Fans celebrated at Alumni Arena when it was revealed that women’s basketball (25-8) will head to Knoxville, TN for a Saturday matchup against the Tennessee Volunteers (23-8) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Led by junior guard Dyaisha Fair and senior forward Jeenathan Williams, UB’s basketball teams hope to earn their first NCAA Tournament berths since the 2018-19 season by winning the Mid-American Conference Tournament at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland.
Junior guard Dyaisha Fair scored 38 points to lead women’s basketball (16-7, 10-3 MAC) to a 93-68 victory over Eastern Michigan Wednesday night at Alumni Arena.
Dyaisha Fair (Junior guard, women’s basketball)
UB graduate student and women’s basketball player Summer Hemphill made history when she became the first member of the Seneca Nation to receive a full Division I athletic scholarship back in 2016.
Women's basketball fell to the Bowling Green Falcons, 80-67, in the semifinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament Friday afternoon, ending their season and shattering all hopes of an improbable run to the NCAA Tournament.
UB’s men’s and women’s basketball teams are trying to advance to March Madness, but they first have to get through the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
UB women’s basketball (2-2) lost to the Purdue Boilermakers (2-1) 82-70 at Mackey Arena Wednesday night.
UB women’s basketball (2-1) defeated the Canisius Golden Griffins (0-1) 87-45 at the Koessler Athletic Center at Canisius Sunday afternoon.
UB women’s basketball (1-0) defeated the James Madison Dukes (1-1) 80-64 at the Atlantic Union Bank Center Monday afternoon.
On Monday, UB announced both the men’s and women’s Nov. 25 basketball games against Gannon won’t be played due to positive COVID test results and subsequent contact tracing within Gannon’s Tier 1 personnel.
UB women’s basketball senior forward Summer Hemphill announced on Twitter Monday that she will be staying on the team for an additional season.
UB women’s basketball (19-11, 10-9 MAC) is moving on to the MAC tournament quarterfinals after defeating Miami (OH) (11-20, 4-14 MAC) 87-72 in a landslide victory Monday. The Bulls came out firing from the jump as junior Hannah Hall opened the scoring for Bulls, hitting her first of three 3-pointers eight seconds into the game.
The Bulls (18-11, 9-9 MAC) celebrated their only graduating senior Theresa Onwuka on Saturday’s senior night, as UB closed out the regular season with a 72-58 win against Kent State (18-11, 11-7 MAC). Onwuka’s final regular season game for the Bulls came with a milestone: her 1,000th career point.
As a high school freshman, Dyaisha Fair made her coaches a promise. She was going to be the best player they had ever seen. But she wasn’t being arrogant. She was simply stating the truth.
UB women’s basketball (16-11) defeated the Ohio Bobcats (17-10) 63-62 at the Convocation Center Saturday afternoon. The Bulls have now won three-straight games for the first time in 2020. Saturday’s win also marks the 300th career victory for head coach Felisha Legette-Jack.
UB women’s basketball (15-11, 6-9) defeated the Miami(OH) RedHawks (11-15, 4-11) 88-72 at Alumni Arena Wednesday. The Bulls previously defeated Miami 86-72 on Jan. 4. On the heels of a six-game losing streak, the Bulls have now won two in a row. Head coach Felisha Legette-Jack doesn’t see the six games as losses, but as learning experiences.
UB women’s basketball (13-8) dropped its third-straight game to the Toledo Rockets (11-10) at Alumni Arena Saturday, falling 78-62. With the loss, the Bulls drop to third place in the MAC East.
March was an eventful month for UB Athletics. It saw the conclusion of two of the most historic basketball seasons in school history.
Despite the Bulls’ success this season, there still remains one team ahead of them in the Mid-American Conference: the Central Michigan Chippewas. The Chippewas are currently first in the MAC and have been perfect in conference play this season. They are the last team to beat the Bulls, having a 86-79 win back in January.
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