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 The athletics department released St. Bonaventure’s first ever comprehensive strategic plan Monday. The plan is the result of a two-year planning process focused on increasing the quality of several on-campus sports facilities. The women’s basketball locker room and the soccer, lacrosse and softball fields will all be renovated, a concrete…
By Tyler Piraino Contributing Writer The members of the SBU tennis teams finished up their fall season last weekend and hit the courts again Jan. 26 and 27 when they host St. Francis in the first home meet of the spring season. Head Coach Michael Bates, now in his 18th year, believes his teams are…
By Steve Marcus Contributing Writer After losing to Canisius (7-1-2) Friday, 1-0, the men’s soccer team lost a close one to Niagara (6-0-3), 4-3, on Sunday at home. The Bonnies host Siena (4-4) 4 p.m. Sunday before the start of Atlantic 10 play. Siena comes into the match with a win against local rival Albany…
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 Tyler Diedrich Editor in Chief I remember shaking a tall, lanky, somewhat-athletic-looking kid’s hand during one of those awkward orientation icebreakers in 2008. I figured he was a basketball player. I didn’t figure he was the soon-to-be savior of St. Bonaventure basketball and face of the class of 2012. Nearly four years later, I realize what began…
By Kyle Zamiara Sports Editor I think it was on the long 12-hour drive back from Nashville playing “The Price is Right” on a cell phone when I realized how lucky I was to have been the sports editor this semester. How many have gone through The Bona Venture and had the chance to see both men’s and…
By Skye Tulio Assistant Sports Editor For brothers Seth, Cael and Asa Johnson, representing Bonaventure athletics runs in the family. The oldest sons of Bruce and Nancy Johnson of Frewsburg, along with their sister Anneli, are all current or former Bona athletes in a family of swimmers and baseball players. “Both our mom and dad were swimmers, and…
By Skye Tulio Assistant Sports Editor The baseball team will host Saint Joseph’s (17-23, 7-4) this weekend in a three-game conference series beginning today at 3 p.m. The Bonnies (17-16, 5-7) swept George Washington last weekend in Virginia and split a doubleheader at Bucknell Tuesday. “We haven’t been real strong at home so far,” sophomore right-hander Asa Johnson…
By Bob Gallager Contributing Writer Tomorrow, the softball team returns to conference action with a noon doubleheader against George Washington. The Bonnies were scheduled to play against Buffalo Tuesday before heading to Niagara for a doubleheader Wednesday. All three games were cancelled due to the wintry weather. St. Bonaventure swept La Salle last weekend in a Saturday doubleheader. The Bonnies…
By Taylor Nigrelli Staff Writer The lacrosse team (3-10, 0-7) ended its season Sunday with a 17-11 loss to George Washington (10-6, 4-3) at home. This came after a 20-9 loss against Richmond (9-7, 5-2) Friday. Coach Ryan Lynn blamed the losses on slow starts. “We went down 6-0 early, we really dug ourselves a hole,” Lynn said. “We…
By Nate West Assistant News Editor The 12th seeded women’s tennis team (11-9) fell to fifth-seeded Xavier last Thursday, 4-0, at the Atlantic 10 Championships in Charlottesville, Va. The doubles pairing of senior Manuela Marin-Salcedo and Fatya Amiri lost 8-0. The team of sophomore Andrea Pavlovic and junior Riley Archer los, 8-2, while freshman Marissa Brossard and junior…
By Skye Tulio Assistant Sports Editor The baseball team (13-15, 2-7) will travel to George Washington for a three-game series beginning today at 4 p.m. “George Washington’s below .500 overall, so it’s obviously one of those things that you feel like you better win two out of three, if for no other reason than to get a little…
By Anthony Gannon Sports Assignment Editor In its last four conference games, the softball team is 0-4. In their last four games against Fordham, the Bonnies are 0-4. This weekend, the team goes on a four-game road trip for two conference series at Fordham today at 3 p.m. and noon Saturday, followed by a Sunday doubleheader at…
By Nate West Assistant News Editor Both the men’s and women’s tennis teams ended their seasons at the Atlantic 10 Championships. The 11th-seeded men took on sixth-seeded Richmond last Friday and the 12th-seeded women opened against fifth-seeded Xavier yesterday. The men lost 4-0 against the Spiders, coming away with only one victory in both doubles and singles action. The…
By Jordan Morey Staff Writer The golf team snapped consecutive last-place finishes with a fifth-place finish in a field of 10 at the Manor Intercollegiate in Farmville, Va., hosted by Longwood last Saturday, concluding the regular season. The Atlantic 10 Championship will take place at Heron Bay Golf Club in Coral Springs, Fla., April 27-29. In the league’s pre-championship…
By Angelia Roggie Features Editor Female athletes can feel truly important. At least, author Andrea Montalbano seems to think so. “The very act of signing her up and bringing her to her first practice … tells her she can do it and that she is important,” Montalbano said. “You are telling her that you believe…
By Taylor Nigrelli Staff Writer Going into the final weekend of the season, the lacrosse team (3-8) is still looking for its first conference win. Despite an 0-5 Atlantic 10 record and recent elimination from playoff contention, coach Ryan Lynn said he hopes the Bonnies can pull out a win in these final two…
By Tyler Diedrich Editor-in-Chief Jim Crowley won’t be leaving Olean anytime soon. Steve Watson, director of athletics, announced Monday the women’s basketball coach signed a two-year contract extension through the 2018-19 season, quieting any rumors the ESPN.com National Coach of the Year would leave for a higher-profile job. Terms of the deal are undisclosed. Crowley, also the Atlantic 10 Coach of…
By Skye Tulio Assistant Sports Editor After splitting a doubleheader at Niagara Tuesday, the baseball team prepares to take on Rhode Island this weekend in a three-game home series beginning today at 3 p.m. “Rhode Island is perennially one of the best teams in the conference,” coach Larry Sudbrook said. “From 2000-2009, us and Rhode Island went to the…