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Women’s Basketball Announces 2020-21 Schedule
11/13/2020 12:59:00 PM | Women's Basketball
BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo women's basketball team announced their 2020-21 schedule on Friday afternoon. Due to changes surrounding Covid-19 this year's schedule will feature five non-conference matchups and a 20-game Mid-American Conference slate.
"We are always excited to begin our season," said head coach Felisha Legette-Jack. "We are thrilled to get some quality competition given the craziness of the offseason. We think our five non-conference games will be a great early test to prepare us for what is always a grueling MAC schedule. We will be young once again but we will be battle tested headed into conference play. I am certain our Buffalo community will get behind us in any way possible and push us forward."
Subject to approval by the NYDOH, Buffalo will open with an exhibition contest against Gannon on Nov. 25. UB will then begin the regular season when they welcome Niagara to Alumni Arena on Nov. 29. Following the opener the Bulls will travel to Richmond to take on VCU on Dec. 3 before returning back to Buffalo for a clash against Canisius at the Koessler Center on Dec. 6. Buffalo will then travel to West Lafayette, Indiana to take on Big Ten opponent Purdue in a midweek clash at the Mackey Center on Dec. 9. UB will conclude the non-conference part of the schedule against Big 4 foe St. Bonaventure at Alumni Arena on Dec. 19.
In the new conference format, Buffalo will play 10 MAC games inside Alumni Arena and 10 road MAC road games. The Bulls will play nine schools twice while taking on Western Michigan and Northern Illinois just once.
UB will open up their conference slate for the first time before the New Year as they host Western Michigan at Alumni Arena on Dec. 22. The Bulls will then be on the road for two straight games as they head to Oxford, Ohio to take on Miami (OH) on Jan. 2 before closing the road trip in Ypsilanti, MI for a battle with the Eastern Michigan Eagles on Jan. 6.
Buffalo will then return home for a pair of home games as they welcome Central Michigan for a showdown on Jan. 9 and host Bowling Green on Jan. 13. The Bulls will then head back on the road for a game at Ball State on Jan. 16 before traveling to Athens, Ohio for a mid-week contest at MAC East foe Ohio on Jan. 20.
The Bulls close out the month of January with two of three games inside Alumni Arena as they welcome Toledo on Jan. 23 and Kent State on Jan. 27 before traveling to Mount Pleasant for a matchup with the Central Michigan Chippewas on Jan. 30.
UB will then be the road team for three of the next four as they start the month of February with a trip to Akron to take on the Zips on Feb. 3. After a home game against Eastern Michigan on Feb. 6, the Bulls head back out on the road for a pair of games, starting with a contest at Toledo on Feb. 10 before traveling to DeKalb, IL for the lone matchup of the season with the Northern Illinois Huskies on Feb. 13.
Buffalo will return home for a pair of games at Alumni Arena as they welcome Ball State on Feb. 17 and Akron on Feb. 20. The Bulls then travel to Kent, Ohio for a matchup with the Golden Flashes on Feb. 24 before closing out the month with a clash against MAC East rival Ohio at Alumni Arena on Feb. 27.
The Bulls open up the month of March by welcoming Miami (OH) to Alumni Arena on Mar. 3 for Senior Night before concluding the regular season on the road against Bowling Green on Mar. 6.
Divisions have been removed for this season as well as first-round MAC Tournament games. The top eight schools at the end of conference play will qualify for the 2021 Mid-American Conference Tournament which will begin on Wednesday, March 10, at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland.
All games at Alumni Arena will be broadcast on ESPN+.
"We are always excited to begin our season," said head coach Felisha Legette-Jack. "We are thrilled to get some quality competition given the craziness of the offseason. We think our five non-conference games will be a great early test to prepare us for what is always a grueling MAC schedule. We will be young once again but we will be battle tested headed into conference play. I am certain our Buffalo community will get behind us in any way possible and push us forward."
Subject to approval by the NYDOH, Buffalo will open with an exhibition contest against Gannon on Nov. 25. UB will then begin the regular season when they welcome Niagara to Alumni Arena on Nov. 29. Following the opener the Bulls will travel to Richmond to take on VCU on Dec. 3 before returning back to Buffalo for a clash against Canisius at the Koessler Center on Dec. 6. Buffalo will then travel to West Lafayette, Indiana to take on Big Ten opponent Purdue in a midweek clash at the Mackey Center on Dec. 9. UB will conclude the non-conference part of the schedule against Big 4 foe St. Bonaventure at Alumni Arena on Dec. 19.
In the new conference format, Buffalo will play 10 MAC games inside Alumni Arena and 10 road MAC road games. The Bulls will play nine schools twice while taking on Western Michigan and Northern Illinois just once.
UB will open up their conference slate for the first time before the New Year as they host Western Michigan at Alumni Arena on Dec. 22. The Bulls will then be on the road for two straight games as they head to Oxford, Ohio to take on Miami (OH) on Jan. 2 before closing the road trip in Ypsilanti, MI for a battle with the Eastern Michigan Eagles on Jan. 6.
Buffalo will then return home for a pair of home games as they welcome Central Michigan for a showdown on Jan. 9 and host Bowling Green on Jan. 13. The Bulls will then head back on the road for a game at Ball State on Jan. 16 before traveling to Athens, Ohio for a mid-week contest at MAC East foe Ohio on Jan. 20.
The Bulls close out the month of January with two of three games inside Alumni Arena as they welcome Toledo on Jan. 23 and Kent State on Jan. 27 before traveling to Mount Pleasant for a matchup with the Central Michigan Chippewas on Jan. 30.
UB will then be the road team for three of the next four as they start the month of February with a trip to Akron to take on the Zips on Feb. 3. After a home game against Eastern Michigan on Feb. 6, the Bulls head back out on the road for a pair of games, starting with a contest at Toledo on Feb. 10 before traveling to DeKalb, IL for the lone matchup of the season with the Northern Illinois Huskies on Feb. 13.
Buffalo will return home for a pair of games at Alumni Arena as they welcome Ball State on Feb. 17 and Akron on Feb. 20. The Bulls then travel to Kent, Ohio for a matchup with the Golden Flashes on Feb. 24 before closing out the month with a clash against MAC East rival Ohio at Alumni Arena on Feb. 27.
The Bulls open up the month of March by welcoming Miami (OH) to Alumni Arena on Mar. 3 for Senior Night before concluding the regular season on the road against Bowling Green on Mar. 6.
Divisions have been removed for this season as well as first-round MAC Tournament games. The top eight schools at the end of conference play will qualify for the 2021 Mid-American Conference Tournament which will begin on Wednesday, March 10, at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland.
All games at Alumni Arena will be broadcast on ESPN+.
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