By Ryan Patota, Sports Reporter The Canisius men’s soccer team won their final home game of the season, defeating Merrimack 2-1 on senior day, to finish the season with five wins for the first time under Head Coach Michael Tanke. In the first-ever meeting between the two teams, senior Glodie Mata and sophomore Gianni Angaraan both scored, while graduate student goalkeeper Dom Dominguez earned his fourth win of the season, making two saves. Players from the senior class have n

By Kaitlyn Belile, Assistant Features Editor The Canisius hockey team tied against the Army Black Nights in a shootout last weekend. The Griffs took the win, with senior Killian Kiecker-Olson and junior Walter Zacher both finding the back of the net in the shootout, while senior Chase Clark didn’t allow any goals on two shot attempts.  The team’s two goals during regulation were credited to senior Stefano Bottini and freshman Carter Anderson, each scoring their third goals of

By Colin Richey, Sports Editor The Golden Griffins are in the win column for the first time in their young 2025-26 season, defeating Division III opponent Allegheny 84–43 at home on Thursday. Canisius didn’t take long to earn their first victory in Head Coach Jim Christian’s second season after losing 14 games in a row last year before finding a win.  Led by junior Bryan Ndjonga’s 17 points, Canisius saw five players reach double-digit points, including 16 points from freshma

By Cassandra Ercoli, Sports Reporter In his final cross country championship for the Golden Griffins, senior Kyle Urban highlighted the men’s cross country team’s fifth-place finish with his 12th-place finish in the 2025 MAAC Cross Country Championship in Montgomery, N.Y. Urban’s 12th-place finish in a time of 24:33.6 marked his career best finish at the MAAC Championships and a career-best time in the 8K event, and was good for an All-MAAC recognition. Urban’s time is the se

By: Paige Apps, Sports Reporter The Canisius volleyball team endured a tough weekend on the road, dropping back-to-back five-set matches that tightened the MAAC postseason race and added new urgency to the final weeks of the season. The two losses dropped Canisius to 10–14 overall and 8–6 in MAAC play, placing them fifth in the latest conference standings. Fairfield (13–1), Quinnipiac (12–2) and Niagara (11–3) have already clinched their postseason tickets, while Rider (10–4)

By: Maggie Tifft, Assistant Sports Editor The women’s basketball team began the 2025-26 season with a road loss, but looks ahead to their home opener with some familiar faces coming to Buffalo. The Griffs faced No. 13-ranked Michigan on Tuesday, where they fell to the Wolverines 100–40; however, with a quick turnaround to prepare for their first home game, there was no time to rest. “The biggest difference from last year to this year is that we focused on winning in January.

By Andrew Nowel, Sports Layout Editor The Griffs are headed to the championship game of the MAAC playoffs. With a journey only encompassing five days, Canisius found a way to not only be one of the teams in the championship, but to host the final MAAC game of the season. Last Sunday, the women’s soccer team began the road to the NCAA Tournament in the quarterfinal round of the MAAC Tournament with a home matchup against the Marist Red Foxes. Having fallen to them earlier in t

By Hannah Wiley, Features Editor Last Saturday, men’s and women’s swimming and diving had their fifth meet of the season against Binghamton University. Sadly, both teams fell to the Bearcats. On the men’s side they finished with a final score of 192–106. Senior Toby Mayfield finished first in overall points with 27. He finished first in the 400-yard individual medley (IM), 100-yard individual medley and the 50-yard butterfly. He also finished second alongside junior Elliot So

By Cassandra Ercoli, Sports Reporter In a pivotal game for Canisius’ playoff hopes, the Golden Griffins fell 1-0 to the Mount St. Mary Mountaineers, eliminating them from playoff and championship contention.  Prior to Wednesday's meeting, the Mountaineers sat one spot above the Blue and Gold with their conference record of 2–4–1, accumulating seven points on the season. A win against the Mount would have kept the Griffs’ playoff hopes alive, while a tie or loss would have nar

By: Kaitlyn Belile, Assistant Features Editor The Canisius hockey’s offense lost their connection as the Griffs fell twice to the Bentley Falcons last weekend in the season's only contests against the team.  The Griffs scored one goal over the span of two games, credited to Stefano Bottini on Friday during the first minute of play. Bottini was assisted by Grant Porter and Walter Zacher, both of whom have had breakout seasons. Porter extended his nation-leading eight-game poin

By: Hannah Wiley, Features Editor Canisius men and women’s swimming and diving competed against SUNY Geneseo this past weekend at home, with both teams falling to the Knights. The women sit at eighth and the men sit in fifth in the MAAC standings.  On the women’s side, sophomore Daphne Mead was the top scorer of the meet with 27 points and placed first in every event she swam. Mead’s 100-yard backstroke was the third overall swim of the meet with a season-best time of 58:15.

