St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's soccer

St. Bonaventure Bonnies
men's soccer
Founded1961 (1961)
UniversitySt. Bonaventure University
Head coachMick Giordano (1st season)
ConferenceA-10
LocationAllegany, New York
StadiumMarra Athletics Complex
(capacity: 1,000)
NicknameBonnies
ColorsBrown and white[1]
   
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Pre-tournament ISFA/ISFL championships
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The St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of St. Bonaventure University in Allegheny, New York, United States.[2] The team is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. St. Bonaventure's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1961. The team plays its home games at McGraw-Jennings Field in neighboring Olean. The Bonnies are coached by Mick Giordano.

The Bonnies have never won the Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament, the Atlantic-10 regular season, nor have ever qualified for the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. Their best regular season performance was their third-place finish in 1999. Their best Atlantic 10 Tournament performances came in 1999 and 2009, where the Bonnies reached the semifinal.[3]

Rivalries

The Bonnies primary rival is the Siena Saints, whom they compete with for the Franciscan Cup.

Seasons

National Champions † Conference Champions * Division Champions ‡ NCAA Tournament berth ^
1967 freshman team
A match in 1967
Season Head coach Conference Season results Tournament results
Overall[4] Conference[3] Conference[3] NCAA[5]
W L T W L T Finish
1961 Paul Morrotte Independent 2 3 0 — — — — — —
1962 no team
1963 2 7 1 — — — — — —
1964 3 7 0 — — — — — —
1965 5 6 1 — — — — — —
1966 6 4 0 — — — — — —
1967 3 6 0 — — — — — —
1968 3 7 0 — — — — — —
1969 5 6 1 — — — — — —
1970 7 4 1 — — — — — —
1971 4 8 1 — — — — — —
1972 Enrique Barrera 3 9 1 — — — — — —
1973 2 7 4 — — — — — —
1974 4 7 2 — — — — — —
1975 2 10 1 — — — — — —
1976 3 10 0 — — — — — —
1977 3 10 0 — — — — — —
1978 4 8 1 — — — — — —
1979 7 8 0 — — — — — —
1980 4 8 2 — — — — — —
1981 7 7 2 — — — — — —
1982 12 6 1 — — — — — —
1983 9 8 1 — — — — — —
1984 11 10 0 — — — — — —
1985 11 5 6 — — — — — —
1986 10 10 1 — — — — — —
1987 A-10 5 13 2 0 3 0 4th, West — —
1988 6 13 1 1 2 0 4th, West — —
1989 George Perry III 6 11 0 0 3 0 4th, West — —
1990 1 16 0 0 8 0 9th — —
1991 4 11 0 1 6 0 7th — —
1992 6 11 1 1 6 0 8th — —
1993 5 13 0 0 7 0 8th — —
1994 2 17 0 1 6 0 7th — —
1995 Bob Butehorn 7 9 1 3 6 1 9th — —
1996 5 11 2 3 7 1 8th — —
1997 12 6 0 7 4 0 5th — —
1998 10 6 1 7 4 0 5th — —
1999 Bill Brady 10 10 0 8 3 0 3rd Semifinal —
2000 6 12 0 4 6 0 6th — —
2001 6 12 0 2 9 0 12th — —
2002 8 10 0 3 8 0 11th — —
2003 2 16 1 1 10 0 12th — —
2004 8 9 1 4 7 0 8th — —
2005 Mel Mahler 4 11 3 3 5 1 10th — —
2006 3 12 2 3 4 2 8th — —
2007 6 7 3 3 4 2 11th — —
2008 6 6 4 4 4 1 9th — —
2009 10 9 0 5 4 0 6th Semifinal —
2010 10 8 1 5 3 1 4th First Round —
2011 4 12 3 0 7 2 14th — —
2012 5 14 0 3 6 0 11th — —
2013 8 9 2 2 5 1 10th — —
2014 1 15 0 0 8 0 13th — —
2015 Kwame Oduro 2 16 1 1 7 0 13th — —
2016 4 12 2 3 4 1 10th — —
2017 8 9 2 2 5 1 7th First Round —
2018 7 9 1 3 5 0 10th — —
2019 5 11 0 1 7 0 12th — —
2020 4 4 1 1 4 1 4th (West) — —
2021 4 10 1 3 5 0 11th — —
2022 3 10 3 0 6 2 14th — —
2023 6 7 4 2 5 1 11th — —
2024 6 8 3 2 4 2 10th — —
2025 Mick Giordano — — — — — — — — —

Individual achievements

Top scorers

Brad Wolf is St. Bonaventure's all-time points leader, while Joe Trabold is St. Bonaventure's all time goalscoring leader. Both players' careers overlapped during the 1984 and 1985 seasons.[6]

Rank Individual Years Goals Assists Points
1 Brad Wolf 1982-85 48 21 117
2 Joe Trabold 1984-86 50 16 116
3 Peter Carr 1980-83 34 6 74
4 Tom Lemmon 1996-99 27 9 63
5 Tom Zeifang 1984-86 26 10 62
6 Sam Maheu 2006-09 23 14 60
7 David Servello 1995-98 26 7 59
8 Emmett O'Connor 2010 - 13 17 24 58
9 John Phoumanny 1999-02 21 13 55
10 Dan Hetrick 1995-98 16 11 43

Facilities

Marra Athletics Complex

Tom 80' and Michelle Marra Athletics Field Complex is a multisport complex with a 200-seat soccer-specific stadium that hosts both the men's and women's soccer programs.[7] The Bonnies began playing at the facility in 2014. Previously St. Bonaventure played at McGraw-Jennings Field.

Coaching history

St. Bonaventure University has had seven head coaches in their program's existence.[8]

John Skehan, the first coach of St. Bonaventure
Years Coach Games W L T Pct.
1961–1971 John Skehan - - - - .000
1972–1988 Enrique Barrera - - - - .000
1989–1994 George Perry III - - - - .000
1995–1998 Bob Butehorn 70 34 32 4 .514
1999–2004 Bill Brady 111 40 69 2 .369
2005–2014 Mel Mahler 178 57 102 19 .377
2015– Kwame Oduro 37 6 28 3 .203

References

  1. ^ St. Bonaventure University Brand Style Guide (PDF). May 1, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "St. Bonaventure Men's Soccer". National Collegiate Athletic Association. NCAA.com. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. Atlantic10.com. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  4. ^ "Year-By-Year Results". St. Bonaventure Men's Soccer Record Book (PDF) (2022 ed.). St. Bonaventure Athletics. p. 3.
  5. ^ "Men's Division I Championship Brackets" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  6. ^ "All-Time Leading Scorers". St. Bonaventure Men's Soccer Record Book (PDF) (2016 ed.). St. Bonaventure Athletics. p. 2.
  7. ^ "Tom 80' and Michelle Marra Athletics Field Complex". St. Bonaventure Bonnies. St. Bonaventure University Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  8. ^ "Head Coaching History". St. Bonaventure Men's Soccer Record Book (PDF) (2016 ed.). St. Bonaventure Athletics. p. 3.