Wednesday, March 8
Cleveland, OH / Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
11:00am
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No.1 Toledo
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Bulls Take On Toledo in MAC Tournament Quarterfinals
3/7/2023 11:38:00 AM | Women's Basketball
BUFFALO, NY - The University at Buffalo women's basketball team will face top-seeded Toledo in the Mid-American Conference Tournament quarterfinals on Wednesday at 11am. This is the fifth time the two programs will face off in the MAC Tournament, with the last meeting coming on March 10, 2017.
The Bulls enter the tournament as the eighth seed and that number carries significance for Buffalo fans as the last time the Bulls were seeded eighth, UB went "from eighth seed to history", winning the first MAC championship title in program history in 2016.
The game will be streamed on ESPN+ with Dave Bacon (play-by-play) and Cayleigh Griffin (color) announcing and can be heard on the radio on AM 1520 or on the Varsity Network with Jack Kreuzer on the call.
This is the 36th overall meeting between Buffalo and Toledo with the Rockets owning a 25-9 series advantage. The Bulls fell 91-73 at Savage Arena in the lone meeting between the two teams.
Winners of three straight, Buffalo finished the regular season with a 12-15 overall record and 7-11 league mark after defeating Western Michigan 72-67 on Saturday. The Mid-American Conference announced its postseason awards on Tuesday morning, with Re'Shawna Stone earning a spot on the All-MAC Second Team. Stone is leading the Bulls in scoring at 17.3 ppg and has scored in double figures 23 times this season, including 10 games with 20 or more points, while adding 5.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists per contest. She elevated her game in MAC play as she ranked second in scoring (20.3 ppg), fourth in field goal percentage (.526) and three-point field goal percentage (.427) and fifth in assists per game (3.9).
Fifth year guard Zakiyah Winfield leads the team in rebounding and assists at 10.6 rpg and 4.0 apg while ranking second on the team in scoring at 14.6 ppg and has recorded 15 double-doubles on the season. She is the top rebounding guard in the nation and ranks in the top 20 in the nation in double-doubles, rebounds per game and defensive rebounds per game. Jazmine Young is having a career year, scoring in double figures in 23 of 27 games and averaging 13.6 points and 1.7 assists per contest. As a team, the Bulls finished the regular season ranking in the top half of the MAC in field goal percentage (.437), 3FG percentage (.339), scoring defense (65.0), 3FG defense (.313), assists per game (13.2) and assist-to-turnover ratio (+1.0).
The Toledo Rockets finished the regular season with a 25-4 overall record and 16-2 league after defeating Bowling Green 62-56 on Saturday to clinch the MAC regular season title for the second straight year. Senior guard Quinesha Lockett leads the Rockets in scoring at 18.0 ppg. Sammi Minkonowicz (10.3 ppg, 7.7 rpg) and Sophia Wiard (10.2 ppg, 4.1 apg) are also averaging in double figures. Lockett, who was named the 2023 MAC Player of the Year, enters postseason play with 1,905 career points, which ranks fifth all-time in program history. The Rockets are second in the MAC and 22nd in the country in assist-turnover ratio (1.20), and they also rank 20th nationally and second in the league in fewest turnovers per game (12.7). As a team, the Rockets rank second the MAC in scoring defense (62.3) and third in scoring offense (73.8), one of two teams in the MAC to rank in the top three in both categories. Toledo is the best free throw shooting team in the MAC, ranking first in the league and eighth nationally in free throw percentage (79.0%) and 10th in the nation in free throws made per game (15.8).
The winner of Wednesday's game will face the winner of #4 Kent State and #5 Northern Illinois in the first semifinal game of the day on Friday at 10am.
Advanced reservations for all games can be made by completing the MAC Basketball Ticket Order Form, calling 1-877-UB-THERE or in-person at the Alumni Arena Ticket Office. For more information, visit the championship central page.
The Bulls enter the tournament as the eighth seed and that number carries significance for Buffalo fans as the last time the Bulls were seeded eighth, UB went "from eighth seed to history", winning the first MAC championship title in program history in 2016.
The game will be streamed on ESPN+ with Dave Bacon (play-by-play) and Cayleigh Griffin (color) announcing and can be heard on the radio on AM 1520 or on the Varsity Network with Jack Kreuzer on the call.
This is the 36th overall meeting between Buffalo and Toledo with the Rockets owning a 25-9 series advantage. The Bulls fell 91-73 at Savage Arena in the lone meeting between the two teams.
Winners of three straight, Buffalo finished the regular season with a 12-15 overall record and 7-11 league mark after defeating Western Michigan 72-67 on Saturday. The Mid-American Conference announced its postseason awards on Tuesday morning, with Re'Shawna Stone earning a spot on the All-MAC Second Team. Stone is leading the Bulls in scoring at 17.3 ppg and has scored in double figures 23 times this season, including 10 games with 20 or more points, while adding 5.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists per contest. She elevated her game in MAC play as she ranked second in scoring (20.3 ppg), fourth in field goal percentage (.526) and three-point field goal percentage (.427) and fifth in assists per game (3.9).
Fifth year guard Zakiyah Winfield leads the team in rebounding and assists at 10.6 rpg and 4.0 apg while ranking second on the team in scoring at 14.6 ppg and has recorded 15 double-doubles on the season. She is the top rebounding guard in the nation and ranks in the top 20 in the nation in double-doubles, rebounds per game and defensive rebounds per game. Jazmine Young is having a career year, scoring in double figures in 23 of 27 games and averaging 13.6 points and 1.7 assists per contest. As a team, the Bulls finished the regular season ranking in the top half of the MAC in field goal percentage (.437), 3FG percentage (.339), scoring defense (65.0), 3FG defense (.313), assists per game (13.2) and assist-to-turnover ratio (+1.0).
The Toledo Rockets finished the regular season with a 25-4 overall record and 16-2 league after defeating Bowling Green 62-56 on Saturday to clinch the MAC regular season title for the second straight year. Senior guard Quinesha Lockett leads the Rockets in scoring at 18.0 ppg. Sammi Minkonowicz (10.3 ppg, 7.7 rpg) and Sophia Wiard (10.2 ppg, 4.1 apg) are also averaging in double figures. Lockett, who was named the 2023 MAC Player of the Year, enters postseason play with 1,905 career points, which ranks fifth all-time in program history. The Rockets are second in the MAC and 22nd in the country in assist-turnover ratio (1.20), and they also rank 20th nationally and second in the league in fewest turnovers per game (12.7). As a team, the Rockets rank second the MAC in scoring defense (62.3) and third in scoring offense (73.8), one of two teams in the MAC to rank in the top three in both categories. Toledo is the best free throw shooting team in the MAC, ranking first in the league and eighth nationally in free throw percentage (79.0%) and 10th in the nation in free throws made per game (15.8).
The winner of Wednesday's game will face the winner of #4 Kent State and #5 Northern Illinois in the first semifinal game of the day on Friday at 10am.
Advanced reservations for all games can be made by completing the MAC Basketball Ticket Order Form, calling 1-877-UB-THERE or in-person at the Alumni Arena Ticket Office. For more information, visit the championship central page.
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