MACON, Ga. – The Niagara men’s basketball team held on late to defeat the Sam Houston State Bearkats, 59-52, in its final game in the Progressive CBE Classic on Wednesday. “(It was a) hard fought win (and) I’m really proud of these guys,” head coach Joe Mihalich said. “It was a character win after two tough nights. Down the stretch with the game on the line (guys) made … [Read more...] about Niagara grinds out win over Sam Houston State
MAAC
Block parties, The Cathedral, weekly honors and the MAAC Press Break
All that is good in the Metro-Atlantic Athletic Conference. Machado and Hymes named players of the week Machado had three double-doubles, recording 46 points (15.3/g), 41 assists (13.7/g), a 51.5% shooting effort from the field and just six turnovers (2.0/g) at this weekend's 5-Hour Energy Puerto Rico Tip-Off. Machado had 14 points, 11 assists vs. Purdue; 17 points, 15 … [Read more...] about Block parties, The Cathedral, weekly honors and the MAAC Press Break
Bulls leave no doubt in victory over Canisius
By Paul Casey Gotham BUFFALO, NY -- What started slowly finished with a flurry. Zach Filzen led five scorers in double figures as the University of Buffalo Bulls trumped the Canisius Golden Griffins 94-59 in non-conference action at Alumni Arena Tuesday night. Filzen sparked an 11-0 run as the Bulls rallied from an early deficit. Coming out of the under 12 timeout, … [Read more...] about Bulls leave no doubt in victory over Canisius
Canisius fights off Longwood
FARMVILLE, VA. -- Canisius junior Harold Washington had a career-high 30 points and junior Alshwan Hymes added 24 points on five 3-pointers as the Golden Griffins went on the road and defeated Longwood 87-83 Tuesday night in Willett Hall in Farmville, Va. The win improves Canisius to 1-1 on the year, while the Lancers slipped to 1-2 with the loss. Washington finished the … [Read more...] about Canisius fights off Longwood
Signed, sealed, delivered: Canisius Golden Griffins 2011-12
The final installment of the series comes from the MAAC as it is time to look at the Canisius Golden Griffins. The Griffs ended their season a year ago with a 79-64 loss to Rider in the MAAC quarter-finals. With the loss the celebrated class of Julius Coles, Elton Frazier, Robert Goldsberry, Greg Logins and Tomas Vazquez-Simmons graduated. Tom Parrotta and his staff hit … [Read more...] about Signed, sealed, delivered: Canisius Golden Griffins 2011-12