St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's soccer

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St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's soccer
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Founded1961
University St. Bonaventure University
Head coach Kwame Oduro (8th season)
Conference A-10
Location Allegany, New York
StadiumMarra Athletics Complex
(Capacity: 1000)
NicknameBonnies
ColorsBrown and white [1]
   
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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 Kwame Oduro.

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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 ChampionsConference Champions *Division ChampionsNCAA Tournament berth ^
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1967 freshman team
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A match in 1967
SeasonHead coachConferenceSeason resultsTournament results
Overall [4] Conference [3] Conference [3] NCAA [5]
WLTWLTFinish
1961Paul Morrotte Independent 230
1962no team
1963271
1964370
1965561
1966640
1967360
1968370
1969561
1970741
1971481
1972Enrique Barrera391
1973274
1974472
19752101
19763100
19773100
1978481
1979780
1980482
1981
19821261
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987 A-10 4th, West
19884th, West
1989George Perry III4th, West
19909th
19917th
19928th
19938th
19947th
1995 Bob Butehorn 9th
19968th
19975th
19985th
1999Bill Brady3rdSemifinal
20006th
200112th
200211th
200312th
20048th
2005 Mel Mahler 411335110th
200631223428th
200767334211th
20086644419th
200910905406thSemifinal
201010815314thFirst Round
2011412307214th
2012514036011th
201389225110th
2014115008013th
2015 Kwame Oduro 216117013th
2016412234110th
2017892251
2018791350
20195110170
2020441141
20214101350

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]

RankIndividualYearsGoalsAssistsPoints
1Brad Wolf1982-854821117
2Joe Trabold1984-865016116
3Peter Carr1980-8334674
4Tom Lemmon1996-9927963
5Tom Zeifang1984-86261062
6Sam Maheu2006-09231460
7David Servello1995-9826759
8John Phoumanny1999-02211355
9Dan Hetrick1995-98161143
10Wally Senk1997-9892240

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 John skehan soccer coach.jpg
John Skehan, the first coach of St. Bonaventure
YearsCoachGamesWLTPct.
1961–1971John Skehan----.000
1972–1988Enrique Barrera----.000
1989–1994George Perry III----.000
1995–1998 Bob Butehorn 7034324.514
1999–2004Bill Brady11140692.369
2005–2014 Mel Mahler 1785710219.377
2015– Kwame Oduro 376283.203

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