Former women’s soccer player signs with Australian team

Fifth-year goalie Emily Kelly signed with Australia’s Gungahlin United F.C.

Former UB women’s soccer goalkeeper Emily Kelly signed a deal with Australia’s Gungahlin United Football Club (GUFC), UB Athletics announced Monday.

Kelly, a Wilson, New York native, is one of the all-time greats in UB women’s soccer history. She started all five years she played at UB, playing in 88 games. Her 54 wins and 34 shutouts are both program records.

In 2022, she anchored a team that won the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championship with stellar numbers. She led the nation with 13 shutouts and set the UB single-season goals against record, allowing just 0.43 per game. Her 15 wins in 2022 is the second-most in a season in UB history and her .934 save percentage ranked third.

In her final season with the Bulls, Kelly became the second player in school history to receive Second Team All-American honors and also earned MAC Goalkeeper of the Year and First Team All-MAC honors.

“We are so proud of Emily and can’t wait to see her flourish at the next level,” Bulls head coach Shawn Burke said in the UB press release. “From day one, Emily has always trained like a pro and that work ethic and dedication will continue to open doors for her.”

GUFC plays in Australia’s National Premier League. The team is based in the Australian Capital District in the capital city of Canberra. The team plays its home games at the Gungahlin Enclosed Oval.

Kelly will join the club”s NPL team for the 2023 season, which began in early April.

Email: ryan.tantalo@ubspectrum.com can learn about different cultures, indulge in a variety of ethnic foods and showcase the cultural practices of their respective countries.

He also wants to establish a mentor club where bigger organizations can provide newer and smaller clubs with guidance and support, as well as a support hub where clubs can help the local and international communities in times of crisis. Ramtel stressed he kept his platform “realistic” to avoid making any promises he can’t keep.

Paul&Pang

Becky Paul-Odionhin, a junior industrial engineering major, and Sammi Pang, a junior business administration major, are running for second terms as SA president and vice president, respectively. Paul-

Odionhin said they should be reelected because their year in office has given them the experience they need to run the SA.

“Paul&Pang” touted a record of “increased communication” with clubs and said they were “proud” of how they handled problems they’ve inherited from prior administrations, including amending the ticket merchandising policy.

“Clubs have come to us with issues that they’ve experienced in previous years, and still don’t have a solution,” Pang said. “I’m proud of how I said f—k that, let me find you one.” Paul-Odionhin said she is proud of increasing student engagement and keeping undergraduate students in the loop with her frequent email updates.

Turning Point USA invites Gaines during UB’s pride week

Riley Gaines, a former Division-I swimmer at the University of Kentucky, will deliver a speech titled “Protecting Women’s Sports” at UB’s Center for Tomorrow this Thursday.

Gaines has recently attracted national attention for sharing her experience competing against Lia Thomas, a transgender woman, at the 2022 NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships. Since then, Gaines has spoken out against trangender women competing in women’s sports, claiming it creates a disadvantage for cisgender women.

Gaines will speak at an event sponsored by Turning Point USA Buffalo (TPUSA) approximately one month after Michael Knowles, a conservative political pundit, spoke on campus and sparked protests from the Buffalo community.

TPUSA declined to comment.

Last Tuesday, Gaines tweeted a picture of posters on UB’s campus which portrayed her as the clown from “It.”

Gaines’ speech at UB coincides with recent legislation being passed about transgender women in sports across the U.S.

Currently, 19 states have restricted transgender women from competing in women’s sports, most recently Kansas, which passed a ban on April 5.

The Biden administration recently proposed a “rule” which would ban transgender women from sports on a case-by-case basis, depending on how competitive the team is.

Gaines made national headlines after she spoke at San Francisco State University via TPUSA last Thursday. Students protested her speech, with Gaines claiming that she was “assaulted” by a mob of students. The students claimed they protested “peacefully.”

Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA), a club at UB, helped organize a protest for Knowles’ speech last month. The club is expected to organize a protest outside of Gaines’ speech on Thursday.

“It’s clearly meant to make trans students feel unsafe and say, ‘You’re not wel-