Tag Archives: Athletics

Women’s Cross Country Earns Top Spot in Conference Preseason Poll

For the first time since Daemen University joined the East Coast Conference in 2013, the Wildcats sit atop the ECC Women’s Cross Country Preseason Coaches’ Poll. The 2022 poll was announced following a vote of the league’s eight head coaches.… Read More »

Daemen Student-Athletes Continue Strong Academic Tradition

AMHERST, N.Y. – It was another successful term in the classroom for Daemen University’s student-athletes who achieved a collective 3.26 grade point average (GPA) during the Spring 2022 semester. It marks the 18th consecutive semester that Daemen student-athletes have recorded… Read More »

Daemen Joins Northeast Conference as Associate Member For Men’s Volleyball

The news indicates a significant stride for the program which has competed as an NCAA Division I-II independent since its inception. Daemen will join the NEC along with fellow Western New York institution D’Youville University, bringing the NEC’s stable of… Read More »

Graduating Student-Athlete Profile – Alex Hasiotis

A five-year member of the Daemen women’s bowling program, Hasiotis helped the Wildcats to 164 wins while winning numerous tournament championships. This past season, with Hasiotis using an additional year of eligibility granted by the NCAA due to COVID-19, she… Read More »

2022 Night Of Honors Celebrates Daemen Student-Athletes

The annual event recognizes the achievements of the university’s intercollegiate teams and student-athletes. Major awards were presented to basketball players Andrew Sischo (Male Athlete of the Year) and Katie Titus (Female Athlete of the Year)—as well as tennis player Zachary… Read More »

Graduating Student-Athlete Profile – Sarah Golas

Sarah Golas has been a four-year member of the Daemen cross country/track and field program, appearing in 18 cross country and 29 track and field meets. She was also a First Team All-ECC performer in 2021 for outdoor track and… Read More »

Wildcat Golf Classic Returns August 18

The annual event, now in 10th year, aims to raise funds to directly support WNY’s Premier Division II Team. The Wildcat Golf Classic will take place on Thursday, August 18 at Diamond Hawk Golf Course in Cheektowaga, the Daemen University… Read More »

Women’s Track Places Second at ECC Championships

The Daemen women’s track team has now finished as runner-up in three of the last four ECC Outdoor Championships. Daemen’s 114.33 points ranks as second most in program history, just behind the 119 points the Wildcats posted last spring. First-place… Read More »

Men’s Volleyball Players Named To IVA Championship All-Tournament Team

In a season the saw Daemen finish with a 16-6 overall record to establish a new program benchmark for wins, junior outside hitter Zach Schneider and sophomore right side Cameron Milligan were each named to the Independent Volleyball Association (IVA)… Read More »

Amirato Named ECC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week

First-year student Alyssa Amirato has been named the East Coast Conference Women’s Field Athlete of the Week. It marks the first time in Amirato’s brief career that she has earned the recognition as she becomes the second Daemen athlete to… Read More »

Pavelski Named ECC Field Athlete of the Week

Paige Pavelski has been named the East Coast Conference Women’s Field Athlete of the Week. It marks the first time in Pavelski’s brief career that she has earned the recognition. It also marks just the fifth time in program history… Read More »

Daemen Records Broken at Spring Opener

The Daemen University men’s track and field team placed third out at the University at Buffalo Spring Opener this week. School-record efforts by senior Erik Matthews in the 400 meter hurdles and sophomore Jon Moote in the 3,000 meter run… Read More »

Stasiuk Records Milestones in Women’s Tennis

Daemen graduate student Christina Stasiuk (Bowmansville, N.Y.) continued to make her mark on the program’s record books after recording wins in singles and doubles play. With a win over Gabby Donahue in second singles, Stasiuk passed Hayle Scanlan ’17 as… Read More »

Katie Titus Named First Team All-American

AMHERST, N.Y. – Senior forward Katie Titus (Penfield, N.Y.) of Daemen University has been named to the 2021-22 NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball All-America First Team by the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2 CCA). Selections for the D2 CCA… Read More »

Conference Champion Wildcats Punch Third Straight Ticket to NCAA Tournament

AMHERST, N.Y. – After winning their second East Coast Conference tournament championship in three years, Daemen College returns to the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Championship for a third consecutive season which gets underway later this week with regional tournaments… Read More »