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wbb gabby mcduffie vs ub 2022
Geoff Schneider
51
Daemen Daemen 0-0,0-0 ECC
61
Winner Buffalo UB 0-0,0-0 MAC
Daemen Daemen
0-0,0-0 ECC
51
Final
61
Buffalo UB
0-0,0-0 MAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Daemen Daemen 11 12 17 11 51
Buffalo UB 11 17 18 15 61

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | CONTACT: Mary Margaret Johnson, Assistant Athletics Communications Director | mmjohnso@daemen.edu

Women's Basketball Falls To Buffalo 61-51 In Exhibition Game

AMHERST, N.Y. – The Daemen University women's basketball team opened up the 2022-23 season with an exhibition game against the Buffalo Bulls on Sunday afternoon. Today's final score of 61-51 is the closest game the Wildcats have played against the Bulls in an exhibition game. UB fifth-year guard Zakiyah Winfield, who came to the Bulls this season after winning a Division II National Championship with Glenville State last season, led all players on the day with 19 points.
 
Daemen shot 37-percent from the field (19-of-51) and 25-percent from beyond the three (3-of-12).
 
Today's game was the first of two exhibition games against Division I opponents for the Wildcats. Daemen travels to Ann Arbor, Mich. to play D-I powerhouse Michigan Wolverines on Saturday, Nov. 5.
 
IMPACT PLAYERS
  • Junior transfer Gabby McDuffie (Buffalo, N.Y.) made an immediate impact on the Wildcats this afternoon. The guard, who came to Daemen after an outstanding two seasons at Niagara County Community College, led all players in the first half with 11 points. She played a team-high 30 minutes, and was the only Wildcat to notch double-digit points, finishing with 13 on the day, as well as four rebounds, one assist and two steals.
  • Freshman Claire Pikett (Holland, N.Y.) made her collegiate debut today and played a total of 21 minutes. She led the Wildcats defensively, finishing with six rebounds, one block, and one steal.
  • Junior guard Alahna Paige (Rochester, N.Y.) played 29 minutes, scored seven points and pulled down three defensive rebounds. 

GAME NOTES
  • The Wildcats started hot from the jump. UB scored the first points of the game, but after the Bulls took a 4-2 lead in the first two and a half minutes of the first, the Wildcats then went on a 7-0 run thanks to a three by Matz and back-to-back baskets from McDuffie.
  • Buffalo opened the second quarter on a 9-0 tear. The Wildcats then crawled back from a nine-point deficit to bring the second quarter within three points, and entered halftime down 28-23.
  • In the first half, Daemen shot just 30-percent from the field (9-of-30) and 25-percent from beyond the arc (2-of-8).
  • The Bulls had an 11-point lead halfway through the third, but Daemen went on an 11-4 run late in the quarter. The Wildcats trailed 46-40 going into the final 10 minutes of play. 
  • Daemen shot 37-percent from the field (19-of-51) and 25-percent from beyond the three (3-of-12). The Bulls finished 21-of-53 (40-percent) from the field, 3-of-11 (27-percent). 

UP NEXT
The Wildcats will take on Michigan in the second and final exhibition game of the season on Saturday, Nov. 5.

Daemen University features the premier NCAA Division II athletics program in the Buffalo-Niagara region, sponsoring 17 intercollegiate teams. For the latest information on Daemen Athletics, follow the Wildcats via social media on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram, or sign up to receive customizable news alerts, e-mail newsletters and weekly schedule alerts.

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