Courtesy of GoGriffs.com Canisius junior Phil Valenti scored a game-high 20 points to go with eight rebounds and three assists and the host Golden Griffins shot 50 percent from the field en route to an 81-66 victory over Marist on Hall of Fame Day Saturday afternoon in the Koessler Athletic Center. The win, which snapped Canisius’ three-game losing skid, improved the Blue … [Read more...] about Canisius rumbles past Marist, 81-66
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Fairfield outlasts Canisius, 74-71
By PAUL GOTHAM BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Coleman Johnson converted a pair of one-and-one free throws with 7.6 seconds remaining in the game, and the Fairfield Stags held on to defeat the Canisius Golden Griffins, 74-71 in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play Thursday night at the Koessler Athletic Center. Tyler Nelson netted a game high 22 on 7-of-11 shooting including 4-of-7 … [Read more...] about Fairfield outlasts Canisius, 74-71
Siena duo of Bisping and Clareth sweep MAAC weekly awards
Courtesy of MAACSports.com Player of the Week Brett Bisping, Siena RS-Jr., F, 6-8, 238, Peoria, IL/Morton Bisping fought through illness to average 17 points and 11 rebounds in two huge MAAC wins for the Saints this week. He shot 50% from the field and 63% (5-8) from three-point range in victories over Canisius and Iona. Bisping had 15 points in just 22 minutes in … [Read more...] about Siena duo of Bisping and Clareth sweep MAAC weekly awards
Late threes lift Saint Peter’s past Canisius
Courtesy of GoGriffs.com Saint Peter’s guards Antwon Portley and Trevis Wyche each hit a 3-point field goal in the game’s final 1:03 to help lift the visiting Peacocks to a 61-57 win over Canisius Sunday afternoon in the Yanitelli Center in Jersey City, N.J. The win, Saint Peter’s third straight, improved the Peacocks to 11-13 overall and 9-6 in MAAC play, while the Golden … [Read more...] about Late threes lift Saint Peter’s past Canisius
Robinson duo earn MAAC weekly honors
Courtesy of MAACSports.com MAAC Player of the Week Justin Robinson, Monmouth Jr., G, 5-8, 160, Lake Katrine, NY/Kingston Robinson scored a career-high 36 points at Siena on Monday, becoming the sixth Hawk ever to top that amount in a game in Monmouth’s 93-87 win. It was a career-best for the junior, scoring 23 of his 36 in the first half. He was 10-19 from the floor … [Read more...] about Robinson duo earn MAAC weekly honors