March 13, 2013 - 2:25 PM
This is the program’s first postseason game since playing Utah on March 14, 1996, in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The Utes were national runner-up to Kentucky. It will be Canisius’ first home postseason game since March 23, 1995, when the team defeated Washington State at the Aud for a berth into the NIT Final Four.
Metro Atlantic Athletic Atlantic members Rider and Loyola (Md.) have also been invited to the CIT.
---Rodney McKissic
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Western New York native Bob DiCesare covers UB football, Big 4 basketball and writes an occasional column. He still holds a grudge against Chris Ford who, he's convinced, cost St. Bonaventure the 1970 NCAA basketball championship.
Rodney McKissic began his journalism career in 1989 after graduating from the University of Cincinnati and has worked for The Buffalo News since 2001. A proud father of four children, he enjoys reading in his spare time.
Amy Moritz, a native of Lockport, hhas covered colleges for The Buffalo News since 1999. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism/mass communication from St. Bonaventure University and a master’s degree in humanities from the University at Buffalo. An endurance athlete, she has completed several triathlons, half marathons and marathons.
