2018-19_Buffalo_Bulls_women's_basketball_team

2018–19 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball
2018–19 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball
MAC Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, second round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
Record	24–10 (12–6 MAC)
Head coach	Felisha Legette-Jack (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Cherie Cordoba; Khyreed Carter; Kristen Sharkey;
Home arena	Alumni Arena
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

The 2018–19 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team represents the University at Buffalo during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulls, led by seventh-year head coach Felisha Legette-Jack, play their home games at Alumni Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.^[1] They finished the season 24–10, 12–6 in MAC play to win MAC East Division. Buffalo won the MAC conference tournament championship game over Ohio, 77–61. Cierra Dillard was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.^[2] With that win they earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they upset Rutgers in the first round before losing to Connecticut in the second round.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bloomsburg	W 94–53	–	27 – C. Dillard	9 – K. Walters	7 – C. Dillard	Alumni Arena Buffalo, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2018* 1:00 p.m.		at UMES	W 69–63	1–0	23 – C. Dillard	6 – B. Morrison	4 – C. Dillard	Hytche Athletic Center (1,147) Princess Anne, MD
November 11, 2018* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Niagara	W 88–61	2–0	25 – C. Dillard	7 – C. Wilkins	5 – H. Hall	Alumni Arena (1,636) Buffalo, NY
November 18, 2018* 5:00 p.m.		at No. 3 Oregon	L 82–102	2–1	32 – C. Dillard	7 – K. Walters	7 – H. Hall	Matthew Knight Arena (5,205) Eugene, OR
November 23, 2018* 5:00 p.m.		vs. Georgetown South Point Thanksgiving Shootout	W 73–64	3–1	33 – C. Dillard	6 – Tied	8 – C. Dillard	South Point Events Center Las Vegas, NV
November 24, 2018* 5:00 p.m.		vs. South Dakota State South Point Thanksgiving Shootout	W 61–55	4–1	20 – C. Dillard	9 – C. Dillard	10 – H. Hall	South Point Events Center (477) Las Vegas, NV
December 1, 2018* 1:00 p.m.		at Central Connecticut	W 82–69	5–1	27 – C. Dillard	16 – B. Morrison	2 – Tied	William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT
December 4, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		at Canisius	W 84–66	6–1	25 – C. Dillard	5 – M. Hamilton	10 – C. Dillard	Koessler Athletic Center (826) Buffalo, NY
December 7, 2018* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Dayton	L 59–72	6–2	21 – C. Dillard	9 – A. Adeyeye	5 – C. Dillard	UD Arena (1,279) Dayton, OH
December 18, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		at Dartmouth	W 75–69	7–2	26 – C. Dillard	14 – S. Hemphill	5 – C. Dillard	Leede Arena (383) Hanover, NH
December 21, 2018* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 8 Stanford	L 55–62	7–3	21 – C. Dillard	13 – T. Onwuka	3 – Tied	Alumni Arena (3,412) Buffalo, NY
December 23, 2018* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+		St. Bonaventure	W 90–43	8–3	26 – C. Dillard	8 – A. Adeyeye	6 – C. Dillard	Alumni Arena (1,994) Buffalo, NY
MAC regular season
January 5, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		Ohio	L 71–74 ^OT	8–4 (0–1)	15 – C. Dillard	10 – S. Hemphill	7 – C. Dillard	Alumni Arena (2,116) Buffalo, NY
January 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Michigan	W 91–84 ^OT	9–4 (1–1)	43 – C. Dillard	9 – Tied	5 – C. Dillard	Convocation Center (1,114) Ypsilanti, MI
January 12, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Miami (OH)	W 66–59	10–4 (2–1)	26 – C. Dillard	11 – T. Onwuka	10 – C. Dillard	Millett Hall (315) Oxford, OH
January 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Ball State	W 77–65	11–4 (3–1)	21 – C. Dillard	10 – S. Hemphill	7 – C. Dillard	Alumni Arena (1,615) Buffalo, NY
January 19, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Western Michigan	W 61–59	12–4 (4–1)	19 – S. Hemphill	11 – S. Hemphill	3 – Tied	University Arena (730) Kalamazoo, MI
January 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Akron	W 91–72	13–4 (5–1)	25 – C. Dillard	12 – S. Hemphill	7 – C. Dillard	Alumni Arena (1,492) Buffalo, NY
