Men's baseball competes in Division 2 of the New Penn North Conference of the National Club Baseball Association (NCBA)

The team can roster up to 30 players per year. Tryouts are held each fall.

Games are played in the fall and spring against conference and nonconference teams. Overall, the team plays about 12 conference games each season, with two to three practices per week.

Home games are played at Fred Handler Park behind Reilly Center. The team travels to the Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse areas to compete as well.

Men's basketball competes during the winter and early spring in the North Atlantic Region North Conference of the National Club Basketball Association. The team travels to the Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo areas to compete against other conference teams.

The team can roster up to 15 players per year.

Practices and games are held at the Sandra A. and William L. Richter Center, our fitness center on campus. 

Men's golf competes in the fall and spring at different tournaments around New York state through the National Collegiate Club Golf Association.

The team can roster up to 12 players per year.

Practices take place at the St. Bonaventure Golf Course, right across the street from campus.

ABOVE: SBU's club hockey team after winning the UNYCHL title in February 2022.

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Founded in the early '70s, the men's club hockey team is one of the first club sports established at St. Bonaventure University.

The team competes in the Upstate New York Collegiate Hockey League (UNYCHL), part of the Collegiate Hockey Federation (CHF). 

The team roster can accommodate up to 30 players per year.

Practices are held twice a week beginning in early September. Games begin in early October and conclude in late February. All home games are played at the William O. Smith Recreation Center located in Olean.  

For more information about the men's club hockey team email Taylor Rosenberg, club hockey coach, at trosenbe@sbu.edu. 

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To download the 2021-2022 season schedule, click here.

The men’s club lacrosse team competes in Empire West DII of the National College Lacrosse League.

The team begins practicing at the start of the academic year and typically begins its season in the fall, with the majority of games played in March and April.

The team encourages both experienced players and individuals with a desire to learn to be part of the team.

SCHOLARSHIP & SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Founded in 1975, the St. Bonaventure University rugby program is committed to providing an academically challenging education and an elite varsity rugby experience. We look to attract student-athletes of diverse backgrounds and means who will mentally and physically challenge themselves, and who will represent their families, their team, and their university to the highest standards on and off the pitch.

The St. Bonaventure University rugby staff, team leaders, and alumni teach our student-athletes to take responsibility for their lives, to lead with integrity, to act justly in service of their teammates and community, and to pursue excellence in every endeavor. Ultimately, we are committed to instilling our Franciscan values of discovery, community, and individual worth through an elite varsity rugby experience.

The St. Bonaventure University men’s varsity rugby program competes at the D1A level in the Rugby East Conference. As a varsity level program, we maintain the highest standards on the pitch, in the classroom and throughout our community.

Interested in joining the team?

Complete and submit our Rugby Recruitment Form.

Contact Us

Andrew Tui Osborne
Director of Rugby(678) 977-9736

Send an email

Learn more about men's rugby

Go to Men's Rugby at GoBonnies.com, the official site of SBU Athletics.

The men's club soccer team competes in Region 1, Lake Erie/Ontario Division, of the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association.


The team practices during the week and plays games on weekends during the fall semester. Games are played on our grass field as well as on our state-of-the-art turf field, with lights for nighttime contests, at the Marra Athletics Fields Complex on campus.

Women's basketball competes during the winter and early spring in the North Atlantic Conference of the National Club Basketball Association. The team travels to the Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo areas to compete against other conference teams. 

Practices and games are held at the Sandra A. and William L. Richter Center, our fitness center on campus. 

St. Bonaventure's women’s club lacrosse team participates in the fall and spring semesters.

We are an organized, competitive club that practices during the week and plays games on weekends. We compete against other club teams all across Western and Central New York.

We're a family, and we encourage all interested candidates to participate and be part of the fun. 

RUGBY SCHOLARSHIPS & SUPPORT AT SBU

St. Bonaventure women’s rugby was established in 1998 and has grown into one of the leading clubs in the region with success in both 15s and 7s.

The Bonnies play in the Upstate NY Collegiate Rugby Conference, facing nationally ranked competition on a regular basis. The 15s season is during the fall semester, and the team has amassed a record of 15-5 over the past three seasons.

