St. Bonaventure junior guard Kyrell Luc entered the transfer portal on Monday, according to a report from Verbal Commits.
Luc is the second Bonnie that expressed intent to transfer. Sophomore forward Barry Evans announced he would leave St. Bonaventure on Sunday.
The Dorchester, Massachusetts, native played just 212 minutes this season, averaging 2.1 points in 24 games. He played in just one of the Bonnies’ three Atlantic Tournament games.
Luc served as the point guard last year, starting all 32 games and averaging 33 minutes. He averaged 11 points and four assists and also hit a buzzer beater to tie the game in an eventual loss to George Washington.
Before coming to St. Bonaventure, Luc played a season for Holy Cross where he won Patriot League Rookie of the Year. He averaged 13 points across 31 games for the Crusaders.
Luc is expected to have one year of eligibility remaining.
]]>OLEAN, NY — Orders for chicken wings offered by the Olean Elks on Wednesday need to be placed by 7 p.m. Tuesday by calling 716-372-4191.
The cost is $12 for 10 wings, which come with celery and blue cheese or ranch dressing,
Patrons may choose hot, medium, mild or Cattleman's sauce.
Wings may be picked up between 3 and 6 p.m. at the kitchen door by the Elks parking lot on South Second Street.
]]>St. Bonaventure sophomore forward Barry Evans will transfer, according to a report from The Portal Report.
He confirmed on X Sunday afternoon.
Evans averaged 3.3 points and 5.0 rebounds in 33 games this season, making three starts. He shot 59% from the field and 32% from deep, including a 3-pointer that sparked a comeback in Thursday's Atlantic 10 Tournament quarterfinal game against Loyola Chicago.
In his freshman season, the Baltimore, native averaged 3.0 points and 3.6 rebounds. He started 21 of 32 games as the team went 14-18.
Evans helped lead Putnam Science Academy to a national prep championship before coming to Western New York. Current Bonnies' assistant Dana Valentine coached as an assistant at PSA while Evans played there. Nick Schmidt, son of St. Bonaventure coach Mark Schmidt, also coaches at PSA.
Evans has two years of eligibility remaining.
]]>NEW YORK — For the third time this season, St. Bonaventure collided with Duquesne. Certainly, Saturday’s Atlantic 10 Tournament semifinal game had higher stakes then the two times St. Bonaventure lost to the Dukes in the regular season.
But the Bonnies, who won their first two Atlantic 10 Tournament games off last-second stops, couldn’t pull off any more magic in Brooklyn. St. Bonaventure fell to Duquesne 70-60, ending their tournament run and suffering a 3-0 sweep to their rival.
“We weren’t good enough, and a lot of it had to do with Duquesne,” said St. Bonaventure coach Mark Schmidt postgame. “We got outscored by 12 from the 3-point line. They have good players. We had open shots; we missed them. They had open shots, they made them. That was the ballgame.”
St. Bonaventure shot just 40% from the field, but Duquesne guards Dae Dae Grant and Jimmy Clark lll couldn’t miss. The duo combined for 45 points, shooting 18-of-30 from the floor. They were responsible for nearly two thirds of the Dukes’ points.
“They were hard to guard,” Schmidt said. “We gave them some, but then they made some tough shots and give them credit. They are good players.”
Grant hit arguably the toughest of the game with 5:15 remaining. St. Bonaventure, after trailing most of the game, cut the lead down to 4 after graduate guard Charles Pride sank a last-ditch triple. But under the same circumstances, with time dwindling, Grant moved down the right wing and shoveled a prayer, which got answered.=
That snatched any momentum Bona’s had back toward the Dukes. Redshirt senior guard Daryl Banks lll hit two free throws to cut the deficit to 5, but Duquesne guard Jake DiMichele sank a straightaway triple to nearly seal it.
“It seemed like every time we got it really close, they hit a tough shot. Like [Grant] hit that circus shot over Chad [Venning] — that was a tough shot,” Banks said. “Sometimes, it just happens. Credit to those guys; they’re all-league players, and they made tough plays when they had to.”
But for St. Bonaventure, ultimately it came down to a nine-minute scoring drought on both ends of halftime. After Venning scored with 4:11 remaining in the first half to make it 23-22 Duquesne, the Bonnies didn’t touch the scoring column until four and a half minutes into the final frame.
That allowed Duquesne to extend its lead to 36-22 before sophomore forward Barry Evans drilled a 3 to end that drought.
“We had some breakdowns on defense, and they hit some shots,” Schmidt said. “Our effort was good — they just made some plays.”
Banks led Bona’s with 14 points, going 4-of-12 from the field and sinking all six free throws. Unless St. Bonaventure gets invited to the National Invitational Tournament or another postseason event, the semifinal ends his five-year collegiate career.
“I had an amazing experience my two years here,” Banks said. “I wouldn’t trade it for anything. I made a lot of connections and now these guys are my family. Of course, I want to go further, but going out with those guys, I couldn’t ask for a better ending.”
Sophomore forward Assa Essamvous added 10 points, while Pride and redshirt senior guard Moses Flowers each had 8.
For Duquesne, it marks four victories in a row against Bona’s, dating back to last year. It won a 54-50 rockfight against the Bonnies in Pittsburgh, breaking a five-game losing streak to open conference play. In February, it defeated St. Bonaventure 75-69 in the Reilly Center.
Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot hasn’t always had success against Bona’s, but he’ll certainly take it now.
“We’re just built that way this year. We have a very tough group,” Dambrot said. “We’ve played [St. Bonaventure] so much we’ve been able to understand what [Schmidt] is gonna try to do. For instance, if a guy makes a 3, he usually goes right back to you. [Schmidt’s] just a good coach. I think familiarity helped us a little bit prepping for this game.”
The Dukes advance to play VCU in Sunday’s A-10 title game, a game they haven’t played in since 2009.
St. Bonaventure hopes to play some sort of postseason ball.
“Hopefully, who knows? I don’t know what they think,” Schmidt said when asked if he’d entertain a postseason bid. “We have a good team. We struggled at times, but we fought through adversity and came out and lost in semifinals. Our goal was to win the thing. We came up short, but 20 wins is pretty damn good.”
]]>PORTVILLE — Rep. Nick Langworthy toured Sprague’s Maple Farms Saturday to celebrate New York State Maple Weekend.
"It was great to kick off New York State Maple Weekend with breakfast at Sprague's Maple Farms in southern Cattaraugus County joined by local officials and stakeholders," Langworthy wrote in a post on X.
