By RYAN LAZO BROOKLYN — The scene had played itself before hundreds of times in every St. Bonaventure fan's mind. Bona with the ball, trailing by two, as the game clock inches closer to the 40 minutes of time allotted. Twice this season, Bona had been in this position, and twice they had sent alumni into delirium with a buzzer-beating win. Once Dayton's Jordan Sibert … [Read more...] about Schmidt and Bona look to the future
Bonnies finding timely rhythm
By RYAN LAZO BROOKLYN — Marcus Posley's shots clanked off the iron, Youssou Ndoye could not establish position in the paint, and St. Bonaventure struggled mightily in their half court offense during the opening minutes of their second round match-up in the Atlantic 10 Tournament. Staring them in their face, the flapping wings of a Saint Joseph's team which Bona had defeated … [Read more...] about Bonnies finding timely rhythm
Sengfelder carries Fordham past George Mason
BY RYAN LAZO BROOKLYN — Fordham's history in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament is not one the program is proud of. Five wins in 19 games does not coincide with a winning program. But don't tell freshman Chris Sengfelder that. The freshman forward carried Fordham past its downtrodden history, scoring a game-high 27 points in the Rams' opening round game against George … [Read more...] about Sengfelder carries Fordham past George Mason
Iona Takes Aim At The MAAC
By RYAN LAZO NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — "Where are you guys the rest of the year?" Iona head coach Tim Cluess remarked to the room filled with media as he sat down for his presser following his team's victory over Manhattan to complete a season-sweep of their rivals. While Cluess' statement was made in good humor, the press corps does noticeably grow every time the Gaels take on … [Read more...] about Iona Takes Aim At The MAAC
English Leads Iona Past Manhattan
BY RYAN LAZO NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — In the grand scheme of conference standings and overall records, this game meant very little to an Iona team which had already locked up the MAAC's top seed entering next weekend's conference tournament, but they certainly didn't play like it. Instead, their match-up against the Manhattan Jaspers gave the Gaels the type of test they needed if … [Read more...] about English Leads Iona Past Manhattan