St. Bonaventure waltzed into their contest on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They took their game with ease, bagging a 73-44 victory over the Bishop Diego Cardinals. Given the Seraphs' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 247th, while the Cardinals are ranked 918th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/23/25 @ Bishop Diego | 18 |
| 01/21/25 @ Thacher | 15 |
| 01/18/25 vs Fillmore | 22 |
| 01/16/25 @ Foothill Tech | 21 |
| 01/11/25 vs St. Joseph Academy | 19 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. Bonaventure to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sarah Cosio, who went 6 for 13 on her way to 18 points along with six boards and five assists. Cosio's evening made it seven games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Laurenzie Byrd, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 15 rebounds.
St. Bonaventure smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in seven consecutive matches.
Despite the defeat, Bishop Diego saw an underclassman step up: freshman Jeisa Coronado posted 22 points. Another player making a difference was Kasey Seashore, who scored six points in addition to eight boards and three steals.
St. Bonaventure's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-7. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.3 points per game. As for Bishop Diego, their loss dropped their record down to 9-12.
St. Bonaventure wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 68-40 defeat against Camarillo on the 25th. As for Bishop Diego, they will venture away from home to take on Foothill Tech at 6:30 p.m. on January 30th.
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