NU’s Scott named MAAC Player of the Week
EDISON, N.J. – Junior guard Matt Scott has been named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Player of the Week for the second time in his career. Scott averaged 18.7 points…
MAAC unveils 2017 softball preseason coaches’ poll
EDISON, N.J. – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) released the 2017 Softball Preseason Coaches’ Poll on Monday. The Niagara Purple Eagles, who finished last season in eighth place with…
Comeback falls short for NU women’s basketball
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Despite a strong fourth quarter comeback, the Purple Eagles women’s basketball team was defeated by Fairfield, 66-63, on Sunday. The first quarter was a defensive battle between…
Mercyhurst blanks Niagara hockey, 4-0
NIAGARA UNIV. — In the second game of a home-and-home series, the Purple Eagles hockey team was defeated 4-0 by the Mercyhurst Lakers at Dwyer Arena. Jackson Teichroeb made 36…
Scott, Dukes push Purple Eagles past Rider, 80-67
NIAGARA UNIV. — The Niagara Purple Eagles pulled away late from the Rider Broncs for an 80-67 victory on Saturday afternoon. The Purple Eagles powered past the Broncs late in…
NU women’s basketball concludes Connecticut road trip at Fairfield
FAIRFIELD, Conn. — The Niagara University women’s Purple Eagles will take on the Fairfield Stags at 2 p.m. Sunday at Alumni Hall. The Purple Eagles fell to Quinnipiac, 61-45, on…
Niagara hockey drops close contest at Mercyhurst, 3-2
ERIE, Pa. – The Purple Eagles hockey team had a late comeback attempt foiled in Friday night’s opener of a home-and-home series with the Mercyhurst Lakers. Trailing 3-1 entering the…
NU basketball concludes 3-game homestand
NIAGARA UNIV. — The Niagara Purple Eagles will play their third game in six days when they host the Rider Broncs at 3 p.m. Saturday. Niagara started the week with…
Purple Eagles men’s hoops edged in final seconds, 70-69
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY — Matt Scott led all scorers with 20 points as Niagara’s second half comeback fell short in the final seconds to the Manhattan Jaspers, 70-69, on Thursday. The…
Rampado surpasses 1,000 points in NU loss to Quinnipiac
HAMDEN, Conn. – Redshirt-junior forward Victoria Rampado surpassed the 1,000 point mark in the Purple Eagles’ 61-45 loss to the Quinnipiac Bobcats on Thursday. The Purple Eagles and the Bobcats…