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Daemen Wildcats

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Daemen Wildcats
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UniversityDaemen University
ConferenceECC (primary)
NEC (men's volleyball)
NCAADivision II
Athletic directorTraci Murphy
LocationAmherst, New York
Varsity teams15 (6 men's, 9 women's)
Basketball arenaLumsden Gymnasium
Soccer stadiumDimp Wagner Stadium
Other venuesElliott Tennis Courts (tennis)
Niagara Frontier Country Club (golf)
NicknameWildcats
ColorsBlue and white
   
Websitedaemenwildcats.com

The Daemen Wildcats represent Daemen University in intercollegiate athletics. Daemen is a member of the East Coast Conference (ECC), competing at the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Men's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, indoor track and outdoor track, soccer, tennis, and volleyball. Women's sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, indoor and outdoor track, soccer, tennis, triathlon, and volleyball. The college's official colors are royal blue, black, white, and grey.

History

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The Wildcats compete mainly in NCAA Division II and are part of the East Coast Conference (ECC) since the 2013–14 school year. They formerly competed in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) as part of the now-defunct American Midwest Conference (AMC) from 2001–02 to 2011–12; as well as an Independent during its transition to D-II in the 2012–13 school year.

Two Daemen sports compete as de facto NCAA Division I members. Women's triathlon, part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program, is not part of the NCAA's divisional structure. Daemen competes as an independent in that sport. In men's volleyball, the NCAA holds a combined national championship for Divisions I and II. The Wildcats joined the D-I Northeast Conference as an associate member starting with the 2023 season (2022–23 school year).[1]

Varsity sports

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Teams

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References

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  1. ^ "NEC Welcomes Daemen & D'Youville as Men's Volleyball Associate Members" (Press release). Northeast Conference. May 19, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
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