January 26, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Illinois	W 93–64	14–4 (6–1)	26 – C. Dillard	14 – S. Hemphill	11 – C. Dillard	Alumni Arena (2,174) Buffalo, NY
February 2, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Central Michigan	L 65–76	14–5 (6–2)	25 – C. Dillard	7 – S. Hemphill	2 – 3 tied	McGuirk Arena (2,228) Mount Pleasant, MI
February 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Toledo	W 73–63	15–5 (7–2)	19 – S. Hemphill	7 – S. Hemphill	9 – C. Dillard	Alumni Arena (1,507) Buffalo, NY
February 9, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Kent State	W 75–66	16–5 (8–2)	31 – C. Dillard	12 – S. Hemphill	11 – C. Dillard	Alumni Arena (2,385) Buffalo, NY
February 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bowling Green	L 72–78	16–6 (8–3)	26 – C. Dillard	11 – S. Hemphill	6 – C. Dillard	Stroh Center (1,154) Bowling Green, OH
February 16, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Central Michigan	L 95–100	16–7 (8–4)	29 – C. Dillard	9 – Tied	7 – C. Dillard	Alumni Arena (3,369) Buffalo, NY
February 20, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Ball State Rescheduled from January 30	W 97–58	17–7 (9–4)	24 – S. Hemphill	10 – S. Hemphill	6 – C. Dillard	Worthen Arena (1,036) Muncie, IN
February 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Akron	L 59–70	17–8 (9–5)	23 – C. Dillard	11 – C. Dillard	3 – C. Dillard	James A. Rhodes Arena (479) Akron, OH
February 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Ohio	W 73–43	18–8 (10–5)	35 – C. Dillard	18 – S. Hemphill	5 – H. Hall	Convocation Center Athens, OH
March 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Miami (OH)	W 86–61	19–8 (11–5)	31 – C. Dillard	15 – S. Hemphill	8 – C. Dillard	Alumni Arena (3,509) Buffalo, NY
March 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Bowling Green	W 75–61	20–8 (12–5)	27 – C. Dillard	16 – S. Hemphill	5 – F. Dickson	Alumni Arena (1,764) Buffalo, NY
March 9, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kent State	L 53–62	20–9 (12–6)	18 – 2 tied	8 – 2 tied	2 – C. Dillard	MAC Center (1,731) Kent, OH
MAC Women's Tournament
March 13, 2019 2:30 pm, ESPN+	(4)	vs. (5) Kent State Quarterfinals	W 85–52	21–9	22 – C. Dillard	9 – S. Hemphill	5 – H. Hall	Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH
March 15, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN+	(4)	vs. (1) Central Michigan Semifinals	W 82–77	22–9	30 – C. Dillard	9 – S. Hemphill	7 – C. Dillard	Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH
March 16, 2019 11:00 am, CBSSN	(4)	vs. (2) Ohio Championship Game	W 77–61	23–9	22 – C. Dillard	21 – S. Hemphill	7 – H. Hall	Quicken Loans Arena (2,765) Cleveland, OH
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 22, 2019* 4:30 pm, ESPN2	(10 A)	vs. (7 A) Rutgers First Round	W 82–71	24–9	23 – S. Hemphill	7 – S. Hemphill	8 – H. Hall	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
Mar 24, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN	(10 A)	at (2 A) No. 2 Connecticut Second Round	L 72–84	24–10	29 – C. Dillard	10 – B. Morrison	7 – C. Dillard	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (6,390) Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Albany Regional. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Stephanie Reid	1	G	5'6"	Senior	Melbourne, Australia	Graduated
Liisa Ups	3	G	5'9"	Senior	Wollongong, Australia	Graduated
Katherine Ups	5	G	5'9"	Senior	Wollongong, Australia	Graduated
Mariah Suchan	21	F	6'1"	Senior	Wichita, KS	Graduated
Cassie Oursler	31	G	6'3"	Senior	Grand Island, NY	Graduated

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	RV	RV
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		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Ohio	14	–	4	.778	30	–	6	.833
Miami (OH)	13	–	5	.722	23	–	9	.719
Buffalo †	12	–	6	.667	24	–	10	.706
Kent State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
Akron	7	–	11	.389	16	–	15	.516
Bowling Green	2	–	16	.111	9	–	21	.300
West
Central Michigan	15	–	3	.833	25	–	8	.758
Toledo	11	–	7	.611	21	–	12	.636
Northern Illinois	10	–	8	.556	19	–	13	.594
Eastern Michigan	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
Western Michigan	4	–	14	.222	10	–	20	.333
Ball State	3	–	15	.167	8	–	23	.258

† 2019 MAC tournament winner