Head Coach Felisha Legette-Jack talks about her first week on the job.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zpjpLbtpNmo#!
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Way to Represent!!!
Quick shout-out to Teresa for being named to the Academic All-MAC Team, and Beth and Nicki for being MAC Honorable Mention selections. Congrats!
Practice Players Squad At Its Finest...
The use of male practice players has become a common practice in women’s basketball. This season, our practice squad was made up of seven guys – Ryan, Christoff, Jason, Justin, Kevin, TJ, and Ben. (Left to right on the photo below. Ben is missing from the photo).
The practice players are invaluable to the growth of the team. When our players go against the guys, they have to be aggressive. It makes the level of practice higher, more exciting, and more physical. The guys raise the intensity on a daily basis, which really helps to keep the practices spontaneous and competitive. They help the players get more repetition on offense and defense while eliminating the familiarity of always competing against teammates. The guys are most useful when preparing for a team. They learn the opponent’s offense and execute it, while the Bulls focus on defensive strategies.
All practice players have to go through the same administrative hurdles as the student- athletes, including registering with NCAA clearinghouse, getting sickle cell shots, undergoing physicals, attending compliance meetings and filling out paperwork. You know the guys are serious when they undergo this long and thorough process. The practice players receive a pair of shorts, a reversible, and a couple of t-shirts that they get to keep at the end of the year. That’s the extent of the free perks. But the players don’t do it for the tangible benefits. They like being a part of a group. They really have become a part of our family. They understand it’s not about them. They all get it and it’s really important. They’re here to make our team better and they never have a “bad day.”
Thank you- Kevin, Justin, Ryan, TJ, Christoff, Ben, and Jason! We appreciate everything you have done for the Bulls family!
The practice players are invaluable to the growth of the team. When our players go against the guys, they have to be aggressive. It makes the level of practice higher, more exciting, and more physical. The guys raise the intensity on a daily basis, which really helps to keep the practices spontaneous and competitive. They help the players get more repetition on offense and defense while eliminating the familiarity of always competing against teammates. The guys are most useful when preparing for a team. They learn the opponent’s offense and execute it, while the Bulls focus on defensive strategies.
All practice players have to go through the same administrative hurdles as the student- athletes, including registering with NCAA clearinghouse, getting sickle cell shots, undergoing physicals, attending compliance meetings and filling out paperwork. You know the guys are serious when they undergo this long and thorough process. The practice players receive a pair of shorts, a reversible, and a couple of t-shirts that they get to keep at the end of the year. That’s the extent of the free perks. But the players don’t do it for the tangible benefits. They like being a part of a group. They really have become a part of our family. They understand it’s not about them. They all get it and it’s really important. They’re here to make our team better and they never have a “bad day.”
Thank you- Kevin, Justin, Ryan, TJ, Christoff, Ben, and Jason! We appreciate everything you have done for the Bulls family!
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Wrappin' Up the 2011-12 Season
On April 15, 2012, UB women's basketball wrapped up the season holding a Banquet at Dave & Buster's. Coach MacDonald distributed team awards to the well deserving recipients listed below:
Most Valuable Player: Brittany Hedderson
Most Valuable Player: Brittany Hedderson
Most Improved Player: Nytor Longar
Defensive Player Award: Teresa Semalulu
Academic Award: Nicki Hopkins & Teresa Semalulu
Bulls’ Pride Award: Nicki Hopkins
Coaches’ Award: Kristen Sharkey
Britt Hedderson was also recognized for being named to the All-MAC First Team and for being MAC Player of the Week twice this season.
Congratulations to all award winners!
Senior Day Victory
On Saturday, February 25, we honored our four seniors- Brittany Hedderson, Teresa Semalulu, Ephesia Holmes, and Beth Christensen prior to the victory over Ohio. "I don't think you could have scripted Senior Day any better," said head coach Linda Hill-MacDonald. "All four of them made significant contributions and are a big reason why we won today."
