“We make jokes like that all the time.”Buffalo Bulls guard Hanna Hall looks for an opening against Northern Illinois guard Paulina Castro in Buffalo, N.Y., in February. ( Paul Hokanson / THE CANADIAN PRESS )Buffalo, which tips off March Madness on Friday against Rutgers, has a decidedly Canadian look with five women from north of the border: Sodade, sophomore Hanna Hall of Hamilton and freshmen Adebola Adeyeye of Brampton, Oceane Kounkou of Gatineau, Que., and Keowa Walters of Toronto. Even though I was a sophomore, I wanted to be that leader and go-to voice.” The five Buffalo players are among 21 Canadian women playing in March Madness. We basically have our destinies in our hands.” The sixth-seeded Bulls men’s team also has been turning heads this season. Buffalo is making its fourth tournament appearance in five years and coming off a 31-3 season in which it set a MAC record for single-season victories.

Source: thestar March 21, 2019 01:07 UTC