Women's Basketball Announces 2015-16 Schedule
8/28/2015 12:00:00β―AM | Women's Basketball
BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo, The State University of New York women's basketball head coach Felisha Legette-Jack announced the Bulls 2015-16 schedule on Friday, highlighted by a trip to Central Florida for their Thanksgiving Tournament.
"We are really excited for this upcoming season to get going," stated head coach Felisha Legette-Jack. "We have a lot of new faces, 11 underclassmen, on the roster but the challenging non-conference schedule that we have set up will really help prepare our team for the MAC schedule. We are going to need the support of the whole village in order to be successful throughout our difficult slate of games."
The Bulls, who won their most games (19) since the 2000-01 campaign and qualified for their first NIT in program history, will open up their non-conference slate with a pair of exhibition matches. The Bulls will host Clarion University on Nov. 3 at 7:00 pm and Daemen College on Nov. 7 at 2:00 pm.
UB will open up their regular season at Alumni Arena on Nov. 14 as they will play host to Long Island University at 2:00 pm. They will then play host to crosstown rival Canisius College on Nov. 17 at 7:00 pm.
On Nov. 21 the Bulls will hit the road for the first time, taking on A-10 member UMass at the Mullins Center. Tip time for the UMass game is TBA. Four days later, UB will return home for Wednesday afternoon tilt with Cornell at 2:00 pm.
To close out November the Bulls will be on the road in Florida, as they will be participating in the Central Florida Thanksgiving Tournament. UB will play the hosts Central Florida on Saturday, Nov. 28 at 2:30 pm before playing the ACC's Clemson Tigers on Sunday, Nov. 29 at 12:00 pm.
The Bulls will be on the road for most of December, as they will play four of five games away from Alumni Arena. On Dec. 3 UB will travel to take on Hofstra before returning home on Dec. 6 to host the Duquesne Dukes at 2:00 pm. The final three non-conference games will be on the road, taking on St. Bonaventure on Dec. 9, Niagara on Dec. 21 and Sacred Heart on Dec. 29.
The Mid-American Conference slate will open up on Saturday, January 2 as the Bulls head to Eastern Michigan for a clash with the Eagles. The Bulls first home conference match will take place on Jan. 6 Central Michigan will come to Alumni Arena for a 7:00 pm game.
The Bulls will play MAC west foe Ball State on the road on Jan 13 before closing out January with two more road contests and a pair of home tilts. The Bulls will travel to Miami and Northern Illinois before hosting Akron and Western Michigan.
UB will have five home conference games during February while only playing in three on the road. The Bulls will look for revenge on Feb. 3 as they welcome the Ohio Bobcats to Alumni Arena. The Bobcats beat UB in the MAC semifinals last year to prevent the Bulls from claiming their first-ever MAC Championship.
The schedule finishes up with a road game against Akron on Mar. 2 and a home game against Kent State on Saturday, March 5 at 2:00 pm.
Buffalo returns nine players, including two starters, from last year's NIT squad that won 19 games. UB will also welcome a couple fresh faces to the mix, with six freshmen joining the program for the 2015-16 campaign.
