2018–19 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team

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2018–19 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball
Buffalo Bulls logo.svg
MAC Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2018–19 record24–10 (12–6 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Cherie Cordoba
  • Khyreed Carter
  • Kristen Sharkey
Home arenaAlumni Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Ohio 14 4   .778 30 6   .833
Miami (OH) 13 5   .722 23 9   .719
Buffalo 12 6   .667 24 10   .706
Kent State 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
Akron 7 11   .389 16 15   .516
Bowling Green 2 16   .111 9 21   .300
West
Central Michigan 15 3   .833 25 8   .758
Toledo 11 7   .611 21 12   .636
Northern Illinois 10 8   .556 19 13   .594
Eastern Michigan 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Western Michigan 4 14   .222 10 20   .333
Ball State 3 15   .167 8 23   .258
2019 MAC Tournament winner

The 2018–19 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team represents the University at Buffalo during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulls, led by seventh-year head coach Felisha Legette-Jack, play their home games at Alumni Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.[1] They finished the season 24–10, 12–6 in MAC play to win MAC East Division. Buffalo won the MAC conference tournament championship game over Ohio, 77–61. Cierra Dillard was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.[2] With that win they earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they upset Rutgers in the first round before losing to Connecticut in the second round.

Previous season[]

The Bulls finished the 2017–18 season 29–6, 16–2 in MAC play to win the MAC East Division. They advanced to the championship game of the Mid-American Conference Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Central Michigan. They received an at-large to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they upset South Florida in the first round to win their first NCAA tournament win in school history. They then defeated Florida State in the second round to advance to the sweet sixteen for the first time in school history. They lost to South Carolina. With 29 wins, they finished with the most wins in school history.

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Stephanie Reid 1 G 5'6" Senior Melbourne, Australia Graduated
Liisa Ups 3 G 5'9" Senior Wollongong, Australia Graduated
Katherine Ups 5 G 5'9" Senior Wollongong, Australia Graduated
Mariah Suchan 21 F 6'1" Senior Wichita, KS Graduated
Cassie Oursler 31 G 6'3" Senior Grand Island, NY Graduated

Roster[]

2018–19 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Summer Hemphill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Cardinal O'Hara Buffalo, NY
G 2 Finess Dickson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Fr Homewood-Flossmoor South Holland, IL
G 4 Airiel Dickson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Homewood-Flossmoor South Holland, IL
C 5 Zena Elias 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Countryside Clearwater, FL
G 10 Hanna Hall 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) So Hamilton, ON
G 11 Theresa Onwuka 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Lake Forest Academy Asaba, Nigeria
F 12 Courtney Wilkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Haileybury College Melbourne, Australia
G 13 Autumn Jones 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Lawrence North
Pensacola State
Indianapolis, IN
G 15 Oceane Kounkou 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Dawson College Gatineau, QC
G 22 Ayoleka Sodade 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Holy Names Catholic Windsor, ON
F 23 Keowa Walters 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Vaughan Toronto, ON
G 24 Cierra Dillard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Gates Chili
Massachusetts
Rochester, NY
F 25 Adebola Adeyeye 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Brampton, ON
F 30 Marissa Hamilton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Great Valley, NY
F 32 Brittany Morrison 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr St. Joseph Academy North Ridgeville, OH
F 33 Alexis Adams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr South Brunswick Monmouth Junction, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 26, 2018

Schedule[]

