St. Bonaventure University Women's Soccer

ABOUT ST. BONAVENTURE

The nation’s first Franciscan university, St. Bonaventure University is committed to transforming the lives of our students inside and outside the classroom, inspiring in them a lifelong commitment to service and citizenship.

Built on a foundation of compassion, wisdom and integrity, our Franciscan community affirms the unique dignity of everyone and invites all of our sisters and brothers to forge bonds of mutual acceptance and understanding that create a true sense of belonging.

The university’s most popular undergraduate academic programs are: Accounting, Biology, Criminology, Cybersecurity, Education, Finance, Health Science, Journalism, Marketing, Sport Studies, and Psychology. A full range of programs complement these enrollment drivers, with almost 100 majors and minors available to students at the undergraduate level. Combined degree programs in health care professions, including with George Washington University’s medical school, draw high-quality students from across the United States. 

St. Bonaventure is ranked 18th overall on U.S. News and World Report’s list of best schools in the North, and was No. 5 on its 2022 list of best college values in the North.

Over the past 15 years, the campus has been transformed through investment of more than $100 million in new campus and athletic facilities, renovations, historic rehabilitations, and improved outdoor spaces.

Located 75 miles south of Buffalo near Olean, N.Y., St. Bonaventure’s picturesque campus is nestled in the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains and is located just 25 minutes from Holiday Valley, one of the top ski and golf resorts in the East. The neighboring communities of Olean and Allegany provide venues for student off-campus employment, internships, community service, recreation, shopping and dining.

UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS

Location: Southwestern New York — 1.5 hours from Buffalo and Erie, Pa.; 2 hours from Rochester; 3 hours from Toronto, Syracuse and Cleveland; 6 hours from New York City, Hartford, Philadelphia and D.C.

Student/Faculty Ratio: 12:1

Rankings: No. 6 in North on 2024 U.S. News & World Report value list; Princeton Review Top 390 Colleges; Kiplinger’s Best National Values

Affiliation: Catholic (Franciscan)

Undergraduate Enrollment: 2,015

Graduate Enrollment: 745

Transfers: Generous policy of accepting course credits from other institutions

Credit Policy: SBU accepts CLEP, AP and International Baccalaureate credits

Living: 75% live on campus, including 98% of freshmen

Food: 98% satisfaction rate for dining services

Undergraduate Degree Programs: 60+ majors

Schools: Arts & Sciences, Business, Communication, Education, Health Professions Outcomes: 97% in grad school or in career field within six months of graduation

Retention: 86% freshman-to-sophomore (2024)

Combined Degree Pre-Health Programs: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy, Daemen College, Duquesne University College of Osteopathic Medicine, St. Francis (Pa.) University Physical Therapy

Students from Outside New York State: 26%

Foreign Countries Represented: 31

WOMEN’S SOCCER QUICK FACTS

Location: Tom 80' and Michelle Marra Athletics Fields Complex, St. Bonaventure, NY 14778

Founded: 1858

Conference: Atlantic 10

Nickname: Bonnies

Head Coach: 

Athletics Website: www.GoBonnies.com

Athletics Twitter/Hashtag: @GoBonnies / #Unfurl

Women's Soccer Twitter/Instagram: @BonniesWSoccer / @bonnieswsoccer

PROGRAM OVERVIEW (SINCE 1993)

NSCAA Team Academic Award each year for the past 15 seasons

• Team Academic Award recipients are active members of the United Soccer Coaches College Services Program with a composite grade point average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale for all players on the roster for the past academic year.
• St. Bonaventure's women's soccer produced a 3.543 cumulative GPA for the 2022-23 academic year.

11 A-10 First Team Selections

14 A-10 Second Team Selections

17 A-10 All-Academic Selections

MARRA ATHLETICS COMPLEX - HOME OF THE BONNIES

The Tom 80' and Michelle Marra Athletics Fields Complex serves as the home field for St. Bonaventure's men's and women's soccer and men's and women's lacrosse teams.

On Sept. 19, 2014, the University dedicated the outdoor athletics complex to Tom ’80 and his wife, Michelle, whose $1 million donation jump-started the campaign to renovate the facility. In 2017, a new scoreboard was also added to the facility.

Located south of the Reilly Center, the artificial turf playing surface is the central piece of the Athletic Department's vast outdoor sports complex. The field features A-turf playing surface, the same surface used at the Buffalo Bills' New Era Field. The renovations also included Musco lights to allow for night home games. The first night game was attended by more than 1,200 fans, and saw the Bonnies women's soccer team capture a 3-1 victory.

Spectator parking is convenient to the complex and many fans choose to view games "tailgate-style" from the back of their cars or seated on blankets on the hillside above the fields. Beyond the complex is the Allegheny River and the picturesque Enchanted Mountains.

ESPN+ COVERAGE

Every Bonnies women's soccer home game is broadcast live on ESPN+ and nearly every Atlantic 10 game throughout the year is available on the streaming sports platform.

A BOLDER BONAVENTURE

A Bolder Bonaventure is the most ambitious athletics fundraising campaign in school history, looking to enrich the future of each of our 375+ student-athletes at St. Bonaventure.

This campaign sets out to not only attract students of today, but also the students of tomorrow with field renovations, better strength and conditioning facilities, and locker rooms/team spaces for all sports.

LEARN MORE ABOUT A BOLDER BONAVENTURE

New Performance Center:

• Nearly 10,000 square feet of open space, which will allow for more efficient training and state of the art equipment
• Five times the current size of the current weight room in the Reilly Center
• Exterior design to match Reilly Center and campus architecture
• Emphasis on windows that provide natural light and views
• Open concept will allow for training staff to work with multiple teams simultaneously
• Artificial turf will be utilized in the center of the space for warmups, stretching, sprints, and other exercises

Locker Rooms:

• Renovation of current locker rooms in the Reilly Center
• Addition of locker rooms within the new performance center
• Each team will be awarded their own locker room with a lounge space included

BE A BONNIE!

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