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University of Massachusets Athletics
Women's Basketball Returns Home To Honor Seniors Against Buffalo
March 06, 2026 | Women's Basketball
| University of Massachusetts Women's Basketball Notes & Information | |
| Matchup | Massachusetts (22-6, 14-3 MAC) vs Buffalo (3-26, 1-16 MAC) |
| Date | Time | March 7, 2026 | 1:00 p.m. |
| Location | Amherst, Mass. | Mullins Center |
| Game Notes | Massachusetts | Buffalo |
| Watch | ESPN+ |
| Live Stats | SideArm Stats |
| @UMassWBB | |
| @umasswbb | |
| UMass Women's Basketball | |
AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts women's basketball (22-6) finishes the regular season at home to honor it's seniors against Buffalo (3-26) at 1:00 p.m. on ESPN+ in Amherst, Mass. at the Mullins Center. Links and live updates available at umassathletics.com or @UMassWBB on X (Twitter).
THE MATCHUP
- Massachusetts and Buffalo will meet for the eighth time in program history, as the Bulls have a 4-3 advantage in the all-time series matchup.
- The programs are tied 1-1 when UMass is home.
- The teams first met on Jan. 23, 1992 with Buffalo taking a 63-53 victory on the day. The last meeting came on Jan. 17, 2026, with UMass claiming a 79-67 victory behind a 19-point-16-rebound performance from Megan Olbrys.
LAST TIME OUT
- Massachusetts defeated Akron, 74-64, on a Wednesday night contest at James A. Rhodes Arena. Despite a 29-point third quarter for the Zips, a strong UMass performance down the stretch was too much for Akron to overcome.
- The Minutewomen were led by Yahmani McKayle, who had a game high 25 points on an efficient 9-18 from the field, to go along with four rebounds and two assists. Megan Olbrys added 12 points, six boards and two blocks, and Lilly Ferguson shot a perfect 4-4 from the field to post nine points in 25 minutes off the bench.
- UMass opened the game on a 10-2 run in a contest they never trailed. The Zips stormed back in the third quarter, hitting seven three-pointers and posting 29 points, but the early Minutewomen lead was too much to overcome.
- UMass shot 51.9 percent from the field, marking the second-consecutive game Massachusetts has shot over a 50 percent clip. It marked the second time this season UMass had shot over 50 percent in back-to-back games.
NEW FACES IN NEW PLACES
- The Minutewomen welcome six newcomers, featuring four freshmen.
- Massachusetts brings freshmen Anya George, Eva Hannon, Aiyanna Perkins and Brooke Pulpi into the mix for the 2025-26 season.
- Rhode Island transfer Ayanna Franks arrives to Amherst off a 3.1 points per game season, adding 1.6 rebounds in 10.7 minutes.
- Leah Bullard spent her first season at Oakland, averaging 2.1 points and 1.5 rebounds in 8.4 minutes of action.
OLBRYS ON THE RISE
- Senior Megan Olbrys is coming off an impressive season in the Atlantic 10 last year, leading the team with career-best averages in points (14.0), rebounds (8.2), and free throws per game (.786).
- Olbrys posted eight double-doubles during the 2024-25 campaign and recorded a season-best 23 points against Loyola Chicago (2/9).
- The Norwood, Mass. native earned the A-10 Third Team All-Conference honors at the end of the 2024-25 season and received the 25-player watchlist for the 2026 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award to start the 2025-26 season.
NOTABLE NUMBERS
- UMass is dishing out 16.4 assists per game, good for second in the MAC and 39th in the country.
- The team ranks best in the MAC in turnovers per game (15.2). The Minutewomen also rank second in assists/turnover ratio (1.09), scoring defense (60.2), fourth in blocks per game (3.48) and fourth in steals per game (9.78).
YEAR THREE UNDER COACH LEFLAR
- Massachusetts women's basketball enters its third season under Head Coach Mike Leflar in 2025-26 after his tenure as Associate Head Coach (2021-23) and Assistant Coach (2018-21) with the Minutewomen.
- Leflar has been an integral part of building the most successful era in Massachusetts women's basketball, helping the program to its first regular-season Atlantic 10 championship this past season after the program earned its first Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship in 2021-22, while adding an NCAA Tournament berth in 2022 to go along with WNIT appearances in 2021 and 2023, and 2025
- Leflar most recently worked closely with the Minutewomen forwards, including 2023 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year, Sam Breen. Under Leflar's guidance, Breen developed into one of the most decorated players in program history and earned back-to-back Atlantic 10 Player of the Year honors in 2022 and 2023.
UP NEXT
- The Minutewomen travel to Cleveland, Ohio for the first round of the MAC Championships, starting on Wednesday, March 11.
- The game will be streamed on ESPN+ with links and live updates available at umassathletics.com or @UMassWBB on X (Twitter)
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