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OLEAN — The students had filled their designated section well before tip-off, dressed in their Bona brown T-shirts, chanting throughout warm-ups while the pep band played on. And you had to wonder, given the history of a basketball program without a winning season since 2001-02, if they were displaying true faith or merely showing a willingness to suspend judgment. (Updated: 11/13/09 11:08 PM )

BINGHAMTON — The St. Bonaventure women's basketball team rode its defense and balanced scoring into the postseason last season. It relied on the same formula to open the new season with a 63-42 win at Binghamton University on Friday night. (Updated: 11/13/09 11:01 PM )

Today's Big 4 men's games
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• St. Bonaventure earned an historic men's soccer win Thursday night in Kingston, R.I., beating Fordham, 1-0, in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament. It's Bona's first postseason win and enabled the Bonnies to post a double-digit win season for the first time since 1999. (Updated: 11/13/09 12:00 AM )

For the Big 4 men's basketball programs Wednesday, the first day for signing national letters of intent was about playing the waiting game. (Updated: 11/12/09 8:50 AM )

Host Niagara took a 1-0 lead against No. 19 Massachusetts and entered the third period tied, 2-2, but the Minutemen scored twice within three minutes to win, 4-2, and keep the Purple Eagles from their first victory of the season. Egor Mironov opened the scoring for Niagara (0-7-1 overall), while Ryan Olidis had a goal and an assist. (Updated: 11/08/09 11:13 PM )

Andrew Nicholson had 29 points and eight rebounds to lead St. Bonaventure to an 82-74 win over Mansfield in an exhibition game at the Reilly Center on Friday night. Nicholson was 10 of 12 from the field and 9 of 10 from the free-throw line. Jonathan Hall added 16 points and six assists for the Bonnies. (Updated: 11/06/09 11:59 PM )

Senior Chiara Greco assisted on the tying goal late in regulation and scored the game-winner in the ninth minute of overtime to give Niagara a 2-1 victory over Marist and a berth in today's Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament championship game against Loyola at noon at Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Updated: 11/02/09 1:04 AM )

Niagara was picked to finish second and Canisius was tabbed for seventh by the coaches in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference preseason men's basketball poll. Also, Niagara's Bilal Benn and Tyrone Lewis were named to the preseason first-team all-league team, while Canisius' Frank Turner and Greg Logins were named to the third team. Siena was the choice to win its third consecutive league title. The Saints received nine of 10 first-place votes and 99 points overall. Niagara received 87 points and Rider 82 and the only other first-place vote. Rider is followed by Fairfield (67), Loyola (45), Saint Peter's (45), Canisius (43), Manhattan (40), Iona (30) and Marist (12). (Updated: 10/28/09 8:41 AM )

What a difference a year can make. (Updated: 10/28/09 8:41 AM )

Niagara continued its mastery of Quinnipiac in women's hockey. Leah Wittaker scored off a Jennifer MacLean assist with 11 seconds left in overtime to lift the Purple Eagles to a 3-2 comeback triumph at TD Bank Sports Center in Hamden, Conn. (Updated: 10/24/09 1:17 PM )

Chris Stoddard (Southwestern), playing on his home course, shot a 1- over-par 73 to share medalist honors and help lead St. Bonaventure to its sixth straight Little Three golf championship at the Moon Brook Country Club in Jamestown. (Updated: 09/09/09 6:42 AM )

Highlights on St. Bonaventure’s men’s basketball schedule, officially released Thursday, include nonconference games with Big 4 rivals Niagara (road, Dec. 22) and Canisius (home, Dec. 30). (Updated: 09/04/09 6:54 AM )

The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball program has showed improvement on its Academic Progress Rate numbers, avoiding penalties that could have cost the Bonnies a scholarship and other further sanctions. (Updated: 05/07/09 7:46 AM )

Rowing (Updated: 04/12/09 7:01 AM )