St. Bonaventure University

Club Sports


Club sports allow you to keep those competitive juices flowing, playing as a representative of St. Bonaventure University against club sports teams from other colleges and universities.

But it's more than that. As a club sports participant you'll grow as a person, learn the value of teamwork and fair play, and have the opportunity to mature as a leader through four years of practice and competition with new friends and teammates as devoted to your favorite sport as you.


You might even have the opportunity to compete again in front of your hometown friends and neighbors — this time as a Bonnie.

Club Sports @ SBU


College doesn't mean you stop playing the games you love. Playing a club sport keeps you fit, focused, and satisfies that yearning you'll always have for competition and camaraderie.

Club Sports for Men



  • Club Sports for Women


  • Mixed Club Sports


  • Recreational Club Sports


    These are internal clubs at the university that do not currently compete against teams from other universities. As these clubs grow, the option to compete externally will be explored!


  • Full-time athletic training staff available to club sport athletes

     
    Students who play club sports at SBU have access to full-time certified athletic training staff for their care and treatment.

    The athletic training staff attend many games on campus and staff a club sports training room, located in Room 127 of Doyle Hall, adjacent to the Center for Student Wellbeing.

    The training room is equipped with ultrasound and electrical muscle stimulation equipment, a hydrocollator for heat treatments, as well as other equipment for the prevention and treatment of injuries.

    Trainers Thomas Gallagher & Brendan Carter

    Pictured (from left): Club sports athletic trainers Thomas Gallagher, MS, LAT, ATC and Brendan Carter, MS, LAT, ATC.

    Required club sports clearance form

    All students who want to play a club sport at St. Bonaventure must complete and submit our Club Sports Clearance Form before participating in practices or games.


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    Bonnies hang on for 3-2 win in national club hockey tourney

    Feb 21, 2026

    Thrive and advance suddenly turned into survive and advance.

    But a win is a win and that’s all that mattered Saturday morning as No. 3 St. Bonaventure held off No. 14 Sacred Heart, 3-2, to advance to Sunday’s final round of the American Collegiate Hockey Association Northeast Regional Tournament at Simsbury, Connecticut.

    The Bonnies will play No. 6 RPI (20-6-1) at 12:30 p.m. Sunday. The game will be streamed here (subscription required). With a win, SBU will advance to the ACHA Division II National Tournament March 12-17 in St. Louis. Four teams from each region advance to the 16-team national tourney.

    The Bonnies (22-4-1) built a 3-0 lead after one period and appeared on their way to a comfortable win over Sacred Heart (12-9-3). But the Pioneers scored twice midway through the third period to cut the lead to one.

    “We played great in the first period but we took our foot off the gas and got a little lackadaisical,” said Coach Mike Cosentino. “Played an A game in the first and a C game after that, so it averaged out to about a B. But that won’t be good enough against RPI. We need to play our A game the entire time.”

    SBU goalie Tyler Kirk made two great saves after a 2-on-1 Sacred Heart break inside a minute to play to preserve the victory. Kirk was stellar all game, stopping 40 of 42 shots.

    “Tyler was outstanding, making big saves when we really needed them,” Cosentino said “He really saved us in the third period.

    The Pioneers shut down the Bonnies’ top scoring line, but SBU relied on its depth to build its lead.

    Presley Schiltz scored his fifth goal of the year on the power play with 7:39 left, a screened wrister from the top of the right circle; Jake Giordano (4th) scored from in front of the net with 3:03 left; and defenseman Cal Kogut (8th) blasted home a slap shot from the blue line — assisted by Sam Renaud — with 1:16 to play.

    “Our fourth line of Tyler Kelley, Jake and Ryan Berry came up big again for us,” Cosentino said. “They really bring a lot of energy when they’re on the ice.” Berry and Kelley assisted on Giordano’s goal.

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    About the University: The nation’s first Franciscan university, St. Bonaventure is a community committed to transforming the lives of its students inside and outside the classroom, inspiring in them a commitment to academic excellence and lifelong civic engagement. Out of 167 regional universities in the North, St. Bonaventure was ranked #8 for value and #19 overall by U.S. News and World Report (2025).