Niagara Purple Eagles

Niagara Purple Eagles

10-17 - 11th in MAAC
Jason Schofield connects with Josh Pascarelli for the Marist basket Jason Schofield connects with Josh Pascarelli for the Marist basket

Jason Schofield finds Josh Pascarelli with a pretty pass for the Marist bucket vs Niagra.

Shoats scores 31, Siena knocks off Niagara 94-60 Shoats scores 31, Siena knocks off Niagara 94-60

— Justice Shoats scored 31 points as Siena beat Niagara 94-60 on Friday night.

Tajae Jones gets the basket plus the foul Tajae Jones gets the basket plus the foul

Tajae Jones gets the basket plus the foul

Wild ending in Heat-Thunder makes 'Bad Beats' history Wild ending in Heat-Thunder makes 'Bad Beats' history

Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve recount their Bad Beats of the past week, including their first ever NBA game in part 2.

Pacheco's 3 at the buzzer lifts Mount St. Mary's past Niagara 84-83 Pacheco's 3 at the buzzer lifts Mount St. Mary's past Niagara 84-83

— Terrell Ard Jr. rebounded a missed free throw between two defenders and found Carmelo Pacheco for a catch-and-shoot 3-pointer as time expired to lift Mount St. Mary's to an 84-83 win over Niagara on Friday night.

Missed FT sets up Mount St. Mary's clutch trey and win Missed FT sets up Mount St. Mary's clutch trey and win

An intentionally missed free-throw attempt leads to Carmelo Pacheco sinking a 3-pointer to secure Mount St. Mary's win.

Adelodun's 14 lead Niagara past Quinnipiac 76-75 Adelodun's 14 lead Niagara past Quinnipiac 76-75

— Olumide Adelodun scored 14 points as Niagara beat Quinnipiac 76-75 on Saturday.

Clark's 32 lead Merrimack past Niagara 64-59 Clark's 32 lead Merrimack past Niagara 64-59

— Adam Clark's 32 points led Merrimack over Niagara 64-59 on Thursday night.

Niagara catches defense napping with savvy inbounds pass Niagara catches defense napping with savvy inbounds pass

Justice Smith inbounds the ball off a Merrimack defender's back to score for Niagara.

Niagara holds off Canisius 64-63 Niagara holds off Canisius 64-63

— Justice Smith scored at the basket with 49 seconds left to give Niagara a four-point lead and the Purple Eagles held on to earn a 64-63 win on Friday night.

MAAC Standings

TEAM W L GB OVR
Marist 68.4 - 5 20
Quinnipiac 74.2 4 10 17
Merrimack 65.0 6.5 13 15
Mount St. Mary's 71.5 4 10 17
Iona 68.8 9.5 16 12
Manhattan 75.4 7 12 13
Sacred Heart 76.2 9 15 12
Siena 72.2 8.5 15 13
Fairfield 67.6 11 17 10
Rider 65.4 11.5 18 10
Saint Peter's 66.1 9.5 14 10
Niagara 68.0 11 17 10
Canisius 65.6 18 24 3
Full Standings

2021 Team Leaders

Offense

  • Points Per Game

    Olumide Adelodun
  • Assists Per Game

    Justice Smith
  • Field Goal Percentage

    Will Shortt

Defense

  • Rebounds Per Game

    Olumide Adelodun
  • Steals Per Game

    Olumide Adelodun
  • Blocks Per Game

    Will Shortt