By Paul Gotham BUFFALO, NY – He has shown himself as a more than adept playmaker. With five-plus assists per game, Billy Baron leads the Metro-Atlantic Athletic Conference in that category. For 35-plus minutes Thursday night, the junior point guard continued in that endeavor with just moderate success. It’s not that Baron wasn’t getting the ball into the hands of his … [Read more...] about Baron continues making the right plays for Canisius
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Niagara’s Too Talented To Continue Skid
By Ryan Lazo LEWISTON, N.Y. — The 174th all-time meeting between Niagara and Canisius seemingly mirrored the 173rd meeting from the opening minutes. Early frustrations for the Purple Eagles soon turned to ferocious right and left hooks to the faces of the Golden Griffins. And when freshman T.J. Cline nailed a corner 3-pointer to put Niagara up 64-62 with just 3:13 … [Read more...] about Niagara’s Too Talented To Continue Skid
Patsos and Loyola looking to rekindle emotions
By Paul Gotham BUFFALO, NY -- The scene played out like something from Groundhog Day. The Canisius Golden Griffins getting to the basket with ease. Loyola head coach, Jimmy Patsos calling a timeout with a resulting huddle only to revisit the sequence a few minutes later. It started with Canisius Golden Griffin guard Harold Washington chasing down a long rebound on the … [Read more...] about Patsos and Loyola looking to rekindle emotions
Niagara’s Toughness Leads To Victory Over Canisius
By Ryan Lazo BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Niagara Purple Eagles took punches to the gut, chest, waist and everywhere in between, but the young squad answered Canisius’ every move in a game that turned into an instant classic at the Koessler Athletic Center. A sold-out crowd of 2,196 fans witnessed a Canisius team that could not finish off Niagara when they were on the ropes and … [Read more...] about Niagara’s Toughness Leads To Victory Over Canisius
Moses Malone, Russell Crowe, Jimi and the nuggets of goodness
Plenty of goodness around the A-10, MAAC and Patriot League this past week. They are who we thought they were Returning all five starters from a year ago, many expected the still young Niagara Purple Eagles to finish in the top four of the MAAC. So when the denizens of Monteagle Ridge opened the season 5-7, the head scratching started. Especially when a 3-7 (one of the … [Read more...] about Moses Malone, Russell Crowe, Jimi and the nuggets of goodness