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Redshirt junior Bryan Lantry grapples with an opponent. Lantry will be looking to claim his first Mid-American Conference championship this weekend when the Bulls compete in the MAC wrestling championships.
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Wrestling team prepares for the MAC tournament

By DANIEL PETRUCCELLI | Mar. 1, 2018

This weekend, Jake Gunning gets a chance to defend the MAC heavyweight title he won a year ago. The Bulls wrestling team (5-12, 2-5 Mid-American Conference) heads to Mt. Pleasant, Michigan for the MAC wrestling championships. Gunning, a 285-pound junior, came away from last year’s event with a conference title and will be heading into this year’s event ranked no. 16 in the nation at his weight class. 

Senior 141-pounder Jason Estevez locks up with an opponent. Estevez is 7-7 on the year but is coming off a decisive victory against Northern Illinois.
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The edge: Buffalo vs Binghamton

By DANIEL PETRUCCELLI | Feb. 15, 2018

The wrestling team’s season is coming to a close and it will host its final home dual of the year. The Bulls (5-10, 2-5 Mid-American Conference) will face off with the Binghamton Bearcats (11-5, 6-1 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association) Thursday at 7 p.m. in their final match in Alumni Arena this season. Buffalo is coming off a 19-16 loss to the Northern Illinois Huskies (3-9, 1-5 MAC), while the Bearcats beat the Huskies 35-0 this past Friday.

Senior Joe Ariola controls his opponent in referee's position. Ariola's 11-3 win was Buffalo's only major decision of the day.
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Buffalo lose 19-16 to Northern Illinois

By DANIEL PETRUCCELLI | Feb. 12, 2018

The Bulls (5-10, 2-5 Mid-American Conference) looked like they were going to pull off an incredible comeback before losing 19-16 to the the Northern Illinois Huskies (3-9, 1-5 MAC). Buffalo dropped the first four matches, giving up a 16-0 lead. But they rallied and accumulated five straight victories to tie things up at 16-16.

Redshirt junior Jake Gunning takes down an opponent. Gunning is the reigning MAC champion in the heavyweight division.
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The big three

By DANIEL PETRUCCELLI | Feb. 8, 2018

UB has wrestled the toughest schedule in program history, facing four top-25 teams already, including two top-five programs. The team will be heading to Pennslyvania this month to face the number one team in the nation, the Penn State Nittany Lions. The Bulls are just weeks away from the end of their season and it has been a down year for the team. The schedule has been hard for the Bulls who are 0-4 in their top-25 matchups this season

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Winter Rundown

By Sports Desk | Feb. 1, 2018

Men’s Basketball (16-6, 8-1 MAC) The Bulls have looked like killers in the MAC so far this season. Despite a recent close loss to Kent State (12-10, 6-3 MAC), the Bulls have won nine of their last 10 games. Seven of those wins were by 10 points or more. The team started the season with some impressive individual performances, but now the Bulls have been playing on a more consistent level.

Sophomore guard Dontay Caruthers takes a layup against Northern Illinois. UB men’s basketball has been playing their best basketball of the season lately.
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Rundown: This week in UB Athletics

By DANIEL PETRUCCELLI | Feb. 12, 2017

Men’s basketball (13-12, 7-5 Mid-American Conference) Buffalo’s men’s basketball team continued its win streak this week when they picked up two more victories against the Northern Illinois Huskies and Bowling Green Falcons.

Sophomore guard Dontay Caruthers dunks against Central Michigan. Caruthers was named the MAC Defensive Player of the Year.
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The Rundown: Weekend in UB Athletics

By Sports Desk | Feb. 6, 2017

UB men’s basketball defeated Ball State (15-8, 6-4) 96-69 Friday in a nationally televised game at Worthen Arena. It was the third straight game in which the Bulls scored 90 points, the first time they have done that since the ’94-’95 season.

Senior forward David Kadiri throws down a dunk against Central Michigan. Men’s basketball is hoping to continue to get back on track following a slow start to the season.
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The Rundown: Winter break

By DANIEL PETRUCCELLI | Feb. 2, 2017

Women’s basketball (15-5, 5-4 Mid-American Conference) After starting the season hot and jumping out to a 10-0 start, the Buffalo Bulls women’s team faced their first taste of defeat this season when they fell to Harvard 74-62 in their second game after Christmas.

Freshman wrestler Jake Gunning knows adversity - he was a winless (0-23) high school freshman wrestler. Now he's a heavyweight for the Bulls that was one takedown away from the NCAA Championships and is helping Buffalo's turnaround. 
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From winless high school season to win away from NCAA Championships, Jake Gunning is transforming UB wrestling

By QUENTIN HAYNES | Mar. 8, 2016

Gunning wants to be the best in the history of UB wrestling, a program whose own head coach said is trying to come out of a “dark age.” Gunning doesn’t hesitate when asked about leaving a legacy at UB. He wants to leave Buffalo in a better place than when he arrived. A few MAC and NCAA championships wouldn’t hurt either. He’s a part of what could be viewed as a slow and steady program turnaround at Buffalo. After two winless seasons in conference play and a NCAA-sanctioned postseason ban, the Bulls recorded their first 10-win season since 2004 and won a conference meet for the first time more than three calendar years. Gunning led the Bulls with 12 dual meet victories, including five in MAC play.

Freshman Jake Gunning will represent Buffalo as the No. 3 seed in the heavyweight division for this weekend's MAC Tournament. 
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UB Bulls wrestling look to make noise at MAC Championships

By MICHAEL AKELSON | Mar. 3, 2016

Just prior to the final practice before the MAC Tournament, Gunning took a moment to soak in the moment. There’s a chip on his shoulder. This will be his first MAC Championships. He won’t admit that maybe he’s being underestimated, but expressed confidence heading into the weekend’s event.

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