Crusaders
| 01/28/25 @ Cardinal O'Hara | 42 |
| 12/20/24 vs Cardinal O'Hara | 36 |
| 01/10/25 vs The Park School of Buffalo | 32 |
| 12/10/24 @ St. Mary's | 25 |
| 01/31/25 @ Nichols | 24 |
A well-balanced attack led Canisius over Nichols in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. The Canisius Crusaders were the clear victor by a 69-45 margin over the Nichols Vikings. The Crusaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 20 points or more this season.
Canisius got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Patrick Cullinan out in front who went 5 of 8 on his way to 17 points. Cullinan is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Sam Atkinson was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Canisius was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Nichols only racked up four assists.
Several Vikings players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Justin Benning, who posted 11 points. Another player making a difference was Tre Paulfrey, who went 6 for 14 en route to 17 points.
Canisius has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Nichols, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-9.
Canisius didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 53-38 victory against Health Sciences Charter on the 1st. As for Nichols, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 60-44 defeat against Williamsville South on the 1st.
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