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Senior forward David Kadiri dunks over Nazareth players earlier this season. The men’s basketball team got things back on track this week with their second victory of 2017.
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The rundown: Past week in UB Athletics

The Buffalo Bulls men’s basketball team got things back on track this week with their second victory of 2017. They defeated the Kent State Golden Flashes (9-9, 1-4 MAC) 82-69 at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center. The game included many large runs from both teams and finished with the Bulls on a 23-5 run.


UB men's soccer warms up prior to a game. The men's soccer team has been cut from UB Athletics.
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UB men’s soccer head coach Stu Riddle to take job at Northern Kentucky

After four years a the head coach of UB’s men’s soccer program, Stu Riddle will be leaving the program to accept the same job at Western Kentucky, according to a Buffalo News report. “It’s a sad scenario to have to leave Buffalo,” Riddle told The Buffalo News. “Professionally, I thought I could do big things here, but with the resources at hand, this was as much as I could do.”


Tom Brady throws the ball. The Patriots are the favorite to win the AFC this year.
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Spectrum's NFL Playoff predictions

Tom Brady and Bill Belichick can overcome most roster deficiencies, but a good defense with a good game plan could challenge New England. The Chiefs are balanced on both sides of the ball and would give the Patriots all they could handle if they were to face off for the AFC Championship.


Brittany Morrison is a player on the women’s basketball team. She is a rebounding specialist.
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UB women’s basketball power forward Brittany Morrison sheds light on relentless rebounding

Brittany Morrison wants to be scoring insurance for the UB women’s basketball team. If the Bulls (6-0) miss a shot, three, or layup, the sophomore power forward wants to be there. Morrison has garnered a reputation amongst her teammates and coaches as a ruthless rebounder, despite being undersized. Morrison’s rebounding plays a fundamental part in the team's success, not just for second chance points, but for team confidence.


The Bulls came up short of a comeback and fell to the Bowling Green Falcons 27-19 Friday at Doyt Perry Stadium.
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UB football falls to Bowling Green 27-19

With the end of their season in sight, UB’s football team nearly pulled off a comeback win on Saturday. “I don’t know if you’d call it a little bit of reckless abandon” said graduate transfer quarterback Grant Rohach. “Hey we were going for it, we were putting it down field regardless of if it was dicey or not, or risky, we were gonna leave it all out there.”


UB football huddles before a game. The Bulls lost to Western Michigan on Saturday. 
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Western Michigan blows out UB football 38-0

The No. 21 Western Michigan Broncos (11-0, 7-0 Mid-American Conference) came into Saturday to show off for the College Football Playoff committee. They did just that. The undefeated Broncos dictated the game and came away with a 38-0 blowout of the Buffalo Bulls (2-9, 1-6 MAC) at a packed Waldo Stadium. Bronco’s redshirt senior quarterback Zach Terrell torched the Buffalo defense for a career high 445 yards as well as four touchdowns. His favorite target, senior receiver Corey Davis had 13 catches for 173 yards and two touchdowns.


Sophomore Brandon Williams celebrates a tackle. Bulls lost senior day game to Miami Ohio.
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UB football falls to Miami 35-24

In their final home game of the year, the Bulls (2-8, 1-5 Mid-American Conference) were defeated by the Miami RedHawks (5-6, 5-2 MAC) 35-24 at UB Stadium. Bulls redshirt freshman quarterback Tyree Jackson finished the day 12-of-27 for 96 yards before being pulled with a leg injury late in the third quarter. Miami sophomore defensive back De’Andre Montgomery finished the game with two defensive touchdowns, scoring both within five minutes of each other.


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