Tag Archives: Athletics

Schneider Earns AVCA Honorable Mention All-American Honors

The awards keep coming for Daemen University men’s volleyball outside hitter Zach Schneider (Lockport, N.Y.)! The senior was named to the 33rd annual American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball All-America Team on Monday afternoon, taking home Honorable… Read More »

A Conversation with Mike Miranto

Mike Miranto is the senior associate athletics director for communications and operations and the voice of the Wildcats. Mike just received the inaugural President’s Excellence Award. Let’s get to know him…

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11th Annual Wildcat Golf Classic Set for August 4

The 11th Annual Wildcat Golf Classic will take place on Friday, August 4 at the Buffalo Tournament Club in Lancaster, the Daemen University Division of Athletics announced today. Since its inception, the Wildcat Golf Classic has developed into the largest… Read More »

Daemen Athletics Forms Club Archery Team

Daemen University Athletics has launched a new club sport archery team. The team is a registered member within the USA Archery Collegiate Club Program and offers a new opportunity for Daemen students to enhance their co-curricular experience on campus… Read More »

Daemen Places Four on All-NEC Men’s Volleyball Team

Four members of the Daemen University men’s volleyball team have been named to the inaugural 2023 All-Northeast Conference team, and one Wildcat picked up a major award for the season, the league announced today. Senior Zach Schneider (Lockport, N.Y.) was… Read More »

Jaworski Named Off the Block National Libero of the Week

John Jaworski (Naperville, Ill.) of the Daemen University men’s volleyball team has been named the Off The Block National Libero of the Week after his stellar performance on the court over the weekend. Off The Block is a website solely… Read More »

Athletic Director Reflects on Career Path

Traci Murphy’s path to the director of athletics chair at Daemen is typical in that it started with her being a student-athlete — a swimmer at West Chester. It’s unique in that her professional career started in the athletic training… Read More »

Wildcats Keep Rolling With Big Win Over Tiffin

Junior Dana Bacher (Hamburg, N.Y.) scored five goals and graduate student Casey Decatur (Apollo Beach, Fla.) added three goals and five assists to lead the Daemen University women’s lacrosse team to a 17-2 victory over Tiffin University this afternoon at… Read More »

Four Daemen Keglers Collect All-ECC Honors

Four members of the Daemen University women’s bowling team have been named All-East Coast Conference; the league announced today. Junior Mollie Gizicki (Brighton, Mich.) was a first-team selection, while seniors Paige Bartosz (West Seneca, N.Y.) and Caitlyn Nowak (West Seneca,… Read More »

Emborsky Earns Academic All-America Honors

Paige Emborsky (Newfane, N.Y.) of Daemen University has been named to the Academic All-America Division II Women’s Basketball Team as selected by the College Sports Communicators (CSC). A third team selection, the award recognizes her combined achievements in the classroom… Read More »

Daemen Inducts Four Into Athletics Hall of Fame

Dr. Gabriel Marshall '04, Mackenzie Donahue Lowe '17, Samantha Engel '14.& Gerald Beverly '15 enshrined in first induction since 2014

For the first time since 2014, the Daemen University Athletics Hall of Fame has grown in numbers. On Saturday, February 25, The university’s Division of Athletics hosted an induction ceremony on campus to enshrine former student-athletes Gerald Beverly (men’s basketball),… Read More »

BACK-TO-BACK! Daemen Women’s Basketball Repeats As ECC Champions

BACK-TO-BACK!!! For the second straight season and third time in four years, the Daemen University women’s basketball team are East Coast Conference tournament champions! The Wildcats topped St. Thomas Aquinas 66-51 in the championship game on Sunday afternoon held at… Read More »

CLINCHED! Wildcats Earn Fourth Straight ECC Regular Season Title With 70-53 Win Over D’Youville

CLINCHED!! For the fourth straight season, the Daemen University women’s basketball team were named the East Coast Conference regular season champions. Daemen topped crosstown foe D’Youville 70-53 in the regular season finale at Lumsden Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon, finishing off… Read More »

Women’s Indoor Track & Field Earns Eight All-Conference Selections

The Daemen University women’s track and field team generated eight all-conference honors, the East Coast Conference announced today. The selection of All-ECC athletes is based on individual finishes at the ECC Indoor Track and Field Championships which was held last… Read More »

Wildcats Ranked 11th in NTCA Division II/III Poll

The Daemen University women’s bowling team is ranked No. 11 in the National Tenpin Coaches Association (NTCA) Division II/III Poll released today. It marks the first regular season poll for the 2022-23 season. The Wildcats were receiving votes in NTCA… Read More »