St. Bonaventure Basketball: Bonnies VS UMass Minutemen, Dec. 31st

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24 Brett Rumpel G, R-Fr., 6-4/190, Binghamton, NY

30 Broek Ostrom G, Fr., 6-2/185, Holley, NY

32 Chad Venning F, R-So., 6-10/270, Brooklyn, NY

35 Anquan Hill F, So., 6-9/200, Philadelphia, PA

RS Tyler Curran G, Fr., 6-2/185,

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Cronin G, So., 6-0/187, Great Neck, NY

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GAME NOTES

• St. Bonaventure begins Atlantic 10 play with a pair of home games back-to-back vs. UMass Saturday followed by George Mason Wednesday, Jan. 4. It is the first time that the Bonnies have opened A-10 action with back-to-back home games since the 2006-07 season.

• The Bonnies are looking to snap their first four-game losing skid since the 2018-19 campaign. Bona also finished with its first below .500 non-conference record since that ‘18-’19 season when the Bonnies opened the season 4-10, dropping the final four games of non-conference play as well as the A-10 opener. Bonnies fans will remember, though, that team would rebound to finish 18-16 overall with a 12-6 mark in conference action, ultimately reaching the Atlantic 10 Championship Game. That year’s squad, like this one, had much turnover from the year before with three freshmen in the starting lineup.

• The last time the Bonnies and Minutemen opened A-10 play against each other came at the Reilly Center, almost five years to the day of Saturday’s battle. St. Bonaventure won, 98-78, over the Minutemen in the ’17-’18 A-10 opener Dec. 30, 2017 as Jaylen Adams (32) and Matt Mobley (28) combined for 60 points to begin a run to that year’s NCAA Tournament. Bona also opened up the A-10 slate at UMass the year prior, scoring an 89-77 victory en route to sharing the conference regular season title in 2016.

• St. Bonaventure has won seven of its last nine A-10 openers, including a 3-0 mark vs. UMass during that stretch.

• Bona freshman Yann Farell was named A-10 Rookie of the Week on Tuesday, earning the honor for the second time this year. Farell scored in double figures for both games last week, averaging 12.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg. He is the first Bona freshman to be named A-10 Rookie of the Week twice in the same season since Kyle Lofton in 2019, and the first Bonnies frosh to earn multiple weekly honors before the end of non-conference play since Jaylen Adams in 2014. In fact, only eight prior Bonnies had ever been named A-10 Rookie of the Week more than once: Adams, Lofton, Andrew Nicholson (2008-09), Matt Morgan (2008), A.J. Hawkins (2005), Tim Winn (1997), Jason Brower (1989) and Alvin Lott (1983-84). Nicholson owns the program record, taking the award six times en route to being named A-10 Rookie of the Year, an honor only Nicholson and Lott have ever achieved in program history.

ABOUT UMASS

• The Minutemen are 9-3 in their first season under head coach Frank Martin, who was named the 23rd head coach in program history this past March. Martin came to Amherst owning 15 years of head coaching experience, including 10 years at South Carolina where he led the Gamecocks to their only Final Four appearance in 2017. Prior to South Carolina, he was head coach at Kansas State where he helped guide the Wildcats to the Elite Eight in 2010.

• UMass opened the year red hot, winning seven of eight to start the season including a championship win at the Myrtle Beach Invitational following victories over Colorado, Murray State and Charlotte. The Minutemen have gone 2-2 in their last four to finish nonconference play, winning over Hofstra in Brooklyn (71-56) and vs. Dartmouth at home (68-57) but dropping a neutral site contest to North Texas (62-44) and a home game vs. UMass-Lowell (85-80).

• Martin will play a deep rotation: 11 players have seen regular time while the Minutemen lead the A-10 and rank sixth nationally in bench points at 34 per game. Nearly 47 percent of the team’s minutes come from bench players, ranking first in Division I.

• Senior point guard Noah Fernandes was named to the A-10 Preseason Second Team after earning all-conference accolades following last year (14.9 ppg, 5.3 apg), and hopes to return from an ankle injury that has sidelined him since Dec. 2.

• Junior forward Matt Cross leads the team in scoring (12.1 ppg) and rebounding (6.5 rpg). Redshirt junior guard T.J. Weeks has started all 12 games and averaged 9.6 ppg, 4.5 rpg.

• The Minutemen have not been fond of the trey: Just 27 percent of their field goal attempts come from long range (348th nationally) and 24 percent of their total points are from threepointers (322nd).

2022-23 St. bonaventure men’s basketball GAME SCHEDULE

NOVEMBER

2 vs. Alfred (Exhibition) W, 76-48

7 vs. Saint Francis (PA) W, 71-58 12 at Canisius L, 84-80 15 vs. South Dakota State L, 66-62 19 vs. Bowling Green....... W, 81-68 22 vs. Southern Indiana W, 80-66 25 vs. Notre Dame # ............. W, 63-51 30 vs. Middle Tennessee W, 71-64

decEMBER

3 at Buffalo L, 83-66

7 vs. Cleveland State W, 61-42 11 vs. Iona % L, 72-57 16 vs. Florida Gulf Coast L, 71-58 19 at Siena L, 76-70 21 at Northern Iowa .................L, 62-52 31 vs. UMass 2:00PM

january

4 vs. George Mason 7:00PM 7 at Saint Louis .......................4:00PM 11 at Rhode Island 7:00PM 14 vs. Richmond ...................2:30PM 18 vs. Duquesne 7:00PM 21 at Loyola Chicago 4:00PM 25 vs. Fordham 7:00PM 28 at VCU 6:00PM

february

1 at Richmond ........................7:00PM

4 vs. Dayton 8:00PM 8 vs. La Salle ........................7:00PM 11 at Duquesne 12:30PM 15 at Fordham 7:00PM 19 vs. George Washington 2:00PM 22 at Davidson 7:00PM 26 vs. Saint Joseph’s ......... 12:00PM

march

4 at UMass 2:30PM

All game start times are listed in Eastern Time and are subject to change. Home games in bold # = Gotham Classic % = Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational

