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1678:Milligan
1654:Chambers
1586:Bozzella
1550:Castelli
1538:Castelli
1522:Granelli
1514:Castelli
1502:Granelli
1494:Granelli
1478:Castelli
1454:Castelli
1414:Granelli
1382:Granelli
1186:wgrz.com
1060:wgrz.com
250:Overall
186:Softball
53:Canisius
34:Canisius
1710:Giorgis
1646:Giorgis
1638:Giorgis
1630:Giorgis
1622:Faustin
1606:Giorgis
1590:Giorgis
1578:Giorgis
1574:Agronin
1566:Giorgis
1558:Agronin
1486:Rehbaum
1470:Agronin
1406:Palazzi
476:21–11–1
244:Season
204:Niagara
141:Records
68:Overall
1736:2024:
1728:2023:
1722:Frager
1720:2022:
1712:&
1708:2021:
1700:2020:
1694:Fabbri
1692:2019:
1686:Fabbri
1684:2018:
1676:2017:
1670:Fabbri
1668:2016:
1662:Fabbri
1660:2015:
1652:2014:
1644:2013:
1636:2012:
1628:2011:
1620:2010:
1612:2009:
1604:2008:
1596:2007:
1588:&
1584:2006:
1576:&
1572:2005:
1564:2004:
1556:2003:
1548:&
1544:2002:
1536:2001:
1528:2000:
1520:1999:
1512:1998:
1504:&
1500:1997:
1492:1996:
1484:1995:
1476:1994:
1468:1993:
1460:1992:
1452:1991:
1444:1990:
1438:Miller
1436:1989:
1430:Miller
1428:1988:
1422:Miller
1420:1987:
1412:1986:
1404:1985:
1396:1984:
1388:1983:
1380:1982:
978:Total:
391:20–6–1
114:Awards
1598:Logan
1530:Nolan
1506:Nolan
1462:Rappl
1446:Nolan
1398:Nolan
1390:Nolan
1290:(PDF)
1077:(PDF)
964:18–30
958:2014
945:22–25
939:2013
926:20–30
920:2012
907:20–21
901:2011
888:34–19
882:2010
866:26–25
860:2009
844:39–14
838:2008
822:27–21
816:2007
803:28–23
797:2006
781:22–19
775:2005
759:23–30
753:2004
740:15–31
734:2003
718:33–16
712:2002
699:28–15
693:2001
677:34–23
671:2000
658:32–12
652:1999
639:22–18
633:1998
617:31–14
611:1997
589:1996
573:28–14
567:1995
545:1994
526:1993
507:1992
494:27–10
488:1991
470:1990
436:1989
419:1988
402:1987
385:1986
368:1985
351:1984
334:1983
323:12–10
317:1982
300:1981
283:1980
247:Team
212:Siena
967:8–12
948:6–10
929:11–5
891:13–3
847:15–1
825:12–4
806:13–3
784:10–6
743:6–10
721:13–3
702:14–2
661:14–2
642:14–2
620:10–2
598:11–1
595:33–7
576:11–1
554:11–1
551:38–8
535:10–0
532:36–3
513:22–7
497:11–2
442:20–9
425:16–9
408:17–8
374:28–9
357:15–8
340:12–8
129:MAAC
123:MAAC
105:MAAC
103:12x
98:MAAC
96:13x
1614:Zeh
970:8th
951:7th
932:3rd
913:6th
910:7–9
894:1st
872:4th
869:9–7
850:1st
828:1st
809:1st
787:3rd
765:3rd
762:9–7
746:8th
724:2nd
705:1st
683:4th
680:9–7
664:1st
645:1st
623:1st
601:1st
579:1st
557:1st
538:1st
519:2nd
516:6–0
500:2nd
481:4th
306:9–4
289:5–9
121:7×
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