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University at Buffalo 2000-01 Game NotesMAC Preseason PollThe Bulls were chosen to finish fourth in the Mid-AmericanConference’s Preseason Poll, as determined by members of the MAC NewsMedia Association and released by the league office on October 18. Theentire preseason poll follows, with first-place votes in parentheses.East Division Points West Division Points1. Kent State (33) 254 1. Western Michigan (21) 2022. Miami, OH (2) 178 2. Eastern Michigan (12) 1633. Akron (2) 166 3. Ball State 1444. Buffalo 159 4. Toledo (4) 1435. Bowling Green 133 5. Northern Illinois 696. Ohio 109 6. Central Michigan 567. Marshall 37Tournament WinnerWestern Michigan 16Kent State 13Eastern Michigan 4Toledo 2Miami 1Akron 1Bell Named to Preseason All-MAC TeamSenior Tiffany Bell (Alexandria, VA/Hayfield) was named to the All-MAC Preseason Team, also chosen by the MAC News Media Associationand announced on October 4. Bell was an All-MAC Second Team selectionlast season.The members of the 2000-01 Preseason All-MAC Team are as follows:Player, School Cl. Pos. HometownTiffany Bell, UB Sr. F Alexandria, VACheryl Bowles, Akron Sr. C Kansas City, MOKristin Koetsier, WMU So. F Grandville, MIFrancine Miller, BGSU Jr. G Kalida, OHStephanie Smiley, EMU Jr. G/F Holt, MIMAC Standings(through games of January 31)East Division MAC OverallTeam W-L Pct. W-L Pct.Kent State 7-2 .778 12-7 .632Buffalo 4-4 .500 13-6 .684Miami 4-4 .500 10-8 .556Bowling Green 4-4 .500 8-11 .421Ohio 4-5 .444 7-13 .350Marshall 2-6 .250 8-11 .421Akron 1-7 .125 3-16 .158West Division MAC OverallTeam W-L Pct. W-L Pct.Ball State 8-1 .889 16-4 .800Toledo 7-1 .875 14-5 .737Northern Illinois 6-2 .750 10-11 .476Eastern Michigan 4-4 .500 11-8 .579Western Michigan 2-5 .286 5-13 .278Central Michigan 0-8 .000 3-16 .158Bulls Among the MAC Stat Leaders(through games of January 31)TeamScoring Offense............................................. 9th (68.1)Scoring Defense ........................................... 2nd (62.6)Scoring Margin.............................................. 4th (+5.5)Field Goal Percentage ................................... 6th (.429)Field Goal Percentage Defense...................... 7th (.413)3-Pt. Field Goals Per Game ......................... 11th (3.79)3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage ........................... 7th (.336)3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage Defense .............. 1st (.275)Free Throw Percentage ................................... 1st (.733)Offensive Rebounds Per Game .................. 10th (11.53)Defensive Rebounds Per Game ................... 7th (24.58)Rebounding Offense ..................................... 9th (36.1)Rebounding Defense ..................................... 3rd (36.3)Rebounding Margin ....................................... 7th (-0.2)Assists Per Game ......................................... 6th (14.89)Steals Per Game .......................................... 10th (8.21)Blocks Per Game ........................................... 4th (3.00)Turnover Margin......................................... 2nd (+2.53)Assist/Turnover Ratio .................................... 2nd (0.97)IndividualScoringTiffany Bell ................................................... 2nd (17.8)Mari McClure................................................ 6th (15.8)ReboundingTiffany Bell .................................................... T9th (7.2)Defensive Rebounds Per GameTiffany Bell .................................................... 6th (5.00)Field Goal PercentageTiffany Bell .................................................... 6th (.508)Mari McClure................................................ 8th (.407)Free Throw PercentageMari McClure................................................ 3rd (.844)Tiffany Bell .................................................... 7th (.780)AssistsSonia Ortega ................................................. 5th (4.61)Mari McClure............................................ T12th (3.37)StealsSonia Ortega ................................................. 3rd (2.78)Blocks Per GameJessica Kochendorfer ................................... T3rd (1.11)Tiffany Bell .................................................. 10th (0.89)Assist/Turnover RatioMari McClure................................................ 4th (1.52)Sonia Ortega ................................................. 6th (1.41)Bulls in the NCAA Stats(through games of January 29)ScoringTiffany Bell ................................................ T50th (18.1)Individual Game Highs: Field Goal PercentageTiffany Bell ................ T1st (100.0%, 11-of-11, 12/9/00)
University at Buffalo 2000-01 Game NotesOrtega’s Favorite TargetsTwo Bulls have been on the receiving end of almost 70% ofsenior Sonia Ortega’s (Chihuahua, Mexico/Cobach) team-leading83 assists so far this season. Ortega’s favorite target is seniorTiffany Bell (Alexandria, VA/Hayfield) , who has been the recipientof 37 of her assists, while senior Mari McClure (Rochester Hills,MI/Rochester Adams) has converted 21 of Ortega’s passes forbuckets. Against St. Bonaventure on December 9, Ortega had aseason-high 10 assists, nine in the first half, with five going to Belland four going to McClure. Following is a breakdown of who hasbeen on the receiving end of each of Ortega’s assists this season:Tiffany Bell - 37 Rachel Martin - 3Mari McClure - 21 Tara Perrier - 2Jessica Kochendorfer - 13 Katie Blazewski - 1Virginia Jennings - 5 Jana Richtrova - 1Buffalo vs. The ConferencesThe Bulls posted a 9-2 non-conference record this season,defeating teams from seven different conferences (ACC, A-10, BIGEAST, Metro