Tag Archives: Athletics

Daemen Tabs Bitka To Lead Women’s Lacrosse Program

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AMHERST, N.Y. – Amherst native Emily Bitka has been named the Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach at Daemen University, Vice President of Athletics Traci Murphy announced today. Bitka becomes the second head coach in the history of the program, taking the… Read More »

Men’s Basketball Ranked Top Five Nationally for the First Time in Program History

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AMHERST, N.Y. – For the first time in program history, the Daemen University men’s basketball team entered the top five of a national poll as they were ranked No. 4 in the most recent National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)… Read More »

Giraud Earns AVCA All-America Honorable Mention

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AMHERST, N.Y. — After being named to the AVCA First Team All-Region Team and earning First Team All-East Coast Conference honors for the second consecutive season, graduate student Giselle Giraud (Orlando, Fla.) was named to the 43rd annual American Volleyball… Read More »

Men’s Hoops up to No. 7/6 in National Polls

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AMHERST, N.Y. – Coming off a week where they defeated both of their opponents by 20-or-more points, the Daemen University men’s basketball team rose to No. 7 in the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) National Poll while in the… Read More »

Giraud, Brundage and Malpica Named To AVCA All-Region Team

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AMHERST, N.Y. — Giselle Giraud (Orlando, Fla.), Jasmine Brundage (East Aurora, N.Y.) and Nahirka Malpica (Caguas, P.R.) of the Daemen University women’s volleyball team have helped lead the Wildcats to the NCAA Division II East Region Tournament for the fifth… Read More »

Women’s Volleyball Earns Second Seed In NCAA Division II East Regional

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AMHERST, N.Y. – The Daemen University women’s volleyball team has been awarded the No. 2 seed in the East Regional portion of the 2024 NCAA Division II Women’s Volleyball Championship, which gets underway Thursday, Dec. 5. The full 64-team NCAA … Read More »

Miranto and Carpenter Take Home D2CCA All-East Region Honors

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AMHERST, N.Y. – For the second consecutive year, junior Kylie Miranto (North Tonawanda, N.Y.) and sophomore Magda Carpenter (Lebanon, Conn.) were tabbed to the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) Women’s Soccer All-East Region team. The 26-player team represents… Read More »

Men’s Basketball Takes Down RV/#11 Charleston 70-57

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AMHERST, N.Y. – The #14/RV Daemen University men’s basketball team came back from a 21-9 deficit to topple RV/#11 University of Charleston 70-57 at Lumsden Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon to remain unbeaten on the season. Daemen moves to 3-0 while… Read More »

Wildcats Are Second In East Region In Second NCAA Rankings

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AMHERST, N.Y. — The Daemen University women’s volleyball team is ranked second in the East Region in the first NCAA Division II Regional Rankings, as released by the regional advisory committee through games completed by Nov. 10. The East… Read More »

Women’s Soccer Falls in ECC Championship to Molloy

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ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. – Olivia Ingenito scored twice to help Molloy University punch their ticket to the NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer Championship defeat Daemen University, 4-0, in the East Coast Conference Women’s Soccer title game Saturday afternoon at the… Read More »

Women’s Soccer Punches Ticket to ECC Championship Title Game with Win Over Queens

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AMHERST, N.Y. – The Daemen University women’s soccer team punched their ticket to the East Coast Conference Championship title game for the second consecutive season with a resounding 4-1 win over Queens College on a rainy Sunday at Karrer Field.… Read More »

Nationals Bound! Wildcats Clinch NCAA Bid With Third Place Finish At East Regionals

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AMHERST, N.Y. — The dynamic duo of graduate students Courtney Merrill (Speedway, Ind.) and Camryn Bailey (Geneva, N.Y.) led the Daemen University women’s cross country team to a third place team finish at the NCAA Division II East Region Championships… Read More »

Men’s Basketball Stuns Division I Buffalo

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AMHERST, N.Y. – For the second time in program history, the Daemen University men’s basketball team defeated a Division I program as they stunned the University at Buffalo, 67-61, in a men’s basketball exhibition contest Wednesday evening at Alumni arena.… Read More »

Miranto Nets A Pair As Wildcats Blank Saints In Regular Season Finale

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AMHERST, N.Y. – Junior forward Kylie Miranto (North Tonawanda, N.Y.) scored twice and junior goalkeeper Becca Schultz (Grand Island, N.Y.) stopped all five shots that came on frame as Daemen University picked up a 2-0 win over crosstown rival D’Youville… Read More »

Four Wildcats Earn All-Conference As Women’s Cross Country Places Second At ECC Championships

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WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. – For the fourth consecutive season, the Daemen University women’s cross country team finished second as a team at the 2024 East Coast Conference Championships, held on Saturday at Bassett Park. The Wildcats placed four runners in the… Read More »