BUFFALO — The University at Buffalo women’s basketball team (17-7, 7-6 MAC) welcomes the Akron Zips on Saturday afternoon at 1:00 pm for their first of three straight home games at Alumni Arena. UB will be looking for their 11th home victory of the season, most in a season since 2000-01.
Saturday’s game will air live on ESPN3 at 1:00 pm with Paul Peck and Amy Audibert on the call or it can be listened to on the radio at ESPN1520 with Matt Mattia on the call starting at 12:30 pm with the pre-game show.
Buffalo returns home on Saturday afternoon for their first of three straight at Alumni Arena as they welcome the Akron Zips. The Akron Zips enter Saturday’s game with a 9-15 overall record and a 2-11 MAC mark. UB will aim for their 11th home win of the season as tip is set for 1:00 pm and the game will be followed by the UB men’s game vs. Miami (OH) at 3:30 pm. You can watch the game live on ESPN3 starting at 1:00 pm or you can tune your radio to ESPN1520 as Matt Mattia will be on the call starting at 12:30 pm with the pre-game show.
The stingy Buffalo defense helped lift the Bulls to their seventh MAC win of the season on Wednesday night on the road at Eastern Michigan, 56-52. The Bulls held the Eagles to just 38.2% shooting for the game while forcing 18 Eastern Michigan turnovers in the win. Junior point guard Stephanie Reid had a solid night for the Bulls as she led the team with 14 points, eight assists and two steals while freshman Theresa Onwuka came off the bench and supplied the Bulls with 12 points and seven rebounds. UB improved to 13-0 this season when holding their opponents to 59 points or less.
This marks the 25th meeting of all-time between the two programs with both sides deadlocked, 22-22. The inaugural game between the Bulls and the Zips took place on Feb. 2, 1992. They have played at least two times annually since 1998-99. From the 1999-2000 season to 2007-08, the Bulls won 15 of 18 contests played. Akron won two of the three meetings last season with the lone Buffalo victory coming in the MAC semifinal game to help lift UB to their first MAC Championship.
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