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A breakdown of UB’s undergraduate athletics fee
By RICARDO CASTILLO | May 3, 2023The $265.75 athletics fee is the second most expensive one, behind only the aforementioned technology fee.
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Alexis Lucyshyn’s journey from junior Canadian prospect to UB softball standout
By AMY MASLIN | Apr. 26, 2023Alexis Lucyshyn moved to Buffalo from Calgary, Alberta, Canada at 17 years old to be a pitcher for the softball team. She currently is leading the team in most stats as she finishes her senior year.
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‘Couldn’t dream of doing that anywhere else’: Women’s tennis coach Kristen Maines on her record-breaking 137th victory
By MICHAEL VACCARO | Apr. 5, 2023Women’s tennis coach Kristen Maines graduated from UB in 2006 with school records in singles and double wins. Now, she is the winningest women’s tennis coach in UB program history.
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4 takeaways from George Halcovage III’s introductory press conference
By BRANDON COCHI | Apr. 3, 2023After spending 15 years with Villanova, Halcovage said he knew it was time to take the reins of his own team.
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‘We kept climbing the ladder’: UB’s Naccarella sisters say goodbye to 15 years of swimming together
By AMY MASLIN | Mar. 15, 2023The Naccarella sisters have been competitively swimming together for the past 15 years. The Bulls’ second-place finish at the Mid-American Conference (MAC) swimming and diving championship last month marked their last meet together.
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5 potential candidates for UB’s next men’s basketball coach
By BRANDON COCHI | Mar. 14, 2023UB’s men’s basketball program is now in the market for a new head coach after former Bulls head coach Jim Whitesell was fired Saturday.
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‘It’s definitely good to come out of nowhere, because you open more eyes that way’
By BRANDON COCHI | Mar. 8, 2023How sophomore guard Curtis Jones has become the Bulls' leading scorer this season.
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2023 NFL Draft profile: James Patterson
By BRANDON COCHI | Mar. 1, 2023Here’s what Patterson, who hopes to become the first UB player drafted in two years (since Malcolm Koonce, 79th overall in 2021), brings to the table as a draft prospect.
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‘Nobody was expecting this from me’: Kiara Johnson on her return to basketball after having her son
By AMY MASLIN | Feb. 22, 2023Johnson, a fifth-year forward on the women’s basketball team, balances three lives at once: mother, student and Division-I college basketball player.
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‘An invisible injury’: How concussions impact student athletes
By AMY MASLIN | Feb. 15, 2023UB’s concussion experts hope that their efforts will help mitigate the worst effects of concussions on student-athletes.
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UB football announces new coaching staff hires
By BRANDON COCHI | Feb. 15, 2023After a 6-6 season that saw the Bulls win their third bowl game in four seasons, UB announced multiple coaching changes last week.
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How UB football used poise and continuity to turn its season around
By ANTHONY DECICCO | Nov. 2, 2022Despite a historically bad beginning to the season, Maurice Linguist and the Bulls turned things around. They won five consecutive games (before losing to Ohio Tuesday night) and are in contention for the top spot in the conference.
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How mindfulness, depth and environment have led to success for women’s soccer
By AMY MASLIN | Oct. 26, 2022The introduction of a mindfulness coach and a balance of youth and experience has turned women's soccer into the favorites to win the MAC.
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Built in Buffalo: how Nate Oats helped Dominic Johnson fulfill his coaching dream
By ANTHONY DECICCO | Sep. 7, 2022Ever since he was a youth, Dominic Johnson always saw himself pursuing a career in coaching.
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Anna Aguon becomes UB’s home run queen
By KAYLA STERNER | May 4, 2022To her teammates, Anna Aguon is known for bumping to Usher before games and spreading smiles throughout the dugout. But to the UB record books, she’s something more: the Bulls’ all-time leader in career home runs.
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Comparing UB’s 2020 and 2021 athletic budgets
By KAYLA STERNER and SOPHIE MCNALLY | Apr. 13, 2022UB Athletics had a budget of roughly $36.2 million in 2021, according to the NCAA Membership Financial Report The Spectrum received on March 11. The report covered expenditures and revenues for the 2021 calendar year. Here’s a look at the 2021 athletic budget.
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Mark Alnutt talks coaching changes, transfer portal challenges
By JUSTIN WEISS | Apr. 13, 2022Becky Burke was recently introduced as UB’s 13th head women’s basketball coach Friday. Alnutt spoke about hiring Burke and other salient topics during a Q&A with The Spectrum last week.
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Becky Burke details offseason plan
By ANTHONY DECICCO | Apr. 13, 2022Faced with the challenge of addressing a depleted roster and establishing a strong recruiting pipeline in a new city, women's basketball coach Becky Burke is going to have her work cut out for her these next few months.
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‘We’re really starting from a blank piece of paper’: football kicks off spring practices
By ANTHONY DECICCO | Apr. 6, 2022With a new group of talented transfers, as well as some of the highest-ranked recruits in program history, expectations are high for the 2022 UB football team.
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‘The sky’s the limit for her’: As Victoria Franz battles Crohn’s disease, she retains a fighting spirit
By SOPHIE MCNALLY | Apr. 6, 2022Tori Franz, a junior diver from Buffalo, has suffered from Crohn’s disease since the age of 10, enduring debilitating pain and weakness that can only be remedied by the slew of medications and medical specialists at her disposal.
