Quick Hits

Men's Basketball (16-8, 10-4 Mid-American Conference)

Buffalo won its first game at Kent State in 17 contests all-time on Saturday afternoon. The Bulls defeated Kent State 78-69, behind 31 points from senior forward Javon McCrea. McCrea moved passed Rasaun Young as the leading scorer in UB history.

Buffalo takes sole possession of first place in the MAC East with the victory. The Bulls travel to Ohio (19-8, 9-5 MAC) on Wednesday for a rematch from their 73-70 loss on Feb. 15. Tip is set for 7 p.m.

Women's Basketball (15-10, 8-6 MAC)

The Bulls dropped their third home game of the season on Saturday 73-63 against Bowling Green (23-3, 13-1 MAC). Freshman forward Alexus Malone led Buffalo with 18 points.

Buffalo had no answer for Alexis Rogers and Erica Donovan as the two combined for 49 points. Buffalo travels to Ohio (8-17, 3-11) on Thursday. Tip is set for 7 p.m.

Men's Tennis (5-1)

The men's tennis team extended its winning streak to three games at Marist (0-3) on Saturday afternoon. Each of its five victories has been decided by one game (4-3). Buffalo travels to New Jersey Institute of Technology (6-1) on Friday. The match is set for 4 p.m.

Baseball (3-0)

The Bulls won all three of their games this weekend at the Spartan Classic. Buffalo defeated Norfolk State (1-4) 7-1 on Friday and Villanova (1-4) 4-2 on Saturday, before closing the weekend with a 10-1 victory over Quinnipiac (0-3) on Sunday.

The Bulls have four games next weekend, beginning with Maryland Eastern Shore (0-3) on Friday at 12:30 p.m.

Softball (8-3)

After going undefeated in its opening weekend, the softball team went 2-3 this weekend in the Red and Blue Classic in Oxford, Miss.

The Bulls defeated UT-Martin (4-6-1) on Friday and Northern Colorado (2-13) on Sunday. They will compete in the University of New Mexico Lobo Classic for six games next weekend.

Track & Field

Sophomore Megan Patterson and senior Rachel Roberts each recorded victories at the Denault Invitational. Buffalo competes in the MAC Championships next weekend in Kent, Ohio.

Wrestling

The Bulls dropped their senior day and regular season finale against Northern Illinois on Sunday after jumping to a 11-0 lead early.

They will next compete in the MAC Championships on March 9.

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