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Becky Burke, coach of UB women's basketball team

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‘There’s a balance where I can do everything for everybody’

By IZABELLA DUCATO | 8:00pm

Becky Burke on being a successful coach, a mother and a wife.

UB defeated the Northern Illinois Huskies 84-58 in the first game of Saturday afternoon’s basketball doubleheader in Alumni Arena.

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Women’s basketball defeats Northern Illinois 84-58 in doubleheader

By IZABELLA DUCATO | Feb. 3

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.

Photo: Ryan Hagen | UB Athletics

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‘If I’m doing well, I’m really enjoying it’: UB diver dominates conference by having fun

By IZABELLA DUCATO | Nov. 19

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.

The Bulls defeated the Buffalo State Bengals 123-44 in the first game of Friday night’s basketball doubleheader in Alumni Arena.

Photo: Paul Hokanson / UB Athletics

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Women’s basketball defeats Buffalo State in record-breaking game

By IZABELLA DUCATO | Nov. 10

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.

Women’s basketball opened their regular season against the Troy University Trojans in the MAC Sun-Belt Challenge.

Photo: Paul Hokanson / UB Athletics

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Women’s basketball beats Troy in season opener 80-78

By IZABELLA DUCATO | Nov. 5

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.

Women's basketball defeated the Daemen University Wildcats 82-38 in an exhibition matchup on Sunday afternoon.

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Women’s basketball beats Daemen 82-38 in preseason exhibition

By IZABELLA DUCATO | Oct. 27

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.

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Women’s soccer ties Ball State 0-0

By IZABELLA DUCATO | Oct. 8

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.

UB softball won both exhibition games on Sunday’s doubleheader against the Edinboro.

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UB Softball goes 2-0 in doubleheader against Edinboro

By IZABELLA DUCATO | Sep. 23

After being defeated by the Niagara Purple Eagles in their fall ball opener by a score of 1-5, UB softball (2-1) won both exhibition games on Sunday’s doubleheader against the Edinboro Fighting Scots (0-2) at Nan Harvey Field with scores of 8-1 and 9-1, respectively.

UB Football beat UMass by a margin of 34-3 on Saturday.

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UB football wins 34-3 at home against UMass

By IZABELLA DUCATO | Sep. 17

UB’s football team (2-1, 0-0 MAC) beat the University at Massachusetts Minutemen (1-2, 0-0 A10) at UB Stadium on Saturday afternoon with a score of 34-3. This was UMass’s first appearance at UB Stadium since 2015 and marks their last meeting as a non-conference opponent, as the Minutemen are slated to become members of the MAC in 2025.