On Sunday afternoon, women’s basketball (28-7, 13-5 MAC) continued their win streak, defeating the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (13-20, 2-15 B1G) 71-64 to signal a move onto the Fab 4 round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT).
Softball (5-22, 2-6 MAC) hosted the Central Michigan Chippewas (13-15, 5-2 MAC) in what was supposed to be a three game weekend, starting with a matchup on Friday at 3 p.m. followed by a doubleheader on Saturday. The second game on Saturday afternoon was cancelled due to weather. Of the two games that were played, the Bulls were unable to secure a win, losing 2-8 and 0-9 (five innings), respectively.
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Following their win against the Bowling Green Falcons (18-13, 11-7 MAC) on Wednesday, the Bulls (25-7, 13-5 MAC) faced the Toledo Rockets (24-7, 13-5 MAC) in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Tournament semifinals on Friday afternoon. While the Bulls held Toledo to a low-scoring game of 56-48, they were unable to take home the win.
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On Wednesday night, the Bulls (25-6, 13-5 MAC), who were slotted at the third seed, played their first game of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) tournament against sixth seed, Bowling Green Falcons (18-3, 11-7 MAC) in Cleveland, OH.
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This past weekend, softball (2-12, 0-0 MAC) took home just one win at the Wofford Invitational in Spartansburg, South Carolina. The invite took off on Friday morning against the North Dakota Fighting Hawks (8-10, 0-0 Summit) with a quick win of 12-2 in just 5 innings.
Becky Burke on being a successful coach, a mother and a wife.
Women’s basketball (19-2, 8-2 MAC) defeated the Northern Illinois Huskies (9-12, 3-7 MAC) with a score of 84-58 in the first game of Saturday afternoon’s basketball doubleheader in Alumni Arena. The game was a celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day, and marked head coach Becky Burke’s 50th win with the UB Bulls.
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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.
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The UB Bulls (2-0, 0-0 MAC) defeated the Buffalo State Bengals (0-0, 0-0 SUNYAC) 123-44 in the first game of Friday night’s basketball doubleheader in Alumni Arena.
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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.
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