[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2018*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bloomsburg W 94–53 
 27  C. Dillard   9  K. Walters   7  C. Dillard  Alumni Arena 
Buffalo, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2018*
1:00 p.m.
at  W 69–63  1–0
 23  C. Dillard   6  B. Morrison   4  C. Dillard  Hytche Athletic Center (1,147)
Princess Anne, MD
November 11, 2018*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
W 88–61  2–0
 25  C. Dillard   7  C. Wilkins   5  H. Hall  Alumni Arena (1,636)
Buffalo, NY
November 18, 2018*
5:00 p.m.
at No. 3 Oregon L 82–102  2–1
 32  C. Dillard   7  K. Walters   7  H. Hall  Matthew Knight Arena (5,205)
Eugene, OR
November 23, 2018*
5:00 p.m.
vs. Georgetown
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 73–64  3–1
 33  C. Dillard   6  Tied   8  C. Dillard  South Point Events Center 
Las Vegas, NV
November 24, 2018*
5:00 p.m.
vs. South Dakota State
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 61–55  4–1
 20  C. Dillard   9  C. Dillard   10  H. Hall  South Point Events Center (477)
Las Vegas, NV
December 1, 2018*
1:00 p.m.
at Central Connecticut W 82–69  5–1
 27  C. Dillard   16  B. Morrison   2  Tied  William H. Detrick Gymnasium 
New Britain, CT
December 4, 2018*
7:00 p.m.
at  W 84–66  6–1
 25  C. Dillard   5  M. Hamilton   10  C. Dillard  Koessler Athletic Center (826)
Buffalo, NY
December 7, 2018*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Dayton L 59–72  6–2
 21  C. Dillard   9  A. Adeyeye   5  C. Dillard  UD Arena (1,279)
Dayton, OH
December 18, 2018*
7:00 p.m.
at Dartmouth W 75–69  7–2
 26  C. Dillard   14  S. Hemphill   5  C. Dillard  Leede Arena (383)
Hanover, NH
December 21, 2018*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 8 Stanford L 55–62  7–3
 21  C. Dillard   13  T. Onwuka   3  Tied  Alumni Arena (3,412)
Buffalo, NY
December 23, 2018*
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
St. Bonaventure W 90–43  8–3
 26  C. Dillard   8  A. Adeyeye   6  C. Dillard  Alumni Arena (1,994)
Buffalo, NY
MAC regular season
January 5, 2019
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Ohio L 71–74 OT 8–4
(0–1)
 15  C. Dillard   10  S. Hemphill   7  C. Dillard  Alumni Arena (2,116)
Buffalo, NY
January 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Michigan W 91–84 OT 9–4
(1–1)
 43  C. Dillard   9  Tied   5  C. Dillard  Convocation Center (1,114)
Ypsilanti, MI
January 12, 2019
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Miami (OH) W 66–59  10–4
(2–1)
 26  C. Dillard   11  T. Onwuka   10  C. Dillard  Millett Hall (315)
Oxford, OH
January 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Ball State W 77–65  11–4
(3–1)
 21  C. Dillard   10  S. Hemphill   7  C. Dillard  Alumni Arena (1,615)
Buffalo, NY
January 19, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Michigan W 61–59  12–4
(4–1)
 19  S. Hemphill   11  S. Hemphill   3  Tied  University Arena (730)
Kalamazoo, MI
January 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Akron W 91–72  13–4
(5–1)
 25  C. Dillard   12  S. Hemphill   7  C. Dillard  Alumni Arena (1,492)
Buffalo, NY
January 26, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Illinois W 93–64  14–4
(6–1)
 26  C. Dillard   14  S. Hemphill   11  C. Dillard  Alumni Arena (2,174)
Buffalo, NY
February 2, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Central Michigan L 65–76  14–5
(6–2)
 25  C. Dillard   7  S. Hemphill   2  3 tied  McGuirk Arena (2,228)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Toledo W 73–63  15–5
(7–2)
 19  S. Hemphill   7  S. Hemphill   9  C. Dillard  Alumni Arena (1,507)
Buffalo, NY
February 9, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Kent State W 75–66  16–5
(8–2)
 31  C. Dillard   12  S. Hemphill   11  C. Dillard  Alumni Arena (2,385)
Buffalo, NY
February 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bowling Green L 72–78  16–6
(8–3)
 26  C. Dillard   11  S. Hemphill   6  C. Dillard  Stroh Center (1,154)
Bowling Green, OH
February 16, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Central Michigan L 95–100  16–7
(8–4)
 29  C. Dillard   9  Tied   7  C. Dillard  Alumni Arena (3,369)
Buffalo, NY
February 20, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ball State
Rescheduled from January 30
W 97–58  17–7
(9–4)
 24  S. Hemphill   10  S. Hemphill   6  C. Dillard  Worthen Arena (1,036)
Muncie, IN
February 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Akron L 59–70  17–8
(9–5)
 23  C. Dillard   11  C. Dillard   3  C. Dillard  James A. Rhodes Arena (479)
Akron, OH
February 27, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Ohio W 73–43  18–8
(10–5)
 35  C. Dillard   18  S. Hemphill   5  H. Hall  Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
March 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Miami (OH) W 86–61  19–8
(11–5)
 31  C. Dillard   15  S. Hemphill   8  C. Dillard  Alumni Arena (3,509)
Buffalo, NY
March 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Bowling Green W 75–61  20–8
(12–5)
 27  C. Dillard   16  S. Hemphill   5  F. Dickson  Alumni Arena (1,764)
Buffalo, NY
March 9, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Kent State L 53–62  20–9
(12–6)
 18  2 tied   8  2 tied   2  C. Dillard  MAC Center (1,731)
Kent, OH
MAC Women's Tournament
March 13, 2019
2:30 pm, ESPN+
(4) vs. (5) Kent State
Quarterfinals
W 85–52  21–9
 22  C. Dillard   9  S. Hemphill   5  H. Hall  Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
March 15, 2019
11:00 am, ESPN+
(4) vs. (1) Central Michigan
Semifinals
W 82–77  22–9
 30  C. Dillard   9  S. Hemphill   7  C. Dillard  Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
March 16, 2019
11:00 am, CBSSN
(4) vs. (2) Ohio
Championship Game
W 77–61  23–9
 22  C. Dillard   21  S. Hemphill   7  H. Hall  Quicken Loans Arena (2,765)
Cleveland, OH
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 22, 2019*
4:30 pm, ESPN2
(10 A) vs. (7 A) Rutgers
First Round
W 82–71  24–9
 23  S. Hemphill   7  S. Hemphill   8  H. Hall  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, CT
Mar 24, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN
(10 A) at (2 A) No. 2 Connecticut
Second Round
L 72–84  24–10
 29  C. Dillard   10  B. Morrison   7  C. Dillard  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (6,390)
Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Albany Regional.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings[]

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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See also[]

2018–19 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

References[]

  1. ^ "Buffalo" (PDF). Ubbulls.com. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  2. ^ Press, Canadian. "Buffalo women reach NCAAs for 2nd straight season". battlefordsNOW | North Battleford, Saskatchewan | News, Sports, Weather, Obituaries, Classifieds. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
  3. ^ "2018-19 Buffalo Women's Basketball Schedule - Buffalo". Ubbulls.com. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
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