KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan women's basketball teams will lead off a double header with men's basketball against Buffalo for an in-conference matchup at University Arena on Saturday, Jan. 21 at noon. 
 
WHERE TO WATCH
Wednesday's matchup between the Broncos and Bulls will be available for streaming via ESPN+. The link to the stream is listed above and can also be found HERE. 
 
LEADING THE MAC (*Nationally)
Lauren Ross
    Field Goal Attempts (147 Ranked) - 2nd (248) *76th
    Field Goal Percentage (250 Ranked) - 3rd (48.4) *86
    Field Goals (149 Ranked) - 1st (114) *60th
    Free Throw Attempts (147 Ranked) - 2nd 108) *27th
    Free Throw Percentage (250 Ranked) - 4th (84.3) *84th
    Free Throws (146 Ranked) - 1st (91) *16th
    Points (197 Ranked) - 1st (351) *24th
    Points Per Game (250 Ranked) - 1st (21.9) *7th
    Three Pointers Per Game (249 Ranked) - 10th (1.80) *242nd
 
Taylor Williams
    Blocks (137 Ranked) - 1st (30) *40th
    Blocks Per Game (250 Ranked) - 1st (2.00) *24rd 
    Field Goal Percentage (250 Ranked) - 3rd (48.4) *86th
    Points Per Game (250 Ranked) - 12th (14.4) *195th
    Rebounds Per Game (248 Ranked) - 3rd (8.6) *62nd
 
Hannah Spitzley 
    Steals Per Game (245 Ranked)- 6th (2.00) *131st
 
THE SERIES 
The Buffalo Bulls lead the all-time series 17-2 holding their home advantage 9-4, while WMU holds the advantage at University Arena 8-4. The Broncos and Bulls last met in early March of the 2022 season where WMU succumbed to the Buffalo 63-49. 
 
Last 10 Meetings       
Date                Result             Score              Location         
3/12/2015             L                 63-60               Cleveland, Ohio 
1/20/2016            W                92-78               Buffalo, N.Y.
1/28/2017            L                 62-47               Kalamazoo, Mich.
1/3/2018               L                 71-49               Buffalo, N.Y.
3/9/2018               L                 85-53               Cleveland, Ohio
1/19/2019             L                 61-59               Kalamazoo, Mich.
2/12/2020            W                74-62               Kalamazoo, Mich.
12/22/2020           L                 87-66               Buffalo, N.Y.
2/7/2022               L                 71-64               Buffalo, N.Y. 
3/9/2022               L                 63-49               Cleveland, Ohio 

LAST TIME OUT
With Kent State, Buffalo, Northern Illinois and Western Michigan all sitting at 3-2 in conference play, WMU looks for a win to  push the Broncos up at least one spot in MAC standings. WMU is currently 8-8 overall and sits at seventh in the MAC. Heading into Saturday's contest, the Broncos come off a third-straight MAC win over Ohio University. WMU showcased their MAC and national rankings for three-pointer attempts per game. Ranked first in the conference and seventh nationally, the Broncos down 41.4 percent of their attempts from beyond the arch. WMU is led by redshirt sophomore, Lauren Ross. Ross registers 21.9 PPG, 4.7 RPG and adds 38 assists, 21 steals, and one block on the season. Taylor Williams averages 14.4 PPG, 8.6 RPG, tallying 14 assists, 21 steals and 30 blocks. 
 
Collectively, Western Michigan averages 67.3 PPG on 39.6 percent shooting from the field. The Broncos average 32.3 rebounds per contest, for a -5.1 rebound margin per game against their opponents. WMU knocks down 67.6 percent of their attempts from the line and dishes out 12.1 assists per contest while averaging 10.1 steals per game. 

SCOUTING THE BULLS
The Buffalo women's basketball team saw their three-game win streak come to an end as they fell to Ball State, 81-59, in their last time out. Four Bulls scored double figures, led by Senior, Jazmine Young, who scored 15 points against Ball State (14-4). Young was joined by fifth year Re'Shawna Stone and Zakiyah Winfield who each added 13. Fifth year Latrice Perkins scored a career-high 12 points. Buffalo shot 48 percent from the floor while scoring 38 points in the paint.
 
Stone leads the Bulls in scoring with 14.5 points per game, followed by Winfield with 14.4 and Young with 14.0. Winfield leads the MAC in double-doubles (10) and defensive rebounds per game (9.3). Stone ranks fifth in the MAC for assists per game (3.9) and field goal percentage (47.0).
 
As a unit, Buffalo averages 63.2 PPG on 44.1 percent shooting from the field. The Bulls average 33.7 rebounds per contest, for a -0.1 rebound margin per game over their opponents. Buffalo knocks down 67.8 percent of their attempts from the line. The Bulls dishes out 13.1 assists per contest while averaging 7.2 steals per game. 
 
ON THE HORIZON
After Saturday's match up, the Western Michigan women's basketball team will face Eastern Michigan University at University Arena for the Broncos seventh in-conference matchup of the year. Tip-off is set for 7 pm. To purchase tickets to any Western Michigan women's basketball home game this season, visit wmubroncos.com/tickets or call 1-888-4-WMUTIX.