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2014-15 UB WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2014-15 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 19-12 Overall | 11-7 MAC | 8-4 Home | 9-6 Away | 2-2 Neutral NOVEMBER FRI. 14 SIENA .......................................L, 58-50 Tue. 18 at St. Francis (PA) .......................W, 88-80 SAT. 22 NIAGARA ............................... W, 73-64 Tue. 25 at Duke ....................................... L, 88-54 Fri. 28 vs. Tulsa @ Miami (FL) ................ L, 87-77 Sat. 29 vs. Illinois State @ Miami (FL) ...W, 68-60 DECEMBER Thu. 4 at Cornell ...................................W, 65-58 MON. 15 ST. BONAVENTURE ................ W, 51-44 WHO: BUFFALO (19-12) at WEST VIRGINIA (18-14) Fri. 19 at Manhattan.............................W, 68-58 WHEN: Thursday, March 19, 2015 • 7 pm Sun. 21 at LIU-Brooklyn ........................... L, 79-73 Mon. 29 at Canisius .................................W, 72-55 WHERE: WVU Coliseum (14,000) - Morgantown, WV JANUARY LIVE BROADCAST: Mountaineer TV SAT. 3 OHIO * .....................................L, 61-50 RADIO: 1520 AM ESPN - Sloane Martin (PBP) Wed. 7 at Central Michigan * ................. L, 66-58 Sat. 10 at Miami (OH) * .........................W, 71-51 COACHES: Felisha Legette-Jack is in her third season as head coach at UB. She is 189-208 TUE. 13 WESTERN MICHIGAN * ...........L, 62-59 in her 13 years of coaching and 48-45 at UB. In his 14th year as a Division I head coach, SAT. 17 BALL STATE * ......................... W, 53-43 WVU’s Mike Carey has amassed a record of 292-160 leading the Mountaineers. Wed. 21 at Toledo * .............................L, 75-63 OT SAT. 24 NORTHERN ILLINOIS * .......... W, 47-43 Sat. 31 at Eastern Michigan * ................W, 75-53 TONIGHT’S STORYLINES FEBRUARY • TONIGHT’S GAME: UB is making its first postseason appearance in the WNIT, while WED. 4 TOLEDO * ............................... W, 68-61 WVU makes its fourth and first since 2009. SAT. 7 BOWLING GREEN * ............... W, 66-45 Wed. 11 at Akron * ................................... L, 81-70 • THE SERIES: The Bulls and Mountaineers meet for the first time on Thursday, March Sat. 14 at Western Michigan * ..............W, 54-44 19 at the WVU Coliseum. WED. 18 KENT STATE * ......................... W, 59-57 SAT. 21 MIAMI (OH) * ..........................L, 78-68 • LAST TIME OUT: Fourth-seeded UB suffered a 63-55 setback to top-seeded Ohio in Wed. 25 at Ohio * ..................................... L, 78-70 the Mid-American Conference Tournament semifinals Friday at Quicken Loans Arena. SAT. 28 AKRON * ................................ W, 87-80 During the Bulls’ (19-12) second MAC semifinal appearance in program history, UB had the Bobcats (26-4) within one at the three-minute mark of the second. After trailing 52- MARCH 47 at 5:14, junior Mackenzie Loesing and sophomore Alexus Malone posted back-to- Wed. 4 at Bowling Green * ....................W, 55-47 back buckets to sneak within 52-51. But that’s as close as the Bulls would get. Though Sat. 7 at Kent State * ...........................W, 68-58 the Bobcats led for 30:19, including the entire second half, it was a one-possession Thur. 12 vs. WMU ! .................................W, 63-60 game on six occasions over the final 10 minutes of play. Ohio answered with a three, Fri. 13 vs. Ohio ! .................................... L, 63-55 before Malone hit a pair from the line 1:24 later. The Bobcats responded with a Lexie Thur. 19 at West Virginia # ............................7 pm Baldwin layup and would outscore UB, 6-2, at the line over the final 39 seconds to seal the win. Loesing led the Bulls with 14 points, while Sharkey and Smith added 12 apiece. Home games in BOLD CAPS, played at Alumni Arena Smith went 4-for-6 from three, a career-high performance. Malone chipped in eight. * Mid-American Conference Game ! Mid-American Conference Tournament # Women’s National Invitation Tournament PROJECTED LINEUP (starters based on previous game; 2014-15 averages) #NYBI Starters PPG RPG APG Entering its second year, the New York Bulls Initiative G 1 Stephanie Reid (5-6, Fr.) 6.4 2.8 3.6 (#NYBI) continues to broaden the awareness of The G 4 Joanna Smith (5-8, So.) 5.2 2.6 0.8 State Univeristy of New York, Buffalo athletics in an effort to build America’s next big time college F 25 Kristen Sharkey (6-1, Sr.) 14.4 8.2 1.7 athletics brand. F 34 Alexus Malone (6-0, So.) 10.6 7.8 1.5 Danny White, University at Buffalo Director of Athletics, joined by Pete Augustine, President of New Era, announced the launch of NYBI in 2013 F 44 Christa Baccas (6-2, Sr.) 7.9 7.9 2.3^ and the formation of a volunteer Board of Advisors to provide strategic guidance to the Bulls Athletics leadership team. Reserves PPG RPG APG As a member of the elite Association of American Universities (AAU) G 