Bulls Journey to Marshall for Common Season Opener

BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo girls’s basketball workforce will open the 2025-26 season, the primary within the Kristen Sharkey period, on Monday evening as they journey to West Virginia to tackle the Marshall Thundering Herd at 6pm within the first sport of the MAC-SBC Challenge.
 
The sport will likely be streamed on ESPN+ with Mark Martin (play-by-play) and Bobby Iddings (coloration) asserting and might be heard on-line by way of the Varsity Network with Vinnie Christiano III on the decision.

This is the 14^th general assembly between the 2 applications, with Marshall proudly owning a slim 8-5 collection benefit. Buffalo and Marshall final performed in 2004 when the Thundering Herd have been members of the Mid-American Conference.

The Bulls have had success of their common season openers since becoming a member of Division I in 1991-92 as they personal a 24-10 report within the first sport of the season. Buffalo is 9-1 of their final 10 season openers.

Buffalo defeated Canisius 69-63 in an exhibition contest at Alumni Arena on October 26. Four gamers scored in double figures, led by junior guard Paula Lopez who scored a game-high 26 factors. The Bulls returned simply two gamers from final 12 months’s squad that gained the WNIT Championship for the primary time in program historical past. UB added seven transfers and 5 true freshmen to the roster.

Marshall completed the 2024-25 season with a 15-20 general report and 6-12 league mark within the first season underneath head coach Juli Fulks. They capped the season by successful a report 4 video games within the 2025 Sun Belt Conference Tournament earlier than falling to Troy within the quarterfinals. The Thundering Herd, who have been picked to complete eighth within the Sun Belt Conference preseason ballot, return eight gamers from a 12 months in the past, together with Meredith Maier who was named Preseason All-SBC Third Team after setting new single-season career-highs in factors (330), rebounds (158), steals (48) and assists (47) as a junior. Marshall additionally added two freshmen and 4 transfers to the roster, together with VCU switch Timaya Lewis-Eutsey who was an All-Atlantic 10 Third Team choice.

Up subsequent, Buffalo will return dwelling to welcome SEC powerhouse Kentucky to Alumni Arena on Sunday, November 9 at 2pm.

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