Langworthy, whose district includes the Greater Olean area,recently introduced legislation to add maple syrup to the eligible products under the Seniors Farmers Market Nutrition Program, which gives low-income seniors access to locally grown fruits, vegetables, honey and herbs at farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and community-supported agriculture programs.
“By adding local maple syrup to the Seniors Farmers Market Nutrition Program, we're not only boosting our regional economy but also ensuring that our seniors have access to nutritious, locally sourced products," he said in a news release.
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NEW YORK — The season series between St. Bonaventure and Duquesne hasn’t treated the Bonnies well. On Jan. 23, St. Bonaventure put up just 50 points in a 4-point loss. A few weeks later, it suffered a 6-point loss at home.
But St. Bonaventure can settle the score on the biggest stage possible. If it can beat Duquesne on Saturday in the Atlantic 10 Tournament, it will be one win away from a league title and March Madness.
For the Bonnies, the most experienced team in the NCAA, they’re leaning on veterans who don’t want to see their careers end.
“Truly grateful to be in this spot right now,” graduate guard Mika Adams-Woods said during a Friday press conference. “But the job is not finished, obviously. We came here to win the whole thing. We just want to keep going, and hopefully we get the win on to Saturday. And then bring back a championship.”
St. Bonaventure pulled off an improbable victory against Loyola Chicago in the quarterfinals, surviving in double overtime after trailing by 11 with six minutes left in regulation.
Redshirt senior guard Daryl Banks lll scored 22 points, including 12 from the free-throw line and two crucial 3-pointers. Adams-Woods added 13 points and had seven rebounds, as well as a beautiful assist to Banks for one of his triples.
“We got a bunch of greedy guys,” Adams-Woods said of Thursday’s extra sessions. “I feel like five minutes of basketball, it bleeds toughness. And games like this around this time, you're not going to win if you don't have toughness and grit. And I feel like that's what the guys showed.”
Redshirt junior forward Noel Brown stepped up with 13 points in 20 minutes hile on a bad ankle, replacing the struggling Chad Venning.
If it wasn’t for Brown, St. Bonaventure coach Mark Schmidt said, the Bonnies wouldn’t have won either game so far in the A-10 Tournament. Brown played limited minutes in three seasons at George Washington before transferring to Bona’s.
“He's been a godsend. Without him, I'm not sure where we would be,” Schmidt said. “We made a living on individual instruction program, skill development. And we didn't want him just to be a rebounder or a physical guy. We wanted him to have some skills. I thought he's really worked on his jump looks with his right and left hand. And he's going to be a guy that's going to come off the bench and spell Chad. But we wanted him to be a productive player.”
Duquense comes into Saturday as one of the hottest teams in the country. Winners of their last six, the Dukes defeated Saint Louis in the second round of the tournament before knocking off No. 24 Dayton in the quarterfinals.
Since losing to Saint Joseph’s on Jan. 20, Duquesne has just three losses. It opened A-10 play at 0-5 as the Dukes battled injuries, including a stretch of three games where star guard Dae Dae Grant didn’t play.
Grant averages 16.5 points while Jimmy Clark lll scores 15.2.
“They're great players. They're all-league players, so we have to bring it,” Banks said. “We know that they're going to bring it. They beat us twice. So we have a chip on our shoulder coming into the game.
“The fact that we lost twice to them already, we want to get the win. This is the most meaningful one, because it will end the season.”
Duquesne has won the last three meetings between the schools, which are separated by just three hours. However, Schmidt is 24-12 during his tenure against the Dukes.
“It was rough play in Pittsburgh. Lost by four. They had us by, I think, 13 at halftime. Had us up by 18,” Schmidt said. “We came back a little bit. Their guards hurt us. Hurt us off the bounce. [Fousseyni] Drame hurt us; he had 16 and 14 up at our place.
“We got to defend better. We got to rebound better. We got to execute our offense better. We didn't play our best in both games. Hopefully we can play better.”
No. 7 St. Bonaventure and No. 6 Duquesne will play in Saturday’s second semifinal, set for 3:30 p.m. No. 5 Virginia Commonwealth and No. 9 Saint Joseph’s will open the afternoon at 1 p.m. as all four underdogs won quarterfinal games.
Both games will air nationally from the Barclays Center on CBS Sports Network.
]]>PORTVILLE — Rep. Nick Langworthy will tour Sprague’s Maple Farms Saturday to celebrate New York State Maple Weekend.
Langworthy, whose district includes the Greater Olean area, is scheduled to visit Sprague’s at 10 a.m.
The congressman recently introduced legislation to add maple syrup to the eligible products under the Seniors Farmers Market Nutrition Program, which gives low-income seniors access to locally grown fruits, vegetables, honey and herbs at farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and community-supported agriculture programs.
“By adding local maple syrup to the Seniors Farmers Market Nutrition Program, we're not only boosting our regional economy but also ensuring that our seniors have access to nutritious, locally sourced products," he said in a news release.
Langworthy will tour two other maple farms on Daturday — CTK Farms in Cuba, which is located in New Hudson, and Wendel’s Maple and More in East Concord.
]]>OLEAN, NY — Each year, the Zonta Club of Olean recognizes women in the community for empowering other women, and, on March 8, International Women’s Day, presents them with a yellow rose, the symbol of friendship and the official flower of Zonta.
This year's 11 recipients are listed below. All exemplify the compassion, empathy, drive and love for community that the Zonta Club of Olean represents.
More information is available at oleanzonta.org.
]]>New York State Police and local law enforcement are increasing patrols to combat alcohol and drug impaired and reckless driving as celebrations for St. Patrick's Day are underway statewide.
This traffic enforcement detail began Friday and will continue through Sunday, March 17, 2024.
"As an Irish New Yorker, I want to make sure we can all celebrate St. Patrick’s Day safely and responsibly,” Gvo. Kathy Hochul said. “There is absolutely no excuse for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and if you are celebrating, plan ahead to get home safely.”
Along with increased DWI patrols and sobriety checkpoints, drivers can expect to see law enforcement ticketing distracted drivers who are using handheld electronic devices during this enforcement period. New York State Police will also conduct checks at retail establishments targeting underage drinking and unlawful sales to minors during the campaign.
If you’re going to celebrate, celebrate responsibly,” New York State Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner and Governor's Traffic Safety Committee Chair Mark J.F. Schroeder said. “Putting safety first can prevent tragedies caused by impaired or distracted driving. Designate a sober driver to get home safely without putting yourself or others at risk. All it takes are simple steps to help keep our roadways safe and save lives."