Atlantic, Mid-Con, Midwestern Collegiate and thePatriot League) and independent Albany. The only two blemisheson the non-conference portion of their 2000-01 schedule are BIGEAST road losses to Seton Hall and Boston College. Below is abreakdown of Buffalo’s results versus the conferences this season.ConferenceRecordAtlantic 10 (St. Bonaventure) 1-0Atlantic Coast (North Carolina) 1-0BIG EAST (Boston College, St. John’s, Seton Hall) 1-2Metro Atlantic (Canisius, Niagara) 2-0Mid-Continent (Youngstown State) 1-0Midwestern Collegiate (Wisconsin-Milwaukee) 1-0Patriot League (Navy) 1-0Independent (Albany) 1-0Roster UpdateHead coach Cheryl Dozier announced on January 19 thatsophomores Katie Blazewski (Plymouth, MI/Detroit CountryDay) and Colleen Tabor (Ballston Lake, NY/Shenendehowa) haveleft the team to pursue other opportunities. In addition,sophomore walk-on Roslyn Dominico (Buffalo, NY/Hutch-Tech)was declared academically ineligible for the second semester.The Bulls in the PollsThe Bulls received votes in the Associated Press Top 25 poll forthe first eight weeks of the season, beginning with the November 20poll in which they earned two points after knocking off No. 22/25North Carolina in their season opener on November 17. Insubsequent weeks, Buffalo received seven, five, 10, 11, three, oneand two points in the AP poll. The Bulls earned a season-high 11points in the AP poll on December 18 when they held an 8-0record.Bulls Ink Three Early SigneesBulls’ head coach Cheryl Dozier has announced the earlysigning of three players to her 2001-2002 recruiting class. TheBulls’ early signees consist of freshmen Erin Lawrenson (Elkland,PA/Elkland Area High School) and Talia Merlino (Newtown, PA/Notre Dame (NJ) High School) and junior college transfer AngelaGranger (Belmont, NY/Jamestown-Olean Community College).Lawrenson averaged 20.5 points, 9.4 rebounds, 4.8 assists and3.9 steals last season at Elkland Area High School, helping her teamcapture its second straight league championship title. A 5-10guard, Lawrenson posted 13 double-doubles and one triple-double,leading her team to the Elite Eight in the state.Merlino is a 5-4 point guard at New Jersey StateChampionship-contender Notre Dame High School. She led herteam to the second round of the state playoffs as a junior, averagingfour points, two rebounds, three assists and two steals whileshooting 43 percent from the floor and 33 percent from three-pointrange.Granger is in her second year at Jamestown-Olean CommunityCollege where she led the Jaguars to a 15-7 overall record and anupset win over nationally-ranked Genesee Community College inthe New York State semifinals last season. She averaged 18 points,nine rebounds and two assists in 24 games.“Both Talia and Erin come from phenomenal high schoolprograms," said Dozier. "With the graduation of three tremendousperimeter players after this year, Erin will battle for one of thosespots immediately. She's a bigger guard at 5-10, and she'll look toplay the two or three spot for us...Talia will give us depth at thepoint guard position, which we've never had before. She's a truepoint guard who's court savvy and strong physically, and she will fitinto our system both offensively and defensively...Angela Granger isanother 5-10 player, and she'll give us depth at both the three andfour spots. The two things that stand out about her are her workethic and her athleticism.”Miscellaneous Statistics...Largest halftime lead: ........................................................................... 23 points (Buffalo 46, St. Bonaventure 23, December 9, 2000)Largest halftime deficit: .............................................................................. 21 points (Seton Hall 46, Buffalo 25, December 22, 2000)Largest halftime lead surrendered to lose:.... 2 points (Buffalo 32, Ohio 30, January 13, 2001; Buffalo 32, N. Illinois 30, January 31, 2001)Largest halftime deficit overcome to win: ........................................................................................................................................ n/aLargest lead at any time:......................................................................... 34 points (two times vs. St. Bonaventure, December 9, 2000)Largest deficit at any time:.................................................... 24 points (Seton Hall 46, Buffalo 22, 1:22 first half, December 22, 2000)Largest lead surrendered to lose: ................................................. 7 points (Buffalo 50, Ohio 43, 11:41 second half, January 13, 2001)Largest deficit overcome to win:......................................................................................... 7 points (vs. Niagara, November 22, 2000)Largest margin of victory: ........................................................... 29 points (Buffalo 81, Wisconsin-Milwaukee 52, December 2, 2000)Largest margin of defeat: ....................................................................... 21 points (Eastern Michigan 73, Buffalo 52, January 20, 2001)Most points scored in a half: .........................................................................56 (second half vs. North Carolina, November 17, 2000)Fewest points scored in a half:............................................................................ 17 (first half vs. Boston College, December 28, 2000)Most points allowed in a half: ........ 52 (second half vs. North Carolina, November 17, 2000; second half vs. Ohio, January 13, 2001)Fewest points allowed in a half: .........................................................................................16 (first half vs. Navy, December 30, 2000)
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