An 84th minute penalty kick spoiled St. Bonaventure’s women’s soccer team’s Atlantic 10 opener at Fordham, proving to be too much to overcome the Bonnies lost 1-0. The loss dropped the Bonnies to 4-5 overall and 0-1 in the A10. Fordham improved to 2-6-2 overall and 1-0 in the A10 as of printing. The decisive…
By Mike Hogan Sports Editor Former St. Bonaventure men’s soccer midfielder Remi Dujardin fulfilled a lifelong goal of his last week, signing a professional contract with FC Jumilla in Murica, Spain. Dujardin, who got professional-like experience this past summer with the Hong Kong U23 National Team, said the opportunity came after he graduated in the…
After going nine matches scoreless, the St. Bonaventure University women’s soccer team finally broke their drought in a 1-1 double-overtime draw against University of Richmond, putting the women at 0-9-2 on the season. Junior midfielder Marley Jarvis scored her second goal of the season just before halftime in the 44th minute to put the Bonnies…
By Gavin Lindahl Staff Writer As they sit in the basement of the Atlantic 10, the women’s soccer team is nowhere near where it wanted to be at this point of the season. The conference campaign has yielded a meek 2-6 record at press time. Coming off back-to-back road losses against Davidson and Dayton, the…
By Dominic LoVallo Staff Writer A 3-0 loss to Duquesne University last Saturday officially eliminated the St. Bonaventure’s men’s soccer team from reaching the Atlantic 10 (A-10) playoffs this season. The Bonnies also lost the final of their three goaltenders due to a concussion only 21 minutes and 58 seconds into the first half.…
By Dominic LoVallo Contrbuting Writer The men’s soccer team closed the gap on the opposition, but they still were unable to find a way to score. Last Friday, the Bonnies lost to the St. Francis Red Flash in a low-scoring game as they were shutout, 1-0. St. Bonaventure, throughout the entirety of the game, only…
By Julia Mericle News Editor During halftime at yesterday’s game, the Bonaventure women’s soccer team, in partnership with Bona Responds, put “Project-Soccer for Haiti” into action with the collection of new and used soccer equipment. As an initiative of the new Bona Responds program, Bonas and Beyond: Haiti, an arrangement was made with Haitian…
By Pat Tintle Sports Editor From West Africa to Western New York – Coach Kwame Oduro has traveled far to continue being a part of the sport he loves. Appointed the seventh head coach of the St. Bonaventure men’s soccer team in mid-December, the Ghana native is plenty familiar with the American university atmosphere. Oduro…
By Gavin Lindahl Sports Assignment Editor It was a disappointing weekend for Bona’s women’s soccer this past weekend as the squad dropped both matches to open Atlantic 10 conference play against Davidson University and Richmond University. The weekend started with a 2-0 loss to Davidson Friday night in which the Bonnies outshot their opponent…
By Pat Tintle Assistant Sports Editor After an 0-5 start to season, the men’s soccer team won their first game over St. Francis University last Friday by a score of 2-1. Down 1-0 in the 73rd minute, the Bonnies tied the game with a goal from senior defender Garret Pasano. Just five minutes later,…
By Gavin Lindahl Sports Assignment Editor It’s a big weekend for the women’s soccer team, as it begins conference play against Atlantic 10 opponents Davidson and Richmond. The Bonnies enter the weekend with a 4-5-1 record. The squad has had the opportunity to catch a bit of a breather, as their last game was…
By Pat Tintle Assistant Sports Editor The men’s soccer team’s winless season continued last weekend when the Bonnies fell to Canisius and Bowling Green, by scores of 3-2 and 1-0, respectively. Despite an 0-5 record, Coach Mel Mahler saw some good aspects to take away in both loses. “I was happy how we played,”…
By Pat Tintle Assistant Sports Editor The men’s soccer team continued their early season struggles last weekend as they dropped their first road game of the year to Rider, 5-0. Coach Mel Mahler was disappointed with his team’s performance, particularly the lack of offense against Rider, as well as the season so far in…
By Gavin Lindahl Sports Assignment Editor The women’s soccer team made history last Friday when they stepped onto the Marra Athletics Complex field under the lights to kick it about with Binghamton University – the first night game in school history. Fittingly, the Bonnies won 3-1 in front of 1,248 fans making it the…
By Pat Tintle Assistant Sports Editor Coming off of a 3-0 loss to Delaware, the men’s soccer team hosted Western New York rival Niagara last Sunday. Despite playing to a 0-0 tie in regulation, the Bonnies fell short in overtime, losing 1-0 to the Purple Eagles. “It was disappointing,” Coach Mel Mahler said. “I think…
By Gavin Lindahl Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team split its weekend with one win and one loss at the Cornell Tournament. The squad lost its opening match to Temple University, 1-0, but the Bonnies rebounded the following day by shutting out Virginia Military Institute with a 2-0 win. …
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor Two months later, and the FIFA World Cup fever is far from eradicated. The world becomes drunk on soccer every four years, and this past go around was no different. People who normally don’t care about soccer become just as passionate as loyal fans, including many people within…
By Patrick Tintle Sports Assignment Editor Coming off a promising preseason record of 2-1, the men’s soccer team fell short of their season opener against Delaware last Sunday with a 3-0 score. Despite the loss, Coach Mel Mahler saw some positive aspects from his team throughout the match. “In all fairness to how we…
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor The women’s soccer team walked away from last weekend’s campaign empty handed with a loss 3-1 loss to Robert Morris and 0-0 draw against Akron after two overtimes. Although that means the Bonnies are now under .500 on the season, Coach Steve Brdarski is not completely disappointed with…
By Gavin Lindahl Sports Assignment Editor Despite losing some veteran players early in the season, the women’s soccer team is moving forward with a positive outlook. According to Head Coach Steve Brdarski, the team, filled with mostly first-year players, has taken the early problems in stride. “There’s definitely some fresh faces,” Brdarski said. “We have…