This semester in UB sports
By CIAH COURTNEY | Dec. 10This fall semester has been an exciting one for UB athletics, and in case you were too busy studying, we’re here to catch you up on what's happened in Alumni Arena and beyond!
This fall semester has been an exciting one for UB athletics, and in case you were too busy studying, we’re here to catch you up on what's happened in Alumni Arena and beyond!
Both the women and the men posted program best finishes against some of the best collegiate runners in the Northeast.
Buffalo men’s basketball (4-0, 0-0 MAC) continues its undefeated streak with an 80-64 win over the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Tigers (0-3, 0-0 Liberty League) on Nov. 15.
On Wednesday night, Bulls football (5-5, 4-2 MAC) fell to in-conference opponent Central Michigan University (6-4, 4-2 MAC).
The Bulls looked to add their first win of the season to their resume by beating the 24th ranked team in the nation. The Bulls were unable to do so, and lost 81-47.
Bulls men’s wrestling (0-1, 0-0 MAC) held their season-opening dual at Alumni Arena with the University of Pittsburgh (2-0, 0-0 ACC). The No. 21-ranked Panthers won 33-6.
Buffalo (3-0, 0-0 MAC) followed up its home win on Saturday over the Green Bay Phoenix (1-2, 0-0 HLC) with an impressive road victory at DePaul (2-1, 0-0 Big East).
Buffalo (1-0, 0-0 MAC) shook off some early jitters and a double-digit deficit to open their season with an 85-79 victory over the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (0-1, 0-0 SBC) in the Mid-American Conference (MAC)-Sun-Belt Conference (SBC) Challenge at Alumni Arena on Monday night.
Bulls football (5-4, 4-1 MAC) defeated the Bowling Green Falcons (3-6, 1-4 MAC) 28-3 on the road Saturday in Bowling Green, Ohio.
UB women’s soccer (12-4-2, 8-3-1 MAC) closed out the regular season with a 2-0 to Western Michigan (14-3-1, 11-1-1 MAC) Wednesday afternoon in Buffalo.
Over the weekend, the Bulls women’s basketball team opened their season at home with a 69-63 win over Canisius in an exhibition game. This first game of the season was the UB debut for head coach Kristen Sharkey as well as the majority of the Bulls’ roster.
Bulls football (4-4, 3-1 MAC) lost to the Akron Zips (3-6, 2-3 MAC) at home on Saturday, marking their first Mid-American Conference loss of the season.
When Steve Nappo left the field in 1986, he never expected to still be in the UB record books nearly four decades later
The Bulls swim and dive team had their first meet of the season this past weekend at home, competing with Niagara University and Cornell University.
Women’s soccer (11-3-1, 7-2 MAC) enjoyed two wins against Mid-American Conference (MAC) competition this week — a senior day victory over Central Michigan (0-12-2, 0-6-2 MAC) and a road win over Ohio University (3-8-5, 1-4-4 MAC).