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The 2018 Final Four begins Saturday when the Villanova Wildcats take on the Kansas Jayhawks followed by the Michigan Wolverines taking on the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers.
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Final Four preview

An exciting NCAA basketball season is less than a week away from wrapping up. The Final Four will take place in San Antonio, Texas this weekend to determine the national champion.


Junior pitcher Ally Power winds up for the pitch. Power and the Bulls are getting ready for a three game series against the Northern Illinois Huskies.
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Softball heads to DeKalb

The Bulls (11-14, 3-0 Mid-American Conference) will travel to DeKalb, Illinois this weekend to compete in a three-game series against the Northern Illinois Huskies (10-20, 1-2 MAC). This is their second series against a MAC opponent this season, after sweeping the Eastern Michigan Eagles (4-22, 0-3 MAC) last weekend. The Bulls head in with 11 wins this season.


New UB Athletic Director Mark Alnutt speaks at press conference. Alnutt is set to start the position on April 11 after working for the University at Memphis.
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Mark Alnutt named UB athletic director

The University at Buffalo has its new head of athletics. UB announced on March 21 that Mark Alnutt, a former deputy director of athletics at the University at Memphis, would be taking over the position with a start date of April 11.


Senior guard Stephanie Reid looks for the layup in the crowded paint. The Bulls made program history Monday securing the team's first appearance in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament. 
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Buffalo wins second NCAA Tournament game

No.11 Buffalo continued its historic season Monday night when they beat the no.3 Florida State Seminoles 86-65. This marked the program’s first birth to the Sweet Sixteen coming off its first appearance in the round of 32. It was a team effort as all of Buffalo’s starters had 10 points or more.


Junior guard Cierra Dillard looks for an option as defender post-up to her. Dillard was the lead scorer in the Bull's first NCAA Tournament win on March 17 against the South Florida Bulls.
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Women's basketball wins first NCAA Tournament

No.11 Buffalo beat the no.6 South Florida Bulls 102-79 Saturday afternoon in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Tallahassee, Florida. This was the program’s second appearance in the tournament, entering off its first at-large bid. This comes after the men’s basketball team won the program’s first NCAA Tournament game Thursday. 


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The Bulls head to Florida for spring break

The softball team is traveling to Clearwater, Florida this weekend along with 33 other teams from around the country for the University of Southern Florida Tournament. The Bulls (7-10, 0-0 Mid-American Conference) head into the tournament after finishing 2-3 in the Madeira Beach Classic two weeks ago.


Bulls head coach Nate Oats lifts the MAC tournament trophy over his head. The Bulls have won three of the last four MAC tournaments and are both the MAC regular season and MAC tournament champions this year.
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The Bulls dynasty

CLEVELAND — The Bulls are now the Mid-American Conference regular season and MAC Tournament champions in the same year for the first time in school history. Buffalo (26-8, 15-3 MAC) came away with three wins, culminating in a 76-66 win over the Toledo Rockets (23-11, 13-5 MAC) Saturday night at Quicken Loans Arena. The win gave the Bulls their third MAC tournament title in four years –– a feat that has only been accomplished one other time in the 38-year history of the MAC Tournament.


Players from the women’s basketball team huddle in the MAC championship game against the Central Michigan Chippewas. The Bulls lost 96-91 but will now look for an at-large bid for the NCAA tournament.
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A chance for more magic for UB women's basketball

CLEVELAND –– Buffalo may have lost to the Central Michigan Chippewas on Saturday in the MAC Tournament championship final at the Quicken Loans Arena, but head coach Felisha Legette-Jack was still smiling at the postgame press conference. “What a wonderful opportunity to coach these young ladies,” said Legette-Jack after Saturday’s game.


Senior guard Stephanie Reid goes for a shot. Reid had 22 points and 11 assist in the MAC tournament quarterfinal Wednesday evening.
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Bulls beat Golden Flashes in Cleveland

CLEVELAND — The Bulls beat the Kent State Golden Flashes 72-50 Wednesday evening at the Quicken Loans Arena. Senior guard Stephanie Reid led the team in scoring and assists with 22 points, 11 assists and 5 steals after being named to the All-MAC second team on Tuesday.


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