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Bulls Blast Past Rockets, 60-45

Stephanie Bennett

The Bulls got off to an early lead in the game as back-to-back three pointers by Stephanie Bennett (Springfield, OH/Kenton Ridge) and Jessica Fortman (Ashland, KY/Russell) put UB up by two at the 15:31 mark. The Rockets then went on an 8-0 run to take their largest lead of the game, 14-8, with 12:43 left in the half. Down 19-14, the Bulls went on a 10-2 run to take a three point lead capped off by a fast break layup off a steal from sophomore Ashley Zuber (Schnecksville, PA/Parkland) to give UB a 24-21 lead with 7:52 left in the first half. The game got tied for the fourth and final time at 29-29 with 4:39 left, but the Bulls ended the half on a 9-2 run to go up 38-31 at the break.

Jamie Schiebner

The second half was all about UB’s defense as it allowed just 14 points in the half as Toledo managed to shoot just 14.8 percent from the floor during the second 20 minutes of play. UB got its lead up to 12 on a jumper from Jamie Schiebner (Saginaw, MI/Heritage) at the 14:25 mark. A UB layup at the 11:18 mark put the Bulls back up by 12, but then both teams had a hard time finding their scoring touch as neither team hit a field goal for nearly six minutes, with just two Toledo free throws coming during that stretch. The Rockets cut the lead down to eight before the Bulls scored eight straight points and had their largest lead of the game at 16 on a layup from Schiebner. The Rockets tried to cut into the lead, but their was not enough time remaining as the Bulls walked away with a 15-point victory.

Bennett and Schiebner each had 14 points in the win as UB had four players in double figures. Bennett also finished with a game-high five assists in the game, going over 400 assists for her career. Schiebner added nine rebounds, all coming on the defensive end. Senior Heather Turner (West Seneca, NY/Mount Mercy Academy) had a double-double with 12 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. Fortman rounded out the double-digit scorers with 10 points and seven rebounds. Zuber had four points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals in the game.

Toledo, which dropped to 10-11 on the season and 3-6 in the MAC, was led by 14 points from Olivia Terry and 12 points from Lisa Johnson. Johnson and Ta’Yani Clark each had seven rebounds for the Rockets.

2007-08 Bulls

The Bulls had their largest home crowd of the season as 1,025 fans watched UB celebrate “Think Pink” day. The Bulls wore pink headbands and wristbands to help increase breast cancer awareness. During half time of the game, UB’s student organization, True Blue, donated a check for $2,000 to the Breast Cancer Network of Western New York.

“It was nice to come into the arena and see everybody wearing pink,” said head coach Linda Hill-MacDonald. “It was also very nice to finally get a win at home. I thought our defense played very well in the second half and we got out and contested shots, which made them take some deeper shots than I think they wanted to take.”

The Bulls will hit the road for their next game which will be on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at Western Michigan. Tip off against the Broncos is set for 7:00 pm.