During last year's St. Patrick's Day impaired driving enforcement, law enforcement statewide arrested 959 people for DWI, issued 188 tickets for distracted driving and 21,282 tickets in total.
]]>NEW YORK — The cardiac Bonnies.
Down 15 in the first half, St. Bonaventure found a way. It clawed back to 9 at the break. Somehow, the Bonnies tied it off a 3-point-play from redshirt junior Noel Brown with 1:08 left in regulation. Then they came up with a last-second stop after Jalen Quinn’s floater hung on the rim seemingly forever.
An extra five minutes didn’t do the trick, either. Ultimately, three free throws from redshirt senior guard Daryl Banks lll with under 13 seconds remaining in double overtime sealed a wild 75-74 victory for St. Bonaventure in the Atlantic 10 Tournament quarterfinals.
“Great college game. Back and forth. I thought we showed great toughness,” St. Bonaventure coach Mark Schmidt said postgame. “If you don't have character guys, if you don't have competitive guys, you just quit. You lay down. And we didn't lay down. We got character guys. We've got competitors, and they just kept on fighting. Like I said, it wasn't pretty, but we made the plays.”
St. Bonaventure’s hopes looked bleak with 6:02 in regulation, trailing 58-47. Out of nowhere, sophomore forward Barry Evans cashed in on a wing triple. A minute and a half later, graduate guard Charles Pride missed an open look from the same spot, but Banks got the rebound and drew a foul, making both shots.
With 2:16 remaining, Banks appeared to get credited with a layup after a Loyola Chicago goaltend. But after an official review, the points got wiped up, calling it a clean block. St. Bonaventure got the ball back, and Banks fired a 3 and drew another foul. Again, he went perfect.
For the first time since the first nine minutes, the Bonnies were within a possession.
After St. Bonaventure came up with a stop, Brown, who was on an injured ankle, scored to tie it. He finished with 13 points before fouling out in 2OT. He played the final 13 minutes of regulation and nearly the entire first overtime in place of redshirt junior forward Chad Venning, who had just five points.
“It hurt, but if we lose, it’s our last game,” Brown said of his ankle. “I would rather just hurt on the court than hurt off the court.”
The Bonnies needed a late stop — which they struggled to get. Evans deflected a ball out of bounds, then with 39.6 seconds left, Loyola forward Dame Adelekun lost the ball out of bounds.
It appeared as if St. Bonaventure had the ball with a chance to win, but after a long review, the played got overturned in favor of the Ramblers. Five seconds later, Braden Norris missed a three and Loyola snagged another board.
The Bonnies finally got a stop before Adams-Woods missed a halfcourt prayer for the win.
Nearly two minutes into overtime, Banks cashed in with two free throws for Bona’s first lead of the night. Then, while pressing seconds later, the New Jersey native came up with a steal and layup.
Just like that, Bona's led by two possessions.
That surely didn’t last long.
A Des Watson free throw and two Philip Alston dunks later, Loyola led by 1 with a minute and a half left. Then, after getting double-teamed, Banks stepped out of bounds.
Twenty-five seconds later, Bona’s forced Norris to do the same for Loyola. That set up arguably the most important shot of the game — a Banks trifecta with 29 seconds left.
Banks scored 22 points, making just four of his 12 field goals but going a perfect 12-of-12 from the line.
“We were down two. Had a chance to take the lead at the free-throw line,” Banks said. “I work on my free throw, so it felt good to see all three of them go in. And we won.
“There were times when we were getting a little befuddled, just because of the runs. The game is a game of runs, so we do that. Coach got us controlled, got us calm, and we talked to each other, and we came back,” he added.
With 17 seconds remaining, sophomore forward Assa Essamvous fouled Alston with a chance to re-tie. He missed both, but St. Bonaventure didn’t box out. Alston corralled his rebound and slammed it through to knot it at 65.
St. Bonaventure called timeout but couldn’t execute a play in the final possession. Adams-Woods missed an off-balance 3 at the horn.
“We had some open possessions. And give [Loyola] credit. Sometimes they trapped the ball screen, and we didn't execute perfectly,” Schmidt said of the first overtime session. “And they had a lot to do with it. Their pressure, getting into us. We had a couple of possessions where we didn't do what we needed to do.”
What’s five more minutes?
Again, Bona’s scored first — this time 13 seconds in with two Adams-Woods free throws. But after an exchange of foul shots, Banks broke through with 2:15 remaining for a 3-pointer to go up 72-68.
On the other end, Loyola forward Miles Rubin had an easy two and with 86 seconds left, Adelekun tied it after Adams-Woods got charged with an offensive foul.
Tied again.
But after a St. Bonaventure timeout came a worst-case scenario — a shot clock violation. After a series of deflections and double teams, the Bonnies failed to get something off to set the Ramblers up with a chance to go ahead.
Adelekun again got fouled with 33 seconds left and connected on both, putting Loyola up two. Banks then worked his magic again, drawing Rubin off balance on a triple to earn three free throws.
“When Chad [Venning] set the screen, they switched to big,” Banks said. “I knew that he was going to kind of jump at whatever I really did. So I got a little bit of space with a move. So I knew once I pump faked, he was going to jump at me. I really just jumped into him. I knew he was going to foul me.”
With 12.7 seconds showing, Banks went perfect to take a 75-74 lead.
All St. Bonaventure needed was one more stop.
With 3.4 seconds left, Banks deflected a pass out of bounds, setting up a do-or-die play for the Ramblers. Watson chucked up a deep 3 off a shovel pass from Norris.
The wait seemed endless.
Airball. Bedlam.
Bona faithful rejoiced.
“This is really special,” Banks said. “My career didn't come to an end tonight, so that's always special. I love moments like this and just trying to talk the guys through it. I've got a great group of guys who's mentally and physically tough, and we just came out with the win.”
St. Bonaventure got handled in several significant statistical categories. Loyola won the boards 49-44 and had 23 offensive rebounds compared to 13. The Ramblers had eight more points in the paint and made six 3's to Bona’s four.
But ultimately, St. Bonaventure’s 27-for-31 clip from the free throw line prevailed.
“Our defense and shooting 27-of-31 from the line. That's the toughest part of it. The blue collar part of it,” Schmidt said. “Playing with a little chip on his shoulder. We had times that we could have laid down. They had two or three rebounds in a row. We screwed up a couple plays.
“A lot of times, when you have the ball at the end of overtime, to win the game and you don't, sometimes it's hard to come back from that," he added. "But I thought our guys did a really good job and got up early in both overtimes and finished the game the way we needed to.”
