Saturday, 31 December 2016

UB women hold off Fordham to go 10-0

The University at Buffalo's ladies' ball turned into a flawless 10 on Thursday.

The Bulls vanquished Fordham, 58-54, in the opening round of the Fordham Holiday Classic. UB enhanced to 10-0, the best such begin in the group's history.

It was not a simple win. Truth be told, the amusement came down to the last seconds, when the Rams had an opportunity to tie or win.

With about a moment left to play, Summer Hemphill drew a charge on Danielle Burns. After a Fordham foul, Stephanie Reid hit two free tosses to wrap up the triumph. It was another great minute in a magnificent amusement by Reid, who completed with a season-high 21 focuses, five bounce back, four helps and four takes.

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Katherine Ups had a solid execution for Buffalo as she completed with 10 focuses, six bounce back, three helps and two takes in a season-high 35 minutes.

This was a generally tight diversion all through. UB utilized a 18-9 edge as a part of the second quarter to take a 27-23 halftime lead. The Bulls went up by five focuses after three periods. They never trailed in the final quarter, yet Fordham made it fascinating.

The Rams tumbled to 9-5 for the season.

Next up for the Bulls is Harvard (2:30 p.m., Radio 1520 AM), who crushed UNC-Asheville, 79-62, in the other first-round diversion.

Friday's amusements

• The UB men's group plays its last non-meeting session of the season, facilitating Maine at Alumni Arena (7 p.m., Radio 1520 AM). The two groups have not played each other since 1993.

The Bulls come into the amusement at 5-7, yet they have been having issues recently. UB has lost its last two recreations and five of its last six. Wild ox has been occupied in the non-meeting part of the calendar, having voyage more than 9,000 miles since early November.

The Bulls have four starters averaging in twofold figures. Cutting edge Hamilton is at 17.3 focuses per diversion, yet directly behind are Willie Conner (14.6), CJ Massinburg (14.5) and Nick Perkins (14.3).

Maine is 4-9 and has lost its last three recreations. Wes Myers is averaging just about 15 indicates per diversion pace the Black Bears.

• St. Bonaventure's men's group is prepared to open the Atlantic 10 segment of its timetable. The Bonnies play Massachusetts at the Mullins Center (4 p.m., Radio 95.7 FM).

Bona comes into the diversion at 8-4, and has had over a week off going into this challenge. The Bonnies are driven by their watchmen. Jaylen Adams and Matt Mobley are averaging 43.4 focuses per diversion. That is the fourth-most elevated such figure in the country among backcourt mixes.

UMass is falling off a win at Georgia State on Wednesday. The Minutemen are set for a decent begin with a 10-3 record.

• It's a New Year's street trip for the Canisius ladies. The Golden Griffins return to the Metro Atlantic segment of the timetable with a diversion at Iona.

A win would make it a much more joyful New Year for Canisius. The squad has lost its last four recreations, and participates in this challenge with a 2-9 record. Sara Hinriksdottir drives the group in scoring at 14.5 focuses per amusement, trailed by Lauren D'Hont at 11.4.

The Griffins will complete their long end of the week in New York City with a Monday evening amusement at Manhattan.

• The Niagara ladies' group (4-7) likewise has a two-diversion street trip against MAAC rivals. The Purple Eagles begin the excursion with a Friday evening challenge with Saint Peter's. Niagara will work its way up to the Albany zone for a Monday night challenge with Siena.

The Purple Eagles additionally have had some intense circumstances recently. They have lost their last three recreations, the remainder of which went ahead Dec. 22.

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