2018–19 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team

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.

2018–19 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball
MAC Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, second round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record24–10 (12–6 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Cherie Cordoba
  • Khyreed Carter
  • Kristen Sharkey
Home arenaAlumni Arena
2018–19 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Ohio144 .778306  .833
Miami (OH)135 .722239  .719
Buffalo126 .6672410  .706
Kent State117 .6112013  .606
Akron711 .3891615  .516
Bowling Green216 .111921  .300
West
Central Michigan153 .833258  .758
Toledo117 .6112112  .636
Northern Illinois108 .5561913  .594
Eastern Michigan612 .3331417  .452
Western Michigan414 .2221020  .333
Ball State315 .167823  .258
2019 MAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Bulls finished the 2017–18 season 29–6, 16–2 in MAC play to win the MAC East Division. They advanced to the championship game of the Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament where they lost to Central Michigan. They received an at-large to the NCAA women's tournament where they upset South Florida in the first round to win their first NCAA tournament win in school history. They then defeated Florida State in the second round to advance 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.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownNotes
Stephanie Reid1G5'6"SeniorMelbourne, AustraliaGraduated
Liisa Ups3G5'9"SeniorWollongong, AustraliaGraduated
Katherine Ups5G5'9"SeniorWollongong, AustraliaGraduated
Mariah Suchan21F6'1"SeniorWichita, KSGraduated
Cassie Oursler31G6'3"SeniorGrand Island, NYGraduated

Roster

2018–19 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Summer Hemphill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrCardinal O'Hara Buffalo, NY
G 2 Finess Dickson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS FrHomewood-Flossmoor South Holland, IL
G 4 Airiel Dickson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrHomewood-Flossmoor South Holland, IL
C 5 Zena Elias 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrCountryside Clearwater, FL
G 10 Hanna Hall 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) SoLincoln Prep Hamilton, ON
G 11 Theresa Onwuka 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrLake Forest Academy Asaba, Nigeria
F 12 Courtney Wilkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrHaileybury College Melbourne, Australia
G 13 Autumn Jones 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrLawrence North
Pensacola State
Indianapolis, IN
G 15 Oceane Kounkou 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrDawson College Gatineau, QC
G 22 Ayoleka Sodade 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrHoly Names Catholic Windsor, ON
F 23 Keowa Walters 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrVaughan Toronto, ON
G 24 Cierra Dillard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrGates Chili
Massachusetts
Rochester, NY
F 25 Adebola Adeyeye 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrThe Rock School Brampton, ON
F 30 Marissa Hamilton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoEllicottville Central Great Valley, NY
F 32 Brittany Morrison 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrSt. Joseph Academy North Ridgeville, OH
F 33 Alexis Adams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrSouth Brunswick Monmouth Junction, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 26, 2018

Schedule

[3]

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.

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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See also

2018–19 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

References

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  2. "Buffalo women reach NCAAs for 2nd straight season". battlefordsNOW | North Battleford, Saskatchewan | News, Sports, Weather, Obituaries, Classifieds. The Canadian Press. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  3. "2018-19 Buffalo Women's Basketball Schedule - Buffalo". Ubbulls.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
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