Women's Basketball Game Notes vs. Akron (PDF) - Buffalo Athletics
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2004-05 BUFFALO BASKETBALL<br />
GAME 7: NIAGARA 68, BUFFALO 65 (OT)<br />
December 11, 2004 • <strong>Buffalo</strong>, NY • Attendance: 3,142<br />
The Bulls overcame a 12-point deficit midway through<br />
the second half before eventually falling to visiting<br />
Niagara, 68-65, in front of 3,142 fans in Alumni Arena.<br />
Niagara took a 10-0 lead to open the game and led<br />
by as many as 13 in the first half, but the Bulls used a<br />
16-5 run to end the half down by just two, 28-26. A<br />
13-1 run by the Purple Eagles in the second half put<br />
them up by 12, 47-35, but <strong>Buffalo</strong> slowly climbed back<br />
into the game, forcing OT with a jumper in the lane<br />
by senior Allison Bennett with 1:10 left in regulation.<br />
NU’s Eva Cunningham, however, took control in the<br />
extra session with seven points, including four late<br />
free throws, to secure the win for the Purple Eagles.<br />
Junior Brooke Meunier led all scorers with a careerhigh<br />
25 points, and freshman Heather Turner (13<br />
points, career-high 16 rebounds) and Bennett (12<br />
points, career-high 11 rebounds) both recorded<br />
double-doubles. The Bulls outrebounded Niagara by a<br />
62-43 margin, with Turner (16), Bennett (11), freshman<br />
Stephanie Bennett (nine) and sophomore Belinda<br />
Gibb (eight) all grabbing career highs.<br />
NIAGARA (5-3)<br />
Name MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF A B S TP<br />
Smalley 38 5-19 0-1 0-0 10 2 2 0 1 10<br />
Roueche 28 2-2 0-0 1-2 5 4 0 4 3 5<br />
C. Wilson 37 6-11 5-7 2-2 5 2 2 0 2 19<br />
Ambrose 41 5-16 1-5 3-3 9 4 4 0 3 14<br />
Cunningham 45 4-17 1-4 6-8 2 1 8 0 3 15<br />
Mosca 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Manfredi 24 2-6 1-1 0-0 7 3 1 0 2 5<br />
S. Wilson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 1 0 0<br />
Rutter 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Tomasin 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Team 2<br />
Totals 225 24-72 8-18 12-15 43 17 17 5 14 68<br />
NIAGARA 28 27 13 - 68<br />
BUFFALO 26 29 10 - 65<br />
BUFFALO (1-6)<br />
Name MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF A B S TP<br />
Meunier 39 9-19 5-8 2-3 3 4 4 0 0 25<br />
Turner 43 4-10 0-0 5-9 16 3 0 0 2 13<br />
A. Bennett 37 4-9 1-2 3-7 11 3 2 1 0 12<br />
S. Bennett 42 2-14 0-8 0-0 9 0 2 0 0 4<br />
Gibb 45 4-16 0-1 1-2 8 5 4 0 0 9<br />
Orozco Gollaz 8 1-3 0-0 0-0 4 1 0 0 0 2<br />
Merlino 4 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Badinici 7 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 0 1 0 0 0<br />
Team 8<br />
Totals 225 24-73 6-21 11-21 62 16 13 1 2 65<br />
GAME 8: YOUNGSTOWN STATE 75, BUFFALO 43<br />
December 14, 2004 • Youngstown, OH • Attendance: 1283<br />
The Youngstown State Penguins had four players<br />
in double figures in scoring and shot 51.9 percent<br />
from the floor in the game, including 63.0 percent<br />
in the first half, to easily run away with a 75-43 win,<br />
their first win over <strong>Buffalo</strong> since the 1998-99 season.<br />
The Penguins used first-half runs of 10-0 and 11-0 to<br />
break the game open, and they took a 23-point lead<br />
into the lockerroom at halftime, 42-19. While the Bulls’<br />
shooting continued to struggle in the second half, the<br />
Penguins put together two 7-0 runs, with the final one<br />
giving them their largest lead of the game, 73-36, with<br />
2:57 remaining. Sophomore Belinda Gibb (10 points)<br />
was the only player to reach double digits in scoring<br />
for the Bulls. Freshman Heather Turner was 3-for-3<br />
from the floor for six points, while sophomore Viorica<br />
Badinici also added six points and five rebounds.<br />
BUFFALO (1-7)<br />
Name MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF A B S TP<br />
Meunier 22 1-11 0-2 3-3 5 3 2 0 0 5<br />
Turner 27 3-3 0-0 0-1 2 1 0 1 1 6<br />
A. Bennett 26 3-9 0-2 0-0 3 1 0 0 0 6<br />