By Andrew Nowel, Sports Layout Editor Last Saturday, women’s soccer took down Saint Peter’s in a 5–1 victory on senior day to propel them forward in the race for the MAAC Tournament. Before taking the field on Wednesday, the Griffs punched their ticket to the MAAC Tournament and followed with a win over local rival Niagara later that night. With the win and help from other teams in the conference, the Griffs will be set to host the Marist Red Foxes, a rematch that both teams

By Paige Apps, Sports Reporter The Canisius volleyball team is heading into the most pivotal stretch of the year, with the end of the MAAC regular season now in sight.  The Griffs, now 8–4 in conference play, saw their five-match win streak snapped Tuesday night after being swept by Battle of the Bridge rival Niagara in three sets. Despite the loss, Canisius still remains in the top of the conference race, holding fourth place with six matches remaining – four of which will b

By Jase May, Sports Reporter Canisius rowing concluded its 2025 fall season on Oct. 26 in Philadelphia, P.A. at the 55th annual Head of the Schuylkill. Canisius came off impressive performances at the Yinzer Cup, with all three varsity eight shells finishing first in their respective heats with the first varsity eight shell coming in 29.6 seconds ahead of the next shell. This year's Head of the Schuylkill saw 29 schools enter the competition, with Canisius participating for t

By Kaitlyn Belile, Assistant Features Editor The Canisius hockey team split their series at Colgate, thanks to forward Walter Zacher’s dominant four-point weekend. The Griffs earned a 4–2 victory on Friday night, following three straight third-period goals in a span of 6:24. Junior Rhys Chiddenton’s goal from below the goal line tied the game 2–2, with freshman Carter Anderson finding the back of the net off a rebound three minutes later to take the lead. Senior Oliver Tarr f

By Andrew Nowel, Sports Layout Editor Women’s soccer returns to the Demske Sports Complex on Saturday to host the Saint Peter's Peacocks in their final home game of the season. The class of 2026 will be celebrated as Mia Iacona, Lizzy Harkness, Skylar Cornell and Emily Brewer take the field for the final time at the Demske. With celebrations in mind, the Griffs are still fighting for a trip to the postseason. Head Coach Ryan Louis has seen this group of seniors grow from the

By Cassandra Ercoli, Sports Reporter On Monday, Canisius vice president and director of athletics Bill Maher announced the hiring of Nick Wilson as the Golden Griffins’ next cross country and track head coach. Wilson, a veteran collegiate coach with 12 years of experience, replaces former head coach Tyler Scheving, who announced his departure in August. Wilson previously served as the assistant coach at Georgia State and will take the lead starting next week.  “I am excited t

Hannah Wiley, Features Editor. On Saturday, Oct. 18, the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams faced the University of Rochester and Siena University in their second meet of the season. The men pulled out their first win of the season with a final score of 168-125 against the University of Rochester. The men secured every top spot, with senior Sam Vidal taking first for points and performance. He also placed first in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:49.97 and fir

By Ryan Patota, Sports Reporter The Canisius men’s soccer team earned their second conference win of the season on Oct. 11, when the Golden Griffins defeated the Quinnipiac Bobcats 2–1 at home.  The Griffs had lost three straight games coming into the matchup against the Bobcats, struggling to start games fast after surrendering the first goal in all three of their losses. That trend would change against Quinnipiac, with freshman defender Henrique Dias scoring his first colle

By Paige Apps, Sports Reporter The Canisius volleyball team rose to 6–3 in conference play after a victorious weekend against Rider and Saint Peter’s, placing the Griffs in prime position to contend in the MAAC Championship next month. At this point in the 2025 season, the Golden Griffins have shown genuine growth. After a strong non-conference slate that allowed the team to gel and find its identity, the team entered conference play having laid a foundation in training, chem