Battle of the Bridge (Canisius–Niagara)

The Battle of the Bridge is the name of the all-sports rivalry between the Canisius Golden Griffins and the Niagara Purple Eagles.ESPN, and Bill Bradley (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Bristol, Connecticut: ESPN. p. 114. .Beck, Stan, and Jack Wilkinson (2013). College Sports Traditions: Picking Up Butch, Silent Night, and Hundreds of Others. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 227. . Both schools are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The two teams compete every school year in 14 sports; men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's golf, men's ice hockey, women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, women's softball, men's and women's swimming & diving, and women's volleyball. The overall winner of the annual series receives the Canal Cup trophy. The two long time Western New York rivals created the trophy in 2007 to enhance the historic rivalry between the two schools. The name of the series is a reference to the Grand Island Bridge, which each team crosses when traveling along I-190 to the other's campus. The name of the trophy is a reference to the Erie Canal, which separates Erie County, where Canisius is located, and Niagara County, where Niagara is located.
==Overall results==
Season 	Winner 	Overall Score	Overall Score	Series
Season 	Winner 	Canisius 	Niagara 	Series
2006–07http://www.gogriffs.com/pdf1/136469.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=20500 	Niagara 	10 	24 	Niagara 1–0
2007–08http://www.gogriffs.com/pdf1/136468.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=20500 	Canisius 	21 	13 	Tied 1–1
2008–09http://www.gogriffs.com//pdf5/638298.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=20500	Canisius 	23 	11 	Canisius 2–1
2009–10http://www.gogriffs.com//pdf8/714303.pdf 	Niagara 	15 	17 	Tied 2–2
2010–11http://www.gogriffs.com/pdf8/786728.pdf 	Canisius 	20 	13 	Canisius 3–2
2011–12http://www.gogriffs.com/pdf8/950203.pdf 	Canisius 	18.5 	14.5 	Canisius 4–2
2012–13http://www.gogriffs.com/pdf9/2542968.pdf 	Canisius 	21 	12 	Canisius 5–2
2013–14 	Canisius 	23.5 	9.5 	Canisius 6–2
2014–15 	Canisius 	21 	7 	Canisius 7–2
2015–16http://purpleeagles.com/sports/2011/8/2/CanalCup.aspx 	Canisius 	20.5 	7.5 	Canisius 8–2
2016–17http://www.gogriffs.com/sports/2008/6/23/1482592.aspx 	Canisius 	30 	8 	Canisius 9–2
2017–18 	Canisius 	27 	9 	Canisius 10–2
2018–19https://gogriffs.com/sports/2008/6/23/1482592.aspx 	Canisius 	19 	11 	Canisius 11–2
Total 	13 Seasons	269.5 	156.5 	Canisius
==References==
Category:College sports rivalries in the United States
Category:Canisius Golden Griffins
Category:Niagara Purple Eagles