BONNIES OPEN '18-19 WITH WEEK 1 SPLIT: St. Bonaventure opened the season in convincing fashion, winning at rival Niagara last Tuesday night in a 76-48 final. A 25-3 run from the Bonnies between the first and second quarters set the tone for a 45-15 halftime lead and a 52-17 advantage early in the third. All 10 players to see action scored for the Brown and White including four in double figures - Asianae Johnson (13 pts), Mckenna Maycock (10), Emily Calabrese (10) and Amanda Oliver (10). Maycock finished with a career best 10 assists as well as seven rebounds. It was the largest margin of victory for the Bonnies since defeating Saint Louis at home, 80-59, on Feb. 10, 2016. On Friday night, Bona faced a tough test in Athens, Ga. at No. 14/13 Georgia. Playing without leading scorer Mckenna Maycock, Bona dropped a 67-40 decision. Eight Bonnies had points, though none were in double figures - Johnson led the way with nine points while Oliver led the team in rebounding with eight boards. Without Maycock, the Bonnies played just two players who saw extensive playing time with the program last season - Calabrese and Danielle Migliore. 

 

BACK AT SBU: For the Bonnies, this is their first appearance at home this season after a pair of road games. Tuesday's game is also a return to St. Bonaventure for new Canisius head coach Scott Hemer. A 1995 graduate of St. Bonaventure, Hemer was named head coach at Canisius this past April after leading SUNY Geneseo for the past 11 years, winning 218 games there. He also was the girls varsity coach at nearby Gowanda High School and was a social studies teacher there from 1996-2001.

 

BONNIES GO FOR LITTLE THREE SWEEP: St. Bonaventure has an opportunity to score a sweep of Little Three rivalry games after defeating Niagara on the road last week. A win over Canisius Tuesday would give the Bonnies their first Little Three season sweep since 2015-16 and ninth in the past 12 years.