2017–18 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team

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2017–18 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball
MAC East Division Champions
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
Record29–6 (16–2 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Cherie Cordoba
  • Khyreed Carter
  • Kristen Sharkey
Home arenaAlumni Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Buffalo 16 2   .889 29 6   .829
Miami (OH) 12 6   .667 21 11   .656
Ohio 9 9   .500 16 15   .516
Kent State 5 13   .278 13 19   .406
Bowling Green 3 15   .167 11 19   .367
Akron 3 15   .167 9 21   .300
West
Central Michigan 17 1   .944 30 5   .857
Ball State 13 5   .722 25 7   .781
Western Michigan 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
Toledo 8 10   .444 18 15   .545
Northern Illinois 7 11   .389 15 15   .500
Eastern Michigan 6 12   .333 11 20   .355
2018 MAC tournament winner
As of March 24, 2018

The 2017–18 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team represented the University at Buffalo during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulls, led by sixth-year head coach Felisha Legette-Jack, played their home games at Alumni Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 29–6, 16–2 in MAC play to win MAC East Division. They advanced to the championship game of the MAC women's tournament where they lost to Central Michigan. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they upset South Florida in the first round to win their first NCAA tournament game in school history, Florida State in the second round to advanced to the sweet sixteen for the first time in school history. They lost to South Carolina. With 29 wins, they finished with the most wins in school history.

Roster[edit]

2017–18 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Summer Hemphill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Cardinal O'Hara Buffalo, NY
G 1 Stephanie Reid 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr The Peninsula School Melbourne, Australia
G 3 Liisa Ups 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Smith's Hill Wollongong, Australia
G 4 Hanna Hall 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr Lincoln Prep Hamilton, ON
G 5 Katherine Ups 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Smith's Hill Wollongong, Australia
G 11 Theresa Onwuka 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Lake Forest Academy Asaba, Nigeria
F 12 Courtney Wilkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Haileybury College Melbourne, Australia
G 13 Autumn Jones 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Lawrence North
Pensacola State
Indianapolis, IN
F 21 Mariah Suchan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Maize South Wichita, KS
G 22 Ayoleka Sodade 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Holy Names Catholic Windsor, ON
G 24 Cierra Dillard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Gates Chili
Massachusetts
Rochester, NY
F 30 Marissa Hamilton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Ellicottville Central Great Valley, NY
C 31 Cassie Oursler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Grand Island Grand Island, NY
F 32 Brittany Morrison 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr St. Joseph Academy North Ridgeville, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 30, 2017

Schedule[edit]

