BY: AIDAN SHINNERS; STAFF WRITER Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com George Mason (4-6-2, 3-1-0 A-10) started the scoring in the 16th minute with a penalty kick scored by senior defenseman Zoë Vidaurre. The penalty kick came off a handball call on Bonnies junior defenseman Naomi Sharma Tobar. Four minutes later, Bonnies sophomore midfielder Hannah Lindenberger committed a defensive…
BY: WILL NUNN; SPORTS EDITOR Photo: @LiquidSportsLab / X The game of baseball has entered a new age. Gone are the days of using the eye test to evaluate a player or determining a player’s worth based on his batting average. In today’s game, analytics are king. Advanced metrics and biomechanics can engineer a ballplayer…
BY: SEAN WALLACE; SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR Photo Courtesy of gobonnies.com On Aug. 21, St. Bonaventure University announced plans to build a six-court outdoor tennis complex located southeast of Joyce Field. After twenty years, the tennis courts on the west side of campus are beyond repair and no longer a viable training option for a Division…
BY: SAMUEL WEILERT; STAFF WRITER Photo: @sbuwomensrugby on Instagram Fifty Years ago, St. Bonaventure University Rugby played its first season. Now in 2025, the men’s and women’s teams are some of the most decorated programs in Northeastern America. Freshman forward Jacob Papesh is looking forward to this milestone year. “It’s a big year for us,…
BY: AIDAN SHINNERS; STAFF WRITER Photo Courtesy of gobonnies.com The St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team enter Atlantic 10 Conference play with a record of 3-3-2 while achieving a win or draw in every single home contest outside of A-10 play. Transfer players have made an impact on the stat sheet early on this season. Graduate…
BY: SEAN WALLACE; SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR Photo Courtesy of gobonnies.com After a scoreless draw against Davidson, the St. Bonaventure men’s soccer team enter the last half of the season, with six of eight games coming against Atlantic 10 opponents. The Bonnies sit 12th in the A-10 and possess a conference record of 0-1-1. The standings…
BY: CARSON HAYEK; SPORTS EDITOR Photo Courtesy of daytonflyers.com Built in 1966, the Reilly Center has had numerous notable players, such as Bob Lanier and the Stith brothers, play on the court in the past. As for the present, the NBA is approaching the end of the regular season, and there are 12 current NBA…
BY: RILEY PENDLETON; STAFF WRITER Photo: @hoopglitch on Instagram With the Bonnies losing nine players on the roster to the transfer portal, they needed to make some noise of their own. Adrian Wojnarowski and the Bonnies staff were able to do just that, bringing in Minnesota Gopher big man Frank Mitchell and Juco product Joe…
BY: AIDAN SHINNERS; STAFF WRITER Photo Courtesy of gobonnies.com From winning the Little Three Championship to finishing 19th out of 20 in the Ross Collegiate Classic the road to the Atlantic 10 Championships has been nothing short of rocky. Freshman Braddock Damore said that the team has shown they have the potential to place better…
BY JOHN GUERRERA; STAFF WRITER Photo Courtesy of gobonnies.com On April 2 St. Bonaventure University Vice President and Director of Athletics Bob Beretta announced the appointment of Mick Giordano as the eighth head coach in the history of the Bonnies men’s soccer program. Giordano spent the last five seasons as head coach of the UNC…
BY: CARSON HAYEK; SPORTS EDITOR Photo Courtesy of gobonnies.com On March 24, the NCAA men’s basketball transfer portal opened. According to the New York Times, over 1,000 basketball players have entered the NCAA transfer portal. As for St. Bonaventure, the Bonnies’ entire 2024-25 scholarship roster with eligibility remaining has decided on its future. Two players…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: WILL NUNN; SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR As the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team’s season closes, the vaunted calamity of the offseason has arrived. The Bonnies finished the season with a 6-24 record, going just 2-16 in Atlantic 10 play. In the present era of collegiate athletics, a complete roster upheaval can…
BY: SEAN WALLACE; STAFF WRITER Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com The St. Bonaventure men’s track team opened the outdoor season with two new school records at the Bill Q Invitational Saturday in Rochester, N.Y. In the 400 hurdles, sophomore Henry Morris set a school record, placing second with a time of 57.57. In the 400 meters,…
BY: SAMUEL CAROZZA; STAFF WRITER Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com St. Bonaventure’s tennis teams opened Atlantic 10 play this weekend against the St. Joseph’s Hawks and Dayton Flyers, losing both bouts. On Friday, the men’s and women’s tennis teams faced St. Joseph’s University, looking to secure their first win of the season. The men’s team failed…
BY: LAYNE HAUGHT; STAFF WRITER Photo Courtesy of gobonnies.com The St. Bonaventure baseball team had its 2025 season home opener this past weekend in a three-game series against George Mason. The Patriots took a two-to-one series win over the Bonnies, with the Bonnies pulling together to avoid the sweep on Sunday. George Mason opened the…
BY: WILL NUNN; SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR Photo: BonniesWBB / X The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team had its season come to an unceremonious end with a 60-50 loss to Saint Louis in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Championship on March 5. Freshman forward Caitlin Frost led the way for the Bonnies with 14…
Photo Courtesy @the_anthonydasilva on Instagram BY: AIDAN SHINNERS, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure Division I club hockey season has come to an end following the AAU College Hockey National Championship tournament that took place from March 5-7. The 16 qualified teams were placed into four separate round-robin pools where the highest-placing team in each would…
BY: SAM WEILERT AND SEAN WALLACE; STAFF WRITERS Photo: Joseph DeBell / The Bona Venture Coming off a quarterfinals loss to VCU in the Atlantic 10 Championship, the Bonnies fell to the Kent State Golden Flashes 75-56 in the first round of the NIT Tuesday night in the Reilly Center. Bonaventure started the first six…
Photo Courtesy: Joseph Debell / The Bona Venture BY: CARSON HAYEK, SPORTS EDITOR The Bonnies season has ended following a 75-56 loss to Kent State Tuesday night in the National Invitational Tournament. After a 16-4 start 6:05 into the game, Kent State outscored Bonaventure 71-40 throughout the rest of the game. Struggles shooting cost the…
Graphic: ANDREW HALE BY: ANDREW HALE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF After declining a National Invitation Tournament bid a year ago, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team returns to the NIT for the first time since 2022, hosting Kent State Tuesday. Bonaventure (22-11, 9-9 A-10) hosts its third-ever NIT game, with the previous two in 1995 and 2016. “[It’s]…