The fourth and final automatic spot to the Mid-American Conference Tournament quarterfinals remains up for grabs. With a Buffalo victory and Western Michigan (13-16, 8-9 MAC) loss, the Bulls would have punched their ticket to Cleveland, Ohio.
Representatives from every NFL team and several CFL teams visited the Buffalo Bills' Fieldhouse Tuesday to watch a group of 20 players showcase their athleticism - lifting weights, sprinting, jumping and lunging in hopes of impressing professional scouts. The UB football program hosted its annual Pro Day, at which 16 Buffalo seniors (as well as four athletes from other local colleges) put their skills on display for NFL teams.
After playing in the bitterly cold weather of winter in Buffalo, some athletes will escape frigid temperatures for a week of travel. For UB women's soccer players N'Dea Johnson, Natalie Jurisevic and Courtney Gross and Gross' twin sister Gillian - a senior on Akron's women's soccer team - a trip to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, is the first Spring Break excursion that any of the four will experience. "It's me and Nat's senior year and N'Dea's our best friend, so what other way do we want to spend our last Spring Break?" Gross said. Gross decided on Punta Cana largely because her older sister Marissa went when she was in college.
The men's basketball team outscored Akron 40-21 from the 12-minute mark of the first half to the 14-minute mark of the second half Tuesday night.
I only saw Khalil Mack get any semblance of frustrated during an interview once this season. Reporters ask athletes - especially stars like Mack - all sorts of weird and probing questions, but I asked the only one that bothered him, from what I observed. Context: When the Bulls defeated Ohio 30-3 Nov.
UB's dreams of consecutive Northeast Collegiate Hockey League Tournament (NECHL) titles came to an end Saturday night. Niagara University (15-9, 10-4 NECHL), defeated the Bulls (24-9, 12-2 NECHL), 3-1, at The Northtown Center in front of an electrified crowd. It was a disappointing night for the Bulls, who had several power play opportunities and 24 shots in the second period.
By the time of the 400-yard freestyle relay - the final event of this past weekend's women's Mid-American Conference Championships at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio - the Bulls' goal of winning a team MAC title was out of reach. But that was no reason for Buffalo to give up in the last event. "If you can't win the whole thing, you want to win the last event," head coach Andy Bashor said to his team. The relay team, composed of junior Spencer Rodriguez, junior Taylor Steffl, senior Marissa Murphy and senior Brittney Kuras, followed Bashor's creed, putting an exclamation point on the weekend with a first-place performance that was a school, meet, MAC and pool record. Buffalo finished fifth as a team but won eight of the 20 events.
The men's basketball team enters the final week of the regular season in prime position to enter the Mid-American Conference Tournament as a top-two seed, which would automatically place them in the semifinal round - two wins from the NCAA Tournament. The Bulls (18-8, 12-4 MAC) play at Akron (18-11, 10-6 MAC) Tuesday night and close out their regular season Saturday against Bowling Green (12-17, 6-10) at Alumni Arena. With a win over Akron Tuesday night, Buffalo would clinch the MAC East regular-season title, but this will not guarantee them a top-two seeding.
Women's Basketball (16-11, 9-7 MAC) The Bulls defeated Miami Ohio (7-20, 3-13 MAC), 74-61, in Oxford, Ohio Saturday afternoon.
The inevitable happened last Friday: The Buffalo Sabres traded goaltender Ryan Miller. Buffalo sent Miller, along with teammate Steve Ott, to the St.
With two games left to play, the women's basketball team captured a crucial win to remain in fourth place in the Mid-American Conference standings on Saturday afternoon. The Bulls (16-11, 9-7 MAC) defeated Miami Ohio (7-20, 3-13 MAC), 74-61, in Oxford, Ohio.
In the midst of its strongest start in program history, the baseball team found itself trailing for the first time this season Friday night.
The momentum of Saturday's men's basketball game changed in one possession. The Bulls were in the middle of an offensive dry spell late in the first half.
The only thing that can stop the men's basketball team from winning the Mid-American Conference tournament is the team itself. The Bulls have won eight of their last 10 and currently hold a two-game lead in the MAC East.
Men's Tennis (5-1) The Intercollegiate Tennis Association released its newest Top 75 rankings Wednesday, and the Bulls jumped 16 spots from No.
Ohio won this game at the free throw line. The Bobcats (9-17, 4-11 Mid-American Conference) made 32 of 43 free throw attempts, recording the most made and second-most attempted free throws for opponents against Buffalo this season.
In the men's basketball team's last matchup with Ohio, Feb. 15 at Alumni Arena, the Bulls let a double-digit second-half lead slip away.
The men's basketball team, which has sole possession of first place in the Mid-American Conference East, is in unchartered territory.
The women's tennis team is no stranger to hot starts. In 2013, the team started the season 10-0, winning all but two of its matches by at least five points.
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