Tag Archives: Athletics

Wildcats Ascend In D2SIDA Regional Poll For Third Straight Week

The Daemen College men’s basketball team is ranked fourth in the NCAA Division II Sports Information Directors of America (D2SIDA) East Region media poll for week five of the 2018-19 season which was released this morning. Daemen (5-1, 1-0 ECC)… Read More »

Women’s Basketball Win in NCAA Basketball Showcase Game

The Daemen College women’s basketball team shined in the national spotlight tonight, as the Wildcats closed out the game with a 12-4 run to secure a 72-70 victory over long-time rival Roberts Wesleyan College tonight at the Voller Athletic Center… Read More »

Wildcats Rally for 16th Straight Thruway Rivalry Win as National Spotlight Shined

Andrew Sischo (Guilderland, N.Y.), Deion Hamilton(Rochester, N.Y.) and Jeff Redband (Batavia, N.Y.) combined for 71 points to lead the regionally-ranked Daemen College men’s basketball team to a 78-70 victory over Roberts Wesleyan College in the East Coast Conference season… Read More »

NCAA to Showcase Daemen Nationally

The National Collegiate Athletic Association has selected a men’s and women’s basketball doubleheader between Daemen College and Roberts Wesleyan College on Wednesday, Dec. 5 as part of its Division II Basketball Showcase Games for the 2018-19 season. This is the… Read More »

Late Three-Pointers Help Wildcats to First Win at Gannon Since 1996-97

Late three-point field goals by Jordan Heinold (Hamburg, N.Y.) and Autumn Buchsenschutz (Port Allegany, Pa.) keyed a game-closing 11-0 run that lifted the Daemen College women’s basketball team to a 58-52 victory over Gannon University in non-conference action here tonight.… Read More »

Women’s Volleyball Wins First-Ever East Coast Conference Championship

Women's Volleyball team holding championship banner

The top-seeded Daemen College women’s volleyball team defeated second-seeded Molloy College 3-1 to capture the program’s first-ever East Coast Conference Championship on Nov. 10. The Wildcats, now 21-10 on the season, will represent the ECC as the league’s automatic qualifier… Read More »

Wildcats Rake In All-Conference Awards

Three Selected To All-Conference Teams, Albano Named Coach of the Year, McCaffrey Named Co-Setter of the Year

Three members of the Daemen College women’s volleyball team have earned All-East Coast Conference recognition, and Daemen personnel claimed two of the league’s major awards for the 2018 season today. Head coach Stephanie Albano has been named the ECC Coach… Read More »

Wildcats Ascend To Third In Regional Rankings

After debuting last week at No. 7, the Daemen College women’s volleyball team is ranked No. 3 in the latest NCAA Division II East Region poll which was released this afternoon at ncaa.com. The Wildcats’ four-spot ascent was the… Read More »

Olson to Lead NCAA Division II Presidents Council

Daemen President Gary Olson at a recent meeting for NCAA Division II presidents.

At its October meeting, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) elected Daemen College President Gary Olson chair of the organization’s Division II Presidents Council, the body that helps set policy and the strategic direction for Division II college and university… Read More »

Women’s Volleyball Ranked 7th In 1st Regional Poll Of 2018

With 12 wins in their last 16 matches, the Daemen College women’s volleyball team is ranked No. 7 in the first NCAA Division II East Region poll of the 2018 season which was released this afternoon at ncaa.com. The… Read More »

Daemen Ranked in National Division II Preseason Poll

The Daemen College men’s basketball team is the No. 22 ranked team in the 2018-19 preseason edition of the “Division II Bulletin,” a national publication that specializes in coverage of NCAA Division II men’s basketball. It marks the first time… Read More »

Wildcats Secure First-Ever ECC Tournament Bid Despite Loss to Pioneers

It was a good news, bad news type of day for the Daemen College women’s soccer team. The bad news: Regionally-ranked Long Island University Post netted three goals in the span of eight minutes early in the second half en… Read More »

McCaffrey Earns ECC Weekly Honors For Sixth Straight Week

Isa McCaffrey (North Royalton, Ohio) of Daemen College has been named the East Coast Conference Women’s Volleyball Rookie of the Week for matches played October 1-7. It marks the sixth straight week that McCaffrey has earned a weekly honor from… Read More »

Boyar, Swiniarski Named Student-Athletes Of The Month

Junior Jamie Boyar (Williamsville, N.Y.) of the women’s soccer team and sophomore Mike Swiniarski (Akron, N.Y.) of the men’s cross country team have been named the Daemen College Student-Athletes of the Month presented by Western New York Knee and Orthopedic… Read More »

Chasey Named Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance

Steven Chasey, compliance specialist at Cleveland State University, has been appointed assistant athletics director for compliance at Daemen College, director of athletics Traci Murphy announced today. Chasey, who has held compliance positions at three NCAA Division I institutions, will… Read More »