Football

UB 27, UMass 51
Marcel Shipp ran for a career-high 230 yards and UB had four crucial turnovers in dropping a 51-27 decision to the University of Massachusetts Saturday in McQuirk Stadium.

Buffalo racked up a season-high 529 yards, but watched the Minute-men turn four turnovers into 24 points. The Bulls limited UMass quarterback Todd Bankhead, who had thrown for more than 700 yards in his first two games, to 13-of-30 passing for 192 yards.

The Bulls trailed 14-0 in the first quarter before their offense came to life. Senior wide receiver Kali Watkins caught a 12-yard touchdown strike from senior Chad Salisbury with 1:45 left in the opening stanza. Watkins finished the game with seven catches for 114 yards, while Salisbury was 27-of-40 for 375 yards.

The Bulls tied the game at 14 when freshman Derrick Gordon scored from 12 yards with 12:27 left in the first half and Drew Haddad caught the two-point conversion from Salisbury. Haddad tied his career-high with 11 receptions for 173 yards. The Minutemen took the lead for good after Josh Roth fumbled at the UMass 29-yard line.

In the second half, Todd Bankhead extended the UMass lead to 41-20 one play after Gordon fumbled inside the UB 10-yard line. UB again responded when Roth scored his seventh touchdown of the season from one yard out, capping a 13-play, 80-yard drive. Tailback David Schmidli had 35 yards rushing and receiving on that drive to cut the lead to 41-27.

UMass put the game away when Jeremy Robinson stepped in front of a Salisbury pass and returned it to the Buffalo three-yard line early in the fourth quarter. Kevin Quinlan scored from two yards out three plays later to put the Minutemen up 48-27.

Roth led the UB ground game with 64 yards on 12 carries. Tight end Gabe Kogler had a career-high three catches for 39 yards.

Defensively, freshman Chris Shelly led the way with nine tackles, including three for losses. Another freshman linebacker, Brandon Jordan, added eight tackles and a sack. Cornerback Tory Smith added eight tackles, a blocked field goal and a pass breakup for the Bulls.

Volleyball

UB 0, Miami (Ohio) 3
UB dropped its MAC curtainraiser in three games to visiting Miami (Ohio) Saturday, 15-11, 15-12, 15-3. Somer Deschambault had 18 assists and outside hitter Keri Shiels had 11 digs.

Soccer

Women's
UB 2, Duquesne 0 UB 1, Bowling Green 2
UB 0, Miami (Ohio) 0
The Bulls halted Duquesne's three-match defensive scoreless streak Wednesday, downing the visitors, 2-0. Heather Collins scored 54 seconds into the game and Paula Listrani notched her ninth of the year later in the half on a pass from her sister, Julie.

Buffalo went on the road for a MAC weekend, and lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at Bowling Green Saturday. