Additionally, Joe Van Volkenburg (Class of 1988), the former senior associate director of Canisius Campus Ministry, will be presented with the Rev. Paul J. Dugan, S.J., Award, an honor that recognizes individuals for their significant contributions to Canisius athletics.

Mazurek, a native of Silver Creek, played in and started 101 career games for the Golden Griffins during the 2005 and 2006 baseball seasons. A career .355 hitter, Mazurek became the first Canisius baseball player in five years to earn All-MAAC First Team honors in 2005 after he hit .351 with 10 doubles, two triples, seven homers, 41 RBI and 24 runs scored to go with 23 walks and seven stolen bases. In his senior campaign, he became the second Canisius baseball player in program history to earn All-MAAC First Team accolades in back-to-back seasons after he hit a team-best .358 and set the school record with 68 hits, including 12 doubles and two home runs. The 2006 Canisius Male Athlete of the Year, he currently ranks eighth in career batting average at Canisius, despite playing in Blue and Gold for just two seasons, and his career .469 on-base percentage is fifth-best in the program’s record book.

After playing three seasons of professional baseball, Mazurek joined the collegiate coaching ranks, and on Sept. 6, 2017, was named the head coach of the Canisius baseball team. In his first season as the program’s head coach, he led the Griffs to 35 wins and the school’s third MAAC Baseball Championship in the last six years. He is the 16th former baseball player and one of two active Canisius head coaches (joining men’s lacrosse coach Mark Miyashita) to be enshrined into the Canisius Sports Hall of Fame.

The Canisius Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019, when the hockey team plays host to Bentley at KeyBank Rink at Harborcenter. Game time is set for 4:05 p.m. The annual Hall of Fame Day will begin with a special “Induction Luncheon” from 1:30-4 p.m., in the Canal View Room at Pearl Street Grill and Brewery, located at 76 Pearl St. in Buffalo. The cost is $35 per person ($15 for children ages 10 and younger) and includes a buffet lunch, beverages, a dessert bar, a cash bar and a ticket to the hockey game. Those interested in taking part in the “Induction Luncheon” are asked to R.S.V.P. to the Canisius Office of Alumni Engagement by calling 888-2700 or registering online. The deadline to R.S.V.P. is Jan. 18, 2019.

SUNY Fredonia senior Jenna Einink is surrounded by her parents, Dave and Lisa; Director of Athletics Jerry Fisk; and head coach Sarah Cartmill. Photo courtesy of SUNY Fredonia Athletics

To be eligible for the Canisius College Sports Hall of Fame, a former student-athlete must have completed his/her eligibility at least 10 years prior to induction, be a graduate of the college, been acclaimed as an undergraduate as one of the outstanding athletes in the history of the school and, since graduation, the student-athletes’ life must have continued to reflect favorably on the college. Non-athletes may be inducted if they have made outstanding contributions to Canisius College athletics.

The Canisius Sports Hall of Fame, which began in 1963, now boasts 201 individual members with the addition of this year’s group.

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Prior to Monday’s 62-53 win over Medaille, SUNY Fredonia senior Jenna Einink (Westfield/Chautauqua Lake) was honored for scoring her 1,000th point as a Blue Devil in the final game of last season.

Einink finished Monday’s game with 5 points, nine rebounds, a blocked shot and an assist.

On the season, she is averaging 10.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game with seven blocked shots, six assists and four steals in four games.

The Blue Devils are 1-3 are return to action Saturday when they host Buffalo State in the SUNYAC opener for both teams.

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Senior Cody Johnson (Cassadaga/Cassadaga Valley) is third on the SUNY Fredonia Blue Devils in scoring at 9.3 points per game while grabbing 3.3 rebounds per game in his team’s first three games this season.

The Blue Devils (0-3) return to action Saturday when the host Buffalo State in the SUNYAC opener for both teams.