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Senior forward Russell Cicerone dribbles the ball. UB will face off against Bowling Green in the first round of the MAC Tournament.
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UB Men’s soccer readies itself for MAC Tournament rematch with Bowling Green

By THOMAS ZAFONTE | Nov. 7, 2016

UB men’s soccer traveled to Bowling Green this weekend knowing that a win would make them the regular season Mid-American Conference Champions and give them home field advantage in the MAC Tournament. It would have snapped Akron’s 11-year streak of winning the MAC regular season title. UB (11-3-3, 2-1-2 MAC) played Bowling Green (9-5-4, 2-0-3) to a 0-0 tie in a Saturday night slugfest.

UB football head coach Lance Leipold walks along the sidelines after a loss.
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UB football falls to Ohio 34-10

By DANIEL PETRUCCELLI | Nov. 4, 2016

The UB football team (2-7, 1-4 Mid-American Conference) outgained the Ohio Bobcats (7-3, 5-1 MAC) on offense but early mistakes cost them and they fell 34-10 at Peden Stadium. Bobcats’ freshman quarterback Quinton Maxwell was the star of the game with 236 passing yards, 50 rushing yards and three total touchdowns.

UB’s hockey team poses for a picture after winning the NCHA Championship last year.
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Buffalo hockey wins rivalry night, looks ahead

By DANIEL PETRUCCELLI | Oct. 30, 2016

After coming up short three times last season, the Buffalo Bulls (5-5, 2-0 NECHL) men’s hockey team toppled rival Niagara Purple Eagles (2-8, 2-1 NECHL), 4-2, in their first attempt this season. Buffalo is now .500 and in the midst of a 3-game win streak.

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The Akron win, the next four weeks and the future of UB football

By MICHAEL AKELSON | Oct. 30, 2016

This Thursday at UB Stadium, we saw something out of UB’s football team that we hadn’t seen in weeks: fight. Coming into Thursday as a 17.5-point home underdog against a good Akron team (5-4, 3-2 Mid-American Conference), Buffalo played their best game of the season, not only scoring an upset win, but doing it in dominating fashion.

Freshman quarterback Tyree Jackson scores a touchdown. Thursday night's victory over Akron was the Bulls' first conference win. 
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UB football upsets Akron 41-20

By DANIEL PETRUCCELLI | Oct. 28, 2016

On Thursday night, senior running back Jordan Johnson finally looked like the unstoppable force many expected him to be when coming into the season. The senior running back set a program record with 282 rushing yards as well as finding the end zone twice, as the Buffalo Bulls (2-6, 1-3 Mid-American Conference) came away with the 41-20 upset win against the Akron Zips (5-4, 3-2 MAC) on a wet Thursday night at UB Stadium. Buffalo snapped their four-game losing streak as they secured their first conference victory of the season.

Senior forward Celina Carrero gets passed a Bowling Green defender. Carrero scored the only goal against Akron for Thursday's win, which qualified them for another MAC Tournament.
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UB women’s soccer qualifies for MAC Tournament

By THOMAS ZAFONTE | Oct. 28, 2016

UB Women’s soccer (7-7-5, 4-4-3) played their most important game of the year Thursday afternoon against Akron. If they lost, their season could have been over. Even in the cold rainy weather, the Bulls played at 100 percent from the first minute to the end. With the win, Buffalo finished the season 7-0-3 at home.

Senior forward Russell Cicerone takes a shot on goal. Cicerone went up in the box with less than a minute left in the game against Western Michigan last Friday. 
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UB men’s soccer looks to finish the job with three games remaining

By THOMAS ZAFONTE | Oct. 26, 2016

There’s an old adage in sports that good teams can win ugly. Last Friday, through the rain and cold, Buffalo men’s soccer played an ugly game against Mid-American Conference rival Western Michigan and managed to come out with a 1-1 tie despite being “outworked,” according to head coach Stu Riddle’s. With Buffalo (9-3-2, 1-1-1) trailing 1-0 in the 90th minute, senior forward Russell Cicerone went up in the box with less than a minute left in the game and snatched life from the jaws of death as he knocked a header into the net off a cross from senior defender Alec Fisher.

