Who shines brightest? The top 5 athletes at UB
Dyaisha Fair (Junior guard, women’s basketball)
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Dyaisha Fair (Junior guard, women’s basketball)
On a recent Monday afternoon in November, eight of the nine members of the UB women’s tennis team assembled in the Miller Tennis Center for practice.
In her senior year of high school, Brisbane, Australia native Georgia Woolley drove over an hour each day just to attend basketball practice.
The UB men’s basketball team is seeking redemption after consecutive losses in the MAC Championship Game and the first round of the National Invitation Tournament.
The UB women’s basketball team is set to begin the 2021-22 season with the same philosophy but with a younger team and a deeper bench.
Women’s soccer (13-3-3, 6-2-3 MAC) eliminated Central Michigan (9-8-1, 6-4-1 MAC), 2-1, Sunday on a wild game-winning double-overtime goal at the 105-minute mark in the Mid-American Conference Tournament quarterfinals.
After capturing its first-ever Mid-American Conference Championship and dethroning seven-time champion Akron last season, UB swimming and diving (1-0, 1-0 MAC) is hungry to win its second consecutive title in 2021-22.
Women’s volleyball (9-12, 2-7 MAC) fell to Ohio (4-15, 4-4 MAC), 1-3, Friday night and 0-3 Saturday afternoon at Alumni Arena. The Bulls are on a seven-game losing streak after starting out 2-0 in conference play, with four of those losses coming as sweeps.
Following an 80-67 loss to the Bowling Green Falcons in the semifinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament last season, the UB women’s basketball team returned to the court for practice last week with redemption on their mind.
After dropping its Mid-American Conference opener to Western Michigan last week, UB football (2-4, 0-2 MAC) fell to the Kent State Golden Flashes (3-3, 2-0 MAC), 48-38, at Dix Stadium in Kent, OH on Saturday night.
After losing its first conference game of the season last weekend to Western Michigan, UB football (2-4, 0-2 MAC) fell to the Kent State Golden Flashes (3-3, 2-0 MAC), 48-38, at Dix Stadium in Kent, OH on Saturday night.
After nearly falling to Old Dominion last week to close out non-conference play, UB football (2-3, 0-1 MAC) fell to Mid-American Conference foe Western Michigan (4-1, 1-0 MAC), 24-17, at UB Stadium Saturday.
After nearly falling to Old Dominion, 35-34, last week to close out non-conference play, UB football (2-3) fell to its first Mid-American Conference opponent of the season, the Western Michigan Broncos (4-1), 24-17 at UB Stadium Saturday.
After a tough 28-25 loss to 16th-ranked Coastal Carolina last week, the Bulls (2-2) staved off a furious late-game comeback to defeat the Old Dominion Monarchs (1-3), 35-34, at S.B. Ballard Stadium Saturday.
Being a good player and teammate on the court may make headlines, but it’s who an athlete is off the court that sticks with the people around them.
Women’s soccer (5-1-0) shut out Canisius (0-5-2), 2-0, on Thursday night at the Demske Sports Complex. The Bulls then returned home to UB Stadium Sunday afternoon, where they shut out Duquesne (2-3-1), 4-0.
Women’s volleyball (5-4) went 2-1 this weekend at the WNY Invite at Alumni Arena.
Over the past few years, Monika Šimkova could be found regularly on the Alumni Arena floor, fighting to defeat her volleyball opponents.
The UB women’s volleyball team (3-3) went 2-1 at the Crimson Tide Invitational in Tuscaloosa, AL this weekend.
The UB women’s soccer team (3-1-0) topped the Binghamton Bearcats 1-0 at the Bearcats Sports Complex Sunday night.