By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor This Saturday, St. Bonaventure University will honor the 1976-77 men’s basketball team, which finished the year at 23-6, winning four straight games to end the year en route to an NIT Championship. The school will also be retiring the jersey of Greg Sanders, a member of the championship team…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor The Franciscan Cup is back with St. Bonaventure after the men’s basketball team held off the Siena Saints 81-74, Wednesday night. With under a minute left in the game the Bonnies led 74-73 with the ball. The Saints attempted a double team but junior guard Jaylen Adams broke through it,…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team defeated the Stony Brook Seawolves 51-37 Wednesday night, giving them third straight win. “I thought we did it with our defense tonight. They have been locked in all week,” head coach Jesse Fleming said. “It was a short turnaround, a walkthrough and…
by Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor Another strong start for the St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team propelled the team to its third win of the season, beating Rider 60-47 Sunday afternoon in the second of two games at the UCF Thanksgiving Classic. The Bonnies (3-3) opened the game on a 7-0 run, four points…
by Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor After Austin Peay nearly made a comeback, the St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team picked up a win in its game of the UCF Thanksgiving Classic, 58-57. Austin Peay was able to pull it to within one point on three occasions, but never held the lead. The Bonnies started…
by Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team finished its time in the Lone Star Showcase with an 89-63 win over Pepperdine, Wednesday night. The win was the team’s second consecutive, having beaten Central Michigan 102-71 the night before, which was also a part of the Lone Star Showcase. The…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor The Bonnies continued their lack of success down south, as they were defeated by the Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans 68-65. The St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball trailed by as much as 17 in the first half. The Bonnies got in foul trouble early, picking up 13 total fouls in the…
by Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor It came down to the wire, but the Delaware Blue Hens defeated the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team 43-40 Saturday night. The Bonnies brought it to within one point with an 8-0 run over the two minutes, but fell short in the closing seconds of the game. The first…
The St. Bonaventure University swimming and diving teams defeated Canisius College 167-131 in men’s and 158-142 in women’s, powered by strong swims in the relay events. The Bonnies won three of the four relay events in the meet and have performed consistently well this season in both the freestyle and medley relays. Junior backstroker and…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team is looking to enhance defense as the season goes forward. Junior guard Idris Taqqee said the team needs to focus on being more efficient on both sides of the ball. “I think personally, as a team, we have to focus on one thing…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor In a season that opened with many new faces, Matea Britvar, a junior forward on St. Bonaventure University’s women’s basketball team, has faced changes of her own. These come in the form of an expanded role and more responsibility on a young team. “I would follow the team when…
by Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor Streaks were broken Wednesday night as the Canisius Golden Griffins (1-1) defeated the St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team (1-2) 74-57. The win was Canisius’ first at the Reilly Center since 1995, their first win over the Bonnies since 2005, and it marked the first time the Bonnies had…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor This afternoon saw the raising of a banner and a career milestone for Jesse Fleming. In Fleming’s second career game as a head coach, the St. Bonaventure University Bonnies (1-1) defeated the Colgate University Raiders (0-2) 70-51 for their first win of both the season and Fleming’s career. Before…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor Friday night saw the next installment of a Big 4 rivalry in Western New York, St. Bonaventure University against the Niagara University Purple Eagles. The Bonnies (0-1) fell 65-43 to the Purple Eagles (1-0), as the offensive inconsistencies seen against Edinboro came back to bite them again. The Bonnies…
By Kiley O’Donnell Staff Writer Joining the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team as a freshman, Amadi Ikpeze is a 6’10” forward from Buffalo, New York. Playing for Amherst High School, he led them to the Section VI Class A-2 championship with a 22-2 record. During his senior year, he averaged 13.2 PPG, 10.1 rebounds, and…
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…