St. Bonaventure Bonnies

By CHUCKIE MAGGIO A slight slip of the tongue may have conveyed St. Bonaventure’s focus better than anything else Mark Schmidt and his players said Sunday. "Right now our ultimate goal is to get to the championship- I mean to the tournament," Jaren Holmes said after the Bonnies defeated Davidson at the Reilly Center. "But right now we’re focusing on winning one game at a time … [Read more...] about St. Bonaventure concludes back-to-back against Davidson Wednesday

By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Bob McKillop bore some of the blame for Davidson's loss at St. Bonaventure on Sunday afternoon, namely for the Wildcats' lack of post presence. "I'll take some responsibility, a lot of responsibility, for not getting the ball inside," McKillop said on his radio show on Monday. About 70 percent of the Wildcat's field goal attempts came from 3-point range, … [Read more...] about McKillop saw “mentality issue,” slow reactions at Reilly Center

By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The Jaren Holmes-Kyle Lofton duo had the collective hot hand on Sunday afternoon as St. Bonaventure flipped the script on Davidson. The Bonnies and Wildcats were neck-and-neck for about 27 minutes, Davidson proving Bona coach Mark Schmidt's prediction that the Wildcats wouldn't be rusty and Bona's defense holding Bob McKillop's deep shooters at bay for the … [Read more...] about Davidsonian runs net Bonnies a crucial home win

By CHUCKIE MAGGIO St. Bonaventure's overarching goal is always the same this time of year. It's a goal Mark Schmidt's teams have accomplished in some form since the 2009-10 team gave Bona its first postseason whiff in a decade. The Bonnies want to play meaningful games in February and March, Schmidt has often said through the years. And regular season games don't come much … [Read more...] about Bonnies don’t expect a rusty Davidson team for Sunday matinee