Game Notes: UB vs. Marshall - Buffalo Athletics - University at Buffalo

University at Buffalo 2000-01 Game NotesSchedule/ResultsNovemberFri., 17 #22/25 NORTH CAROLINA^ W, 95-89Wed., 22 at Niagara W, 72-67Sat., 25 CANISIUS^ W, 73-59Wed., 29 ALBANY^ W, 71-56DecemberSat., 2 WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE W, 81-52Wed., 6 at Youngstown State^ W, 74-54Sat., 9 ST. BONAVENTURE^ W, 72-51Sun., 17 at St. John's W, 55-48Fri., 22 at Seton Hall L, 64-73Thurs., 28 at Boston College L, 41-59Sat., 30 NAVY W, 69-42JanuaryWed., 3 at Miami (OH)* W, 68-56Sat., 6 AKRON*# W, 75-61Wed., 10 KENT STATE*# L, 60-68Sat., 13 at Ohio* L, 70-82Sat., 20 at Eastern Michigan*^ L, 52-73Wed., 24 MARSHALL*# W, 70-63Sat., 27 at Bowling Green* W, 77-74 (OT)Wed., 31 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* L, 55-63FebruarySat., 3 at Marshall*$ NoonWed., 7 WESTERN MICHIGAN*^ 7:00 pmSat., 10 BALL STATE*^$ 1:30 pmWed., 14 at Kent State* 7:00 pmSat., 17 at Akron*^ 1:00 pmWed., 21 OHIO* 7:00 pmSat., 24 BOWLING GREEN*^# 5:00 pmWed., 28 at Toledo* 7:00 pmMarchSat., 3 MAC Tournament First Round TBATues., 6 MAC Tournament Quarterfinals TBAFri., 9 MAC Tournament Semifinals TBASat., 10 MAC Tournament Championship TBALast Time Out: Bulls Fall at Hometo Northern IllinoisFreshman Jessica Kochendorfer (Allen, MI/Quincy) led theUniversity at Buffalo women's basketball team, recording her seconddouble-double of the season with game-highs of 21 points and 11rebounds, but a poor second-half shooting performance hurt the Bullsand they dropped just their second home game of the year, 63-55 tovisiting Northern Illinois on Wednesday, January 31. Senior MariMcClure (Rochester Hills, MI/Rochester Adams) finished with 14 pointson the night, becoming just the 12th UB women's basketball player ofall-time to surpass the 1,000-career point plateau. She now has 1,005career points.The game began as a shooting frenzy, with Buffalo hitting 51.7percent of its shots (15-of-29) and Northern Illinois connecting on 58.3percent of its shots (14-of-24) in the first half. There were six leadchanges in the half, but neither team could get ahead by more than fivepoints, and a three-pointer by junior Jana Richtrova (Benesov U Prahy,Czech Republic/Genesee Community College) with one minute on theclock gave Buffalo a slight 32-30 advantage at halftime. The Huskiescame out determined in the second half and they shut the Bulls downdefensively, allowing just four UB field goals in the final 20 minutes ofthe game. NIU led for the entire second half, although never by morethan nine points. The Huskies scored the first eight points of the half,and they held Buffalo without a field goal for the first five minutes and26 seconds. Kristan Knake scored 14 of her team-high 20 points in thesecond half, and Northern Illinois shot 40 percent from the floor (10-for-25), compared to 18.2 percent (4-for-22) for the Bulls, to take control ofthe game.Senior Tiffany Bell (Alexandria, VA/Hayfield) finished in doublefigures for Buffalo with 12 points while also grabbing eight rebounds.Home Games in BOLD CAPS*Mid-American Conference contests^Denotes Radio Broadcast on WWKB-AM 1520#Denotes Television Broadcast on Adelphia HTTV (tape-delay)$Denotes Television Broadcast on FOX Regional SportsNetwork, Empire Sports NetworkHead Coach Cheryl DozierThird Season (46-29)Aquinas College, ‘89• Earned her 40th career win on December 9, 2000against St. Bonaventure (72-51)• Led the Bulls to a school-best 12-game winning streakduring the 1999-2000 season and to the best start inschool history at 8-0 this season• Had nine years of assistant coaching experience prior tocoming to Buffalo, including five at Michigan State,two at Ohio University and two at Lake Superior State• Played collegiately at Aquinas College where sheearned four letters and served as team captain for twoyearsRecord at UB/Career Record (third season)Overall MAC1998-99: 15-12 8-8 (4th, East)1999-00: 18-11 7-9 (tied 4th, East)2000-01: 13-6 4-4Totals: 46-29 19-21Scouting the Thundering HerdThe Marshall Thundering Herd is in the midst of a four-game losingstreak, most recently falling to Ohio on Wednesday, January 31 by a 68-58 score. Marshall is led by senior Yaschico Stevens (11.9 ppg, 5.5 rpg)and sophomore Amy Reed (11.2 ppg, 5.1 rpg). Marshall head coachJuliene Simpson is in her fourth season with the Thundering Herd, andshe holds a 28-74 record at Marshall and a 300-326 career record.Simpson carries some impressive credentials, including being a cocaptainof the 1976 United States Olympic Team that won a silver medalin Montreal and being inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall ofFame this past summer.The Buffalo-Marshall SeriesWith Buffalo’s 70-63 win on January 24, the all-time series betweenthese two teams is tied at three games apiece. Seniors Mari McClure(Rochester Hills, MI/Rochester Adams) and Tiffany Bell (Alexandria, VA/Hayfield) combined for 52 points to lead the Bulls to that victory earlierthis season. Today’s game is the fourth game of the series to be played inHuntington, with the Thundering Herd holding a 2-1 advantage in gamesplayed on their home court.Date (Location)ResultDecember 31, 1996 (Buffalo, NY) Buffalo 70, Marshall 55December 28, 1997 (Huntington, WV) Marshall 77, Buffalo 64January 25, 1999 (Huntington, WV) Marshall 76, Buffalo 59January 27, 2000 (Huntington, WV) Buffalo 54, Marshall 49February 19, 2000 (Buffalo, NY) Marshall 89, Buffalo 78January 24, 2001 (Buffalo, NY) Buffalo 70, Marshall 63