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St. Bonaventure University

Schmidt makes point as guards share time in rout

OLEAN — Few leashes are shorter than the one St. Bonaventure coach Mark Schmidt has on his point guards. Make an ill-advised pass, take a seat. Get beat defensively off the dribble, time to sub out. (Updated: 11/20/09 11:29 PM )

Bona takes on depleted Binghamton

Two months ago tonight's St. Bonaventure-Binghamton game had all the makings of an intriguing nonconference matchup. Today? Let's just say that Bona fans fully appreciate the dejection the Binghamton faithful is feeling. (Updated: 11/20/09 12:14 AM )

Hard work pays off for Bonnies' Van Tatenhove

OLEAN — In the offseason, Megan Van Tatenhove spent her workout time with teammate Dana Mitchell. (Updated: 11/20/09 10:20 AM )

Women's basketball: St. Bonaventure beats Niagara, 66-49

Defense prevails for St. Bonaventure's women's basketball team as it topples Niagara, 66-49. (Updated: 11/19/09 1:46 PM )

Bona not satisfied with just one taste of postseason play

School: St. Bonaventure Nickname: Bonnies Affiliation: Atlantic 10 Coach: Jim Crowley (149-190) 2008-09 record: 23-11 (Updated: 11/18/09 12:07 PM )

Late free throws spoil Bona’s rally

ROCHESTER — It was not that St. Bonaventure was lacking for opportunities to knock off St. John’s on Tuesday night. (Updated: 11/18/09 7:29 AM )

Big 4 women's basketball preview: A rising tide

Every day, Jim Crowley walks into his office and sees the photo framed above his desk. It’s a picture of the on-court celebration after his St. Bonaventure basketball team edged West Virginia, 68-63, in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament. (Updated: 11/18/09 12:07 PM )

Bona's rally foiled by late St. John's free throws

ROCHESTER — It was not that St. Bonaventure was lacking for opportunities to knock off St. John’s on Tuesday night. (Updated: 11/18/09 10:18 AM )

Bona looking for fewer turnovers and more victories

School: St. Bonaventure Univ. (Updated: 11/18/09 12:08 PM )

Big 4 basketball preview: Heightened expectations

If the decline of the Buffalo Bills has numbed Western New York's sports consciousness, basketball — the Big 4 variety — is prepared to provide a nightly antidote. (Updated: 11/18/09 12:08 PM )

Bona to better measure itself against St. John's

Expectations are rising down in Olean. After nearly a decade of futility resulting from a recruiting scandal, St. Bonaventure is recapturing the interest of its fans and taking aim at its first winning season since 2001-02. (Updated: 11/18/09 12:08 PM )

Bona women beat Canisius for 3-0 start

If the way to the postseason for St. Bonaventure is through defense and senior forward Dana Mitchell, the Bonnies are off in the right direction. (Updated: 11/18/09 10:18 AM )

College report: Niagara falls a goal short

Niagara's first-ever trip to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament men's soccer final ended in heart-breaking fashion, as the Purple Eagles fell, 1-0, to Loyola on Sunday in Fairfield, Conn. (Updated: 11/16/09 8:02 AM )

Griffins falter at finish

Mount St. Mary's outscored Canisius, 14-5, in the game's final 19 points and defeated the Golden Griffins, 55-51, Saturday afternoon in the season opener for both teams at Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Md. (Updated: 11/14/09 11:27 PM )

Bulls tip off tonight

If the University at Buffalo revealed anything during its exhibition victory over Daemen, it's that it can be quick and dangerous in transition. But that was nothing more than a dress rehearsal; opening night begins against Vermont at 5:30 tonight at Alumni Arena. (Updated: 11/16/09 8:02 AM )

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