BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo women’s basketball team (1-1) welcomes Sacramento State to Broadview Arena for a 6pm contest on Thursday.
The game will be streamed on ESPN+ with Matt Mattia (play-by-play) and Jared Zeidman (color) announcing and can be heard on the radio on 1520 AM and online through the Varsity Network with Vinnie Christiano III on the call.
This is the first-ever meeting between the two programs. The Bulls are 1-1 all-time against opponents from the Big West Conference, with the two previous matchups coming at Hawaii in 1995.
Buffalo fell to Youngstown State 86-62 at the Beeghly Center on Saturday night. The Bulls were led offensively by second year guard Asia Wilson who recorded a new career-high with 18 points to go with seven rebounds and seven assists. Second year forward Meg Lucas also shined, recording her first double-double of the season with 15 points and 16 rebounds.
The Bulls bring back six players while adding nine newcomers to the roster. They return 62% of their scoring, 55% of their rebounding and 55% of their minutes from a season ago. With 13 underclassmen the Bulls are the youngest team in the MAC and one of the youngest teams in all of Division I women’s basketball.
Sacramento State is 3-0 after defeating Cal State East Bay 82-52 on Monday. They are coming off a solid 2025-26 season in which they won 15 games and advanced to the semifinals of the Big Sky conference tournament for only the fifth time in school history. The Hornets were picked to finish fifth in their first Big West preseason poll. The Hornets spent the last 30 years as a member of the Big Sky Conference. They will face four teams who played in the postseason a season ago with a roster that features seven players standing six feet or taller.
The Hornets return seven players from last year’s squad and welcomes seven new faces to the roster overall, featuring one of the nation’s top transfer classes among mid-major schools according to On3.com. Senior Natalie Picton was named preseason All-Big West team after starting 31 games and averaging a team-high 35.8 minutes per contest. The Big Sky All-Tournament Team selection finished the year second on the team in scoring (13.4 ppg) while averaging 3.7 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game. Junior Jenessa Cotton was also named to the preseason team after transferring from Kansas State where she appeared in 24 games and averaged 4.3 points and 3.4 rebounds per game while shooting 42% from the field.
Up next, Buffalo will remain home to host SEC powerhouse Mississippi State at Broadview Arena on Saturday, November 14 at 12pm.
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