UB football head coach Lance Leipold walks along the sidelines after a loss.
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UB football prepares for Akron

By DAN PETRUCCELLI | Oct. 26, 2016

The Buffalo Bulls (1-6, 0-3 Mid-American Conference) are struggling to find their first conference win and things aren’t going to be any easier this week. After Saturday’s 44-7 loss to the Northern Illinois Huskies (2-6, 2-2 MAC), the Bulls host east division foe, the Akron Zips (5-3, 3-1 MAC), on Thursday night at UB Stadium.

Freshman quarterback Tyree Jackson rushes against Ball State. Jackson threw four interceptions in Saturday's game against Northern Illinois. 
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UB football dominated by Northern Illinois 44-7

By DANIEL PETRUCCELLI | Oct. 23, 2016

The Buffalo Bulls (1-6, 0-3 Mid-American Conference) looked outmatched Saturday as they were dominated by the Northern Illinois Huskies (2-6, 2-2 MAC), 44-7 at Huskie Stadium. The Huskies were led by senior quarterback Anthony Maddie who led the team in both rushing and passing. He finished 16-of-29 for 199 yards and a score through the air. He also had 125 yards and four touchdowns on the ground. Bulls freshman quarterback Tyree Jackson threw four interceptions in the game, two of them intercepted by junior cornerback Mayomi Olootu Jr.

UB women's soccer team hold hands on the UB stadium field after a game. The team looks to close out the rest of the season with three wins so they’re ready for the playoffs.
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Playoff mode: UB’s women’s soccer looks to generate momentum

By BRIAN LARA | Oct. 19, 2016

The UB women’s soccer team looks to close out the rest of the season with three wins so they’re ready for the playoffs. “[These games] are huge for us cause, we’re kind of in playoff mode,” said head coach Shawn Burke. The women’s soccer team (6-7-3, 3-4-1 Mid-American Conference) has been a pretty successful program in these past few years with a new coach at the helm.

Buffalo freshman quarterback Tyree Jackson tries to break away from Ball State. Jackson finished the day with career highs in both yards and touchdowns.
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UB football loses to Ball State 31-21

By DANIEL PETRUCCELLI | Oct. 15, 2016

With just over three minutes left in the third quarter, Ball State sophomore running back James Gilbert broke away from Buffalo’s defense on an 80-yard rush. After failing to capitalize on their best start of the year, the Buffalo Bulls (1-5, 0-2 Mid-American Conference) fell to the Ball State Cardinals (4-3, 1-2 MAC) 31-21, in front of 16,092 people at UB Stadium Saturday. Gilbert had 264 yards along with two touchdowns and led the Cardinals. Sophomore quarterback Riley Neal also contributed two rushing touchdowns for Ball State as well as 212 yards in the air.

UB men's soccer team celebrates after a win. The men's soccer team will be cut from UB Athletics starting fall 2017. 
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UB men’s soccer looks to move past Akron loss, keep postseason hopes alive

By THOMAS ZAFONTE | Oct. 13, 2016

Last Friday, the UB men’s soccer team (8-3-1) had their worst loss of the season, losing 4-0 on the road against rival Akron. Akron was the first ranked team the Bulls played this season and on Saturday they will take on West Virginia, another team receiving NSCAA Coaches Top 25 votes. Following a 7-0-0 start to the season, Buffalo has stumbled of late and for a team hoping to make its case for a possible at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, it’s gut-check time.

UB football huddles before a game. The Bulls lost to Western Michigan on Saturday. 
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The edge: Buffalo vs. Ball State preview

By Sports Desk | Oct. 13, 2016

The Buffalo Bulls (1-4, 0-1 Mid-American Conference) head into Saturday’s game against the Ball State Cardinals (3-3, 0-2 MAC) 1-8 in the all-time series. The Bulls’ only win came in the 2008 MAC championship game. It has been five years since the last time the two programs played. The Spectrum has the scouting report on which team has the edge.

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