Tag Archives: Athletics

Donahue Earns Invitation To National Championship Meet

Add another national championship invitation to the long list of accomplishments in the career of Mackenzie Donahue

Daemen College track and field standout Mackenzie Donahue (East Aurora, N.Y./East Aurora) has earned an invitation to compete in the 5,000-meter run at the 2017 NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field National Championship meet which will be held from… Read More »

Daemen Among ECC Schools Supporting Team IMPACT

Daemen College has joined other East Coast Conference member schools in donating a portion of recent basketball game ticket sales to benefit Team IMPACT, a non-profit organization that aims to improve the quality of life for children facing life-threatening and… Read More »

Daemen Closes Regular Season With Rivalry-Game Win

Daemen is 3-1 this season when Supreme Hannah scores 20 points or more

Playing in their hometown for the first and only time this season, Rochester natives Deion Hamilton (Rochester, N.Y./Greece Athena) and Supreme Hannah (Rochester, N.Y./Eastridge) combined for 49 points to power the Daemen College men’s basketball team to an 80-71 victory… Read More »

Wildcats Roll Past Regionally-Ranked Lions

Jordan Heinold returned to the lineup after missing one game and scored 12 points

Senior Leah McDonell (North Tonawanda, N.Y./Cardinal O’Hara) scored 13 of her team-high 17 points in the second half to lead Daemen College to a clutch 70-50 victory over regionally-ranked Molloy College here today in East Coast Conference women’s basketball action.… Read More »

Wildcats Rally Once Again; Down NYIT For Sixth-Straight Win

Jaleo Wilkes went 8-for-8 from the free throw line down the stretch and finished with 14 points.

The Daemen College men’s basketball team rallied from a double-digit, second-half deficit for the third-straight game en route to a key 80-72 victory over New York Institute of Technology here tonight.… Read More »

Wildcats Edge Purple Knights In Key ECC Contest

Jordan Heinold scored 13 of her 15 points after halftime

Daemen College scored the final seven points of the game to secure a big 83-78 victory over the University of Bridgeport here tonight in East Coast Conference women’s basketball action.… Read More »

Basketball Student-Athletes Participate In “Reading Wildcats” Program

Xavier Long and Sarah Saba read to children at the Charter School for Applied Technologies as part of the "Reading Wildcats" program

On Tuesday, January 17, student-athletes from the Daemen College men’s and women’s basketball teams became the first from the College to participate in “Reading Wildcats”, a community outreach initiative in which Daemen student-athletes travel to local elementary schools where they… Read More »

Top Athletic Training Scholarships Awarded to Daemen Students

Daemen College professional master’s athletic training students Rebecca Delahunty and Caleb Earl have been awarded top scholarships from two professional organizations. Delahunty is among five students from across the country named as the first recipients of the inaugural Paul DeMartinis… Read More »

Balanced Attack Lifts Wildcats Past Rival Redhawks

Sarah Saba equaled her career-high with 28 points

Five players scored in double figures to lead Daemen College to an 88-80 victory over rival Roberts Wesleyan College here tonight in East Coast Conference women’s basketball action.… Read More »

Tennis Program to Host Third Annual Carnival

Daemen College’s tennis program will host its third annual Tennis Carnival on Jan. 28 at Miller Tennis Center, the indoor home of the college’s men’s and women’s tennis teams, at 5959 Sheridan Drive, Williamsville. The event aims to bring the… Read More »

MacDonald Announces 2017 Winter Break Camp Dates

Head coach Mike MacDonald and his staff will once again offer a camp for area youths next month

Daemen College head men’s basketball coach Mike MacDonald announced today that he and members of his coaching staff will once again conduct the Daemen College Winter Break Basketball Camp next month.… Read More »

Daemen Partnering With First Niagara On Summer Track Series

The Daemen College Athletic Department will partner with First Niagara, a leader in the banking industry, to bring the 2016 Summer Track Series to life for area runners, Director of Athletics Bridget Niland announced today. The 2016 Summer Track Series… Read More »

First Tee Of WNY Executive Director Named Head Golf Coach

Daemen College Director of Athletics Bridget Niland announced the hiring of Andrew Bennett as the next head coach of the Wildcats’ NCAA Division II men’s golf program. Bennett brings over 10 years of experience in the golf industry as well… Read More »

Niland Named to Power 100 Women List

Bridget Niland, director of athletics and special assistant to the president at Daemen College, has been named to the Power 100 Women, a ranking of the most influential women in Western New York published by Buffalo Business First. This marks… Read More »

Wildcat Soccer Programs Launch Give For Goals Campaign

Bobby McColl and Dan Dolan, respective head coaches of the Daemen College men’s and women’s soccer programs, announced today, in collaboration with Daemen’s Office of Institutional Advancement, the launch of the Give For Goals fundraising campaign for the upcoming… Read More »