Adams-Woods ended with 13 points and seven rebounds to complement Banks and Brown. Essamvous added 11 points and had seven boards.
Alston led Loyola Chicago with 22 points. Rubin and Adelekun each scored 12.
“I think our offense got a little bit too stagnant. And then we missed shots. The combination of stagnant possessions and then missing shots, I think, hurt us,” Loyola coach Drew Valentine said when asked about Bona’s comeback. “It was a gritty, intense college basketball game, where it looked like two teams really, really wanted to win. So, credit to them for finding a way to pull it out.”
St. Bonaventure will play Duquesne in the second semifinal on Saturday as the Dukes upset Dayton in the quarterfinals. All four lower-seeded teams, including Saint Joseph’s and VCU, won on Thursday.
If Bona’s can defeat Duquesne, a team it went 0-2 against in the regular season, it’ll play for an Atlantic 10 title.
Saturday’s game is set for 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network.
]]>NEW YORK — Survive and advance.
That’s exactly what the St. Bonaventure men did on Wednesday — barely.
The Bonnies escaped La Salle in the second round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament 75-73 after two last-ditch shots missed for the Explorers.
After St. Bonaventure redshirt junior forward Chad Venning got called for a lane violation on his second free throw, La Salle had 10 seconds to tie or go for the win. Jhamir Brickus, guarded by redshirt senior guard Daryl Banks lll, brought the ball up and launched a triple over him and sophomore forward Assa Essamvous. Daeshon Shepherd skyed in and got stuffed by the rim on an offensive rebound, preserving St. Bonaventure’s victory.
“It just came off the screen, and it was two [players] guarding me,” Brickus said after the game, recalling the final play. “I looked up, and it wasn’t much time, so I had to get something off. And [Shephard] couldn’t get the tip-in.”
St. Bonaventure graduate guard Mika Adams-Woods couldn’t believe how it played out, either.
“It was just crazy moments,” Adams-Woods, who finished with a team-high 15 points, said. “At times like this, a little adversity — it’s crazy. But most importantly, like I say, you just have to stick together and make a big play at the end. It’s most important to stick together.”
Forty-five seconds into the second half, the Bonnies led by as many as 10 after a beautiful post move from Venning. But with 13 minutes remaining, a 10-0 run for La Salle catapulted the Explorers ahead 55-52.
St. Bonaventure really had to buckle down. Going back-and-forth, the Bonnies could never clear themselves ahead and again trailed by 3, this time with just 2:22 remaining. Venning missed a fadeaway jumper with the shot-clock expiring, but Adams-Woods positioned himself to get the offensive rebound a draw a foul. He made both, cutting the deficit to 66-65.
After a stop, Essamvous pulled down the board and got it to redshirt senior guard Moses Flowers, who nailed a straightaway triple for a two-point lead. But Adams-Woods fouled Khalil Brantley on the other end, and in a 1-and-1 situation, nailed both to even the score at 68.
Then, Venning came up with his most crucial points of the game. Spinning into the paint, the Brooklyn native finished a beauty with his right to put Bona’s up two. Needing a stop, Banks got one. With Brickus driving toward the lane, Banks got an armful from the La Salle guard to draw the offensive foul. Banks immediately responded with an isolation layup, giving St. Bonaventure a 72-68 advantage with 26 seconds remaining.
The Bonnies didn’t get back on defense and big man Rokas Jocius hammered down a dunk. The sophomore from Lithuania ended with 16 points off 7-of-11 shooting.
“Rokas probably played the best game of his career,” St. Bonaventure coach Mark Schmidt said. “I thought we recovered. We made some shots when we need to make shots. I think [La Salle] got up three, 55-52, and then we started playing again offensively. I thought our effort was really good, and give La Salle credit. They defended, especially in the second half.”
Immediately after the dunk, Flowers got fouled and sank both of his shots to put the Bonnies back up 4. But then Brickus nearly did the unthinkable, drawing sophomore Barry Evans off-balance on a 3 for a 4-point play chance. Fortunately for St. Bonaventure, the ball rimmed out, resulting in just three free throws that Brickus made to cut the game to 1.
Venning got fouled off the inbound, setting up the late-game drama.
While St. Bonaventure shot 43% from the field, six percentage points below the Explorers, the Bonnies won the boards 34-30, including six offensive rebounds in the game’s first five minutes.
“When [La Salle] beat us in Philadelphia, they outrebounded us 30-24,” Schmidt explained. “We thought in order for us to have success today, we need to do a good job on the backboard. I thought we did.
“We just try to be more physical," he added. "They took us off the bounce a lot in game one. I thought we did a better job. They had more points in the paint against us in game one. We won by two today. It was just back and forth. It was a game of survival and thank God they missed the last layup.”
Venning finished the game with 12 points, but redshirt junior forward Noel Brown stepped up. As Venning struggled under double teams, Brown played 12 minutes in the opening frame and scored 9 of his 11 points as Bona’s led 42-34 at the break.
“I was watching how they were playing Chad,” Brown said. “Usually from the bench, you’re trying to see what’s open, trying to see how the defense is playing. But to be honest, I think getting out there and taking time... My teammates helped me out a ton. They’re finding the right spots. They were getting me good seals and stuff. And just being patient and seeing what kind of reads the defense is going to give you.”
Banks added 11 for the Bonnies while making two of his three attempts from deep. Flowers scored 10.
For La Salle, Brickus scored a game-high 18 points while Shepard added 11 to complement Jocius. Brantley and Anwar Gil each scored 10.
St. Bonaventure has advanced to the quarterfinals and will now face No. 2 seeded Loyola Chicago on Thursday. The Bonnies beat the Ramblers 79-64 at the Reilly Center two weeks ago.
“They’re really talented, really well coached,” Schmidt said. “They’re co-champs [of the A-10] for a reason. They’ll be motivated since we beat them in Olean, so we got our hands full. But that’s why they play the games. So we’re going to go out there, give it our best shot and see what happens.”
Thursday’s game from the Barclays Center is set for 5 p.m. ET on USA Network. The winner will play in Saturday’s second semifinal game.
]]>SUNY Jamestown Community College's JJ Jayhawk is competing in “Mascot Madness,” an annual tradition that brings SUNY mascots together in a decade-old competition to crown the fan favorite in all of New York. The first round of the competition began Tuesday and ends Friday at 3 p.m.
Similar to the annual NCAA March Madness basketball tournament, 32 mascots are sectioned into four regions. In the first round, Jayhawk is facing the two-time winner: SUNY Binghamton’s Baxter, whose college enrollment is approximately 17,000 students.
