Tag Archives: Athletics

Nolet Tabbed as ECC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week

Kassandra Nolet (Fort Erie, Ont.) of Daemen College has been named the East Coast Conference Women’s Track Athlete of the Week for competitions held February 3-9. The announcement of ECC weekly awards was made this afternoon in the league’s weekly… Read More »

Heinold & Keller Named Daemen Student-Athletes of the Month

Seniors Jordan Heinold (Hamburg, N.Y.) and Sullivan Keller (Alden, N.Y.) have been named the Daemen College Student-Athletes of the Month presented by Western New York Knee and Orthopedic Surgery PC for January, 2020. Heinold led the regionally-ranked women’s basketball team… Read More »

Wildcats Ride Strong Middle Quarters To Eighth-Straight Win

Graduate student Ashli Jeune (Westampton, N.J.) was as hot as a summer afternoon, canning six first-half three-pointers en route to her third 20-point outing this season to lead Daemen College past rival Roberts Wesleyan College by an 80-48 final in… Read More »

CAUSE Announces Spring Sport Sampling Sessions

The Daemen College Center for Allied and Unified Sport and Exercise (CAUSE) will offer 42 sport sampling sessions during this spring semester. The CAUSE program provides opportunities for people with disabilities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, and experience the… Read More »

Basketball Squads Tour White House and National Mall

On a recent trip to Washington, D.C., for an East Coast Conference doubleheader vs. the University of the District of Columbia, the Daemen College men’s and women’s basketball teams were given the opportunity to tour the National Mall and the… Read More »

Daemen Athletics: Fall 2019 Student-Athlete Academic Report

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

The Fall 2019 semester was another successful one in terms of academic performance for Daemen College student-athletes. The group, consisting of more than 200 individuals, achieved a collective grade-point average (GPA) of 3.11 marking the 13th consecutive semester at 3.0… Read More »

Daemen Competes with Nation’s Best

President Gary Olson, Dr. Lynn Worsham, and Faculty Senate leaders Dr. Greg Ford and Dr. Lisa Parshall cheer on the men’s volleyball team in their match against Harvard.

The Daemen College men’s volleyball team kicked off just its second season in program history by competing impressively against some of the nation’s toughest championship teams. For a team almost entirely comprised of underclassmen, the Wildcats held their own against… Read More »

Esports Camp Open to Young Gamers

esports kids in the esports room watching someone compete.

Young esports enthusiasts will have a chance to improve their skills and learn about maintaining a healthy lifestyle at a one-week esports camp scheduled in February at Daemen College. The esports camp, which is open to gamers ages 10 to… Read More »

Women’s Basketball Up To #9 in Latest D2SIDA Regional Poll

The Daemen College women’s basketball team is ranked in the Division II Sports Information Directors of America (D2SIDA) East Region media poll for the 10th consecutive week dating back to last season. The Wildcats come in at No. 9 this… Read More »

Volleyball Tickets Available for DI Matches

Tickets are still available for featured Daemen College men’s volleyball matches being held this week against high-profile Division I teams. The Wildcats will take on Pepperdine University on Jan. 14 and Harvard University on Jan. 16 in Lumsden Gymnasium. Daemen… Read More »

Registration Open for Winter Break Basketball Camp

Men's basketball coach Mike McDonald standing up during a game and pointing to the court.

Daemen College head men’s basketball coach Mike MacDonald and the MacDonald Basketball Academic will once again conduct the Daemen College Winter Break Basketball Camp in mid-February. The Winter Break Basketball Camp is open for boys in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade,… Read More »

Wildcats Hold Their Own in Loss to National Power UCLA

Sometimes when you lose to Goliath, there’s still some positives to take away from the experience. That was exactly the case tonight as the Daemen College men’s volleyball team opened just the second season in program history with blue blood… Read More »

Tickets On Sale for Men’s Volleyball Featured Matches

Tickets are now on sale for several featured men’s volleyball matches being held at Daemen College next month. The Daemen men’s volleyball program will host high-profile Division I teams UCLA (Jan. 2), Pepperdine University (Jan. 14) and Harvard University (Jan.… Read More »

Daemen Now A Top-10 Team In Both Division II National Polls

For the first time in its history, the Daemen College men’s basketball team is ranked in the top-10 of both Division II national polls. The Wildcats, led by head coach Mike MacDonald, come in at No. 8 in the NCAA… Read More »

Wildcats On The Move In NABC Poll, Hold Steady In D2SIDA Poll

The Daemen College men’s basketball team finds itself in the top-15 of both Division II national polls for a second consecutive week. The latest National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) top-25 poll and NCAA Division II Sports Information Directors of… Read More »