BUFFALO, NY – Behind a season-high 23 points from senior shooting guard JoAnna Smith, the University at Buffalo women's basketball team (8-0, 0-0 MAC) earned their eighth straight win to open the season as they handed Big 4 rival Canisius the 65-52 loss in front of 943 fans at the Koessler Center on Thursday night. With the win, the Bulls match their best start to a season in program history as they earned the same 8-0 start and were receiving votes in the Top-25 polls in 2000-01.
The win for Buffalo gives them four straight victories over the Golden Griffins in the all-time series as well as six of the last seven.