[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2017*
5:30 p.m.
Bloomsburg W 64–32 
 20  C. Oursler   7  C. Oursler   4  S. Reid  Alumni Arena 
Buffalo, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017*
1:00 p.m.
Delaware W 87–73  1–0
 17  C. Dillard   6  K. Ups   11  S. Reid  Alumni Arena (1,015)
Buffalo, NY
November 13, 2017*
7:00 p.m.
Maryland Eastern Shore W 76–41  2–0
 12  S. Hemphill   9  Tier   6  C. Dillard  Alumni Arena (966)
Buffalo, NY
November 23, 2017*
4:15 p.m.
vs. Nebraska
San Juan Shootout
W 82–72  3–0
 25  C. Dillard   7  S. Hemphill   5  S. Reid  Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
November 24, 2017*
6:30 p.m.
vs. Clemson
San Juan Shootout
W 61–41  4–0
 13  C. Oursler   14  S. Hemphill   4  K. Ups  Ocean Center (175)
Daytona Beach, FL
December 2, 2017*
2:36 p.m., P12N
at Arizona State
ASU Classic semifinals
L 57–76  4–1
 18  C. Dillard   5  B. Morrison   2  Tied  Wells Fargo Arena (2,233)
Tempe, AZ
December 3, 2017*
12:04 p.m.
vs. UNLV
ASU Classic 3rd place game
W 80–53  5–1
 18  C. Dillard   6  Tied   7  H. Hall  Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, AZ
December 7, 2017*
7:00 p.m.
Canisius W 73–47  6–1
 14  Tied   7  Tied   8  K. Ups  Alumni Arena (1,354)
Buffalo, NY
December 9, 2017
2:00 p.m.
at Columbia W 65–63  7–1
 26  C. Oursler   11  C. Oursler   5  C. Dillard  Levien Gymnasium (371)
New York, NY
December 15, 2017*
7:00 p.m.
at St. Bonaventure W 76–59  8–1
 15  S. Reid   8  B. Morrison   10  C. Dillard  Reilly Center (876)
Olean, NY
December 18, 2017*
7:00 p.m.
at Niagara L 62–75  8–2
 16  C. Oursler   9  S. Hemphill   6  Tied  Gallagher Center (410)
Niagara, NY
December 21, 2017*
11:01 a.m.
at St. John's W 73–72  9–2
 17  A. Jones   10  S. Hemphill   5  S. Reid  Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
Queens, NY
MAC regular season
December 30, 2017
2:00 p.m.
at Akron W 89–66  10–2
(1–0)
 18  Tied   6  S. Reid   10  S. Reid  James A. Rhodes Arena (522)
Akron, OH
January 3, 2018
7:00 p.m.
Western Michigan W 71–49  11–2
(2–0)
 23  C. Dillard   9  C. Oursler   12  S. Reid  Alumni Arena (1,059)
Buffalo, NY
January 6, 2018
2:00 p.m.
at Northern Illinois L 84–86 OT 11–3
(2–1)
 18  C. Dillard   12  C. Oursler   11  S. Reid  Convocation Center (593)
DeKalb, IL
January 10, 2018
7:00 p.m.
Miami (OH) W 72–67  12–3
(3–1)
 19  C. Dillard   6  Tied   8  C. Dillard  Alumni Arena (1,032)
Buffalo, NY
January 13, 2018
2:00 p.m.
at Ball State W 84–80  13–3
(4–1)
 20  C. Dillard   10  S. Hemphill   9  S. Reid  Worthen Arena (1,568)
Muncie, IN
January 17, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Ohio W 67–63  14–3
(5–1)
 20  C. Dillard   10  S. Hemphill   5  Tied  Convocation Center (355)
Athens, OH
January 20, 2018
2:00 p.m.
Toledo W 87–69  15–3
(6–1)
 30  C. Dillard   10  S. Hemphill   10  S. Reid  Alumni Arena (1,899)
Buffalo, NY
January 27, 2018
2:00 p.m.
Eastern Michigan W 97–92 OT 16–3
(7–1)
 25  C. Oursler   13  C. Oursler   9  S. Reid  Alumni Arena (1,630)
Buffalo, NY
January 31, 2018
7:00 p.m.
at Central Michigan L 79–86  16–4
(7–2)
 22  C. Dillard   10  S. Hemphill   5  C. Dillard  McGuirk Arena (1,765)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 3, 2018
2:00 p.m.
at Toledo W 84–73  17–4
(8–2)
 21  C. Dillard   13  S. Hemphill   4  C. Dillard  Savage Arena (4,613)
Toledo, OH
February 7, 2018
7:00 p.m.
Kent State W 80–42  18–4
(9–2)
 19  C. Oursler   14  C. Oursler   8  S. Reid  Alumni Arena (1,054)
Buffalo, NY
February 10, 2018
1:02 p.m.
at Miami (OH) W 64–49  19–4
(10–2)
 16  S. Reid   13  C. Oursler   6  Tied  Millett Hall (1,507)
Oxford, OH
February 14, 2018
7:00 p.m.
Central Michigan W 85–82  20–4
(11–2)
 24  C. Oursler   13  C. Oursler   9  C. Dillard  Alumni Arena (1,010)
Buffalo, NY
February 17, 2018
1:00 p.m.
Akron W 85–71  21–4
(12–2)
 18  S. Hemphill   9  S. Hemphill   10  S. Reid  Alumni Arena (1,001)
Buffalo, NY
February 21, 2018
7:00 p.m.
at Bowling Green W 88–67  22–4
(13–2)
 20  C. Oursler   12  C. Oursler   7  C. Dillard  Stroh Center (1,060)
Bowling Green, OH
February 24, 2018
1:00 p.m.
Ohio W 70–53  23–4
(14–2)
 12  C. Oursler   23  S. Hemphill   7  S. Reid  Alumni Arena (3,128)
Buffalo, NY
February 28, 2018
7:00 p.m.
at Kent State W 81–51  24–4
(15–2)
 17  C. Dillard   6  S. Hemphill   5  A. Jones  MAC Center (411)
Kent, OH
March 3, 2018
2:00 p.m.
Bowling Green W 74–38  25–4
(16–2)
 12  C. Oursler   8  S. Hemphill   7  S. Reid  Alumni Arena (2,681)
Buffalo, NY
MAC Women's Tournament
March 7, 2018
5:00 p.m.
(2) vs. (10) Kent State
Quarterfinals
W 72–50  26–4
 22  S. Reid   11  C. Dillard   11  S. Reid  Quicken Loans Arena (1,422)
Cleveland, OH
March 9, 2018
1:30 p.m.
(2) vs. (6) Western Michigan
Semifinals
W 85–53  27–4
 17  C. Dillard   6  S. Hemphill   7  C. Dillard  Quicken Loans Arena (1,271)
Cleveland, OH
March 10, 2018
11:00 a.m., CBSSN
(2) vs. (1) Central Michigan
Championship Game
L 91–96  27–5
 26  C. Dillard   7  S. Hemphill   10  C. Dillard  Quicken Loans Arena (1,656)
Cleveland, OH
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 17, 2018*
1:30 p.m., ESPN2
(11 A) vs. (6 A) No. 19 South Florida
First Round
W 101–79  28–5
 36  C. Dillard   7  K. Ups   8  S. Reid  Donald L. Tucker Center (3,507)
Tallahassee, FL
March 19, 2018*
6:30 p.m., ESPN2
(11 A) at (3 A) No. 11 Florida State
Second Round
W 86–65  29–5
 22  C. Dillard   11  S. Hemphill   5  C. Dillard  Donald L. Tucker Center (4,119)
Tallahassee, FL
March 24, 2018*
11:30 a.m., ESPN
(11 A) vs. (2 A) No. 7 South Carolina
Sweet Sixteen
L 63–79  29–6
 29  C. Dillard   4  C. Oursler   6  C. Dillard  Times Union Center (10,310)
Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A=Albany Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings[edit]

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Coaches N/A RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 21
Legend
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(RV)   Received Votes

See also[edit]

2017–18 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Buffalo" (PDF). Ubbulls.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "Buffalo Bulls Women's Basketball - Bulls News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  3. ^ Buffalo Bulls. "Buffalo Bulls on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  4. ^ "2017-18 Buffalo Women's Basketball Schedule - Buffalo". Ubbulls.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.