“We’re the underdogs, and who doesn’t love an underdog,” Jayhawk said. “I represent the best community college in the state, and we can show those bigger schools what happens when the hawks band together!”
Voting will continue as follows:
Daniel DeMarte, president of JCC, encourages everyone in the community to rally around the college and its mascot.
“It’s a great time of year to have some fun and see how far JJ can go in this year’s competition,” DeMarte said. “We hope everyone in the JCC community and surrounding area will vote early and often and help put JJ on the mascot map.”
According to his bio, Jayhawk is originally from Hawk Mountain and moved to Jamestown when he was a little hawk. He built his nest near JCC in 1950 when the college was founded, and after decades of trying, earned the mascot position 11 years ago. JCC's Cattaraugus County campus is in Olean,
To follow the competition and vote for JJ Jayhawk, individuals may visit suny.edu/mascotmadness.
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump clinched the presidential nominations for their parties Tuesday, a full three weeks before New York State holds its presidential primary.
When the primary takes place, voters in Cattaraugus County will see changes in the way they can cast ballots from home and when they can vote early and where.
Cattaraugus County Election Commissioners Kevin Burleson and Cortney Spittler announced the changes Tuesday.
This year, for the first time, any registered voter may apply for an early mail ballot. Each person must apply for themselves. It is a felony to make a false statement in an application for an early mail ballot, to attempt to cast an illegal ballot, or to help anyone to cast an illegal ballot.
Ballots may be requested through an on-line portal found on the New York State Board of Elections website: (https://elections.ny.gov/request-ballot). A paper form can be downloaded from the state board of elections website, printed and mailed to the county board of elections. Forms must be received by March 23.
Ballot requests after March 23 must be made in-person or by designating another person to deliver the application in-person to a local county board of elections to obtain the ballot.
Applications to receive an absentee ballot by mail must be received by the board of elections no later than 10 days before the election. For absentee ballots to be received in-person, applications must be received by the board no later than the day before the election.
Early in-person voting for the presidential primary will be available on eight days for nine hours each day. No early voting will be available Easter Sunday, March 31. Because voters will have one less day to vote early, each of the days will be extended by one hour – from the usual eight hours to nine. This statewide change was approved by the state legislature and signed into law by the Gov. Kathy Hochul in September.
Cattaraugus County will have two locations for voters to cast their ballots: one in the gymnasium at the former Little Valley School building, 207 Rock City St. and the other in the Community Room in the College Center at the Cattaraugus County Campus of Jamestown Community College, 260 North Union St., Olean. The Olean location was used for early voting in 2019. Both locations are accessible to all voters.
Hours for both sites are:
To be eligible for early voting or to vote on Election Day, new voters must be registered in either the Republican or Democratic parties by March 23. The deadline for voters who were previously registered and wish to change their party enrollment has passed.
Eligible voters may vote early, but those who register on March 23, the first day of early voting, will have to vote by affidavit ballot. Persons who vote during the early voting period are not eligible to vote on Election Day or on a subsequent day of early voting.
To prevent double voting. New York State voters are no longer permitted to cast ballots on a voting machine if they have already been issued an absentee ballot for that election. Voters who have already been issued an absentee ballot can still vote in-person using an affidavit ballot.
More information is available at www.CattCo.org/Board-Elections or by calling the Cattaraugus County Board of Election office 716-938-2400
]]>EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - It begins in a half hour - the week-long celebration of St. Patrick's Day here at TAP Central in East Brunswick. First, quick stop at the Brunswick Grove for a pint of Guinness Extra Stout. (I once made the poor fashion choice of purchasing a t-shirt with that product name written on it. Not good.) We have sorted out our shopping lists for the annual event we will hold next Saturday here on our own little of spot of green in Central New Jersey.
I will prepare a full meal for about 50 people. 10 corned beefs (beeves?) at least, cabbage, potatoes, colcannon, carrots, soda bread, Kosher "new" pickles, rye bread, mustard/horseradish sauce, shepherd's pie, home-made jam from our summer CSA will be the centerpiece foods. Folks will chip in either Irish or otherwise green appetizers and desserts. Of course, there will be Irish coffee and maybe a few pints of Guinness or "fizzy American beer." Yeah, right.
We are Irish and Jewish here at TAP Central, so corned beef appears often on our table. However, judging by the sales at Shop-Rite and elsewhere, corned beef may be a once-a-year food event for many people. Need an Irish hand to help you glorify this annual garlicky, salty pink entree? Let's go!
1. Buy a good one. Take advantage of the sales and do your best to bu a good-quality brisket.
2. Take it out of the bag in the sink and give it a good rinse. Take the chance to cut away most (but not all) of any extra fat. (Expect your corned beef to shrink by about 50%) Save the bag of spices. Dry the beef with a paper towel.
3. Prepare your cooking pot! In the bottom of a large stove-top pot (pasta?) or crock-pot, layer 1 roughly chopped onion, 2 chopped carrots, 3-4 chopped ribs of celery, the contents of the spice packet, a half teaspoon of ground black pepper, and 1 bottle of Guinness. (Adding beer to the cooking liquid removes some of the saltiness of the corned beef, while also giving a deeper flavor. Besides, you will then have the happy problem of finding something to do with the other 5 bottles from your six-pack!)
4. Set the beef on top and cover with with fresh water. Cover the pot. Set heat on medium/low and cook for four hours. In crock-pot on low takes the 7-8 hours. Do this before work, and come home to a house that smells like a deli. You will be ravenous.
5. While your beef is cooking, try your hand at preparing colcannon, a traditional and tasty Irish "mash" of cabbage, potatoes, leeks and butter. Peel and slice a few carrots and set them to boil. Serve them with a little butter, salt, and New Jersey honey for a colorful and tasty side dish.
6. There is no need for corned beef to be rubbery or stringy. Cook it as you would a pot roast until it is as tender as you like. (In our EB TAP family, we call this style of cooking "Florentine," after our grandmother Florence Pressman who put a pot on low or in the oven at 250 and just let it cook all day. There's no rush! Besides, you have those 5 bottles of Guinness to keep you occupied!)
7. Remove corned beef from cooking liquid and allow to rest on your cutting board for a while. Discard the cooking liquid.
8. Slice your delicious corned beef and serve with your colcannon and carrots. Accompany with rough, brown mustard (No Dijon, please. Far too winey.)