Friday, March 9, 2012
UB Bulls Play 4Kay
January 28th game against Toledo was dedicated to raising funds to support breast cancer research and to raise awareness about this horrific disease that has affected so many women. $1,500 was raised and donated to the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. Thank you for supporting our players in this fund-raising effort.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
What you may not know about Coach Charity :)
After our practice at Western Michigan, every player made sure to find Coach Charity's Hall of Fame plaque in the Read Fieldhouse. Coach Charity is a very modest person and rarely speaks of her accomplishments so this was a wonderful way for the players to find out a little more....
The writing on the plaque is a little too small to read so here's a summary: a standout player at Western Michigan, Coach Charity was an honorable mention All-American in 1978 and ‘80 and also a member of the U.S. silver medal-winning team at the 1977 World Games. She also played in the initial Women’s All- American Classic in Philadelphia in 1977 and was one of 15 candidates for the Wade Trophy, honoring the nation’s top collegiate player. Coach Charity is the only player in WMU's history to record 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in her career. We are very honored to have you here at UB, Coach Charity!
Friday, December 23, 2011
Hedderson on Fire with 39 points!
Senior Brittany Hedderson led the Bulls to overtime victory over Oakland on Thursday, December 22nd. Britt's 39 points marked a school record, which had stood for over 30 years. The previous record for points in a game was 38, which Regina Frazier set against D'Youville during the 1977-78 season. Atta girl, Britt!
'Tis the Season
You’ve all been so amazingly supportive of us throughout the years and we want you to know how much your support means to us. We are grateful beyond words. We wish you and your loved ones happy holidays. GO BULLS!
Downtime in DC...
The Bulls got to tour the Nation's Capitol before facing Howard Bison on Tuesday night, December 20th.
What an achievement...
During our game against St. Bonaventure on December 10, Brittany Hedderson went over the 1,000 point mark in her career. Britt is just the 20th player in school history to do so. Congratulations!
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Bulls-Griffs Sibling Rivalry
Playing Canisius is like a sibling rivalry where we've always been the little sister. But we've grown up. It was a rough first two years, but it was time for us to make our stand. After coming off the largest margin victory the previous year, we knew we had to make a stand again. It was our time to show who the best team in Buffalo really is. It felt like the summer again. Like the refs and fans didn't exist. It was showing that all the blood and sweat from the summer paid off. That all those late night, grueling runs that left us feeling beat up at lift the next morning gave us the extra edge. It was like we were playing against ourselves, with us knowing their every little move, and with them knowing ours. At game time it was about executing, with us knowing exactly what we had to do and how we had to play them, but also having fun and reminding ourselves that we've beaten them over and over again and now it was time to take a stand. After the ending buzzer, all I could do is smile. We held onto the bragging rights again. We did it. Being a senior, I won't have to worry about seeing them around and hearing the chirping or a "maybe next year." I cannot wait until pick up again to see the Griffs and continue the dominance by UB. To get those wins back on our side and hopefully one day to have the Bulls become the older sister beating up on the younger one constantly. It's our time to keep it going, and now it just lands in the hands of our Juniors, Sophomores, Freshmen, and incoming class. And I know they are going to make us proud!
~ Britt Hedderson #23
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Friday, November 18, 2011
Kash's First Couple of Months of College...
Hey everyone,
My name is Kasheema Besley. I am 18 years old and I am a freshman student athlete here atthe University at Buffalo. I play point guard on the women's basketball team. Getting the chance to play at Division 1 level is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity. There are a lot of people my age who don't get the chance to do so. So being here is still a little surreal for me.
College has really been what I expected and much more. College is not as crazy and hectic as I thought it would actually be. Coming from high school, I knew UB was going to be tough and a lot of hard work so I came in with the mentality to just focus really hard on my school work first and basketball second.
Homework, homework, and more homework. That is all I do now besides basketball of course. But I enjoy playing basketball so it doesn't phase me. However, homework is something I don't like to do and I have a lot of it. At the beginning of the school year, it was easy to manage studying and basketball because we were in pre-season with only a few workouts. Now that we are in season, it is much more difficult to get homework done, study, and most importantly, sleep! The biggest thing for me is time management. I try to space out my day so I have time to study either before or after practice so I get in bed at reasonable hour. College, minus the homework, has been exciting. I'm looking forward to traveling for games all across the country!
Sincerely,
Kasheema Besley #3
Sunday, October 30, 2011
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