UB women’s softball won one game narrowly, lost another in overtime and were defeated in a blowout this weekend at Ball State University.
The Bulls fell 2-0 to the Orange in their first outdoor game of the season.
The eight wrestlers entering the transfer portal include at least three freshmen and two wrestlers who competed at the NCAA championships.
Lembo could earn $725,000 yearly as UB football’s head coach, not including performance incentives.
In 58 appearances for the Bulls across his two seasons in Buffalo, Adams has started in 57 games while logging over 30 minutes a night, making him a reliable leader for the program.
UB Athletics will commence a national search for Stutzman’s replacement “immediately,” according to Athletic Director Mark Alnutt.
The Bulls lost their first game after Niagara hit a pop up that brought the score to 4-3.
Fifth-year pitcher Alexis Lucyshyn earned her fifth complete game shutout of the season, allowing just four hits and racking up five strikeouts.
The second seemed hopeful. The Bulls were ahead by 7, their biggest lead of the game — and then Kent State found their groove.
The win secured UB a spot in the MAC championship game for the first time since the Bulls won the MAC in 2022. The Bulls will face No. 3 Kent State (19-10, 13-5 MAC) on Saturday morning for the MAC title.
No. 4 UB women’s basketball will face the reigning MAC champions, No. 1 Toledo, in Friday's MAC Tournament semifinal.
Even if the women’s team doesn’t make it, UB’s basketball program will be well-represented in March Madness by former players.
At the Hail Southern Classic on Friday, fifth-year pitcher Alexis Lucyshyn etched herself into the UB softball record books.
After a difficult freshman season, Zahra Amos went back home to Perth, Australia for the summer to reset. The high jumper was consistently hitting about 10 centimeters below her personal best. She wasn’t given the opportunity to compete outdoors. And on top of all that, she was dealing with severe knee pain and depression.
This is the first time UB has run a deficit on Athletics since 2012. But in 2023, UB’s debt was $479,000 higher than in 2012. Here’s a look at the major expenses and revenues for the past year.
As the shortest player in UB women's basketball to record a triple-double, it’s safe to say that Elhusseini is leaving her mark here at UB. But her impact goes far beyond the court.
The loss was UB’s 27th of the season, setting a new program-record for most losses in a single season.
A “kill shot” in the first half — a run of 10-0 or more — was the nail in the coffin. UB went into halftime down 15-39 and never recovered.
In the penultimate game of the regular season, UB men’s basketball lost 78-66 to the Ohio Bobcats on Tuesday night at Alumni Arena.
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