September 25, 1997-Vol29n05:

VOLUME 29, NUMBER 5

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1997

Football

UB 0, Ohio 50
The UB football team found Saturday that they could compete against future Mid-American opponent Ohio University-at least on paper-despite not having played a Division I-A team for 27 years.

But for each mistake they made, the Bulls paid dearly, losing 50-0 to the Bobcats. Despite being outgained only 367-247, the Bulls found themselves down 36-0 at halftime. The loss was the worst the Bulls have suffered since a 50-0 defeat at Ithaca College in 1991, the Bulls' last season in Division III.

The game was lost in the first half when Ohio took advantage of all four of UB's turnovers to turn a slight advantage in yardage into a huge edge on the scoreboard.

The Bulls got several good performances in the loss, including a strong showing from their offensive line. The Bulls' offensive line did not allow a sack against starting quarterback Chad Salisbury and helped tailback Anthony Swan rush for a season-high 107 yards on 28 carries.

Volleyball

The Bulls went 2-2 this weekend at the Mississippi State Invitational in Starkville, Miss. In game one on Friday, UB lost to Southwest Louisiana in three games, 14-16, 10-15, 4-15. In game two on Friday, the Bulls were defeated by Mississippi State in four games, 8-15, 7-15, 15-5, 9-15. On day two of the invitational, the Bulls defeated Troy State in three games, 15-7, 15-7, 15-9, and Austin Peay in five games, 15-9, 15-10, 14-16, 11-15, 15-11. Somer Deschambault was named to the MSU Invitational all-tournament team.

Men's Soccer

UB 1, Akron 6
The Bulls lost to Akron on Sunday. Freshman Chris Vinci scored Buffalo's only goal as the Bulls moved to 3-3-1 on the season.

Women's Soccer

UB 1, St. Bonaventure 2
UB 0, Western Michigan 1
The Bulls netted two losses this past week, against St. Bonaventure on Thursday and against Western Michigan on Saturday.

UB took an early 1-0 lead against St. Bona with a goal at 29:22, but the Bonnies drew even at 31:56 to knot the score at 1-1. The only goal of the second half came at 52:45. The Bulls were outshot 12-5 for the game.

On Saturday, the Bulls lost to Western Michigan when the Broncos scored the only goal of the game 41 seconds in the match. UB outshot its opponent 14-3, but could not find the back of the net.

Cross Country

The men's cross-country team finished 11th out of 13 teams this past weekend at the Western Ontario Invitational. UB finished with 297 points in the meet, and was led by Ryan Guild, who finished 53rd overall in the men's 10-K race with a time of 35:33. The women's team placed third out of 13 teams in the Western Ontario Invitational with 85 points. Sophomore Marie Macander finished 12th overall with a time of 18:58.

Tennis

UB 9, Robert Morris 0

The women's team defeated Robert Morris to move the Bulls to 1-2 on the season. Senior Amy Borden captured the No. 1 singles slot, 6-3, 7-6. Borden also helped clinch the No. 1 doubles slot, along with junior Annulett Dillon, 8-6.

-Andrew Punzal, Assistant Sports Information Director