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First 2,000 students free to Monday night's game

With the victory over Akron on Wednesday night, the men's basketball team has clinched a home playoff game on Monday night at 7 p.m. The opponent of the game is yet to be determined but the UB athletics department will be purchasing 2,000 tickets for students who come to the first-round game of the Mid-American Conference tournament.

After the first 2,000 students, those who wish to attend the game will have to purchase tickets at the box office. General admission tickets, allowing a purchaser to sit in the bleachers, are $16.

Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. for the 7 p.m. tip off.

Revolving door for football coaching staff

First it was Antonio Goss that left Turner Gill's coaching staff for another opportunity, and since then it has been announced that both Alex Van Pelt and Charlie Jackson have also decided to leave the new coach's staff to accept positions elsewhere.

Van Pelt was hired as the quarterbacks coach in early February but left the Bulls for position with the Buffalo Bills. Gerald Carr, who has coached football for 25 years on both national and collegiate playing fields, will fill the vacancy. Carr will serve as the offensive coordinator as well as the quarterbacks coach.

Jackson was hired at the same time as Van Pelt and resigned his position as defensive coordinator and secondary coach to pursue other opportunities, according to a press release. Jimmy Williams, Gill's hire as linebackers coach, will assume the position of defensive coordinator. R. Todd Littlejohn, one of the two last coaches to be added to Gill's original staff, will fill the role of defensive backs coach along with being the team's outside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator.

Gill still hopes to add another defensive coach to his staff.

All-MAC Academic team for English

Jackie English, senior swimmer on the women's swimming and diving team, has been named to the respective All-MAC Academic Team. English boasts a 3.775 GPA as a history major and participated in all 14 Buffalo meets this year, specializing in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle events.

UB hockey wins ECHL Championships

UB's club hockey team finished out its season on Saturday with a win over Robert Morris by a score of 10-2 to win the league championship. This is the first time in team history that Buffalo has won an ECHL championship. The No. 2 seeded Bulls beat their northern rival No. 3 seeded Niagara in a 4-3 come-from-behind win in the semifinals Friday night to advance to the championship game.