Bennett, Hunt lead Griffs to pair of victories over Manhattan

By Aidan Joly Assistant Sports Editor The Canisius baseball team played its second home series of games this season earlier this week, taking two games out of three from the Manhattan Jaspers. Despite the cold on Sunday afternoon, the Griff bats came out hot in the first game of the series, plating nine runs in the first three …

Rowing edged by Ithaca in spring opener

By Matthew Duke Communications Director This past weekend, the Griffs rowing team participated in the Cayuga Duals regatta in Ithaca, N.Y. The team sent two boats to the regatta, both of which qualified for the grand finals of their respective categories. Both boats were varsity eights and took to the water for the first meet of the …

Balanced scoring attack leads men’s lacrosse to victory over Monmouth

By Canio Marasco III Sports Reporter The Canisius men’s lacrosse team picked up their first win in conference play against Monmouth this past weekend. The Griffs traveled to New Jersey to play the Hawks in their second conference game of the season. Canisius entered the game winless in the conference while Monmouth also had a …

Golfers open spring portion of season at Abarta Coca-Cola Collegiate Invitational

By Jay Ashdown Sports Reporter The Canisius golf team kicked off their spring schedule at The Steel Club in Hellertown, Pa., last weekend. The tournament was a 36-hole event, taking place on a par-72 course. Canisius competed against a vast majority of Northeastern teams such as Bucknell, Fordham, Holy Cross and Navy. In addition …

Gilbert ties single-game saves record in double overtime loss

By Jon Skuza Sports Reporter Canisius women’s lacrosse continued their Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play with a 14-13 double overtime loss to Quinnipiac last Saturday and a 19-14 loss to Marist on Wednesday. In the first game, the Griffs could not hold off a strong second half from the Bobcats. Quinnipiac scored nine goals to …

Doran’s 800-meter victory highlights Geneseo Invite

By Vinnie Christiano III Sports Reporter On Saturday, the Golden Griffins outdoor track and field team competed in the Geneseo Early Season Invitational. The standout performance from the day was from junior Connor Doran, who finished first in the men’s 800-meter with a time of 1:58:79. Doran’s first place finish was the only time a …

House ends up with unique role following knee injuries

By Mike Pesarchick Copy Editor Drew House still remembers every detail about the end of his high school sports career. It was a Sunday in late 2015, he said, and the Bills were on television. He was just wrapping up the last of five exhibition football games as part of a recruitment camp at Mercyhurst University when he felt a “pop” …

Haim: Reese transferring is not a surprise, as ‘days were numbered’ at Canisius

By Marshall Haim Sports Editor It has nearly been a full year since Isaiah Reese entered his name into the NBA Draft pool, testing the waters of professional basketball. Once he declared for the draft last April, my impression was that Reese's days at Canisius were numbered. That number ultimately struck zero last Wednesday when it …

Men’s lacrosse upset ranked Colgate, drop close contest to Siena

By Canio Marasco III Sports Reporter Canisius men’s lacrosse team earned a significant victory over 19th-ranked Colgate on March 16. The Griffs followed up their impressive win with a loss to conference rival Siena last Saturday. The game against Colgate started with the Griffs and Raiders trading goals. Mario Caito opened the …

Women’s lacrosse drops first two games of MAAC play

By Jon Skuza Sports Reporter Canisius women’s lacrosse started Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play with a 15-10 loss to Manhattan last Friday and a back-and-forth loss in overtime to Siena, 17-16, on Wednesday. In the first game, the Griffs were overpowered by a strong second half by Manhattan, where the Jaspers scored 10 goals. …