By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor The Bonnies dropped their A10 home opener to the Dayton Flyers, 90-74. The Bonnies and Flyers had trouble finding the bottom of the net for the first 15 minutes of the game, with the score being 23-18 at that point . Senior forward Denzel Gregg’s made lay-up extended the…
by Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team continued conference play Saturday afternoon when they took on George Mason on the road. The Bonnies fell to the Patriots in a close one, 52-49. The Bonnies (6-8, 1-1 A10) struggled with fouls in the game, committing 25 personal fouls through the…
by Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team opened conference play with a 78-69 win over the Rhode Island Rams, marking the team’s highest scoring game this season. The Bonnies (6-7) picked up the win behind 55 points in the second half, outscoring the Rams (4-9) by seven points in…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor On a night of celebration for junior guard Jaylen Adams receiving his 1,000 point ball, the Canisius Golden Griffins spoiled the party and edged out the St. Bonaventure Bonnies 106-101 in overtime. This was the first time the Golden Griffins beat the Bonnies in the Reilly Center since Dec. 6, 2003.…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team lost to the Buffalo Bulls this afternoon 68-47 at Alumni Arena in Buffalo. The win for the Bulls marked the first time in program history the team has started a season 9-0. The Bonnies (5-7) struggled with turnovers throughout the game, turning…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor The Bonnies extended their winning streak to four games Monday night as they took down the Army West Point Black Knights, 92-83. Junior guard Jaylen Adams set a career milestone, entering the 1,000 point club with a corner three point shot in the first half. Adams would go on to…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team picked up a win on Sunday, defeating the Albany Great Danes 67-59 for its fifth win of the season The Bonnies (5-6) got off to a strong start with effective shooting, taking a lead mid-way through the first quarter which they would…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team currently sits at 4-6 on the season and is coming off a two-game road trip that saw them lose both games. In their last game, they took a 74-50 loss to Toledo in which they committed a season-high 29 turnovers. Head coach…
by Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team fell to the Toledo Rockets Sunday afternoon 74-50, marking a sweep of the Bonnies over their two game road trip. The Bonnies lost to Eastern Michigan Friday. The Bonnies (4-6) struggled with turnovers throughout the game, giving the ball away a season-high…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor Last year was the year of the Bonnies taking close games and pulling them out. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case tonight. The Bonnies suffered their third loss of the season to the UNC-Wilmington Seahawks, 81-80. It was with under 20 seconds left to go in the game after senior…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team dropped its first game of a two game road trip Friday afternoon, losing to Eastern Michigan 75-56. Eastern Michigan (4-5) outscored the Bonnies (4-5) in three of the four quarters, including a 23-7 fourth quarter that extended the lead. The Bonnies finished…
By Emily Coughlin Contributing Writer With only three women’s divers— freshmen Izzy Aguilera and Elena Rohr, and sophomore Brittany Hart— the team certainly makes up for the normal, but small numbers. Some of the women’s diving team’s achievements occurred in a meet on Oct. 14 in the Reilly Center, where Hart came in first, Rohr…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor One championship may mean very little to other schools, but the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball 1977 NIT Championship team was something that, to this day, the Bonaventure community holds close to it. The Bonnies got past Oregon and Rutgers in the first two rounds of the tournament. Then-junior guard, Glenn…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball head coach Jesse Fleming sees defense as an important part of his team’s play. Under Fleming this season, the Bonnies (4-4) have allowed less than 60 points in six of their eight regular season games. The first-year coach said that the system he runs…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor Hard work, hustle and never giving up on the play are some ways to describe the style of junior guard Idris Taqqee. The St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team is off to a 5-2 start and each game has had a different contribution. Taqqee is averaging 8.3 points per game…
by Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team fell to the Bucknell Bison 57-35 Tuesday night, taking its second home loss of the season and scoring a season low in points. “I was relatively pleased. I thought we did a good job with our game plan; I give Bucknell a…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team pulled out a win on the road against the Hofstra Pride, 81-75. It was 72-70, the Bonnies trailed with 4:43 left to go in the game. Junior guard Matt Mobley rolls off a screen and knocks down a three-point shot to put the…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor The Bonnies improved their record to 9-3 all time over the Buffalo Bulls in a 90-84 victory Saturday night. Not only was the win the attraction, but Bonaventure welcomed back the 1977 NIT Championship team and retired the all-time scoring leader Greg Sanders’ number (53) tonight during halftime. Head…
By Emily Coughlin Contributing Writer The new jumbotron in the Reilly Center was not an easy decision. There were many things that went into the planning of the video board such as: which board would have the best visuals, which board would fit the budget best, and most importantly, which board would best suit the…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team brought in five freshmen this season, and three have been put into big minute roles only seven games into the season. The Bonnies made a starting lineup change, as freshmen guards Jalisha Terry and Sarah Hart were put into the starting lineup when the…