Nytor Longar finds inspiration in the song, Heart of a Champion by Nelly. Check it out below!
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Inspirational Song of the Week: In the Arms of an Angel
Coach Charity finds inspiration in the song, In the Arms of an Angel by Sarah McLaughlin. Check it out!
Kristen Sharkey ('14) updates you on the season.
Read what Sharkey had to say about two of her teammates....
It is hard to believe that I am starting my freshman spring semester as a student athlete here at UB. With all the excitement of basketball and studying for class, time flies by really fast! Before we know it we will be heading into post season with our heads held high and ready to dominate any opponent that steps in our way. Like I have said before, we are a force to be reckoned with. As long as we prepare our minds and our bodies we will be unstoppable. On Wednesday afternoon we played Central Michigan of the MAC West and showed them that we are a tough team to beat. With a score of 92-89 we came out on top. Kourtney Brown became the school’s all time leading scorer and rebounder while Jessica Fortman joined the very prestigious 1000 point club. Unfortunately I was unable to make the contest due to a high ankle sprain so I had to stay back in Buffalo and listen to the game via internet. I wish I was there to experience such milestones in my friends’ basketball careers but sometimes you just got to take what life throws at you and strive forward.
Speaking of striving forward, we are going to begin our second round of MAC East play next week and are ready for what is to come. Every day we work hard to become a better team. Basketball is a lot like school. You can’t just sit in class and expect to know everything and get straight A’s. It takes time out of the classroom with reading and studying to reach your true potential. It is the same with basketball. You can’t just simply show up to be the best. You have to stay focused all practice, be excited to learn, and even put extra time in the gym on your own. The preparation for a game is the same as a test. You have to know the players and understand their strengths and weaknesses and how to overcome them just like you need to know concepts for a test and understand them. Being a student athlete has been the biggest blessing in my life. To be able to do the thing I love and get an education at the same time is truly awarding. I am learning so much about myself as a person and what my capabilities are. With hard work comes great reward! Just ask Kourtney Brown or Jessica Fortman, all their hard work over their careers’ is rewarding them with their names forever being remembered in UB history. Come out and support the BULLS on Saturday for a double header starting with the Men @ 12pm versus Northern Illinois and the Women @ 2:30pm versus Ball State!! It will sure be one to remember as Kourtney Brown will go for her 1000th rebound which will be the first woman to do so in all the years of Buffalo Women’s Basketball!
LET’S GO BULLS!!!!!!
It is hard to believe that I am starting my freshman spring semester as a student athlete here at UB. With all the excitement of basketball and studying for class, time flies by really fast! Before we know it we will be heading into post season with our heads held high and ready to dominate any opponent that steps in our way. Like I have said before, we are a force to be reckoned with. As long as we prepare our minds and our bodies we will be unstoppable. On Wednesday afternoon we played Central Michigan of the MAC West and showed them that we are a tough team to beat. With a score of 92-89 we came out on top. Kourtney Brown became the school’s all time leading scorer and rebounder while Jessica Fortman joined the very prestigious 1000 point club. Unfortunately I was unable to make the contest due to a high ankle sprain so I had to stay back in Buffalo and listen to the game via internet. I wish I was there to experience such milestones in my friends’ basketball careers but sometimes you just got to take what life throws at you and strive forward.
Speaking of striving forward, we are going to begin our second round of MAC East play next week and are ready for what is to come. Every day we work hard to become a better team. Basketball is a lot like school. You can’t just sit in class and expect to know everything and get straight A’s. It takes time out of the classroom with reading and studying to reach your true potential. It is the same with basketball. You can’t just simply show up to be the best. You have to stay focused all practice, be excited to learn, and even put extra time in the gym on your own. The preparation for a game is the same as a test. You have to know the players and understand their strengths and weaknesses and how to overcome them just like you need to know concepts for a test and understand them. Being a student athlete has been the biggest blessing in my life. To be able to do the thing I love and get an education at the same time is truly awarding. I am learning so much about myself as a person and what my capabilities are. With hard work comes great reward! Just ask Kourtney Brown or Jessica Fortman, all their hard work over their careers’ is rewarding them with their names forever being remembered in UB history. Come out and support the BULLS on Saturday for a double header starting with the Men @ 12pm versus Northern Illinois and the Women @ 2:30pm versus Ball State!! It will sure be one to remember as Kourtney Brown will go for her 1000th rebound which will be the first woman to do so in all the years of Buffalo Women’s Basketball!
LET’S GO BULLS!!!!!!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Till I Collapse...
Listen to the song that inspires Ashley Zuber ('11) the most, Till I Collapse by Eminem. If you know anything about Ashley, then you know this song is very fitting for her life!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX6fayT6SSQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX6fayT6SSQ
Friday, January 14, 2011
Busy, Busy, Busy....Sorry for the delay!
Kristen Sharkey ('14) gives a update on the season thus far...
As you may already know we finished our non-conference play on January 2nd with a win over Ivy League’s Brown University. Going into MAC play we were 7-6 with confidence that we are a force to be reckoned with. This season so far has been going extremely well. We had some tough games against Big Ten, SEC, and A10 teams. It really shows that we can hang in there with the big dogs and we are a tough opponent as well. We will never back down in any game situation. Being a freshman and being able to experience all this for the first time has been really exciting. Success is knocking at our door and everyday as we prepare we are getting closer and closer to welcoming that success with open arms. Believing that we can do anything is what will pull us through to victory. Now it is time to clear the slate board and not dwell on the games we previously played. We must use them as tools to learn from and see how we need to better ourselves to be a true contender for the MAC title.
On January 5th we opened MAC play with a 61-45 win over Akron. Our tough defense held them to 29% from the field and 23% from behind the arc. We held their top scorer to a mere 4 points and frustrated them early in the game with lots of ball pressure and energy. We let our defense create our offense by forcing turnovers and capitalizing on them. We are all very excited about what is in store for us this season. We are working hard every day in practice to do big things! This is our time to start a winning tradition here at UB and be a force in the Mid-American Conference.
As you may already know we finished our non-conference play on January 2nd with a win over Ivy League’s Brown University. Going into MAC play we were 7-6 with confidence that we are a force to be reckoned with. This season so far has been going extremely well. We had some tough games against Big Ten, SEC, and A10 teams. It really shows that we can hang in there with the big dogs and we are a tough opponent as well. We will never back down in any game situation. Being a freshman and being able to experience all this for the first time has been really exciting. Success is knocking at our door and everyday as we prepare we are getting closer and closer to welcoming that success with open arms. Believing that we can do anything is what will pull us through to victory. Now it is time to clear the slate board and not dwell on the games we previously played. We must use them as tools to learn from and see how we need to better ourselves to be a true contender for the MAC title.
On January 5th we opened MAC play with a 61-45 win over Akron. Our tough defense held them to 29% from the field and 23% from behind the arc. We held their top scorer to a mere 4 points and frustrated them early in the game with lots of ball pressure and energy. We let our defense create our offense by forcing turnovers and capitalizing on them. We are all very excited about what is in store for us this season. We are working hard every day in practice to do big things! This is our time to start a winning tradition here at UB and be a force in the Mid-American Conference.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
I'm Stronger, I'm Wiser....
Check out the inspirational song for this week, chosen by Ephesia Holmes ('12). Her song is, Never Would Have Made It by Marvin Sapp.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Teresa has the Eye of the Tiger!
Eye of the Tiger by Survivor is this week's inspirational song, as chosen by Teresa Semalulu ('12).
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