Marilias "Mari" Kwak wakes up on competition days and tries not to think about the upcoming meet. She focuses on having fun because that’s when she dives her best. The awards just come with it.
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.
Halcovage’s coaching tactics need reassessing if the Bulls hope to be competitive this season.
The UB Bulls defeated the Akron Zips by a score of 41-30 at InfoCision Stadium, marking their 7th straight win over the program. The victory also put UB back in the win column after two consecutive losses.
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.
UB football (4-4, 2-2 MAC) collected their first back-to-back losses of the season following a 47-16 defeat to the Ohio Bobcats (5-3, 3-1 MAC) on Saturday afternoon at Peden Stadium.
In what was their final home game of the regular season, the UB women’s soccer team (10-1-6, 5-1-4 MAC) defeated the reigning Mid-American Conference (MAC) champions Ohio (10-3-4, 5-2-3 MAC) by a score of 2-0 at UB stadium on Thursday night. They followed this performance up with a 1-1 draw against the Miami RedHawks (7-4-6, 3-3-4 MAC) on Sunday afternoon, securing a spot in the MAC tournament.
Since joining UB back in January, head coach Pete Lembo has already made a noticeable impact on the Bulls football team.
In what was the highest scoring game of the season so far for them, the Bulls were defeated on Saturday evening by Western Michigan in their homecoming game by a score of 48-41.
Looking to defend the top spot of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and their six-game winning streak, the UB women’s volleyball team (11-11, 7-2 MAC) hosted both the Bowling Green Falcons (12-8, 7-2 MAC) on Thursday and the Toledo Rockets (13-8, 6-3 MAC) on Friday, going 1-1.
After suffering their toughest loss of the season so far two weeks ago against the UConn Huskies (4-2, 0-0, FBS I), UB Football (4-2, 2-0 MAC) bounced back by defeating the Toledo Rockets (4-2, 1-1 MAC) 30-15 at UB Stadium.
Following last week’s win against Northern Illinois (6-4-3, 0-3-2 MAC), the UB Bulls (8-1-3, 3-1-1 MAC) tied with the Ball State Cardinals (6-3-2, 1-1-2 MAC) in Sunday afternoon’s game at Briner Sports Field in Muncie, Indiana, with a final score of 0-0.
Lexie Thompson's form since returning to the field this season has been nothing short of spectacular.
To kick off Mid-American Conference (MAC) play, women's volleyball (4-9, 1-1 MAC) traveled to Kalamazoo to face the reigning MAC champions, the Western Michigan Broncos (4-7, 1-1 MAC), in a doubleheader this past weekend. The Bulls were able to secure their first win on the road this season in the second match.
UB football (3-2, 1-0 MAC) were beaten decisively by the UConn Huskies (3-2, 0-0 FBS I) by a one-sided score of 47-3 this Saturday at Pratt & Whitney Stadium. In what was their first match on a natural grass field since 2019, the Bulls were unable to reach the endzone, and their defense succumbed to the Huskies’ relentless offensive pressure.
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