Women's Basketball Game Notes vs. Akron (PDF) - Buffalo Athletics

2004-05 BUFFALO BASKETBALL
State (1989-91). She is a 1989 graduate of Aquinas College where she was
a four-year letterwinner.
Overall
MAC
Year W L W L
1998-99 15 12 8 8
1999-00 18 11 7 9
2000-01 19 9 10 6
2001-02 9 19 4 12
2002-03 18 11 9 7
2003-04 6 21 4 12
2004-05 3 15 1 6
Totals 88 98 43 60
The Non-Conference Schedule
The Bulls finished the 2004-05 non-conference slate with a 2-9 record, giving
Buffalo head coach Cheryl Dozier a 43-32 non-conference record to date
in her career at UB. Below is a look at Buffalo’s 2004-05 non-conference
results by conference:
Conference ....................................................................... Record
America East (Maine, Northeastern) .....................................................0-2
BIG EAST (Connecticut) .............................................................................0-1
Conference USA (East Carolina) .............................................................1-0
Horizon League (Youngstown State) ...................................................0-1
Metro Atlantic Athletic (Canisius, Niagara) ........................................0-2
Mid-Continent (Oakland) .........................................................................0-1
Patriot League (Bucknell, Holy Cross, Lafayette) ..............................1-2
The WBCA/Summerville RPI
In the preseason WBCA/Summerville RPI report released on November
3, Buffalo had the 93rd-ranked strength of schedule in Division I,
which
was the second-highest in the Mid-American Conference (behind 88th
Western Michigan). When looking at only non-conference games, the
Bulls were ranked 119th, also second
highest in the MAC behind Western
Michigan (50th). The Bulls are facing six teams in 2004-05 that advanced
to the postseason last year: Connecticut (NCAA), Maine (NCAA), Eastern
Michigan (NCAA), Kent State (WNIT), Miami (OH) (WNIT) and Western
Michigan (WNIT). In the latest conference RPI rating, released on January
30, the Mid-American Conference is ranked 20th out of the 31 conferences
in Division I.
Bulls Sign Four During Early Period
Buffalo head coach Cheryl Dozier signed four players to National Letters of
Intent during the November signing period. They are: Rayna Brown (5-8, G,
Montclair, NJ/Montclair), Dortae Freeman (G, 5-9, Detroit, MI/Cass Technical),
Rachelle Matthys (5-9, G, St. Clair, MI/St. Clair) and Jamie Schiebner (6-0,
F, Saginaw, MI/Heritage). All four will continue their academic and athletic
careers at UB beginning in the fall of 2005. Brown is a 5-8 point guard who
is ranked 32nd in the country among all point guards by the All-Star Girl’s
Report Scouting Service. Brown averaged 10.5 points, 10 rebounds, four
assists and five steals last season at Montclair High School. Her older sister
Bianca played point guard at Wake Forest. Freeman, 5-9, comes to UB from
the same high school as Daniel Gilbert, a senior on the UB men’s basketball
team. She averages 15 points, six rebounds and eight assists per game and
is ranked sixth by Prep Sports among Public School League (PSL) seniors.
This past season, she led her team to a third-place finish in the PSL. Matthys
is an All-State guard who recently led her team to a 27-1 overall record and
an appearance in the Class B state championship game. The Saints won their
third straight Class B district title in 2004 and were the second-ranked team
in the state in Class B. Matthys, 5-9, is an All-Area, All-Conference, All-State
Honorable Mention and Times Herald All-Blue Water Area selection as well
as a member of the Academic All-State team. She is averaging 14.5 points,
5.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 3.3 steals per game while shooting 45 percent
from the floor and 35 percent from three-point range. Schiebner comes to
UB from the same high school as current Buffalo junior Brooke Meunier.
A 6-0 post player, she is a three-year letterwinner who led her team to the
Class A State Championship title in 2002 and to a runner-up finish in 2001.
She was a first-team Saginaw Valley League selection and a Saginaw News
Dream Team member as a junior. As a senior, she averaged 12.3 points, 9.3
rebounds and 2.5 steals per game.
A Look at Bench Scoring
Opponent Result UB Bench Opp. Bench
No. 4 Connecticut L, 40-107 23 62
Holy Cross L, 42-73 26 29
Lafayette W, 54-45 24 17
Northeastern L, 44-71 16 17
Maine L, 57-69 13 10
Bucknell L, 56-68 18 20
Niagara L, 65-68 (OT) 2 5
Youngstown State L, 43-75 16 28
Canisius L, 65-81 19 31
Oakland L, 54-93 27 29
East Carolina W, 50-48 3 11
Bowling Green L, 45-70 4 27
Miami (OH) W, 80-61 10 21
Ball State L, 55-75 14 14
Akron L, 63-71 13 20
Marshall L, 51-72 6 11
Toledo L, 60-81 24 2
Ohio L, 69-73 19 17
Totals 3-15 277 397
(15.4 ppg) (22.1 ppg)
A Look at Foul Shooting
Opponent Result UB FT-FTA Opp. FT-FTA
No. 4 Connecticut L, 107-40 12-14 11-15
Holy Cross L, 42-73 4-8 20-29
Lafayette W, 54-45 14-21 6-10
Northeastern L, 41-77 6-17 18-20
Maine L, 57-69 8-14 16-21
Bucknell L, 56-68 8-12 20-28
Niagara L, 65-68 (OT) 11-21 12-15
Youngstown State L, 43-75 6-11 11-14
Canisius L, 65-81 8-21 23-32
Oakland L, 54-93 12-17 12-17
East Carolina W, 50-48 8-10 6-13
Bowling Green L, 45-70 10-11 7-12
Miami (OH) W, 80-61 12-20 6-11
Ball State L, 55-75 8-14 15-19
Akron L, 63-71 8-14 17-20
Marshall L, 51-72 12-24 15-21
Toledo L, 60-81 13-20 23-29
Ohio L, 69-73 6-7 12-19
Totals 3-15 166-276 250-345
Free throws made per game: UB 9.2, Opponents 13.9
Free throw attempts per game: UB 15.3, Opponents 19.2
Free throw percentage: UB .601, Opponents .725
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