Syracuse retires Felisha Legette-Jack’s jersey
By ANTHONY DECICCO | Nov. 16, 2021On Sunday afternoon, UB women’s basketball head coach Felisha Legette-Jack became the first female athlete to have her jersey retired by Syracuse University.
On Sunday afternoon, UB women’s basketball head coach Felisha Legette-Jack became the first female athlete to have her jersey retired by Syracuse University.
In her senior year of high school, Brisbane, Australia native Georgia Woolley drove over an hour each day just to attend basketball practice.
Women’s basketball (1-0) defeated the Canisius Golden Griffins (0-1), 102-42, in its season opener Tuesday night at Alumni Arena.
Men’s basketball (0-1) began the 105th season in program history with a loss to the No. 6 Michigan Wolverines, 88-76, Wednesday night at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, MI.
UB football (4-6, 2,4 MAC) fell to the Miami (OH) RedHawks (5-5, 2-4 MAC), 45-18, at Yager Stadium in Oxford, OH Tuesday night.
The UB men’s basketball team is seeking redemption after consecutive losses in the MAC Championship Game and the first round of the National Invitation Tournament.
Milla Malik, a first-team All-State outside hitter in high school, was so undersized that she felt she needed to wear goggles to set herself apart from taller recruits.
The UB women’s basketball team is set to begin the 2021-22 season with the same philosophy but with a younger team and a deeper bench.
UB’s men’s and women’s tennis teams finished the fall season on a high note.
UB (4-5, 2-3 MAC) is at serious risk of missing out on a postseason bid for the first time in four seasons.
Women’s soccer (13-4-3, 6-2-3 MAC) was eliminated from the Mid-American Conference Tournament Thursday when they lost to the Bowling Green Falcons, 1-0, at Cochrane Stadium.
Men’s basketball defeated the Medaille Mavericks, 105-54, in an exhibition contest Thursday night at Alumni Arena.
Women’s basketball defeated the Daemen Wildcats, 98-43, in an exhibition contest at Alumni Arena Thursday night.
Women’s soccer (13-3-3, 6-2-3 MAC) eliminated Central Michigan (9-8-1, 6-4-1 MAC), 2-1, Sunday on a wild game-winning double-overtime goal at the 105-minute mark in the Mid-American Conference Tournament quarterfinals.
After capturing its first-ever Mid-American Conference Championship and dethroning seven-time champion Akron last season, UB swimming and diving (1-0, 1-0 MAC) is hungry to win its second consecutive title in 2021-22.
UB should be well-represented in the NBA G-League this season, as four former men’s basketball players look to land a spot on a professional roster.
After a dominant win over Akron last week (2-6, 1-3 MAC), UB football (4-5, 2-3 MAC) lost a hard-fought battle to Bowling Green (3-6, 1-4 MAC), 56-44, at UB Stadium Saturday afternoon.
UB women’s soccer (11-3-3, 5-2-3 MAC) defeated the Bowling Green Falcons,1-0, at Cochrane Stadium in Bowling Green, OH Thursday night.
UB has made it a habit of playing in close games this season.
Women’s soccer (10-3-2, 4-2-2 MAC) defeated Western Michigan (4-11-0, 2-6-0 MAC), 4-3, in a thriller Thursday night at UB Stadium. UB then traveled to Dekalb, IL Sunday afternoon, where they tied Northern Illinois (4-10-2, 1-5-2 MAC), 1-1, in a wild double-overtime match.