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Men split on opening weekend

Despite a tough loss to start the season, the Buffalo State men’s ice hockey team still has high hopes for the season. The Bengals (1-1) lost their season opener against nationally ranked Geneseo, 4-3 in overtime, in heartbreaking fashion, but stormed back to beat Brockport 8-1 the following night. Goals […]

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Ladies set for playoffs

Following the Buffalo State volleyball team’s last match, libero Chelsea Moore had a little more fun than usual in tracking the amount of digs she finished with. That’s because every dig she had raised a little bit of money to help the fight against breast cancer. The Bengals played host […]

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Becker set to take over cheerleaders

With fourteen years of experience under her belt, Nicole Becker was the perfect candidate for the head coaching vacancy for Buffalo State’s cheerleading team. She was hired over the summer and has begun her first season with the squad this year. “Nicole has tremendous experience, not only as a coach […]

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Bengals win I-90 Bowl, beat Brockport 51-30

The Bengals emerged from their home finale on Saturday victorious, defeating Brockport in the I-90 Bowl by a score of 51-30. The Bengals’ (4-5, 4-4) win gave the team an undefeated record at home for the first time since 1999, gave head coach Jerry Boyes his 99th career win. “We’ve […]

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Bengals look to build off historic season

Buffalo State never had a men’s hockey team with expectations, let alone a winning season. Since the program’s inception in 1993, the Bengals had won just 120 games over 17 seasons. Needless to say, expectations weren’t very high as the team headed into 2010-11 following a 6-18-1 finish the previous […]

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Bennett-Williams adapts to American-style soccer

Fonso Bennett-Williams, a foreign exchange student from London, has experienced soccer in the United States and London and has been adapting to the rule and style changes between the two countries. “The game is a lot more physical here,” said Bennett-Williams, a junior business management major from London. “The pace […]

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Bengals clinch playoff spot

The Buffalo State volleyball team closed out conference play last weekend, clinching the second seed in the SUNYAC West division. The Bengals (14-18/6-2) dropped both of their matches on Friday to Fredonia and Geneseo, but finished strong by defeating host Brockport and Oswego on Saturday. They entered the weekend boasting […]

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Offense has been key for Bengals’ success

The Buffalo State offense is improving and it has shown in recent weeks. The Bengals (3-5, 3-4 NJAC) believe they can win out the rest of their season. Quarterbacks’ coach Greg Forest said it all starts with the progression of mobile quarterback Casey Kacz in the spread offense. “He’s still […]

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Football falls short in final seconds

Buffalo State lost a close game to Rowan University over the weekend, falling by a score of 36-29. Despite posting over 500 yards of total offense, the Bengals held the lead just twice in the game, 7-0 early in the first quarter and by a one-point margin in the fourth […]

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Buffalo State athletes participate in breast cancer walk

Between courses, homework, games and practices, Buffalo State student-athletes don’t get too much free time amidst their hectic weekly schedules. That’s why it was such an accomplishment when nearly 150 student-athletes took time out of their lone day off of the week to participate in the annual 5K walk, “Making […]