Canisius College NCAA News

The East Carolina softball team picked up a pair of victories Saturday, topping Canisius 6-2 and Drexel 9-7. A three-run home run and career-high four runs batted in by sophomore Jasmine Robbins and a solo long ball by classmate Abby Wynne lifted the Pirates to the victory in the opener.

Siena junior forward OD Anosike posted his 19th double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds and senior guard Kyle Downey chipped in 15 points and seven boards to help lift the visiting Saints to a 60-50 win over Canisius College Saturday afternoon in the Koessler Athletic Center.

The East Carolina softball team opened the 2012 season Friday splitting its two games by falling to Virginia 3-1 and topping Canisius 12-4. GREENVILLE, N.C. - The East Carolina softball team opened the 2012 season Friday splitting its two games by falling to Virginia 3-1 and topping Canisius 12-4 in five innings.

The Golden Griffins are in last place in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference with a league record of 1-13. Meanwhile, the Saints are on a four-game losing streak and are 0-7 on the road in conference this season.

Novar Gadson had 19 points to lead Rider to a come-from-behind 71-66 victory over Canisius on Thursday night, sweeping the season series.

The MAAC is headed for one of the most exciting finishes in recent years. Iona and Loyola are currently tied for first place, and Manhattan and Fairfield are close behind.

Two-time defending Conference USA Tournament champion East Carolina begins the 2012 season by hosting the Pirate Classic.

Louisville makes an appearance at #24 in the AP Top 25 poll this week, one of two new teams.

A hair under nine seconds remained and it didn't take a doctorate in X's and O's to know what Canisius was thinking.

Canisius came back from a 16 point deficit at half-time to beat Siena, 94-92. Keith Lambkin led the team in scoring.

Head Coach Joe Logan was presented with basketball commemorating his 100th career victory and for setting the Loyola all-time record for coaching wins.

Lamont Jones set a career high with 43 points, matching a scoring output from two decades ago for Iona , as the Gaels defeated Canisius 105-86 Thursday night.

The Loyola University Maryland women's basketball team returns home after playing four-straight on the road to take on the Canisius College Golden Griffins on Thursday at 7 p.m. Loyola finished its four-game road trip with a 2-2 record and is 3-3 over its last six games.

When Iona and Fairfield traveled to Buffalo early in December, Canisius coach Tom Parrotta commented on how it might be good just to get the league's juggernauts out of the way, referring to the two not as the best and second-best teams in the league, but as 1A and 1B.

StatSheet's MAAC Player of the Week for January 30th goes to George Beamon from Manhattan.

Joseph Curran, who coached the Canisius men's basketball team to three consecutive NCAA tournament appearances in the 1950s, has died.

Gonzaga, who cracks the AP Top 25 at #24 this week, leads two newcomers to the poll.

Shane Walker notched a double-double, scoring 17 points and grabbing 11 boards, to lead Loyola over Canisius 70-52 on Sunday for the regular-season sweep against the Golden Griffins.

Buffalo, NY - George Beamon tallied a season-high 33 points as the Manhattan Jaspers defeated the Canisius Golden Griffins 78-66 in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference bout at Koessler Athletic Center.

Freshman Kara Marshall scored a career-high 21 points but it was not enough as Canisius College defeated the Loyola University Maryland women's basketball team, 65-55, in Buffalo, N.Y., on Friday night.