S. Bennett 27 0-3 0-1 0-2 4 0 1 0 1 0<br />
Gibb 24 4-11 0-0 2-2 2 3 3 0 1 10<br />
Orozco Gollaz 7 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 2<br />
Merlino 15 0-1 0-1 1-2 0 1 2 1 1 1<br />
Kucheran 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Badinici 30 2-6 2-5 0-1 5 2 1 0 1 6<br />
Pyykkonen 8 1-2 1-1 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 3<br />
Homolova 11 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 0 2 4<br />
Team 4<br />
Totals 200 17-53 3-12 6-11 29 11 11 3 7 43<br />
BUFFALO 19 24 - 43<br />
YOUNGSTOWN STATE 42 33 - 75<br />
YOUNGSTOWN STATE (5-4)<br />
Name MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF A B S TP<br />
Perugini 21 6-10 0-1 0-0 2 1 2 0 0 12<br />
Fabianova 23 5-8 4-5 0-0 6 1 3 0 1 14<br />
Fleming 21 4-6 0-0 1-2 7 0 3 0 2 9<br />
Branson 20 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 11 0 3 0<br />
Hanek 22 4-6 2-4 2-2 2 1 2 0 0 12<br />
Schloemp 16 1-2 0-0 1-2 4 1 2 2 0 3<br />
Sabree 24 1-4 0-0 2-2 3 2 0 0 1 4<br />
Gaudiose 18 4-9 2-4 1-2 4 1 0 0 1 11<br />
Cohill 12 1-4 0-1 2-2 0 2 1 0 0 4<br />
Tarrant 15 2-4 0-1 0-0 3 1 1 0 1 4<br />
Holmes 8 0-0 0-0 2-2 3 1 0 0 0 2<br />
Team 2<br />
Totals 200 28-54 8-16 11-14 38 11 25 2 9 75<br />
GAME 9: CANISIUS 81, BUFFALO 65<br />
December 18, 2004 • <strong>Buffalo</strong>, NY (Koessler Center) • Attendance: 817<br />
Canisius shot 54.1 percent from the floor and scored<br />
55 points in the first half en route to an 81-65 home<br />
win over the Bulls. <strong>Buffalo</strong> outscored Canisius by a<br />
40-26 margin in the second half and had three players<br />
finish in double figures in scoring, led by 15 points<br />
from junior Brooke Meunier, but it was not enough<br />
to overcome Canisius’ first-half dominance. The Griffs<br />
broke the game open with an 18-2 first-half run that<br />
started with a 10-0 spurt in a span of 1:41 midway<br />
through the half. Canisius led by 30 at halftime, 55-25,<br />
and its largest lead of the game was 32, 55-23, with 49<br />
seconds to play in the first half. The Bulls dominated<br />
on the glass, outrebounding the Griffs by a 48-39<br />
margin, but they converted 22 offensive rebounds into<br />
just 12 second-chance points. <strong>Buffalo</strong> also struggled<br />
from the free throw line, shooting just 8-for-21 in<br />
the game (38.1 percent). In addition to Meunier’s<br />
game-high 15 points, senior Allison Bennett and<br />
freshman Heather Turner also reached double digits<br />
with 14 apiece.<br />
BUFFALO (1-8)<br />
Name MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF A B S TP<br />
Turner 38 7-16 0-0 0-6 12 3 0 0 3 14<br />
A. Bennett 38 6-14 2-4 0-0 5 4 2 0 2 14<br />
Meunier 31 6-15 1-3 2-4 5 4 6 0 1 15<br />
S. Bennett 21 0-2 0-0 1-2 3 5 1 0 1 1<br />
Gibb 14 0-1 0-0 2-2 3 2 3 1 0 2<br />
Orozco Gollaz 13 0-3 0-2 0-0 2 2 0 1 1 0<br />
Merlino 16 2-3 1-1 0-2 4 2 1 0 0 5<br />
Kucheran 10 3-5 0-0 2-4 4 1 0 0 0 8<br />
Pyykkonen 15 2-5 1-2 1-1 5 2 2 0 2 6<br />
Homolova 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />
Team 5<br />
Totals 200 26-64 5-12 8-21 48 28 15 2 10 65<br />
BUFFALO 25 40 - 65<br />
CANISIUS 55 26 - 81<br />
CANISIUS (4-3)<br />
Name MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF A B S TP<br />
Lyte 23 5-9 0-0 1-5 4 1 0 0 0 11<br />
Steeves 17 3-6 0-0 2-2 6 4 0 0 1 8<br />
Zak 31 3-11 2-3 5-6 4 4 6 0 2 13<br />
Lamparski 25 2-4 0-2 2-3 6 1 4 1 2 6<br />
Wittlieb 22 4-17 2-10 2-2 3 1 0 0 0 12<br />
Radunske 10 3-4 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 6<br />
Thorner 9 2-3 2-3 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 6<br />
Chesko 23 1-3 0-2 3-4 3 3 1 0 2 5<br />
Richards 4 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 1 1 1 0 2<br />
Williams 7 1-1 0-0 1-2 0 5 1 0 0 3<br />
Mullins 19 1-1 0-0 1-2 5 0 4 0 4 3<br />
Capuano 10 1-3 0-2 4-4 0 0 0 0 0 6<br />
Team<br />
4<br />
Totals 200 26-62 6-22 23-32 39 21 17 2 11 81<br />
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