Hannestad clinches match against Marist
By CHRISTIAN BRUNO | Feb. 23, 2014The men's tennis team is no stranger to 4-3 decisions. On Saturday, the No. 72 Bulls (5-1) defeated Marist (1-2) 4-3 - their third straight 4-3 victory - in Poughkeepsie.
The men's tennis team is no stranger to 4-3 decisions. On Saturday, the No. 72 Bulls (5-1) defeated Marist (1-2) 4-3 - their third straight 4-3 victory - in Poughkeepsie.
The men's tennis team is no stranger to 4-3 decisions. On Saturday, the No. 72 Bulls (5-1) defeated Marist (1-2) 4-3 - their third straight 4-3 victory - in Poughkeepsie.
The score of this game might make it seem like a one-sided affair, but it was quite the opposite. The Bulls (15-10, 8-6 Mid-American Conference) lost to Bowling Green (23-3, 13-1 MAC), 73-63, on Saturday at Alumni Arena.
Men's Basketball (16-8, 10-4 Mid-American Conference) Buffalo won its first game at Kent State in 17 contests all-time on Saturday afternoon.
The men's tennis team is no stranger to 4-3 decisions. On Saturday, the No. 72 Bulls (5-1) defeated Marist (1-2) 4-3 - their third straight 4-3 victory - in Poughkeepsie.
After finishing last week with a heartbreaking loss to Ohio (19-8, 9-5 Mid-American Conference) at home, the men's basketball team rebounded with a big 96-90 win at home against Akron and a 78-69 victory at Kent State (15-12, 6-8 MAC), its first ever in 17 chances at the MAC Center. Here is
Entering Saturday's game, the men's basketball team had never won at Kent State. After 11 minutes of game time, it seemed like this trend would continue. The Bulls hit only one of their first nine shots and began the game down 10-2.
Men's Basketball (15-8, 9-4 Mid-American Conference) Buffalo defeated Akron (17-9, 9-4 MAC), 96-90, in front of 3,579 at Alumni Arena on Wednesday evening to earn a share of first place in the MAC East.
Fans could likely hear head coach Felisha Legette-Jack screaming "hands up" and "next pass" from the last row of any arena.
Last season, the men's tennis team went 3-4 in 4-3 matches. Three of those losses came at the end of the season and, had the Bulls been able to defeat Ball State, they would have won the Mid-American Conference (MAC) regular season championship. This season, the Bulls have started 4-1.
Defense was hard to find at Alumni Arena on Wednesday night as the men's basketball team took on Akron.
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Coming off a heartbreaking first loss at Alumni Arena against Ohio on Saturday, the men's basketball team has little time to regroup as it hosts the top team in the Mid-American Conference East, Akron, on Wednesday. The Bulls (14-8, 8-4 MAC) face off against Akron (17-8, 9-3 MAC) at Alumni Arena at 7 p.m.
The Bulls (14-9, 7-5 Mid-American Conference) turned a poor first half around to defeat Northern Illinois (8-14, 4-8 MAC), 66-57, on Saturday at Alumni Arena. The team wore all pink uniforms for the "Play 4 Kay" game to honor former North Carolina State women's head coach Kay Yow, who passed away from breast cancer in 2009. An 18-5 Northern Illinois run to end the first half put UB on the verge of suffering its second home loss in conference play.
The men's tennis team entered Saturday with three one-point victories. Buffalo continued this trend on Saturday as its match came down to the final game.
On Thursday afternoon, the UB Division of Athletics released its Facilities Master Plan, laying out how the department plans to develop the area around Alumni Arena and UB Stadium. The plan includes renderings of a field house, soccer stadium and baseball field, upgrades to the softball field and renovations to UB Stadium and Alumni Arena. "[Athletic Director] Danny [White] wants to move quickly on everything," said Allen Greene, deputy director of athletics.
Women's Basketball (14-9, 7-5 Mid-American Conference) The Bulls defeated Northern Illinois (8-14, 4-8 MAC) 66-57 Saturday afternoon at Alumni Arena. The Bulls were down 13 points midway through the second half but went on a 20-1 run to erase the deficit and keep the lead for good.
Almost everything about Saturday's men's basketball game was promising through the first 33 minutes.