Bonnies Receiving Votes In Preseason Poll
For the first time in program history, the St. Bonaventure women's basketball team is receiving votes in the preseason ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. The Bonnies begin the season with the 37th most points of any team in the land with six. The Bonnies ran through 2011-12 schedule to a 31-4 record and a berth into the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament. SBU finished last season at No. 21 in the Associated Press Poll, No. 23 in the Coaches Poll and were positioned as high as No. 16 in the nation during the week of March 5. The Bonnies won the Atlantic 10 regular season title by running the table to a perfect 14-0 mark. They would advance to the championship game of the Atlantic 10 Tournament before being selected as a 5-seed in the Raleigh Region of the NCAA Tournament. SBU would go on to defeat Florida Gulf Coast and Marist to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. By season's end, the Brown and White had amassed a 4-2 record against teams that were ranked or receiving votes in the fin...