Tag Archives: Athletics

Women’s Basketball Adds Summer Hemphill To Coaching Staff

Daemen University new assistant basketball coach

The Daemen University women’s basketball team has added local legend Summer Hemphill to its coaching staff. The former University at Buffalo women’s basketball standout, Hemphill is now an assistant coach for the Wildcats. Hemphill comes into a great situation at… Read More »

Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Runners Honored with Weekly ECC Awards

Runners Marcy Colca, Patsy Oberholzer, and Aidan Kincaid of the Daemen cross country teams have each been recognized by the East Coast Conference for recent performances. Colca picked up her second straight ECC Women’s Cross Country Runner, Oberholzer earned ECC… Read More »

Women’s Volleyball Players Win ECC Weekly Honors

Maggie Burns and Jasmine Brundage have both been selected for East Coast Conference weekly women’s volleyball awards. Burns has been named the ECC Player of the Week, while Brundage was picked as the ECC Defensive Player of the Week for… Read More »

Women’s Cross Country Wins Frank Dillon Memorial Invitational

The Daemen University women’s cross country team placed seven runners in the top 10, including the top four runners, to open up the 2022 season with a team win in the Frank Dillon Memorial Invitational on the campus of Le… Read More »

Cats Top Mercyhurst in Wildcat Den Classic Finale

In the Wildcat Den Classic tournament finale, the Daemen University women’s volleyball team moved back into the win column with a 3-0 (25-22, 26-24, 25-15) sweep of the Mercyhurst Lakers. The Wildcats landed two players on the All-Tournament team in… Read More »

Women’s Cross Country Earns Top Spot in Conference Preseason Poll

For the first time since Daemen University joined the East Coast Conference in 2013, the Wildcats sit atop the ECC Women’s Cross Country Preseason Coaches’ Poll. The 2022 poll was announced following a vote of the league’s eight head coaches.… Read More »

Daemen Student-Athletes Continue Strong Academic Tradition

AMHERST, N.Y. – It was another successful term in the classroom for Daemen University’s student-athletes who achieved a collective 3.26 grade point average (GPA) during the Spring 2022 semester. It marks the 18th consecutive semester that Daemen student-athletes have recorded… Read More »

Daemen Joins Northeast Conference as Associate Member For Men’s Volleyball

The news indicates a significant stride for the program which has competed as an NCAA Division I-II independent since its inception. Daemen will join the NEC along with fellow Western New York institution D’Youville University, bringing the NEC’s stable of… Read More »

Graduating Student-Athlete Profile – Alex Hasiotis

A five-year member of the Daemen women’s bowling program, Hasiotis helped the Wildcats to 164 wins while winning numerous tournament championships. This past season, with Hasiotis using an additional year of eligibility granted by the NCAA due to COVID-19, she… Read More »

2022 Night Of Honors Celebrates Daemen Student-Athletes

The annual event recognizes the achievements of the university’s intercollegiate teams and student-athletes. Major awards were presented to basketball players Andrew Sischo (Male Athlete of the Year) and Katie Titus (Female Athlete of the Year)—as well as tennis player Zachary… Read More »

Graduating Student-Athlete Profile – Sarah Golas

Sarah Golas has been a four-year member of the Daemen cross country/track and field program, appearing in 18 cross country and 29 track and field meets. She was also a First Team All-ECC performer in 2021 for outdoor track and… Read More »

Wildcat Golf Classic Returns August 18

The annual event, now in 10th year, aims to raise funds to directly support WNY’s Premier Division II Team. The Wildcat Golf Classic will take place on Thursday, August 18 at Diamond Hawk Golf Course in Cheektowaga, the Daemen University… Read More »

Women’s Track Places Second at ECC Championships

The Daemen women’s track team has now finished as runner-up in three of the last four ECC Outdoor Championships. Daemen’s 114.33 points ranks as second most in program history, just behind the 119 points the Wildcats posted last spring. First-place… Read More »

Men’s Volleyball Players Named To IVA Championship All-Tournament Team

In a season the saw Daemen finish with a 16-6 overall record to establish a new program benchmark for wins, junior outside hitter Zach Schneider and sophomore right side Cameron Milligan were each named to the Independent Volleyball Association (IVA)… Read More »

Amirato Named ECC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week

First-year student Alyssa Amirato has been named the East Coast Conference Women’s Field Athlete of the Week. It marks the first time in Amirato’s brief career that she has earned the recognition as she becomes the second Daemen athlete to… Read More »