BUFFALO, NY - For the second week in a row, a University at Buffalo women's basketball player was honored by the Mid-American Conference as the MAC East Player of the Week. Senior Tiffany Bell (Alexandria, VA/Hayfield) earned the honor this week after posting double-doubles to help the Bulls to wins over Niagara, 72-67, and Canisius, 73-59. For the week, Bell averaged 18 points and 14 rebounds, and she hit 50% of her shots from the field (14-for-28). Bell had 15 points, 16 rebounds and two blocks in UB's win over Niagara and then followed that performance with 21 points, 12 boards, two blocks and two steals versus Canisius. With 36 points on the week, Bell moved into third place all-time in career scoring at UB with 1,179 career points, passing her former teammate Charissa Gardner (1,173 career points, 1994-98). Bell also moved up on UB's career rebounds list. She now stands in eighth place all-time with 613 career boards. Bell now has 19 career double-doubles after beginning the season with a school-record 17. For the season, Bell is averaging 11.7 rebounds, tops on the team, and 21.3 points per game. Her scoring average is second on the team behind senior Mari McClure (Rochester Hills, MI/Rochester Adams), who is contributing 25.3 points per game. McClure earned MAC East Player of the Week honors last week.

Also for the second week in a row, the Bulls received votes in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. The Bulls earned two points in the poll last week after knocking off No. 22/25 North Carolina in their season opener. They picked up five more points this week for a total of seven, ranking them 42nd in the nation according to the AP poll. Kent State is the only other MAC team to receive national attention in this week's poll. The Golden Flashes received three points in the AP poll, tying them for 45th.

Bell and the Bulls (3-0) host Albany on Wednesday, November 29 at 7 pm and Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Saturday, December 2, also at 7 pm.