Wednesday, February 2
Ypsilanti, MI
12:00 PM
at
Eastern Michigan
Bulls Hit The Road For Two Game Road Swing
2/1/2022 9:34:00 AM | Women's Basketball
BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo women's basketball team opens play in the month of February with a two-game road trip to the state of Michigan, beginning with a contest in Ypsilanti against the Eastern Michigan Eagles on Wednesday, February 2nd at 12pm.
The game will be streamed on ESPN+ with Ryan Wooley (play-by-play) and Lexi Ayala (color) announcing and can be heard on the radio on ESPN 1520 AM or on the Varsity Network with Matt Mattia on the call.
This is the 29th meeting between Buffalo and Eastern Michigan, with the Eagles owning a narrow 15-13 series edge. UB is 8-2 against EMU in the Coach Jack era. The Bulls defeated the Eagles 73-68 at the Convocation Center last season.
Buffalo is 12-7 overall and 6-3 in league play after defeating Northern Illinois 68-61 at Alumni Arena on Saturday afternoon. Freshmen Georgia Woolley and Saniaa Wilson turned in a pair of career-best performances, the latter doing so in her UB debut. Woolley led all scorers with a career-high 26 points to go along with seven rebounds, four assists, three steals and a block. Junior guard Dyaisha Fair scored 16 points to go with six rebounds, six assists and three steals while Wilson added 12 points, seven rebounds and two blocks in her first game in the blue and white.
Fair leads the Bulls and ranks eighth in the nation in scoring at 21.8 points per game. Summer Hemphill is averaging just under a double-double with 14.6 points and 8.5 rebounds per game while Woolley has scored in double figures in 13 of the last 14 games and is averaging 12.3 points per game. Buffalo is distributing the basketball at an excellent clip, averaging 15.7 assists per game and a 1.12 assist-to-turnover ratio, both ranking in the top 40 nationally while also ranking 41st with a +4.0 turnover margin. That leads to a potent offense which ranks 27th in the nation in scoring (75.2 ppg). The Bulls are ranked 72nd in the latest NET rankings. They are also ranked 19th in the College Insider Mid-Major Top 25 poll.
Eastern Michigan enters Wednesday's contest with a 5-11 overall record and 2-7 league mark after defeating Miami (OH) 80-69 on Saturday. The Eagles are led offensively by Areanna Combs who is averaging 18.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. Ce'Nara Skanes (12.8 ppg, 8.1 rpg) and Danielle Rainey (12.4 ppg, 2.8 rpg) are also averaging in double figures. Skanes became the program leader with 18 career double-doubles and Combs set a single-game program record with 19 made free throws, both in the win over Miami (OH). Eastern has found success at the charity stripe this season as they rank second and third, respectively, in the MAC in free throws made (224) and free throws attempted (319). Additionally, EMU has been tremendous at taking care of the basketball, ranking third in the league and 29th nationally in fewest turnovers (232).
Up next, Buffalo will conclude the road trip with a game at Central Michigan on Saturday, February 5 at 1pm. It will be game one of a doubleheader, with game two featuring the UB and CMU men at 4:30pm.
The game will be streamed on ESPN+ with Ryan Wooley (play-by-play) and Lexi Ayala (color) announcing and can be heard on the radio on ESPN 1520 AM or on the Varsity Network with Matt Mattia on the call.
This is the 29th meeting between Buffalo and Eastern Michigan, with the Eagles owning a narrow 15-13 series edge. UB is 8-2 against EMU in the Coach Jack era. The Bulls defeated the Eagles 73-68 at the Convocation Center last season.
Buffalo is 12-7 overall and 6-3 in league play after defeating Northern Illinois 68-61 at Alumni Arena on Saturday afternoon. Freshmen Georgia Woolley and Saniaa Wilson turned in a pair of career-best performances, the latter doing so in her UB debut. Woolley led all scorers with a career-high 26 points to go along with seven rebounds, four assists, three steals and a block. Junior guard Dyaisha Fair scored 16 points to go with six rebounds, six assists and three steals while Wilson added 12 points, seven rebounds and two blocks in her first game in the blue and white.
Fair leads the Bulls and ranks eighth in the nation in scoring at 21.8 points per game. Summer Hemphill is averaging just under a double-double with 14.6 points and 8.5 rebounds per game while Woolley has scored in double figures in 13 of the last 14 games and is averaging 12.3 points per game. Buffalo is distributing the basketball at an excellent clip, averaging 15.7 assists per game and a 1.12 assist-to-turnover ratio, both ranking in the top 40 nationally while also ranking 41st with a +4.0 turnover margin. That leads to a potent offense which ranks 27th in the nation in scoring (75.2 ppg). The Bulls are ranked 72nd in the latest NET rankings. They are also ranked 19th in the College Insider Mid-Major Top 25 poll.
Eastern Michigan enters Wednesday's contest with a 5-11 overall record and 2-7 league mark after defeating Miami (OH) 80-69 on Saturday. The Eagles are led offensively by Areanna Combs who is averaging 18.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. Ce'Nara Skanes (12.8 ppg, 8.1 rpg) and Danielle Rainey (12.4 ppg, 2.8 rpg) are also averaging in double figures. Skanes became the program leader with 18 career double-doubles and Combs set a single-game program record with 19 made free throws, both in the win over Miami (OH). Eastern has found success at the charity stripe this season as they rank second and third, respectively, in the MAC in free throws made (224) and free throws attempted (319). Additionally, EMU has been tremendous at taking care of the basketball, ranking third in the league and 29th nationally in fewest turnovers (232).
Up next, Buffalo will conclude the road trip with a game at Central Michigan on Saturday, February 5 at 1pm. It will be game one of a doubleheader, with game two featuring the UB and CMU men at 4:30pm.
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