Siena’s Jalen Pickett named MAAC Player of the Year
Siena sophomore and Aquinas alum Jalen Pickett was named MAAC Player of the Year on Wednesday.
Canisius comes up short at Niagara
Niagara University scored four points in the closing 31.3 seconds, and two Canisius misses from 3-point range in the final 11 seconds that would have tied the game came up short, as the host Purple Eagles posted a 69-66 win over the Golden Griffins Wednesday night at the Gallagher Center in Lewiston, N.Y. The win moves Niagara to 8-16 overall and 6-7 in MAAC action, while Canisius fell to 9-15 overall and 4-9 in league play…
Majesty Brandon’s late surge lifts Canisius over Marist
Junior guard Majesty Brandon scored the final 10 points, capped by the game-winning 3-pointer with 5.1 seconds left to play, as the Golden Griffins snapped a three-game losing streak with a 66-65 come-from-behind victory over Marist Sunday afternoon at the Koessler Athletic Center…
Canisius comes up short at Iona
Trailing by 22 points with 11:26 left in the game, the Canisius men’s basketball team used a 24-6 run over the span of 9:28 to get within two points late, but the comeback effort came up short, as the Golden Griffins fell to Iona 69-66 Friday night at the Hynes Center in New Rochelle, N.Y…
Pickett’s 21 not enough; Siena loses to Canisius
Jalen Pickett (Aquinas) connected on a season-high five 3-pointers including a pair in the opening two minutes of the contest, but it wasn’t enough as the Siena Saints fell to Canisius, 73-63 in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) action Friday night from the Koessler Athletic Center…
Pickett learning to take initiative for Siena
Pickett scored 19 of his 22 points in the second half when Siena rallied to beat Canisius, 73-72 last month. He connected on 9-of-18 shots from the floor in the contest. The performance was part of an effort which saw him earn MAAC Player of the Week…
Late Charge leads Canisius to win at Saint Peter’s
Junior Majesty Brandon (Monroe CC) came off the bench to score 14 points, with five of those points coming in the final 2:12 of the contest. Trailing 68-63, Brandon trimmed the Saint Peter’s lead to 68-65 with a jumper in the lane off a pass from teammate Malik Johnson…
Canisius falls at home to Fairfield
Fairfield senior Landon Taliaferro scored a team-high 11 points, with six of those coming in the game’s final 3:47, and the visiting Stags held Canisius to 28.1 percent from the field and 19.0 percent from 3-point land in a 46-42 victory Sunday afternoon at the Koessler Athletic Center. The win moves Fairfield to 5-8 overall and 1-1 in MAAC play, while the Golden Griffins fell to 5-9 overall and 0-3 in conference action…
Monmouth never trails in win over Iona
Monmouth University Men’s Basketball (7-6, 1-1 MAAC) never trailed in topping Iona College (2-7, 0-2 MAAC) on Sunday afternoon at the OceanFirst Bank Center, 73-61. Deion Hammond (Mitchellville, MD/Riverdale Baptist School) and Ray Salnave (Elmont, NY/Benjamin N. Cardozo) each added 12 points in the victory…
Canisius pushes Pitt, falls 87-79
Five Canisius players scored in double-figures, led by junior Majesty Brandon and his team-high 20 points, but it was not enough for the Golden Griffins as the team fell on the road to Pitt by a score of 87-79 at Peterson Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Monday…