By PAUL GOTHAM OLEAN -- In a contest decided by 16 points it can be difficult finding a single play where the match tilted in favor of one team. Maybe it's a case of preventing the need for a game-saving effort. Less than six minutes remained in Sunday's Atlantic 10 battle inside the Reilly Center, and the host St. Bonaventure Bonnies held a nine-point advantage over the … [Read more...] about Taqqee makes the right play for Bona
St. Bonaventure Bonnies
Bona to face tough test in Richmond
By PAUL GOTHAM If Mark Schmidt's St. Bonaventure Bonnies (12-6/4-3) are to snap their current three-game losing skid, they will have to slow one of the nation's more efficient offenses. The Richmond Spiders (12-8/3-4) rank top ten in the country for field goal percentage (49.8), 2-pt. field goal percentage (57.0) and effective field goal percentage (60.2/factors both 2-pt. … [Read more...] about Bona to face tough test in Richmond
Bona’s Sam Stith, Sue Shay Danielewicz Named Atlantic 10 Basketball Legends
Courtesy of GoBonnies.com NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Two of the most acclaimed players in school history, Sam Stith and Sue Shay Danielewicz, are St. Bonaventure's members of the 2016 Atlantic 10 Conference Legends class, the A-10 announced. A two‐year co‐captain, Shay Danielewicz led the Bonnies in scoring twice and in rebounding all four years. A member of the Atlantic 10 … [Read more...] about Bona’s Sam Stith, Sue Shay Danielewicz Named Atlantic 10 Basketball Legends
Bona game at VCU moved to Sunday
Courtesy of GoBonnies.com Due to the pending impact of winter storm Jonas, St. Bonaventure's men's basketball game at VCU originally scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 23, has been moved to Sunday, Jan. 24. The game will tip off at 3:00 at the Siegel Center. The Atlantic 10 contest will still be televised nationally by NBC Sports Network as planned and will air on the Bonnies' … [Read more...] about Bona game at VCU moved to Sunday
Rebounds & Putbacks: Dayton 85 St. Bonaventure 79
Quick thoughts after the University of Dayton's 85-79 victory over the St. Bonaventure Bonnies. By PAUL GOTHAM How it happened Charles Cooke and Dyshawn Pierre combined for 12 straight in a 19-0 first-half run, and the University of Dayton Flyers took a 45-18 lead into halftime before holding off a late Bona comeback. UD shot a scorching 17 for 26 from the floor … [Read more...] about Rebounds & Putbacks: Dayton 85 St. Bonaventure 79