2 Camera Miley (5-7, So.) 4.3 2.1 1.7 and the largest public university in SUNY system, this initiative will position The State University of New York, Buffalo as the premier athletic G 3 Liisa Ups (5-9, Fr.) 1.0 0.5 0.3 department in the state. G 5 Katherine Ups (5-9, Fr.) 0.9 0.9 0.4 Bulls Athletics has seen immediate returns as they have announced several new exciting strategic media partnerships, including deals with F 20 Ayana Bradley (5-10, Sr.) 1.9 2.6 0.2 ESPN3 to broadcast all basketball and football games and ESPN Radio F 21 Mariah Suchan (6-1, Fr.) 0.0 0.8 0.1 1520, 50,000 watt powerhouse. In addition, the athletics department continues to enhance the tailgate experience with a free concert series G 24 Karin Moss (5-4, Jr.) 1.9 1.1 1.7 from major recording stars. As a result, UB led the Mid-American G 35 Mackenzie Loesing (5-10, Jr.) 13.6 3.4 1.2 Conference in football attendance last season. Strategic efforts are underway to galvanize the UB alumni base, and the Western New York ^ - Blocks Per Game community, to bring a vibrant college athletics atmosphere to campus. For more information about the The State University of New York, Buffalo: New York Bulls Initiative, visit www.UBBulls.com/NYBI. Contact: Anna Cooper // Phone: 716.645.5523 // e-mail: [email protected] #UBBulls www.UBBulls.com @UBAthletics 2014-15 UB WOMEN’S BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE Address ................ 24 Public Square, 15th Floor, Cleveland, OH 44113 UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO Office Phone ................................................................................216-566-4622 Location ............................................................................... Buffalo, NY 14260 Office Fax ......................................................................................216-696-2622 Founded .........................................................................................................1846 Website .........................................................................www.mac-sports.com Enrollment ................................................................................................. 29,850 Women’s Basketball Contact .....................................................Phil Burwell Nickname ....................................................................................................... Bulls Colors ......................................................... Royal Blue (PMS 293) and White WOMEN’S BASKETBALL INFORMATION Affiliation .................................................................................. NCAA Division I 2013-14 Record .......................................................................................... 17-13 Conference.................................................................................. Mid-American 2013-14 MAC Record/Finish ................................................ 10-8 / 3rd, East Facility ............................................................................................ Alumni Arena MAC Tournament...............................................0-1 (L vs. Ball State, 74-60) Capacity .........................................................................................................6,783 Letterwinners Returning/Lost..................................................................9 / 2 Press Row Phone .......................................................................716-645-3360 Starters Returning/Lost ..............................................................................4 / 1 President ..................................................................................Satish K. Tripathi Newcomers ........................................................................................................... 6 Athletics Director ..................................................................... Daniel J. White Senior Woman Administrator ....................................................Kathy Twist COACHING INFORMATION Athletic Department Phone ..................................................716-645-3141 Head Coach ........................................Felisha Legette-Jack (Syracuse, ‘89) Ticket Information .....................................................................716-645-6666 Record at UB ........................................................................29-33, 3rd Season Website ................................................................................ www.ubbulls.com Career Head Coaching Record ..................................... 170-196 (12 years) Assistant Coach ..................................................Ashley Zuber (Buffalo, ‘11) ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Assistant Coach ................................................ Cherie Cordoba (UNLV, ‘94) Address .............................................21