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St. Bonaventure University

St. Bonaventure University Dept of Athletics
 P.O. Box G - Reilly Center St Bonaventure, NY 14778
Division 1 New York Northeast
Private Small National competitor
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Donny George

Donny George was named the 11th head coach in St. Bonaventure Women's Soccer history in January 2023.


Prior to taking leadership of the Bonnies, George coached at Little Three rival Niagara where he served as an assistant on staff with the Purple Eagles the previous two years. While in Lewiston, he helped guide Niagara to the top of the MAAC as the Purple Eagles recorded a 24-12-2 total record including a 13-6-1 mark in conference play over the last two seasons.


“It is with immense gratitude and humility that I accept the responsibility of leading the St. Bonaventure women's soccer program into a shared vision of excellence,” George said. “It is an absolute honor to join a university that I've always thought so highly of. This opportunity would not be possible without experiences that have come before and shaped me into the coach I am today. I will forever be indebted to Niagara University and all my former teams, mentors and, most importantly, players that have paved the way toward this next pursuit.”


In George’s first season on staff during the 2021 campaign, Niagara posted a 13-4-1 record and reached the MAAC quarterfinals while logging an eight-game winning streak that was the longest for the program in over 15 years. This past year, the Purple Eagles finished 11-8-1, reached the MAAC Championship Game and came one step from the NCAA Tournament. Defensively, Niagara put together a 637-minute shutout streak during the year to set a new school record while recording nine total shutouts on the season.


George also recently served as the FC Buffalo UWS2 women’s head coach and was an assistant for the FC Buffalo men’s team of the National Premier Soccer League. He also coached successful youth teams at Empire United and held the role of Director of Recruiting.


A native of Ipswich, England, he played for multiple semi-pro teams in his home country before moving to the United States in 2009. He played two collegiate seasons at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College and finished his collegiate eligibility with two years at Baker University in Kansas where he was a standout defender.


He began his coaching career at Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Fla., where he recorded a mark of 27-9-3 in two seasons while setting school records for wins, goals in a season and district finish. George then returned to Baker, this time in a coaching role, where he worked with the men’s soccer team in two extremely successful seasons including back-to-back trips to the NAIA national tournament.


In 2018, Baker won 16 games and finished the season ranked No. 9 in the NAIA national Top 25 and then won 13 games with a final ranking of No. 10 in the national polls the next season.


After moving to New York State, he served as an assistant coach at Daemen and was named head coach at Erie Community College before taking an opportunity to jump to the Division I level at Niagara.


George holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and a Master’s degree in sports management from Baker University. He currently owns a USSF-C license as well as a Premier Diploma from United Soccer Coaches.

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Elisa Swanson

Elisa Swanson is in her first season with the St. Bonaventure women's soccer program in 2023. She was officially appointed as an assistant coach in May 2023.


Swanson joins the Bonnies after spending three seasons on staff at Messiah University; two seasons as a full-time assistant coach and one as a graduate assistant. While with the Falcons, Swanson organized team speed and agility drills and worked specifically in the positional training of midfielders.


While on staff at Messiah, Swanson helped lead the program to the NCAA Division III Sweet 16 in 2021 and a Final Four bid in 2022.


Along with being an assistant coach at Messiah, Swanson filled various roles for the university, including serving as the strength and conditioning coach for all of the department's women's athletic teams for two years. Swanson also served as interim athletics ministry coordinator for the fall 2022 semester where she was responsible for building a mentor relationship with student-athletes, overseeing student-athlete chapel groups and directing sports camps for kids ages 6-13. Swanson also served as an adjunct wellness professor.


Prior to her time at Messiah University, she served as an intern for the women's soccer team at her alma mater Liberty University. While assisting the coaching staff at Liberty, Swanson was tasked with scheduling recruit visits, recruiting weekends, and breaking down game film.


A native Ottawa, Ontario, Swanson played four years as a student-athlete at Liberty where she served as team captain her junior and senior seasons while starting 16 of 17 games in 2018 as a defensive midfielder.


During her time at Liberty, the Flames made four Big South tournament appearances and won a conference championship in 2016.


Following graduation, Swanson started for the Charlotte Eagles women's semi-pro team in the summer of 2019 and Hershey FC in 2022.


Outside of the soccer field, Swanson has made a great impact in the community. She helped run a summer academy in 2021 for Mechanicsburg, Pa. athletes to train and learn leadership skills and was a part of monthly volunteering events in Lynchburg, Va. during her time at Liberty. Also, she participated in several volunteer mission trips to Columbia and Costa Rica.


Swanson earned her bachelor's degree in exercise science with a minor in French from Liberty in May 2020 and would go on to receive a master's degree in higher education and strategic leadership from Messiah in May 2022.

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