By Colin Richey, Sports Editor, and Peter Neville, Assistant Sports Editor One of the best sports projects on social media is Bryce Whitlow’s Hall of Pretty Good account on Instagram, focusing on highlighting players with good MLB careers that will likely never be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. One of Whitlow’s most recent nominees that was officially inducted was Canisius alumni John Axford. Axford, who played one season at Canisius in 2006 a

By Andrew Nowel, Sports Layout Editor With the men’s basketball team gearing up for MAAC play, which begins this weekend in New Jersey, the new players of the Griffs bring a renewed energy to the court. After finishing 3-28 last season, Canisius will enter conference play with four wins – and they are ready to prove the preseason polls wrong. Junior Bryan Ndjonga leads the team with 100 points, but it’s not his work on the court that has helped the Griffs this season – it’s t

By: Kaitlyn Belile, Assistant Features Editor The Griffs hockey team fell against Air Force on Friday afternoon 6–3, but came back the next day with a shootout win after ending the game with a score of 3–3. Senior Killian Kiecker-Olson was able to capitalize on his opportunities, scoring his second, third and fourth goals for this season.  Friday afternoon, the three goals scored by the Griffs were courtesy of Cole Miller, Hunter Price and Kiecker-Olson. The next day, the thr

By: Maggie Tifft, Assistant Sports Editor The women’s basketball team notched their first win of the season against Mercyhurst Sunday, Nov. 30 at the Koessler Athletic Center, defeating the Lakers 75–67. With a long break ahead, the Griffs are looking to continue their win streak into December. The team returned to Buffalo after a long road trip through Ohio, in which they dropped to Dayton and Cincinnati. Friday’s contest saw the Griffs trail by nine to Dayton, a member of t

By: Paige Apps, Sports Reporter The Canisius volleyball team closed its 2025 season with a return to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference semifinals, ending a year defined by steady progress, key individual milestones and a postseason run that highlighted the program’s growth. The Golden Griffins’ season concluded Nov. 22 with a loss to top-seeded Fairfield, a 3–0 decision in Fairfield, Conn.  Fairfield’s front line controlled the match, posting 36 total blocks and limiting

By Cassandra Ercoli, Sports Reporter In his final collegiate cross country race, senior Kyle Urban put a stamp on the fall season with his 44th-place finish at the 2025 Northeast Regionals in Hopkinton, N.H. The Alden, N.Y. native’s time of 30:26.7 marks the program’s fastest 10K time at NCAA regionals. His 44th-place finish also marks the seventh-best finish in program history. Urban’s performance was also an improvement of nearly two minutes from last year's performance whe

By: Paige Apps, Sports Reporter The Canisius volleyball team enters the 2025 MAAC Volleyball Championship semifinals riding a critical stretch of momentum. The Golden Griffins advanced to the semifinal round for the second-straight season after defeating the Niagara Purple Eagles 3–1 on Tuesday at the Gallagher Center in Lewiston, N.Y. Senior setter Ella Bourque became the program’s all-time leader in assists during the win, passing Shanon Jordan’s long-standing record when s

By Andrew Nowel, Sports Layout Editor The Canisius equestrian team has wrapped up their fall season, but it isn’t without two riders pointing out, or moving up, of their division. Senior president and captain Annie Bernard and sophomore co-president Chloe Berwaldt both succeeded in earning the necessary 36 points to point out. As the Griffs get ready to compete one more time in February, the team is confident in all of their abilities to prepare for regionals. Equestrian is a

By: Maggie Tifft, Assistant Sports Editor The women’s basketball team looks to find seamless play with two games on the road this weekend after dropping their first five games of the season. The Lady Griffs continue to put together quarters of excellence, but have yet to see the end results tip their way. With players like Irene Rey Pineda coming off the bench and building the bridge between new and returning players, Head Coach Tiffany Swoffard is confident her team can comp

By: Kaitlyn Belile, Assistant Features Editor The Griffs hockey team was swept by the Sacred Heart Pioneers last weekend. The Griffs left Fairfield Conn. recording only three goals throughout the weekend, while the Pioneers had nine. The team has struggled finding success in away games, with their away record being 2–5–0, despite having an overall record being 5–6–1.  The Griffs’ captain, Oliver Tarr, scored two of the three goals from the weekend for the Griffs, scoring in b

By Ryan Patota, Sports Reporter The Canisius men’s basketball team was riding a confidence boost after getting a close home victory against Mercyhurst 58–55 last Wednesday evening. This past Monday, the team hit the road for a non-conference matchup in North Carolina to face the High Point Panthers. Last season, the Panthers won the Big South conference title to secure a spot in the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history. They had eight returning players from t

By Paige Apps, Sports Reporter The Canisius volleyball team closed its last road stretch of the season with two more difficult losses in Connecticut, falling 3–1 to Sacred Heart on Friday before getting swept by No. 1-ranked Fairfield on Saturday. The two defeats extended the Griffs’ losing streak to five matches, dropping them to 8–8 in league play, setting up a high-stakes final weekend at home. Canisius opened Friday’s matchup with promise, taking the first set 25–18 behin

By Andrew Nowel, Sports Layout Editor With snowfall beginning in Buffalo, the women’s soccer team wrapped up their season after falling in penalty kicks last Sunday to the Sacred Heart Pioneers in the MAAC Championship game. Each season under Head Coach Ryan Louis has gradually been building a program that is ready for the next step. As the Griffs head into the spring, the team looks to continue their push for the first MAAC title in program history. Juniors Liz Cavanaugh, Ma

By Hannah Wiley, Features Editor Last Friday, men and women’s swimming and diving competed against St. Bonaventure University. Both teams fell to the Bonnies in their toughest loss of the season. On the men’s side, the Griffs finished the meet with a final score of 208–86. St. Bonaventure dominated the meet, successfully taking the top 13 overall swims of the meet and four out of the five top spots for points scored. Junior Elliot Somers accumulated a total of 13 points, tyin

By Mikayla Boyd, Editor-in-Chief Chase Clark, a Williamsville, N.Y. native and Washington Capitals draft pick who joined the Canisius hockey team during the offseason, has found his way back home to finish out his collegiate hockey career.  Clark’s hockey journey began in Pendleton, N.Y. with the Wheatfield Blades at seven years old. Since 2017, Clark has played on nine different teams before landing back in Buffalo at Canisius. Some of the leagues included the USHL, NCDC, GO

By: Ryan Patota, Sports Reporter The Griffs earned their second-straight home win of the season on Wednesday with a 58–55 victory over Mercyhurst, bouncing back from a road loss to St. Bonaventure on Saturday.  Canisius freshman guard Chris Kumu has stood out as one of the bright spots for the Griffs, leading the team with 16 points on Wednesday after a 12-point performance in Olean. The 6-foot-4 guard sealed the deal for the Griffs, getting his own rebound to tip it back int

By: Maggie Tifft, Assistant Sports Editor The Lady Griffs remain winless through three games, looking to put together a full 60 minutes and snag their first win of the season. The team’s home opener against former Griffs’ Head Coach Sahar Nusseibeh and the Eastern Michigan Eagles resulted in a 70–39 loss, highlighting the team’s need for better offensive play. Following the home opener, the Griffs traveled to Syracuse to face the Orange on Tuesday night, and Head Coach Tiffan

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