9 Be Irish for the evening, at least. Remember, smiling is required!
10. Irish soda bread recipe tomorrow!
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]]>WASHINGTON — The 2024 Congressional Art Competition is open to high school students in New York's 23rd Congressional District, which includes the Greater Olean area.
“Western New York and the Southern Tier are filled with artistic talent, and I am thrilled to once again host the Congressional Art Competition to showcase the incredible work of our local high school students,” Rep. Nick Langworthy, who represents the district, said. "The winner of this competition will have their work displayed at one of our nation’s most important buildings and visible to the millions of visitors who come to our Capitol from around the world."
Submission guidelines and additional information is available on Langworthy’s website. Questions should be directed to Sharon Murphy at Sharon.Murphy@mail.house.gov, or (607) 377-3130.
The submission deadline is April 19.
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ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — It’s officially make or break for the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team. On Wednesday, it’ll play La Salle at the Barclays Center to kick off its Atlantic 10 Tournament run.
Beat the Explorers? Play on. Lose? Head home for the likely end of the season.
The Bonnies ended their regular season with losses to George Washington and Saint Louis, the bottom two teams in the conference. Instead of potentially earning a double bye, St. Bonaventure settled for the No. 7 seed, winning tiebreakers over George Mason and Saint Joseph’s.
Despite a rough end to the regular season, the Bonnies’ confidence isn’t wavering.
“We’ve always bounced back, and it’s a whole new season,” St. Bonaventure coach Mark Schmidt said in a media call this week. “Everybody talks about going into the tournament and you lost a couple games. We’ve won the tournament coming off losses. We’ve lost in the first round coming off wins. Momentum is fleeting. Momentum is only good as when the ball goes up in the air.
“We’re 5-2 against the top five teams in the conference, and we come in seventh. So you can beat anybody, and that’s the great thing about our league.”
La Salle, which went 6-12 in the A-10, finished the regular season winners of four of its last six. It knocked of George Washington in Tuesday’s first round 61-60, coming up with a last second stop to knock out the Revolutionaries.
One of La Salle’s six league wins, though, came against St. Bonaventure. In that game, played Feb. 21 in Philadelphia, the Bonnies shot just 44% from the field as the Explorers cashed in on 10 triples. Daeshon Shepard, a junior averaging 10.6 points, went for a career high 23 points.
Redshirt junior forward Chad Venning, who got named Second Team All-Atlantic 10 on Tuesday, scored 22 points off 8-of-13 shooting. Redshirt senior guard Moses Flowers had 14, while no other Bonnie had more than eight.
St. Bonaventure didn’t know who it’d play until Tuesday afternoon. But Schmidt said that GW and La Salle have similar playing styles.
“They space you out, a lot of high ball screens. Both have really good guards,” he said. “You just try to take a few things that each team does well that they did well against you. You try to work on that and correct those things … they played with four out, one in. Their guards were able to get into the paint and drive and kick. Both of them – I know George Washington hit 15 threes, and I think La Salle hit a number of threes, too. So they beat us off the dribble.”
If St. Bonaventure can beat La Salle, it’ll go on to face Loyola Chicago with a spot in the semifinals on the line. The Ramblers earned the No. 2 seed and a share of the regular-season title with Richmond. Two weeks ago, the Bonnies beat Loyola Chicago 79-64 at the Reilly Center.
Wednesday’s second-round game is set for 5 p.m. ET in Brooklyn. It will be televised nationally on USA Network.
]]>ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — For the second-straight year, Olean is better than Buffalo — at least according to a recently updated ranking of college basketball cities.
In WalletHub’s list of 2024’s Best Cities for College Basketball Fans, Olean ranks 60th overall. It ranks seventh among 14 cities in New York and higher than larger cities such as Dallas and San Francisco. St. Bonaventure actually is located in Allegany, but WalletHub — like many play-by-play announcers — identified neighboring Olean as the Bonnies' home.
Last year, Olean ranked 57th overall and sixth in New York.
WalletHub's 2024 survey, released March 5, ranked the 294 cities with at least one NCAA Division I program on nine metrics:
By WalletHub’s methodology, Buffalo — home to University at Buffalo and Canisius University — ranks 163rd overall.
WalletHub also separated cities into three categories by population: Large cities (more than 300,000 people), mid-size cities (100,000 to 300,000 people) and small cities (fewer than 100,000 people).
Among small cities, Olean ranks 36th, up two spots from last year. Despite Olean’s size, St. Bonaventure fans and opponents remember the Reilly Center for its atmosphere.
"Pound-for-pound, the most exciting 94 feet in all of Division I could be St. Bonaventure. You can't find better energy in a Division I gym anywhere else in the country," David Hollander, a professor in New York University's Tisch Institute for Global Sport and the author of "How Basketball Can Save the World", said a year ago. Hollander was one of four experts who provided commentary on last year’s survey for WalletHub.
After a season-opening win in the Reilly Center over Longwood, many first-time Bonnies commented on the arena’s home crowd, crediting its ferocity.
“I mean, I’ve heard a lot about the atmosphere. But man, I feel like they definitely helped us today,” said graduate-transfer guard Charles Pride following the Nov. 6 win.
Interactive Map: Hover over states and cities to view rankings.
This season, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team drew an average crowd of 4,076 over its 15 home games in the Reilly Center. St. Bonaventure’s average attendance ranked sixth of 15 teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The five teams ranked above St. Bonaventure play in home arenas with a greater maximum seating capacity than the Reilly Center’s.
“[The crowd] gives you extra oomph to dig in because you know you got support, and all the people around you are supporting you as well,” redshirt junior center Noel Brown said following his Bonnies home debut. “So, it’s a great relationship … On the court, you feel like you’re representing everyone. It makes you want to play so much harder.”
The Bonnies will be away from the Reilly Center Wednesday, facing La Salle at 5 p.m. in the A-10 Tournament at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
CUBA, NY — Jason Morrison and Jerome Swift are running unopposed for two seats on the Village Board of Trustees.
On the ballot, both are on the Democratic and Republican lines, according to Lori Sweet, the deputy village clerk/treasurer.
The election will take place on March 19 at the First Baptist Church, 17 South St., from noon until 9 p.m.
Morrison, an incumbent appointed by Mayor Jim Barnes in 2023, is a Democrat.
Swift is an Independent.
More information is available at 585-968-1560.
]]>ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — For the second consecutive game, the St. Bonaventure men failed to capitalize on an opportunity against an inferior opponent.
The Bonnies lost to Saint Louis 73-65, and after the results of the remaining Atlantic 10 games, locked up the No.7 seed in next week’s conference tournament.
