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Game 7: No. 4 Buffalo vs. No. 5 Western Michigan, 12:00 PM
Game 8: No. 3 Akron vs. No. 6 Eastern Michigan
Game 7: No. 4 Buffalo vs. No. 5 Western Michigan, 12:00 PM
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The fourth-seeded University at Buffalo, State University of New York women's basketball team will face fifth-seeded Western Michigan in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament Thursday at noon at Quicken Loans Arena.
For the second straight season, the Bulls locked in the four seed, their highest in program history. UB is looking for its second-ever trip to the MAC semifinals, after doing so in 2008-09, and its first appearance in the title game. The Bulls are 7-16 in the MAC Tournament since entering the conference in 1998-99.
The Bulls (18-11), who won three straight to close out the regular season, are shooting 37.3 percent from the field, have a three-point showing of 25.4 and a free throw percentage of 66.6. Leading the MAC in steals (11.0), offensive rebounds (15.9) and blocks (4.0) per game, UB leads its opponents averaging 64.8 points and 42.0 boards per game.
The No. 5 seeded Western Michigan women's basketball team advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2015 Mid-American Conference Tournament, defeating No. 9 seed Central Michigan, 81-68, in the tournament's opening game in Cleveland Wednesday.
The Broncos will play No. 4 seed Buffalo tomorrow at noon. WMU and UB split regular-season meetings, each team winning on the road.
Improving its overall record to 20-11 overall, WMU posted its first 20 win-season, as well as two MAC Tournament victories (also defeating Bowling Green in the first round Monday), for the first time since 2003.
It is just the fourth 20-win season in school history and the current Broncos are one win shy of tying the school record of 21, set in 1978.
Game 8: No. 3 Akron vs. No. 6 Eastern Michigan
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Akron opens defense of its 2014 Mid-American Conference Tournament title when the Zips square off versus Eastern Michigan in the tournament quarterfinals on Thursday, March 12, at approximately 2:30 p.m.
Akron senior Sina King (Waterford, Ohio) became only the second Zips' player to be named the Mid-American Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year with her selection as the league's top player on Tuesday, March 10.
Akron will be playing in its 29th all-time Mid-American Conference Tournament games when the Zips battle Eastern Michigan on Thursday, March 12, at Quicken Loans Arena. Akron holds an 10-18 record since 1995, including victories in five of its last six tournament tilts. The Zips are 8-7 under head coach Jodi Kest and own 4-5, 2-2 and 1-1 records, respectively, in the tournament quarterfinals, semifinals and the championship game.
Akron holds a 1-0 all-time record in tournament action versus Eastern Michigan defeating the Eagles, 72-46, in 2010.
Akron is playing as the No. 3 seed for the third consecutive season. The No. 3 seed has won the MAC Tournament just three times in its 32-year history. No. 3 Central Michigan defeated No. 1 Miami, 78-73, in 1983, No. 3 Bowling Green defeated No. 1 Miami, 84-63, in 1990 and No. 3 Akron bested No. 5 Ball State, 79-68, last season.
The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team notched a decisive 74-57 over the University of Toledo in the second round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament Wednesday, March 11. The victory sends Eastern Michigan to the quarterfinal of the MAC Tournament for the first time since the 2011-12.
The Eagles (20-11) nabbed their first 20-win season since the 2011-12 campaign when they were crowned the MAC Tournament Champions. Furthermore, the win marks the first time both the men's and the women's program have both notched 20 wins in the same season.
