and double-digit leads to defeat URI (7-16, 2-8) and push La Salle (17-6, 7-3) into overtime. The Brown and White plunged into the heart of winter storm Nemo when they traveled to Newport, R.I.…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Assignment Editor Another week of basketball games, another week where poor perimeter defense hampered the Bonnies’ (10-11, 3-5) chances for victory. After holding on for a 68-60 home victory over last-place Duquesne (7-15, 0-8), the Bonnies were dismantled by No. 14 Butler (19-4, 6-2) on the road. The team was without…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Assignment Editor Some rely on the talent they are born with to take them where they want to go in life. Junior guard Danny Farrell does not. “I don’t know if I’m above-average talent,” junior guard Danny Farrell said. “I just try to work hard to get the best of my…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Assignment Editor The men’s basketball team (9-10, 2-4) failed to complete what would have been their first three-game win streak of the season Saturday when they fell to the Saint Louis Billikens (14-5, 3-2) in front of an Alumni Weekend crowd in the Reilly Center. The Billikens jumped out to a…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Assignment Editor After an inauspicious finish to non-conference play, the men’s basketball (9-9, 2-3) season appears to be back on track. The team seemed rejuvenated by a student section they hadn’t seen in weeks when they nearly knocked off Associated Press No. 19 Virginia Commonwealth (72-65) and Xavier (64-62). Saturday, the…
By Anthony Gannon Sports Editor For the third straight time, the Bonnies beat the Siena Saints to claim the Franciscan Cup Tuesday night in a 58-43 win on national television. Redshirt senior Marquise Simmons led the team with the second double-double of his career. Bonaventure extended their record to 5-2 on the season, while Siena…
By Anthony Gannon Sports Editor The Bonnies (3-2) host Buffalo (2-6) tomorrow night, trying to rebound from Wednesday night’s 69-64 loss to Ohio. The Bulls have one win in their last five games. Buffalo’s last game was a 54-39 loss to the Bonnies’ Atlantic 10 foe Temple. The Bonnies’ loss to Ohio came down to…
By Anthony Gannon Sports Editor The Bonnies began their 2012-13 season 2-0 by beating Cornell Wednesday night, 72-68. Last Friday, Bonaventure earned its first victory of the season over Bethune-Cookman 65-55. It’s the first time the Bonnies started 2-0 in a season since 2008. “We saw good things from Bethune-Cookman,” Coach Mark Schmidt said. “But…
By Anthony Gannon Sports Editor The Bonnies are 2-0 for the first time in four years. Tomorrow the Bonnies travel to Canisius to face former SBU Coach and player Jim Baron in his first season for the Golden Griffins since leaving Rhode Island earlier this year. The early season excitement is as high as can…
By Anthony Gannon Sports Editor Bethune-Cookman comes to the Reilly Center tonight for a season-opening 7 o’clock showdown with the Bonnies in their first true home contest in nearly nine months. The Wildcats finished 18-17 last season. Their season ended in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championship game when they lost to Norfolk State 73-70. “We…
By Taylor Nigrelli Assistant Sports Editor The men’s basketball team begins its Atlantic 10 title defense tonight as they host Bethune-Cookman in the Reilly Center. They will attempt to defend their A-10 crown without a certain Mississauga, Ontario, native patrolling the paint for the first time since 2008. However,this should come as no surprise, as…
By Anthony Gannon Sports Editor The annual release of the men’s basketball schedule typically brings the excitement of a new season and the anticipation of seeing the Bonnies hit Bob Lanier court against notable non-conference opponents. This year, the sheer velocity of the approaching season is enough to drive Bonaventure fans crazy waiting for the…
By Nate West News Assignment Editor The loss of Andrew Nicholson to the NBA, along with the graduation of Jake Houseknecht and Da’Quan Cook, left some positions that needed filling on the men’s basketball roster. After a successful season last year, an Atlantic 10 Championship victory and an NCAA Tournament birth, most people would…
By Jonathan Heard Staff Writer The men’s basketball team will be missing one major component this season—number 44. Last week, Andrew Nicholson returned to campus to receive his commemorative ring for leading the Bonnies to the Atlantic 10 Championship in March. Nicholson scored 26 points and 14 rebounds against Xavier in the Championship game. Coach…
By Skye Tulio Sports Assignment Editor My annual trek back to Bona’s for a new school year felt different. It wasn’t just the normal memories of my previous year that came flooding back. Something sweeter still lingered in the air. The fizzing embers of Basketball success suddenly sizzled to life again. The nail-biting moments and…
By Kyle Zamiara Sports Editor Nearly five years ago, redshirt senior Da’Quan Cook came to St.Bonaventure under then-first-year head coach Mark Schmidt. Since his arrival, the Bonnies have improved their conference record each year, going from 2-14 overall in 2007-08 to 10-6 this year. The Elizabeth, N.J. native said he and his teammates are still in shock about…