“We just didn’t play well today,” St. Bonaventure coach Mark Schmidt said after the game. “We just couldn’t get the loose balls — slow to everything, slow to react for whatever reason. We had some energy in the second half but then we just couldn’t ever get the lead. We couldn’t break through.”
Trailing a majority of the game, St. Bonaventure (18-12, 9-9 A-10) had an opportunity to come back in the final five minutes. Down 10, graduate guard Charles Pride converted an and-1 one to cut the deficit to 61-54. Redshirt junior forward Chad Venning made a pair of free throws before graduate guard Mika Adams-Woods came up with a steal and score to cut it down to three.
The Billikens (12-19, 5-13) got it right back. Standout guard Gibson Jimerson, who St. Bonaventure held scoreless for nearly 25 minutes, popped a transition three to extend Saint Louis’ lead back to six.
Trailing by nine with 1:32 left, the Bonnies’ chances looked bleak. Redshirt senior guard Moses Flowers got fouled on a three, and Bradley Ezewiro, who committed the foul, also got charged with a technical. Schmidt sent Pride to the line for the technical shots, and he missed both. Flowers made all three of his free throws, but St. Bonaventure never got within six over the final 92 seconds.
Saint Louis shot the ball six percentage points better than the Bonnies and outrebounded the hosts 43-26.
“They just went right after it — started after the first play,” Schmidt said of the Billikens. “Two or three offensive rebounds — we were just slow to the ball for whatever reason. Just slow to the ball … it was second-chance points, that’s what killed us. The rebounding really hurt us.”
Adams-Woods led St. Bonaventure with 17 points, while Flowers had 15. Sophomore forward Barry Evans had nine points, five rebounds and two assists in under 19 minutes, stepping up for redshirt junior forward Noel Brown, who battled a minor ankle injury.
“That’s when we got some energy,” Schmidt said of Evans’ impact. “I thought he played well. It’s just hard to play him at the five for so long because [Saint Louis] put [Terrance Hargrove Jr.] in there. But I thought if there was a positive, Barry was the positive.”
Hargrove led the Billikens with 17 points, while Jimerson and Larry Hughes lll each scored 15. Cian Medley nearly notched a triple-double with seven points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
St. Bonaventure will open up Atlantic 10 Tournament play on Wednesday against the winner of La Salle and George Washington. The Bonnies lost road games to both teams this season.
After losing their final two games, Schmidt acknowledged that a clean slate is probably the best thing for the Bonnies.
“Momentum and stuff, you get on a two or three game winning streak — it doesn’t really matter. It’s the next game,” Schmidt said. “I heard a quote the other day — you got to be humble enough in this league to know if you don’t play well, you’re going to lose. But you got to be confident enough that if you play well, you’re going to have a chance to win. And we’ve proven it. We lost to the two last-place teams and we’re [3-2] against the top four teams. We can beat anybody.
“It’s a whole new season," Schmidt continued. "We talked about three seasons: the non-conference, the conference and now the tournament. So now we’re onto the third one.”
Wednesday’s second round game is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The game will be televised nationally on USA Network.
]]>The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Cattaraugus, Chautauqua and Southern Erie counties. The Storm Watch will be in effect until 8 a.m. Monday.
Snow accumulations of 5 to 8 inches or more are expected with winds gusting as high as 45 mph.
"Travel could be very difficult," the Storm Watch reads. "Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute."
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OLEAN, NY — Orders for the scalloped potatoes with ham dinner offered by the Olean Elks on Wednesday need to be placed by 7 p.m. Tuesday by calling 716-372-4191.
Dinners will be $12 a piece. Each meal will be accompanied by vegetables, a roll and butter, and a side salad with a choice of ranch or Italian dressing.
Customers should pick up their orders between 3 and 6 p.m. at the kitchen door by the Elks parking lot on South Second Street.
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WASHINGTON — Instead of a shot at a double bye in the Atlantic 10 Tournament, St. Bonaventure is back stuck in the mud.
The Bonnies, who needed to win out and hope for a Virginia Commonwealth University loss to Dayton, instead fell to George Washington, 86-75, and sunk to seventh in the standings. Entering Wednesday, the Revolutionaries had lost their last 12 games.
“We knew that they’re capable. They’re talented. They can score,” St. Bonaventure coach Mark Schmidt said following the loss. “The fear was like La Salle — they space you out, and we had a hard time keeping them in front … if you don’t do that, then it’s hard to guard the 3-point line.”
That’s exactly what went wrong. George Washington (15-15, 4-13 A-10) cashed in on 15 of its 29 attempts from 3-point range while shooting 59% from the field. Still, St. Bonaventure (18-11, 9-8) led for most of the first half and had a 5-point advantage at the break.
With a little over eight minutes remaining, the Revolutionaries went on their game-clinching run. Leading 61-60, George Washington scored the next 10 points to extend its lead to double figures, and the hosts managed the gap for the remainder of the game.
“The bottom line is we couldn’t keep the ball in front of us,” Schmidt said. “They shoot 60% in the second half, 54% [in the first half], over 50% from threes — you’re not going to beat anybody.
“The five men weren’t guarding off the bounce. The five men got in foul trouble because we couldn’t guard off the bounce … in this league, if you allow guys to step into threes, they’re going to make them.”
St. Bonaventure’s two bigs, redshirt junior forwards Chad Venning and Noel Brown, combined for just 14 points as both ended with four fouls. Instead, redshirt senior guard Daryl Banks lll led the Bonnies with 23 points, making six of his 11 shots and hitting five triples. Redshirt senior guard Moses Flowers added 15, sophomore forward Assa Essamvous had 11 and graduate guard Mika Adams-Woods had 10 points and five assists.
James Bishop IV, who entered the game third in the conference in scoring, exploded for 27 points off 8-of-13 shooting for George Washington. Maximus Edwards added 19 points, while Darren Buchanan Jr. had 13.
St. Bonaventure now enters its final game of the season in a precarious position. The team could earn as high as the No.6 seed in the tournament, but also as low as No. 9. Because the University of Massachusetts beat Fordham, St. Bonaventure can no longer earn the No. 5 seed.
For the No. 6 seed: St. Bonaventure beats Saint Louis, and Duquesne loses to George Washington.
For the No. 7 seed: St. Bonaventure beats Saint Louis, and Duquesne beats George Washington OR St. Bonaventure loses, Duquesne wins and George Mason loses.
For Nos. 8 or 9 seeds: St. Bonaventure loses to Saint Louis. Seeding would be determined by results from Duquesne, George Mason and Saint Joesph's, all based on tiebreakers. This scenario only happens in a three-way tie.
