The 2023-24 season saw Niagara Athletics soar to new heights as the Purple Eagles captured three MAAC Championships and two NCAA Tournament appearances across women's swimming, women's lacrosse, and baseball, while setting team and individual records across all sports. Niagara's success on the playing surface translated to a third-place overall finish in the MAAC Commissioners Cup Standings and a second-place finish in the women's standings, the departments best-ever finish since joining the MAAC in 1989-90. 

June 6, 2023 
Niagara University announces the addition of women's bowling as its 19th varsity sport. 

August 29, 2023
Niagara Department of Athletics Welcome Back Dinner to kick-off the 2023-24 year.

September 1, 2023 
Cross Country senior Braden York finishes second at Little Three Championship

September 9, 2023
Men's golf senior Ben Fey shoots a career-low 68 in round one of The Doc Gimmler at Bethpage Red in Farmingdale, N.Y.

October 1, 2023 
Volleyball earns the weekend sweep of Canisius its first regular season sweep of the Golden Griffins since 2016.

October 7, 2023 
Men's tennis doubles pairing of junior Tanner Bedard and senior Trevor Masi advance to the quarterfinal round at ITA's. 

October 8, 2023
Women's bowling wins the Mercyhurst Fall Classic earning the program's first-ever tournament win. 

October 11, 2023 
Women's soccer scored six goals in its win over Saint Peter's including five in the second half. Senior Emma Bough netted a pair of goals to lead a brigade of five different goal-scorers. 

October 12, 2023
Men's and women's swimming hosts St. Bonaventure for the program's first-ever ESPN+ broadcast. 

October 21, 2023
Women's soccer senior Amanda Cripps nets a hat-trick as the Purple Eagles defeat Rider 4-0. 

October 22, 2023 
Volleyball wins its seventh-straight home match as it defeats Quinnipiac in straight sets.

October 25, 2023
Men's soccer tops Battle of the Bridge rival Canisius 3-0 on the road. 

October 28, 2023 
Men's cross country senior Braden York earns All-MAAC honors with his seventh-place finish at the conference championships, the program's best-ever individual performance. 

October 29, 2023
Women's bowling hosts its first-ever home event at Classic Lanes. 

November 8, 2023 
Women's basketball opens 2023-24 season with a win over Big Four Hoops rival St. Bonaventure inside the Gallagher Center as it raises its 2023 WNIT Banner into the rafters. 

November 11, 2023 
Men's basketball freshman Ahmad Henderson scores 29 points in his home debut against Bucknell, the most points in by a freshman in their home debut in program history. 

November 18, 2023
The Department of Athletics inducts its 67th Hall of Fame Class of Bob Dwyer, Teresa Healy, Victoria Rampado, and Jean-Arnaud Tassy. 

November 22-25, 2023 
Women's basketball travels to the Cayman Islands to play nationally-ranked LSU and UCLA in the Cayman Island Classic. 

December 6, 2023
Men's basketball raises a banner for Marshall Wingate during halftime of its game against St. Bonaventure. 

December 29, 2023
Men's basketball earns a comeback road win over Buffalo to pick up the program's first win over the Bulls since 2013. 

January 11, 2024 
Hockey defeats No. 19 RIT 3-1 as graduate student Jarrett Fiske stopped 41 of 42 shots and junior Jay Ahearn and senior Carter Randklev tallied two points apiece. 

January 19-20, 2024
Hockey sweeps rival Canisius, outscoring the Griffs 10-6 in a home-and-home series. 

January 20, 2024 
Six Purple Eagles record double figures as women's basketball defeats Quinnipiac 86-78. 

January 27, 2024 
Men's basketball defeats Marist 67-62 on ESPNU, Niagara's first nationally televised game in the Gallagher Center since 2018. 

January 29, 2024
Baseball hosts the annual First Pitch Dinner with keynote speaker Wynton Bernard '12.  

February 6, 2024
Men's basketball and hockey defeated Canisius on the same night. 

February 9, 2024 
Women's lacrosse picks up first win of record-setting 2024 season with a 13-9 victory over UC Davis.

February 14, 2024
Senior Brianna Thurston becomes Niagara's first-ever NEC Bowler of the Week.  

February 15, 2024
Men's and women's swimming swept 200 free relay at MAAC Championships, with the women setting a conference meet record.

February 17, 2024 
Women's swimming wins second MAAC Championship in three seasons and the men record a second-place finish, their best since 1995.

February 18, 2024 
Men's basketball defeats Quinnipiac 80-66 to improve the nation's longest active road win streak to eight games. 

February 22, 2024 
Women's basketball wins a ninth-straight game with a 66-60 overtime win at Quinnipiac. 

March 9, 2024
Men's and women's tennis earns sweep of Colgate. 

March 9, 2024 
Women's basketball defeats Canisius, 84-50, to conclude the regular season 15-5 in MAAC play.

March 10, 2024
Hockey defeats Sacred Heart to earn a trip to the AHA semifinals. 

March 13, 2024 
Men's basketball defeats Siena 67-65 in "MAAC After Dark" thriller to advance to conference quarterfinals for the fourth-straight season. 

March 15, 2024 
Women's basketball defeats Siena to advance to MAAC Championship game against Fairfield. 

March 16, 2024 
Graduate student Shayna Myshrall matches single-game program record with six RBI in win over UMBC. 

March 21, 2024 
Women's basketball defeats Le Moyne in the first round of WNIT inside the Gallagher Center. 

March 23, 2024
Baseball earns a walk-off win over Iona. 

April 7, 2024
Women's tennis improves to 4-0 in MAAC action with a win over Marist, clinching a spot in the MAAC Championship. 

April 10, 2024 
Softball takes two-of-three game series against Canisius, clinching the Canal Cup for the Purple Eagles. 

April 16, 2024
Cheer wins the first-ever National Championship.

April 17, 2024
Women's lacrosse senior Andra Savage scored eight times in a win over Canisius, setting the program's single-game and single-season goals record. 

April 20, 2024
Baseball wins 11th-straight MAAC game with a 6-4 win at Siena. 

April 21, 2024 
Men's golf freshman Carlos Hernandez ties the MAAC record with a 65 in the final round of the MAAC Championship. 

April 26, 2024
Softball wins eighth-straight game with 1-0 walk-off win over Rider. 

May 5, 2024
Women's lacrosse wins the first-ever MAAC Championship in program history as it defeats No. 22 Fairfield 11-10.  

May 5, 2024
Sapphire John, Lauryn Speicher, Hannah Adderley-Julien, and Deborah Borysewicz win the 4x100 meter relay at the MAAC Women's Track & Field Championship.

May 10, 2024 
Softball advances to the MAAC semifinal with a 10-3 win over top-seeded Marist. Senior Sam Hare hits a pair of three-run home runs. 

May 10, 2024
Women's lacrosse takes on Stony Brook in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Syracuse, N.Y.

May 18, 2024
Baseball sweeps Canisius to earn a share of the MAAC Regular Season title. 

May 25, 2024
Baseball captures the first MAAC Championship and a trip to the NCAA Tournament as it defeats Fairfield 10-6.

May 31 – June 1, 2024
Baseball travels to Stillwater, Okla., for the NCAA Regional. 
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