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Activists challenge gender violence in Pakistan.
In a message to the campus community, University at Buffalo President Satish K. Tripathi today offered his congratulations and best wishes to UB Vice President and Director of Athletics Warde J. Manuel, who has accepted the athletics director position at the University of Connecticut
Basketball swept the athletes of the week as Mitchell Watt was named on the men's side and Teresa Semalulu on the women's side.
The University at Buffalo women's tennis team was defeated by Cornell on Sunday afternoon, 7-0, at the Miller Tennis Center. The loss drops UB to 0-4 on the year.
The University at Buffalo softball team concluded its opening weekend on Sunday morning, falling to St. Louis, 8-1. Overall, the Bulls picked up two victories over the first weekend, seeing bright spots both offensively and in the pitching circle.
Zach Filzen hit a leaning jump shot in the lane with 12 second left to lift the University at Buffalo men’s basketball team to a 59-57 win over Western Michigan at Alumni Arena on Saturday night. The win completed the sweep of the Mid-American Conference’s West Division and extended the Bulls’ winning streak to eight games.
For the second time this season, the University at Buffalo men's and women's track and field teams competed at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, OH against some of the nation's best competition at the SPIRE Division I Invitational. There was no team scoring at the meet which included squads from the Atlantic Coast, Big East, Big Ten, Southeastern and Mid-American Conferences.
The University at Buffalo women’s basketball team was able to erase an early 13-point deficit, but could not hold on to a late lead, falling to Central Michigan, 66-60, Saturday afternoon at Alumni Arena.
The University at Buffalo men’s tennis team dropped a 7-0 decision on Saturday afternoon at Penn State University. The Bulls are 1-3 overall this season.
Buffalo’s senior forward Mitchell Watt is nominated for the “Dark Horse Dunker” competition, Intersport announced today. “Dark Horse Dunker” nominees are under-the-radar players who have what it takes to compete against the D-I field in New Orleans. The winner will participate in the Denny’s Slam Dunk Competition at the State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships in New Orleans March 29 on ESPN. Sixteen dunkers have been selected to compete in the “Dark Horse Dunker” Facebook bracket which is a four-week knockout competition.
The University at Buffalo softball team split a pair of games on Saturday, winning the opener 6-3 over UNC Greensboro and then falling 6-0 to Virginia Tech.