On Monday, former University at Buffalo men’s basketball forward Jeenathan Williams’ contract with the Houston Rockets was converted to a two-way deal.
With one game to play in the regular season, UB sits at No. 6 in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) standings, ahead of Toledo and Ohio (5-7-5, 3-4-3). The top six teams make the MAC Tournament, leaving the defending MAC champion Bulls on the edge of postseason contention with one game, against Kent State (9-6-2, 6-4 MAC), left in the season.
UB volleyball's sweep of Ball State improved the Bulls to 9-2 in conference play, the best start in program history.
The UB football team (3-5, 3-1 MAC) defeated the Kent State Golden Flashes (1-6, 0-3 MAC) 24-6. It was the first victory for the Bulls at Dix Stadium since 2017. The Bulls defense looked dominant, allowing only 164 yards.
Like many athletes, Max Michel sometimes struggles with balancing life, family commitments and football. After suffering a season-ending injury during the 2021 season, Michel struggled to find who he was outside of football.
UB women’s volleyball split two games against the Toledo Rockets on Friday and Saturday.The team is still in the driver’s seat in the Mid American Conference’s (MAC) East Division, a game ahead of the second-place Akron Zips.
After last Thursday’s victory over Northern Illinois, UB women’s soccer hosted the Bowling Green Falcons on Sunday afternoon, finishing with a 0-0 draw.
The UB football team (2-5, 2-1 MAC) lost its first Mid-American Conference (MAC) game of the season to Bowling Green (3-4, 1-2 MAC) by a score of 24-14.
UB women’s volleyball added two wins to their record, defeating the Central Michigan Chippewas and the Eastern Michigan Eagles at home.
The loss knocked UB to fifth in the MAC. They currently don’t qualify for the MAC Championship with five games to go.
After a 0-4 start to the season, UB football seems to have found its footing in MAC conference play.
Thursday’s game had both teams battling the entire 90-minute allotment, with each side holding the lead at different points in the game.
The UB ACHA hockey team visited Niagara University on Friday, Sept. 29 to play in the second annual “Midnight Madness” game, honoring former Niagara player Patrick Romano, who died in a house fire in 2021. Niagara held a pregame moment of silence to honor Romano. His mother, Charlene Romano, took the ice for a ceremonial puck drop between the two teams.
Last year, UB women’s soccer won its second MAC championship in program history after a historic 17-game winning streak. But that was 2022.
Friday's loss was the first the Bulls have suffered at home this season after winning their last three home games, giving them a 4-1 record at home. It was also UBu2019s first loss in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) after sweeping Kent State last week to open MAC play.
It took extra time, but UB football (1-4, 1-0 MAC) finally earned its first win of the 2023 season.
The UB women’s soccer team (5-2-3, 2-1 MAC) avenged last Sunday’s heartbreaking loss to Ohio with a decisive 2-0 victory over the Miami (OH) RedHawks (3-7-1, 0-3 MAC) Thursday night at home. The win marked the 100th career victory for UB head coach Shawn Burke.
Wide talent gaps, longer games and high turnover will always relegate college football to the NFL's shadow.
Mid-American Conference (MAC) play began for the UB women’s volleyball team (12-2, 2-0 MAC) as it traveled to Kent State and beat down the Golden Flashes (4-9, 0-2 MAC) twice in two matches.
Following Thursday’s victory at Akron (2-7, 0-2 MAC), UB (4-2-3, 1-1 MAC) lost 0-1 to the Ohio Bobcats (3-4-2, 1-1 MAC) on Sunday afternoon.
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