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Women’s Hoops Escapes Maryland Eastern Shore With 69-63 Victory

PRINCESS ANNE, MD – The University at Buffalo women's basketball team (1-0, 0-0 MAC) earned a season-opening road victory on Sunday night against Maryland Eastern Shore, 69-63. Senior guard Cierra Dillard led the way for the Bulls with a game-high 23 points as she netted a career-high 13 free throws including six clutch freebies down the stretch to put the game on ice.

After the Shore cut the UB lead to just three, 63-60, with under a minute to play, Dillard calmly stepped to the line on three occasions and netted both free throws to secure the win for the Bulls.