The No. 7 seeded Bulls (7-22, 6-10 Mid-American Conference) lost to No. 6 seed Ball State (15-16, 8-8 MAC) 3-1 in the first round of the MAC Tournament in Athens, Ohio Thursday night. The Bulls won the second set to pull the match even, but proceeded to drop consecutive sets. The Cardinals meanwhile advance to the MAC Quarterfinals against No. 3 Kent State (19-9, 13-3 MAC).
#SpiritDay, which is a national event that supports LGBTQ youth and has been promoted by the likes of the NBA, MLB, WNBA and MLS, came to Alumni Arena Friday. Game-goers wore purple to show support.
After playing in just two sets during the Buffalo’s first eight games, the freshman middle blocker has played in every set since Hatchett’s injury and is currently fifth on the team in kills with 63.
A breakdown of UB Athletics' weekend.
With most of Buffalo’s Division-I sports in the thick of Mid-American Conference play, each team is still in contention for their respective conference titles. Of course, it’s a whole team effort, including the coaching staff, to get a team in position to compete for a championship. But each squad has standout performers that have helped take it to the next level.
They were some of the most prolific players to ever wear the blue and white. They broke records, won championship and brought some prominence to Mid-Major program over the course of their careers. But what happens to these players after they walk for graduation? The Spectrum caught up with a few recent Bulls graduates from the past few years.
A breakdown of the weekend in UB Athletics.
In one of their closest games so far this season, the Bulls (0-9) lost to their backyard rivals Canisius College 3-1 on Tuesday night. It’s a far cry from the 6-3 start the team earned just last season.
The Bulls (0-3), aside from losing important fixtures from last year, know they have a long road to climb in order to reach the top of the conference, especially with an opening weekend sweep where they only grabbed one set win in three matches against Villanova (2-1), Stony Brook (1-2) and No. 1 ranked Penn State (3-0) over this past weekend at the Penn State Classic.
There's several intriguing story lines to watch out for as the football, volleyball and men's and women's soccer teams gear up for the 2015 season. The Spectrum has you covered on what to watch out for.
Blair Brown Lipsitz was named new head coach of the volleyball team Tuesday night. The two-time All-American and four-time national champion will replace Reed Sunahara, who left the team on March 2 to assume the same position at West Virginia. Lipsitz has no prior coaching experience, but a decorated record as a college player.
On Tuesday night, UB Athletics announced the signing of Blair Brown Lipsitz as the new head coach of the volleyball team - succeeding recently departed head coach Reed Sunahara. The move to find a new coach was evident once Sunahara left, but Athletic Director Danny White has kept a constant trend of his hires in the past two years – former college athletes that excelled in their respective sports.
Reed Sunahara resigned as the volleyball team’s head coach to assume the same position at West Virginia University on Monday after only one season in Buffalo.
Junior Amber Hatchett and the Bulls lost in the first round of the MAC Tournament Friday. Kainan Guo, The Spectrum
Freshman libero Niki Bozinoski and the volleyball team clinched the final MAC Tournament spot this weekend after two wins over Akron and Toledo. Yusong Shi, The Spectrum Women?s soccer (16-3-3, 12-0-2 Mid-American Conference) Buffalo?s historic season ended Friday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
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