St. Bonaventure Bonnies women's basketball explained

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St. Bonaventure Bonnies
Current:2023–24 St. Bonaventure Bonnies women's basketball team
University:St. Bonaventure University
Conference:Atlantic 10
Location:St. Bonaventure, New York
Coach:Jim Crowley
Tenure:1st season in 2nd stint, 17th overall
Arena:Reilly Center
Capacity:5,480
Nickname:Bonnies
Studentsection:Bonnie Nation
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A Body:7B3F00
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Ncaasweetsixteen:2012
Ncaasecondround:2012, 2016
Ncaatourneys:2012, 2016

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies women's basketball team (formerly the St. Bonaventure Brown Squaws)[1] is the women's basketball team that represents St. Bonaventure University in Allegany, New York. The team currently competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Bonnies' head coach is Jim Crowley, who returned for a second stint with the team in March 2023.[2]

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Bonnies have appeared in two NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 3–2.

  1. 5
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
  1. 12 Florida Gulf Coast
    #13 Marist
    #1 Notre Dame
W 72–65
W 66–63
L 35–79
  1. 10
First Round
Second Round
  1. 7 Oklahoma State
    #2 Oregon State
W 65–54
 L 40–69

NIT results

The Bonnies have appeared in four National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 5–4.

Second Round
Third Round
Quarterfinals
West Virginia
Wisconsin
South Florida
W 68–63
W 56–51
L 66–80
First Round
Second Round
Robert Morris
Northwestern
W 76–50
L 62–66
First Round
Second Round
Lehigh
Syracuse
W 77–43
L 63–50
First Round
Second Round
Charlotte
Bowling Green
W 81–62
L 65–76

Season-by-season record

As of the 2016–17 season, the Bonnies have a 572–587 record, with a 183–306 Atlantic-10 Conference record. It was a club sport at St. Bonaventure from 1959–1971. They have made the WNIT in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2014, going to the Quarterfinals in 2009. They made the NCAA Tournament in 2012 and 2016, going to the Sweet 16 in 2012 and the Round of 32 in 2016.[3]

Broadcasting

WGWE/Little Valley, NY was the broadcast home of the team from 2014 until the station shut down in 2021. WGWE's morning host (Mike Smith from 2014 to 2016, and Chris Russell from 2016 to 2021) served as play-by-play voice throughout that time frame.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Respect Native Women – Stop Using the S-Word – Indian Country Media Network. indiancountrymedianetwork.com. en-US. 2018-05-06.
  2. Web site: 2023-03-10 . Crowley returns for 2nd stint as Bonnies coach . 2023-03-10 . ESPN.com . en.
  3. Web site: St. Bonaventure . 2017-01-25 . 2017-02-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202094153/http://gobonnies.sbu.edu/sports/w-baskbl/2015-16/files/WBB_RecordBook_Revised2016.pdf . dead .