When the anxiety of losing all the time goes away, sometimes the pressure of winning constantly becomes its own problem. For the women's tennis team, that's a good problem to have. The Bulls (10-0, 1-0 Mid-American Conference) are one of only two programs in the NCAA that is undefeated thus far in the season.
Long-time wrestling head coach Jim Beichner has been fired, according to The Buffalo News. Beichner, who was awarded Mid-American Conference coach of the year in 2011, is the second long-time Bulls head coach to be fired in the past two weeks. The news was released on Friday, after four wrestlers qualified for the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. In a much-anticipated season - with the return of redshirt senior John Martin-Cannon - the Bulls underperformed, posting an overall record of 1-11 and a 1-4 Mid-American Conference dual-meet record. Beichner took over the Bulls team in the 1995-96 season - a team that had only compiled just six dual-meet victories in the previous four seasons.
In his short tenure at UB, Athletic Director Danny White has made two highly debatable, unpopular decisions - extending the contract of football head coach Jeff Quinn and terminating the contract of men's basketball head coach Reggie Witherspoon.
Nobody knew what to expect from the women's basketball team this season. The squad had a new head coach, only one senior and a Mid-American Conference record below .500 in seven of its last nine seasons. The Bulls (12-20, 8-8 MAC) did not let the negative preseason press stand in their way.
Since Athletic Director Danny White fired long-time men's basketball coach Reggie Witherspoon on Friday, Witherspoon has only heard from the athletic department regarding one matter: How soon can he clean out his office? "How I feel is like death," Witherspoon told The Spectrum.
On a freezing Buffalo winter Wednesday, Reggie Witherspoon and I were stuck around back Alumni Arena.
One of the most popular figures on UB's campus has lost his job. First-year Athletic Director Danny White announced Friday afternoon via email that men's basketball coach Reggie Witherspoon had been fired. "After much consideration, we have determined that a change in leadership for our men's basketball program is necessary," White said in the press release, adding that he will not be making any more comments on the matter.
CLEVELAND - Sophomore forward Kristen Sharkey had a "do or die" mentality on Thursday afternoon in the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
CLEVELAND - Sophomore forward Kristen Sharkey had a "do or die" mentality on Thursday afternoon in the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
CLEVELAND - They just missed the cut-off. There was a benchmark for the men's basketball team this year: Score 70 or more points and win the game.
CLEVELAND - Before his arrival in Buffalo, sophomore forward Will Regan was not the focal point of a Virginia offense, only seeing 20 games on the floor, averaging 1.9 points per game. After transferring back home to Buffalo, Regan had to wait one year before he could wear the name of his endeared city on his chest. On Wednesday night, the wait was over for Regan.
CLEVELAND - Will Regan did not show emotion until the final minute. By that point, the man whose last name has earned him the moniker "The Politician" could not contain his smile. With 1:05 left in the Bulls' 76-61 win over Ball State, Regan attacked the basket and got called for a charge.
One of the best players in the Mid-American Conference may have gotten into an itsy bitsy, teenie weenie amount of trouble. After Ohio's come-from-behind win over the men's basketball team in Alumni Arena Tuesday night, Bobcats standout senior guard D.J.
It was an up and down weekend for the men's tennis team, as it took to the road on Saturday to face Princeton (7-3) and then returned home on Sunday for a match with the New Jersey Institute of Technology (9-3) at the Miller Tennis Center. With little time to rest before playing NJIT on Sunday, the Bulls came ready to play.
The Miller Tennis Center was packed with fans for both the men's and women's tennis teams Sunday afternoon.
Western New York native Steven Means grew up a Buffalo Bills fan. After four years on the gridiron for the University at Buffalo Bulls, Means has a chance to achieve his dream of reaching the NFL. On Tuesday afternoon, the senior flaunted his athletic prowess in front of 18 NFL teams in the Bills' practice facility.
The men's basketball team has faced the toughest competition the Mid-American Conference has to offer in its past two games. Three days removed from one of the biggest wins in the program's history against nationally ranked Akron, the Bulls (12-18, 7-8 MAC) couldn't carry their momentum over against Ohio (22-8, 13-2 MAC), losing 72-69. The Bulls let a 69-63 lead with 3:51 remaining slip away when Ohio guard D.J.
This year's Mid-American Conference Championship meet was very similar to last year's for the Buffalo Bulls.
A day after the men's basketball team pulled off arguably its biggest home victory ever, the women's hoops team put on a senior day performance that Alumni Arena won't soon forget. The Bulls (10-18, 8-7 Mid-American Conference) defeated Kent State (3-25, 1-13 MAC) 81-45, scoring a season high in points and allowing only nine first-half points. The victory marks Buffalo's fourth win by 20 or more points this season. "We've been building up to this moment for the entire year," said head coach Felisha Legette-Jack.
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