Tag Archives: Athletics

Daemen Athletics Announces Launch of Strategic Vision For 2021-26

Following a year’s worth of preparation that was completed despite the challenges of a global pandemic,Director of Athletics Traci Murphy has announced the release of “The Wildcat Way”, a strategic planning document that will guide the Daemen College Division of… Read More »

Daemen to Face Top-Seeded West Texas A&M in Elite Eight

Men's basketball team celebrating center court

In their first ever trip to the NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Championship Elite Eight, Daemen will be the No. 8 seed and face top-seeded West Texas A&M in the national quarterfinals at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana on… Read More »

Wildcats Draw Top-Seeded Lubbock Christian In Elite Eight

Head coach Jenepher Banker and the Daemen Wildcats cut down the nets with a regional championship and now set their sights on the Elite Eight

East Region champion Daemen will be the No. 8 seed in the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Elite Eight and will face top-seeded Lubbock Christian in the national quarterfinals at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 23 at the Greater Columbus (Ohio)… Read More »

History Made: Wildcats Record First Ever NCAA Tournament Victory

Woman's basketball player dribbling ball

The Daemen College women’s basketball team made history this evening, in more ways than one. First, the Wildcats played their first ever NCAA Division II Tournament game. Second, they registered their first ever NCAA Division II Tournament victory after posting… Read More »

How Sweet it is! Wildcats Advance to East Regional Final

For the first time in program history, the Daemen men’s basketball team will compete for an NCAA Division II regional championship. Daemen, the No. 2 seed in the East Region, dispatched of third-seeded Bloomfield 81-69 tonight at the Albany Capital… Read More »

Daemen Men’s Basketball Awarded NCAA Tournament Bid

Daemen has earned its third straight berth in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II Men’s Basketball Championship. The Wildcats have been awarded an at-large bid to the 2021 NCAA tournament which gets underway next weekend with regional tournaments… Read More »

Ticket Punched: Daemen Women’s Hoops Claims Second Straight NCAA Bid

Folding chairs court side that say Elite Eight on the back

One year removed from having their postseason hopes dashed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Daemen is returning to the big stage. The Wildcats are dancing their way back to the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Championship which gets underway later… Read More »

Wildcats Clinch Second Straight ECC Regular Season Title in 67-49 Win Versus Spartans

Daemen freshman Alahna Paige dribbling mid court

Six weeks ago and a day since their home opener against Mercyhurst, Daemen women’s basketball accomplished two of their team goals – complete as many of their games as possible and finish atop the ECC standings. And through the ups… Read More »

Daemen Awarded Bid to Host Women’s Basketball Regional Championship

Daemen College has been selected as one of six predetermined sites that will host the regional portions of the 2021 NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Championship. The announcement of regional sites was made today by the NCAA Division II Championships… Read More »

Women’s Triathlon Named Scholar All-American Team

The Daemen College women’s triathlon team has been named a Scholar All-American Team by the Collegiate Triathlon Coaches Association and USA Triathlon. The Scholar All-American Team award is given in recognition of teams that excelled in the classroom during the… Read More »

Women’s Basketball Ranked in Both Division II National Polls

Women's Basketballl player taking a shot

For the first time in its NCAA era, the Daemen College women’s basketball team is ranked in both Division II national polls. The Wildcats sit at No. 14 in this week’s Division II Sports Information Directors of America (D2SIDA) national… Read More »

Student-Athletes Achieve a Collective 3.25 Grade Point Average (GPA) for Fall 2020

Undeterred by the circumstances of a global pandemic, Daemen College student-athletes continued to get the job done in the classroom during the Fall 2020 semester, recording a collective 3.25 grade point average (GPA). It marks the 15th consecutive semester that… Read More »

Filbert Named ECC Player of the Week

Redshirt senior guard Tiara Filbert (Batavia, N.Y.) of Daemen College has been named the East Coast Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for games played January 11-17. The official announcement was made in the league’s weekly sport report which… Read More »

Women’s Basketball Debuts In National Poll

For the first time in the program’s NCAA Division II era, Daemen College women’s basketball is a nationally ranked team. The Wildcats are ranked 20th in the latest Division II Sports Information Directors of America (D2SIDA) National Media Poll which… Read More »

Men’s and Women’s Basketball Schedules Unveiled

The men’s and women’s basketball teams will be Daemen’s first to return to competition following a hiatus that’s lasted more than 300 days during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Women’s Basketball Schedule Unveiled: Wildcats Set For Abbreviated 13-Game Slate Beginning January