"We got to go to Senior Day, and hopefully we play well," Schmidt said regarding Saturday's finale against Saint Louis.
The game is set for 12:30 p.m. ET from the Reilly Center and will air nationally on USA Network.
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HENRICO, Va. — The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball season came to an unfortunate close Wednesday with the team losing its first-round matchup in the Atlantic-10 tournament to the University of Dayton Flyers 66-52.
After a back-and-forth first quarter, the Bonnies and Flyers both struggled to hit shots to begin the second quarter. Dayton was able to build upon the 20-17 lead, going on a 4-0 run. The Bonnies continued to struggle offensively until guard Tianna Johnson made a 2-point jumper.
Later in the quarter, the Flyers converted a 3-pointer to push the lead to 10 points, 32-22. The score remained the same until Bonnies forward Taylor Napper hit a layup with seven seconds remaining to cut the Flyers' lead to just 9 points going into the halftime break.
The Bonnies struggled coming out of the break, missing a few layup opportunities, which in turn, allowed Dayton to build upon its lead. The Flyers went on a 6-0 run to extend their lead to 15, 40-25.
Although Dayton continued to play strong defense in the quarter, the Bonnies started to build upon their rebounding numbers.
In addition to improving their play on the glass, the Bonnies showed hustle on the floor, diving at loose basketballs to try and gain possession.
Nearing the end of the third quarter, tension between the two teams started to show. The teams began to push and shove, which resulted in fouls for players on both sides.
In the final quarter of play, the Bonnies were only outscored by 1 point, 17-16. However, the Bonnies were unable to close the gap as Dayton would only build upon its lead.
The Bonnies finished the game shooting 32% from the floor. Additionally, the team completed the game going only 10% from beyond the arc, only making one 3-pointer on 10 attempts.
Guard Isabellah Middleton led the Bonnies in scoring, finishing her season with a 15-point performance. Including this game, she finished the season with seven straight double-digit performances. Bonnies guard Tianna Johnson also finished in double-digits, putting up 14 points of her own.
With the loss, St. Bonaventure concluded its season 4-26 overall and 1-17 in the A-10.
]]>Erie-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES will receive $775,620 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants Program.
The funds will be used to equip sites throughout Chautauqua County, southern Erie County and part of Cattaraugus County with video-telecommunications hardware, software and integrated classroom presentation equipment to create new distance-learning rooms and portable solutions.
The equipment is expected to improve the quality and quantity of course offerings, including Native American instruction in Seneca art, culture, history and language, at 11 locations, benefitting more than 7,000 students.
Rep. Nick Langworthy, whose district includes the Greater Olean area, announced the grant on Tuesday.
“Representing rural communities in Western New York and the Southern Tier, I’m committed to investing in their well-being and advancement through the USDA Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program,” Langworthy said.
The congressman said the funding “will have an incredible impact on our region's access to quality healthcare and educational resources.”
]]>ST. BONAVENTURE, NY – Welcome to March.
For all 362 Division I coaches, the goal is to have their teams play their best basketball come March.
With two games remaining in the regular season, St. Bonaventure coach Mark Schmidt believes that’s starting to happen. At 18-10 overall and 9-7 in the Atlantic 10, the Bonnies have won four of their last five capped by a dominating victory over Loyola Chicago last week.
“We’ve played some good basketball during the season. We’ve had some down times like most teams have, but we’re on a two-game winning streak, and hopefully we can get number three,” Schmidt said in a Tuesday teleconference. “Momentum is fleeting. When the ball goes up, it’s a whole different game. Hopefully we can continue to execute the way we have the last couple of games.”
Suddenly, St. Bonaventure’s chances of earning a double bye in the A-10 Tournament have become greater. Virginia Commonwealth University, which currently holds the No. 4 seed, has lost its last two games with its finale slated for Friday at Dayton. Should VCU lose and the Bonnies win out against George Washington and Saint Louis, the bottom two teams in the league, they will earn the final free pass to the quarterfinals.
Otherwise, St. Bonaventure will battle the University of Massachusetts for the No. 5 seed, and the Bonnies owns a tiebreaker with a season sweep over the Minutemen.
Regardless, Schmidt isn’t worried about seeding.
“George Washington. That’s all we’re thinking about,” he said. “We got to try and get number three [in a row].”
The Revolutionaries opened A-10 play with victories in three of their first four but have been winless since. Starting with a loss to UMass on Jan. 20, George Washington has dropped its last 12, including a 72-66 loss to La Salle on Saturday.
George Washington plays quick, placing in Kenpom’s top 100 of adjusted tempo and average possession length. The Revolutionaries make 34.9% of their 3s, which ranks 126th in the country. They also shoot 74.6% from the charity stripe.
“They’re a really good offensive team. They space you out,” Schmidt said. “They attack very similar to La Salle. They got a big guy inside to block shots, so they’re a scary team. They’ve lost some tough games, but they got as much talent as anybody in this league.”
At 18 points per game, senior guard James Bishop IV leads the Revolutionaries in scoring and sits third in the conference.
“He can score. He’s a scoring point guard,” Schmidt said. “He’s a scoring point guard. He can shoot the ball off the bounce … he can put up 30 easily, so he presents a lot of problems. He’s a scoring point guard and has the ball in his hands all the time.”
Wednesday’s game will also serve as a homecoming for St. Bonaventure redshirt junior forward Noel Brown, who spent the last three seasons with the Revolutionaries. He’s averaging 6 points this season, doubling his input from last year while shooting 72% from the field.
A native of Leesburg, Virginia, Brown grew up just outside Washington, D.C.
“He’s played really well for us. I call him the unsung hero,” Schmidt said. “He’s played really, really well when Chad [Venning] gets fatigued, or Chad gets in foul trouble. He’s been a blessing … He’s got to rebound the ball a little bit better, but he’s been that physical presence inside. He can score with his back to the basket. He’s been very good for us.”
Wednesday’s game is set for 7 p.m. ET from the Charles E. Smith Center. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
]]>OLEAN, NY — Police are seeking the location of a 15-year-old girl who has been missing since Monday evening.
According to post on the Olean Police Department Facebook page, Aleigha Powell left her home in South Olean after a family argument and did not return.
Police described her as 5-foot-1, 100 pounds with hazel eyes and brown hair. She left home wearing a light colored t-shirt, black shorts and brown Crocs with fur on them.
Anyone has information on Aleigha's whereabouts should call the Olean police at 716-376-5677 or message the department on its Facebook page.
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