Tag Archives: Athletics

Women’s Cross Country Tops Canisius Alumni Classic Field

Another race, another victory for the Daemen College women’s cross country team. Today’s win came at the Canisius Alumni Classic, which took place at Delaware Park in Buffalo. The Wildcats placed first out of a 12 team field, which featured… Read More »

Women’s Basketball Is Latest Daemen Team To Sign Team IMPACT Child

Daemen College Head Women’s Basketball Coach Jenepher Banker announced the addition of a special member to the program as AnnaRose Van Sciver of Tonawanda, N.Y. was formally introduced during a signing ceremony Wednesday at Lumsden Gymnasium. AnnaRose comes to Daemen… Read More »

Women’s Soccer Defeats #24 Molloy, 3-1, For Fourth Straight Win

AMHERST, N.Y. – Not one, not two, not three, but four straight wins for Daemen women’s soccer – with the latest against a nationally-ranked program. Behind three unanswered goals, Daemen women’s soccer recorded their first-ever win against a nationally-ranked program… Read More »

Daemen Claims First Place At Prestigious Paul Short Run

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – It was another banner day for the Daemen College women’s cross country team as they took a major step forward by running to a first place finish at the prestigious Paul Short Run held this afternoon at… Read More »

Women’s Soccer Defeats Lincoln, 9-0, For Second Straight Win

Goals, goals and more goals. In what was their first game in eight days since their conference-opening win at D’Youville, Daemen women’s soccer showed no signs of rust offensively on Sunday morning. Led by a seven-point performance (three goals, assist)… Read More »

Meyer, Kuliga Are ECC Weekly Award Recipients

Caitlyn Meyer of Clarence, New York and Vanessa Kuliga of Glenview, Illinois of Daemen College are both among the women’s volleyball weekly award recipients for the East Coast Conference announced today in the league’s weekly sport report. Meyer has been… Read More »

Daemen Men’s Basketball Returning To KeyBank Center

The Daemen men’s basketball team will return to KeyBank Center on Saturday, Dec. 18, joining with local Division I institutions on what will now be a triple-header on Buffalo’s biggest stage. The Wildcats will face Franklin Pierce (N.H.) in a… Read More »

Daemen Awards Honorary Doctorate to NCAA President Mark Emmert

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) President Mark Emmert was conferred an honorary doctoral degree by Daemen College during a recent visit to campus. Emmert also conducted a discussion with Daemen’s NCAA Division II student-athletes—his first on-campus event since the pandemic… Read More »

Women’s Cross Country Earns Team Title at Season Opening Race

The Daemen College women’s cross country team opened the 2021 season today by placing first out of five teams at the Frank Dillon Memorial Tournament hosted by Le Moyne College. Daemen produced three of the top four finishers in today’s… Read More »

Greco Appointed Head Men’s & Women’s Tennis Coach

Richard Greco, Jr. has been appointed Head Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach at Daemen College, Director of Athletics Traci Murphy announced today. Greco becomes the fifth head coach in program history, replacing Jesse Plote who stepped down after one season.… Read More »

Daemen Student-Athletes Post 3.32 GPA For Spring 2021 Semester

Athletes from various sports standing on the stairs in the front of Rosary Hall

The Spring 2021 semester was a success for the Daemen College Division of Athletics with student-athletes achieving a collective 3.32 grade point average (GPA). It marks the 16th consecutive semester that student-athletes have achieved a 3.0 GPA or higher, and… Read More »

Daemen Announces Addition of Women’s Lacrosse; Names Head Coach

Daemen College will add women’s lacrosse as the 18th varsity sport offered at the College, and the 17th competing at the NCAA Division II level. Plans call for the program to begin competition during the Spring 2023 semester. In addition,… Read More »

Family Affair: MacDonald and Son To Unite On Daemen Hardwood

Veteran hoops coach bringing son to program as Division I transfer

AMHERST, N.Y. – Basketball has always been a family affair in the MacDonald household, but that’s about to take on a whole new meaning. Mike MacDonald, Daemen’s head… Read More »

Daemen in the News

Will local private colleges require in-person students to get vaccinated? Buffalo Business First: Greg Nayor, vice president for strategic initiatives Sluggish start dooms FCY New York in first-ever UPSL home match Buffalo News: Bediako Swan, head coach, men’s… Read More »

Ninth Annual Wildcat Golf Classic Set For Aug. 5

AMHERST, N.Y. – The Ninth Annual Wildcat Golf Classic will take place on Thursday, August 5 at Diamond Hawk Golf Course in Cheektowaga, the Daemen College Division of Athletics announced today. Since its inception, the Wildcat Golf Classic has developed… Read More »