St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's soccer

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 Kwame Oduro.

St. Bonaventure Bonnies
men's soccer
Founded1961; 63 years ago (1961)
UniversitySt. Bonaventure University
Head coachKwame Oduro (9th season)
ConferenceA-10
LocationAllegany, New York
StadiumMarra Athletics Complex
(Capacity: 1000)
NicknameBonnies
ColorsBrown and white[1]
   
Home
Away
Pre-tournament ISFA/ISFL championships
1894

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

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

Seasons

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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
1982 12 6 1
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987 A-10 4th, West
1988 4th, West
1989 George Perry III 4th, West
1990 9th
1991 7th
1992 8th
1993 8th
1994 7th
1995 Bob Butehorn 9th
1996 8th
1997 5th
1998 5th
1999 Bill Brady 3rd Semifinal
2000 6th
2001 12th
2002 11th
2003 12th
2004 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
2018 7 9 1 3 5 0
2019 5 11 0 1 7 0
2020 4 4 1 1 4 1
2021 4 10 1 3 5 0

Individual achievements

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Top scorers

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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 John Phoumanny 1999-02 21 13 55
9 Dan Hetrick 1995-98 16 11 43
10 Wally Senk 1997-98 9 22 40

Facilities

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Marra Athletics Complex

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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

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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

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  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 6 April 2012. Retrieved 31 August 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.
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