During spring semester the team focuses on physical and skill development in January and February, with 7s competition in March and April.

This past spring, we won our inaugural St. Bonaventure 7s tournament and finished in the Top 10 at the National Small College championship.

Along with our on-field success, the benefits of playing for the Bonnies include:

• Championship strength coach and full-time trainer to make sure you’re playing at your best.
• Full-time coaching, supporting the development of national-level players, and leaders in all professional fields.
• Access to our state-of-the-art weight room and turf field. Come play under the lights!

You can be a part of the next generation of St. Bonaventure women’s rugby players and help us continue to represent our program and university at the highest level. If you are a high school rugby player, or an athlete looking to try a new sport at the college level, we want to tell you more about our unique approach to developing student-athletes and growing as a team. Two recent highlights are:

• We achieved a 3.4 team GPA with graduates headed to medical school, law school, the military, and jobs across the country;
• Team Captains Emily Sion and Kelly DeGrood played at CRCs with the NSCRO 7s team, and faced the USA U20 Eagles with NSCRO 15s.

Interested in joining our team?

If you are interested in joining our team, please complete and submit our Women's Rugby Recruitment Form.

Contact the Coach

For questions or more information about the club women's rugby team at SBU, contact:

Meredith Pyke
Women's Rugby Coach
(716) 375-2514
Send an email

The women’s club soccer team is a group of women who share a love for soccer and want to dedicate time to the sport during their college career.

The team competes in Region I, Western New York Division, of the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association's Club Soccer League. The team practices during the week and plays games on weekends during the fall semester.

Games are played on grass fields as well as our state-of-the-art turf facility, complete with lights for nighttime contests, at the Marra Athletics Fields Complex on campus. 

Year in and year out, women’s club soccer stresses the importance of teamwork, respect and responsibility, and strives to give back to the local community throughout the year. 

The women's club softball team participates in the National Club Softball Association as a part of the New England-West Conference.  

The team competes in nonconference and conference games, with the opportunity to compete for a conference, regional and national title each year. 

Our players have access to premier facilities including Joyce Field, the university's newly renovated, all-turf softball complex, where home games are played. Players also have access to weight training facilities in the Sandra A. and William L. Richter Center, the university's fitness center. 

Becoming a member of the club softball team not only gives you the opportunity to continue your career as a competitive athlete, but also the chance to be a part of something bigger than yourself. Year round, the importance of working together and being a part of a team is stressed while you continue to work on all aspects of your game. 

Women’s club volleyball participates in the Northeast Women's Volleyball Club League, competing in the NWVCL Blue Division.

The team competes, on average, in about 6 tournaments throughout the academic year, including both fall and spring semesters.

We welcome all students, with or without volleyball experience, to participate.

St. Bonaventure University's club bowling team is a USBC Collegiate-certified team that competes in USBC tournaments against other teams from around the East Coast.

A team consists of up to eight bowlers, but this doesn't mean only eight students can participate. There is an opportunity to create additional squads if there is enough interest. 

The team bowls in tournaments on certain weekends during a season that lasts from October to March. The team practices at local bowling alleys and assists with local youth bowling leagues.

The coed club field hockey team caters to men and women of all skill levels. The team practices during the week and plays games on weekends, competing against other club teams across Western and Central New York.

The coed club racquetball team, which welcomes anyone interested in playing the sport, competes in the Eastern Collegiate Racquetball Conference.

Our players utilize the racquetball courts located inside of the Sandra A. and William L. Richter Center, our fitness center on campus.

The men's and women's club running team is intended for students who enjoy running and wish to continue running at a non- or semi-competitive level, or who wish to run with a group to stay in shape.

The running club gives students of all experience levels the opportunity to run with a group. Besides meeting a couple times a week for group runs, the club participates in the annual St. Bonaventure Family Weekend fun run/walk, and other local and Buffalo-area 5K and half-marathon races. 

The team competes in slalom and giant slalom racing against other collegiate club teams in New York at different ski resorts across the state.

Beginning in the spring semester, the team practices twice a week at Holiday Valley Resort in nearby Ellicottville, and competes over the next five weekends.

Holiday Valley has consistently ranked among the top ski resorts in the East in the annual poll of Ski Magazine readers.