FARELL PICKS UP A-10 ROOKIE OF THE WEEK ACCOLADES

In a pair of games last week, Farell averaged 12.0 points and 5.5 rebounds and shot over 53 percent from the floor. He scored double figures in two road games at Siena and at Northern Iowa, posting 13 points and three rebounds at Siena before totaling 11 points and eight boards in just 21 minutes at UNI.

Farell also went 6-for-12 from beyond the three-point line during the week as well.

For the season, Farell is averaging 9.4 points and 7.5 rebounds in over 29 minutes per contest. He leads all A-10 freshmen in rebounding and stands sixth overall among all conference players on the boards.

The Libreville, Gabon native becomes the first Bonnies men’s basketball player to be named A-10 Rookie of the Week multiple times in a season since Kyle Lofton was selected twice in 2018-19.

The Bonnies open Atlantic 10 play by hosting UMass Saturday, Dec. 31 at the Reilly Center. Tip time is scheduled for 2 p.m.

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – For the second time this season, St. Bonaventure men’s basketball freshman Yann Farell has been named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

For the second time this season, Farell was named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week Tuesday afternoon.

In a pair of games last week, Farell averaged 12.0 points and 5.5 rebounds and shot over 53 percent from the floor. He scored double figures in two road games at Siena and at Northern Iowa, posting 13 points and three rebounds at Siena before totaling 11 points and eight boards in just 21 minutes at UNI.

Farell also went 6-for-12 from beyond the three-point line during the week as well.

For the season, Farell is averaging 9.4 points and 7.5 rebounds in over 29 minutes per contest. He leads all A-10 freshmen in rebounding and stands sixth overall among all conference players on the boards.

The Libreville, Gabon native becomes the first Bonnies men’s basketball player to be named A-10 Rookie of the Week multiple times in a season since Kyle Lofton was selected twice in 2019.

Ware was a bright spot off the bench for the Bonnies last Wednesday against Colgate.

The Queens, NY native scored a career-high 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field. Ware added three steals and three assists to her line in 26 minutes off the bench.

Ware has appeared in 12 games this season and is averaging 3.2 points per game.

The GoBonnies.com Athletes of the Week presented by CPL for the week ending Dec. 25 are men’s basketball freshman Yann Farell and women’s basketball freshman Breauna Ware.

Breauna Ware

Yann Farell

FOR THE ST. BONAVENTURE MEN’S LACROSSE TEAM, THE SPIRIT OF GIVING IN

THE HOLIDAY SEASON GOT AN EARLY START.

“Our staff is so proud of the impact that our guys have had with this since we started in 2019. They are all so driven to help other people,” said St. Bonaventure assistant coach Nico Capron. “It has become a great fall tradition for our team and our guys really like to get creative in their fundraising technique.”

Capron was the ringleader in getting the Bonnies involved with the HEADstrong Fund and Lax Stache Madness when he joined the program in 2019.

“This campaign is unique in that it provides the common goal of helping people while giving the chance to compete with other lacrosse teams across the nation,” shared Capron, as to why the fundraiser is special.

“Every year you hear stories from guys on the team or even read comments from the campaign donors and everyone in one way, shape, or form knows someone affected by cancer. There’s nothing greater than being part of something bigger than yourself.”

By Jack Angelucci, Athletics Communications Intern

During the month of November, team members raised $12,277 for families of individuals fighting cancer. The Bonnies finished second nationwide in their charitable work through HEADstrong Fund’s Lax Stache Madness. The competition pits teams across the country against each other, ditching the razors for the month while growing out mustaches and raising money for HEADstrong, which offers financial, residential and emotional support to families impacted by cancer.

The Bonnies have now raised roughly $65,000 in their four years competing in the fundraiser, and the grand total raised nationwide by HEADstrong now sits over $575,000. Bates College was this year’s winner with men’s lacrosse teams from every collegiate level taking part.

The Brown and White were led by graduate student Sean Westley who raised over $3,300, while freshman Alex Polisoto eclipsed the $1,000 mark, raising roughly $1,500. Junior Cam Germain also raised over $800.

Coming into the fundraiser the Bonnies aimed to raise $10,000 this year, and were able to surpass that mark prior to the final round.

“It’s really special to be able to hit our goal while knowing the impact that we have made as a team,” said Capron. “We are so incredibly grateful for all the donors who made it happen and for the St. Bonaventure community for supporting us year in and year out. To have made it to the championship round was a great achievement, but raising $65,000 in our four years of doing this is what we hold in the highest regard.”

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