Tag Archives: Athletics

Daemen Ranked in National Media Poll for First Time

The Daemen College men’s basketball team has been ranked No. 14 in the NCAA Division II Sports Information Directors of America (D2SIDA) national media poll for week seven of the 2018-19 season. It marks the first time in Daemen’s NCAA… Read More »

Rec Fest to Highlight Available Programs

The Daemen College Center for Allied and Unified Sport and Exercise (CAUSE) and the Parent Network of Western New York are co-sponsoring Rec Fest 2019, an informational event for community members to learn more about Buffalo-area sport and recreation… Read More »

Men’s Volleyball Rallies For 3-2 Win In The Program’s First-Ever Match

The night finally arrived for head coach Don Gleasonand the Daemen College men’s volleyball team. Nearly two years after the college announced it was adding the sport to its stable of intercollegiate athletic teams, the Wildcats took the court… Read More »

College Places Seventh in NCAA Community Service Competition

Daemen College ranked seventh out of more than 300 NCAA Division II institutions participating in the fall 2018 NCAA Team Works Helper Helper Community Service Competition. Student-athletes from Daemen’s 18 intercollegiate athletic teams contributed nearly 1,800 hours of community service… Read More »

Hamilton & Sischo Power Wildcats Past Nationally-Ranked Saint Anselm

Deion Hamilton (Rochester, N.Y.) canned six three-pointers and matched his career-high with 26 points, and Andrew Sischo(Guilderland, N.Y.) scored 20 points in his return to the lineup, helping Daemen College knock off nationally-ranked Saint Anselm College 78-72 in a… Read More »

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 »

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 »

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 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 »

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 »

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 »