Protester arrested outside of Riley Gaines speech at University of Buffalo

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One week after being physically assaulted following a speech at San Francisco State University to students about saving women's sports at a Turning Point USA and Leadership Institute event on the campus, former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines gave another speech Thursday night in defense of women’s sports at the University of Buffalo. 

While the speech itself went off without a hitch, University of Buffalo police arrested a 22-year-old suspect outside the venue, citing harassment and disorderly conduct. 

Penn Quakers swimmer Lia Thomas and Kentucky Wildcats' Riley Gaines at the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships at Georgia Tech in Atlanta on March 18, 2022. (Brett Davis-USA Today Sports)

"The individual has no affiliation to UB and was released with an appearance ticket," University of Buffalo vice president for communications John Dellas Contrada told Fox News Digital. 

The university identified the suspect as a female. 

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Dellas Contrada said, "Gaines spoke for just under an hour in front of approximately 100 individuals inside the Center for Tomorrow on UB’s North Campus" without interruption. 

Around 25-30 people gathered outside the venue to protest, according to Campus Reform. 

The speaking event was sponsored by the Leadership Institute.

Sofie Salmon, deputy director of Leadership Institute Studios, said the protester attempted to block her camera with a poster, shoving it into her lens as Salmon "stumbled back."

In another video obtained by Campus Reform, students can be seen tearing down signs by Turning Point USA advertising the speaking