McCrea and Hedderson Named Athletes of the Week

Brittany Hedderson (Tecumseh, Ontario/St. Anne) of the women's basketball team became the 20th player in school history to record 1,000 points in her career.  She set a career-high with 31 points in UB's victory over local rival Canisius. The senior guard scored 22 of her points in the second half and became the first UB player to score 30 or more since Kourtney Brown last season. In UB's two games for the week, Hedderson averaged 20.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists. She leads the team with a 17.4 scoring average and 2.8 assists per contest.

 Javon McCrea (Newark, NY/Newark) of the men's basketball team tied his career-highs with a 29-point, 13-rebound performance in UB's 80-72 victory over Youngstown State. McCrea also pulled down 13 boards and blocked three shots in the Bulls' win at Niagara earlier in the week. For the two games last week, the sophomore forward averaged 17.5 points, 13.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals. This season, he leads the Bulls with 16.8 points and 8.6 rebounds per game.