Quinn Lee Yaw, a transfer from Edinboro University, is joining the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team this year as a junior. A power forward from Jamestown, New York, Lee Yaw is a psychology major. When asked about his decision to transfer from a division II to a division I school, specifically Bonaventure, he described the…
By Kiley O’Donnell Staff Writer Returning for his sophomore year, LaDarien Griffin is a 6’6” forward from Jacksonville, Florida. Griffin saw time in 10 games last season, averaging 0.5 PPG and shooting 40.0% from the floor. He is a sports marketing major. When asked about why he chose Bonaventure, he talked about the fans, and…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor A senior elementary education major, Imani Outlaw has averaged 2.6 points, 0.9 assists and 1.4 rebounds per game in 96 games over her first three years. She also has shot 74.2 percent from the free throw line in that span. The native of Cincinnati, Ohio, attended Sycamore High School.…
by Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor Mariah Ruff is a junior chemistry major, who averaged 10.0 points, 3.8 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game last year, starting in all 32 games played. Through her first two years at Bonaventure, Ruff has started in 52 of 62 games played; averaging 8.6 points per game, along with…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor Gabby Richmond is in her fifth year at St. Bonaventure University, having redshirted as a freshman and now being a graduate student. She has made 51 career starts in 88 games with the Bonnies, and averaged 5.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game last season. She is a native…
By Alexis Young Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure University men’s soccer team concluded its season last Saturday after a 4-0 loss to Fordham. With this loss and losses to Rhode Island, Dayton and George Washington, the Bonnies were eliminated from playoff contention on the season’s last day. “I feel like we took the positives from…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor Starting in 18 out of 19 soccer games this season, Sabrina Sousa-Sampson, a sports studies major, sure made a name for herself. The freshman out of Toronto, Ontario was one of nine newcomers to the Bonnies’ women’s soccer team this season. She proved she was ready for the collegiate level,…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The cross country careers of five St. Bonaventure seniors are coming to an end. The men’s and women’s cross country team will see Ben Collins, for the men, and Rachel Konieczny, Alexis Young, Allison Field and Courtney Brinsky for the women, graduate after this season and the upcoming track…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor This season will mark a year of change for the St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team, as new players have arrived on campus to build upon the success of last season. One of those new coaches is Jesse Fleming, a 2005 journalism and mass communication graduate of the university.…
Through several meets, the St. Bonaventure University swimming and diving teams have seen underclassmen perform well. Freshman freestyler Nick Burdo gave credit to Coach Sean McNamee for making the transition from high school to college easier by bringing in like-minded individuals. “It’s definitely a big jump. Coach McNamee is really good at recruiting and is…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team picked up a victory today over the Edinboro Fighting Scots, winning this afternoon’s exhibition game 50-25. The game opened up slowly for both sides, with each team struggling to find its offense. They traded baskets within the first minute and a half,…
The St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team’s season came to a close over the weekend at Saint Joseph’s University with a 2-1 loss. The team missed the Atlantic 10 playoffs for the third consecutive year. It also left Bonaventure at 1-8 in conference and 4-14-1 overall. Head Coach Steve Brdarski said the main positive to take…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor Despite the size of the swimming facility at St. Bonaventure University, both the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams have maintained a high level of success, on par with Atlantic 10 programs with larger facilities. The men’s swimming and diving team has won the Atlantic 10 Championship five…
By Kiley O’Donnell Staff Writer Hailey Gattuso, a junior captain on the St. Bonaventure women’s cross country team, led the Bonnies at last weekend’s Atlantic-10 Championship in Richmond, Virginia, running her fastest time of the season, finishing the 5k at 19:33.5. Although some girls were unable to compete in the A10 Championship due to injury,…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor St. Bonaventure University women’s swimming and diving team member Devon McFadden, a junior, has won 10 events so far this season. Through four meets this year, McFadden has picked up wins in the 100-yard backstroke three times, 200-yard individual medley twice, the 200-yard medley relay twice, the 100- and…
The St. Bonaventure men’s soccer team sits in fifth place out of 13 teams in its conference. The team can secure a spot in the Atlantic 10 Championship in its final conference game, which requires a top-eight finish. This is a big turnaround after coming in last place in the conference last season. Sophomore midfielder…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor As the season comes to a close, the St. Bonaventure women’s rugby team looks to enter the playoffs as the three seed. The Bonnies will enter the Upstate New York College Rugby Conference small school division playoffs Saturday morning. Head coach Clarence Picard said even though the team is small,…
By Kiley O’Donnell Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s cross country teams travel to Richmond, Virginia, this weekend to participate in the Atlantic 10 Championships. Senior men’s captain Ben Collins talked about his past A10 Championships and how he can take his experience from his previous years and apply it to Saturday’s race.…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor For two members of the St. Bonaventure University women’s soccer team, their time as collegiate soccer players is nearing its end. Defenders Mirae Whitaker and Jennifer Morris are both seniors on the team, meaning that the team’s last two games of the season could be the last two of…
The St. Bonaventure swimming and diving teams defeated Colgate University by scores of 163-70 in men’s and 161-79 in women’s Saturday afternoon. This was the second meet for the men after falling to Cleveland State University on Friday. The women also had two meets on Oct. 14 and 15 against Central Connecticut and Oct. 8…