Buffalo Edges Akron, 64-50

Wednesday, March 1

Buffalo, N.Y.

6:00 PM

University of Akron

16-12,7-10MAC

Buffalo

11-15,6-11MAC

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Akron	10	14	16	10	50
Buffalo	21	11	14	18	64

March 01 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

BOXSCORE (PDF)

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A strong opening quarter proved too much for the University of Akron women's basketball team to overcome as Buffalo registered a 64-50 Mid-American Conference victory on Wednesday, March 1.

Senior F Molly Neitzel (Rocky River, Ohio) continued her strong run of play recording a team-high 14 points, while pulling down seven rebounds. Senior G Rachel Martindale (Pittsburgh, Pa.) added 11 points, including a trio of three pointers, while sophomore F Reagan Bass (Strongsville, Ohio) pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds.

The Zips finished the contest shooting 33.3 percent from the field, including draining eight three pointers, while the Bulls shot 38.3 percent.

Re'Shawna Stone directed Buffalo with a game-high 20 points, while Jazmine Young and Zakiyah Winfield added 15 and 14 points, respectively.

The Bulls led by as many as 14 points in the opening quarter before a triple from Martindale cut the Zips' deficit to 21-10 after 10 minutes of play.

Akron outscored Buffalo in the second quarter, 14-11, and 16-14 in the third quarter, to enter the final stanza down six, 46-40.

The Zips inched to within four, 41-37, after a pair of free throws from redshirt junior G Layne Ferrell (Franklin, Ohio) with 1:54 left in the third quarter before the Bulls opened the final period on a 5-0 run and Akron could get no closer than five points as Buffalo secured the victory.

UP NEXT:
The Zips will close out the regular season at Central Michigan on Saturday, March 4, respectively, ahead of the MAC Tournament in Cleveland from March 8-11. The Central Michigan contest will tip off at 1 p.m. and can be seen on ESPN3.