After falling to the Toledo University Rockets (17-5,8-3 MAC) last Wednesday in front of a record-breaking crowd, women's basketball (19-4,8-3 MAC) were then defeated by the University of Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (17-6,7-5 SBC) in a hard-fought game, with a final score of 73-65.
Women’s basketball (19-2, 8-2 MAC) defeated the Northern Illinois Huskies (9-12, 3-7 MAC) with a score of 84-58 in the first game of Saturday afternoon’s basketball doubleheader in Alumni Arena. The game was a celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day, and marked head coach Becky Burke’s 50th win with the UB Bulls.
The UB Bulls (2-0, 0-0 MAC) defeated the Buffalo State Bengals (0-0, 0-0 SUNYAC) 123-44 in the first game of Friday night’s basketball doubleheader in Alumni Arena.
Women’s basketball (1-0, 0-0 MAC) opened their regular season with a nail-biter against the Troy University Trojans (0-1, 0-0 SBC) in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Sun-Belt Challenge. The game remained close throughout all four quarters, but the Bulls were able to secure the win with a final score of 80-78.
Women’s basketball (1-0, 0-0 MAC) defeated the Daemen University Wildcats (0-1, 0-0 ECC) 82-38 in an exhibition matchup on Sunday afternoon, marking Buffalo’s fourth consecutive preseason victory over Daemen.
The second seemed hopeful. The Bulls were ahead by 7, their biggest lead of the game — and then Kent State found their groove.
As the shortest player in UB women's basketball to record a triple-double, it’s safe to say that Elhusseini is leaving her mark here at UB. But her impact goes far beyond the court.
Chellia Watson's numbers are hard to ignore. The Winder, Georgia native is having her highest scoring season yet with 23.2 points per game, and her name is among the top 10 scorers nationally.
UB played their lowest scoring game of the season but won off their constricting defense.
UB women’s basketball (5-2, 0-0 MAC) fell to Stony Brook (6-1, 0-0 CAA) 82-53 Saturday at Island Federal Arena.
The Bulls lost their first road game of the season 59-48.
UB women’s basketball assistant coach Candyce Wheeler resigned at the end of the 2022-23 season due to “family reasons and will not be returning next season,” a UB Athletics spokesperson confirmed to The Spectrum Tuesday.
Johnson, a fifth-year forward on the women’s basketball team, balances three lives at once: mother, student and Division-I college basketball player.
UB celebrated National Girls and Women and Sports Day Saturday.
Women’s basketball (2-4) defeated Big 4 Rival Niagara (1-7) 63-58 on Wednesday night at the Gallagher Center in Niagara.
Faced with the challenge of addressing a depleted roster and establishing a strong recruiting pipeline in a new city, women's basketball coach Becky Burke is going to have her work cut out for her these next few months.
A confident and enthusiastic Becky Burke was introduced as the 13th head coach in UB women’s basketball history at Alumni Arena Friday.
UB has named Becky Burke as its next women’s basketball head coach, the school announced in a press release Wednesday.
Now that both the women’s and men’s basketball seasons have come to an end, it’s an appropriate time to look toward the offseason.
UB women’s basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack has agreed to become the next head coach at Syracuse University, the school announced Saturday. Legette-Jack went 202-114 in 10 seasons at UB and leaves Buffalo as the women’s basketball program’s all-time winningest coach. She led the Bulls to three Mid-American Conference Championships and four NCAA Tournament appearances, including the first Sweet Sixteen appearance in program history in 2018. Most recently, the Bulls finished the 2021-22 season with a 25-9 record, including a 16-4 record in MAC play and an NCAA Tournament berth.
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