Tag Archives: Athletics

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 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 »

Boyar Nominated for Division II Hero of the Week

Junior forward Jamie Boyar (Williamsville, N.Y.) of the Daemen College women’s soccer team has been nominated for the HEROSports.com NCAA Division II Hero of the Week award which honors the player with the best individual performance in games played last… Read More »

CAUSE Sessions Planned

The Daemen College Center for Allied and Unified Sport and Exercise (CAUSE) will hold several sport sampling sessions during the fall 2018 semester. All sessions, which are open to new and returning participants, will be held in the college’s Academic… Read More »

Wildcats Run Thruway Rivalry Winning Streak To Seven

The Daemen College women’s volleyball team opened East Coast Conference play with a 3-1 victory (25-22, 25-27, 25-15, 25-18) over visiting Roberts Wesleyan College before a sizable crowd at Lumsden Gymnasium this evening. The win marked Daemen’s seventh straight in… Read More »

Swiniarski Named ECC Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week

Sophomore Mike Swiniarski (Akron, N.Y.) of the Daemen College men’s cross country team has been honored by the East Coast Conference for his efforts at the season-opening Daniel Walker Invitational this past weekend. Swiniarski was named the ECC Men’s Cross… Read More »

Murphy Appointed Athletics Director

Traci Murphy and Daemen President Gary Olson

Traci Murphy, associate athletic director and senior woman administrator at Canisius College, has been named director of athletics at Daemen College, announced President Gary Olson. Her appointment is effective Aug. 27. She will succeed Brandi Guerinot, senior associate athletics director… Read More »

Daemen Announces Fall Semester Live Stream Broadcast Schedule

The Daemen College Athletic Department will produce a total of 32 live stream broadcasts from August through December, all of which will be available on the East Coast Conference Network, the league’s official digital streaming network which launched prior to… Read More »

Daemen Tabs Former Nebraska Coach McDermott to Lead Tennis Programs

Kerry McDermott, a veteran coach with more than three decades of experience, has been named the next head men’s and women’s tennis coach at Daemen College, interim athletics director Brandi Guerinot announced today. McDermott comes to Daemen after spending… Read More »

Daemen Recognized By ECC For Work With C.A.U.S.E. Initiative

Interim athletics director Brandi Guerinot accepts the ECC Community Engagement Award of Excellence and a corresponding $500 check from ECC Commissioner Dr. Robert Dranoff

The Daemen College Athletic Department has been named as the recipient of the East Coast Conference Community Engagement Award of Excellence for the development and implementation of the Center for Allied and Unified Sport and Exercise (CAUSE). The award is… Read More »

Ruiz Martinez Named To Academic All-District Team

Ricardo Ruiz Martinez (Valencia, Spain) of the Daemen College men’s tennis team has been named to the Google Cloud Academic All-District Men’s At-Large Team selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The academic recognition is another in… Read More »

Sixth Annual Wildcat Golf Classic Set For August 2

The Sixth Annual Wildcat Golf Classic presented by RP Oak Hill Building Company, Inc. will take place on Thursday, August 2 at Glen Oak Golf Course in East Amherst, N.Y., interim athletics director Brandi Guerinot announced today. The Wildcat Golf… Read More »