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Bobby Hurley Accuses ASU AD of Mishandling Sexual Harrassment Allegations

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Former UB Men's Basketball coach and current Arizona State basketball coach Bobby Hurley has accused Arizona State AD Ray Anderson of mishandling accusations that an ASU supporter had sexually harassed Hurley's wife and two other women. Accusations fly. Best to read the ESPN article. Hurley is not accused of any misconduct.

VB Recruiting Class honored by PrepVolleyball.com

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The University at Buffalo volleyball recruiting class is one of 40 programs to earn honorable mention status from Prepvolleyball.com, the website announced this week. Overall, this ranks the recruiting class as one of the top 100 in the nation.

The incoming freshman will be:

#1 Milla Malik. OH, 5' 9"

#7 Lauren Valentic, MB, 6' 2"

#10 Stacia Gollogly, OH/RS, 6' 1"

#9 Emma Gielas, RS, 6' 0"

#6 Emilie Davis, DS, 5' 7"

And one transfer joins the team who will be a junior:

#15 Kyndal Bacon, S, 5' 8"

Kelby Bannerman receives 2021 scholarship offer from WBB

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Bannerman is a 6-1 shooting forward from Hampshire, IL, who averaged 12 points a game as a junior. Her impressive highlight video shows her to be a versatile player who can handle the ball and play very well in the paint.

Summer Hemphill to Return to UB for one more year

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Summer Hemphill posted a message thanking the Buffalo community and saying that she can't wait to see us all next year. Hemphill missed her senior year because of an injury. Since she still has one year of eligibility left, there was some speculation that she would transfer to another school, but apparently she will stay with the UB Women's Basketball Team.

Rachel Sanks and Davonta Jordan are All Americans

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It’s nice to hear a little bit about their contributions off the court. Both of these senior leaders will be dearly missed.

VB Alumna Endangered by COVID-19 Quarantines

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Marisa Hornbaker played volleyball for UB during 2007–2010. Please click on the link to Facebook, you do not have to be a member of Facebook to see the link.

Here is the text from Facebook:

"Pray for the safe/speedy return of our daughter Marisa and husband Sam Aitken. They are stuck in Buenos Aires. They need help from the State Department. Any connections you have, explore them or let us know. Call, email your congressmen/senators — Mention their names — Marisa has Type 1 Diabetes and has limited supplies— MD/PhD candidate/researcher at MD Anderson in Houston and Sam is a clinical Infectious Disease Pharmacist at MDAnderson and is needed there. They were quarantined on Ocean Endeavor (small 300 passenger cruise ship returning from Antarctica) off tip of Argentina for 14 days — Off ship yesterday and half the passengers taken on charter flight to Buenos Aires last night — They had flights to US for today but all cancelled. Embassy has been little to no help. Argentina is shut down so hard situation. Contact your Senators/Congressmen. Pray United Airlines will keep flying out of Argentina. Help get Reese and Sam home!"

Khalil Mack Pays Off $80K of Layaways at Hometown Walmart

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There are plenty of reasons to be proud of Khalil Mack. This one (to me) is at the top of the list.

UB Women Make the Mid-Major Top 25

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Buffalo ranks 8th in the Mid-Major Top 25, with a 7-2 record.

Lance Leipold #78 on ESPN's Top 150 College Football Coaches of All Time

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Obviously, most of the accolade is for his time at Winsonsin-Whitewater, where he won 6 NCAA Championships.