ST. BONAVENTURE (0-0, 0-0 A-10) vs. MANSFIELD (0-0, 0-0 PSAC)
Monday, Nov. 3 – 6:00 p.m.
St. Bonaventure, N.Y. – Reilly Center
TV: ESPN+
Radio: Bonnies Online Network

The St. Bonaventure University women's basketball team officially begins the 2025-26 season when it hosts Mansfield Monday, Nov. 3. Tipoff is slated for 6:00 p.m. at the Reilly Center.

SINGLE-GAME TICKETS
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EXHIBITION LOOKBACK
The Bonnies bested Daemen 79-68 Wednesday evening at the Reilly Center in the final tune-up contest before the regular season.

Aaliyah Parker paced the Bonnies with 19 points, five rebounds and three assists. Laycee Drake chipped in 13 points, five rebounds and three assists while freshman Ivona Djikanovic added 11 points, two rebounds and a pair of assists.

Bona's finished the contest shooting 44.3 percent (27-for-61) from the floor while Daemen shot 46.8 percent (29-for-62) from the field.

FAMILIAR FACES
Senior Gabby Robinson and sophomore Mackenzie Pettinelli return for Bonnies head coach Jim Crowley in 2025-26.

Robinson appeared in 29 games during her first season with the Bonnies in 2024-25, making four starts. She averaged 20.1 minutes per game while averaging 2.1 points and 3.2 rebounds per contest. Robinson registered six games with five or more rebounds.

Pettinelli returns after being one of three players to appear in all 30 games last season while making 28 starts. She averaged 4.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists over 28.0 minutes per game. She scored in double figures three times and ranked third on the team with 31 made threes.

WHO'S NEW
Coach Crowley welcomes 12 newcomers to the roster in graduate transfers Aaliyah Parker (Cheektowaga, N.Y.) and Laycee Drake (Hancock, N.Y.), junior transfers Kaylee Krysztof (Buffalo, N.Y.), Kylie Buckley (Livonia, N.Y.) and Brillana Boyd (Redondo, Calif.), sophomore transfer Olivia DiFranco (Elyria, Ohio), redshirt freshman Brianna Barr-Buday (Grand Island, N.Y.) and freshmen Diamond Fields (Bronx, N.Y.), Mallory Heise (Hilton, N.Y.), Ivona Djikanovic (Belgrade, Serbia), Elyse MacDonough (South Burlington, Vt.) and Iva Corluka (Ardsley, N.Y.).

ROAD WARRIORS
The Bonnies are slated to play eight out their 12 non-conference games away from the Reilly Center.

Following the home opener Nov. 3 the Bonnies do not return to The RC until Nov. 14, opening a three-game homestand. After the Nov. 22 matchup with UAlbany, it will be 39 days before the Bonnies are back on home court, hosting George Washington on New Year's Eve.

Bona's also returns to the Cleveland State MTE this season, taking on the Vikings as well as Radford and Valparaiso.

BONNIES ON YES
St. Bonaventure and YES Network have teamed up once again to air five women's basketball games at the Reilly Center this season.

A non-conference battle vs. in-state foe UAlbany on Nov. 22 will be their first of the season on the YES Network and The Gotham Sports App. Bonnies women's games in Atlantic 10 action vs. Richmond (Jan. 3), La Salle (Jan. 24), Davidson (Feb. 4) and Loyola Chicago (Feb. 21) have been picked up by YES as well.

MANSFIELD NOTES

• Mansfield begins the new season following a 10-17 mark in 2024-25, including a 6-15 record in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference play. The Mountaineers were picked to finish ninth in the PSAC Eastern Division Preseason Poll.
• The Mountaineers are coached by Amy Senefelder who is in her fifth season at the helm. She has 31-76 record in four seasons at Mansfield and is 94-96 overall in seven seasons as a head coach. Senefelder began her head coaching career at Division III Hilbert from 2017-21.
• Katie Sheeler returns for the Mountaineers after averaging 16.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game as a sophomore.

SERIES HISTORY
The Bonnies and Mountaineers have matched up four times in the past, but not since the 1985-86 season when Bona's defeated Mansfield, 83-70.

UP NEXT
The Bonnies head out on the road for the first time in 2025-26 to take on Little Three rival Niagara. Tipoff is slated for 6:00 p.m.

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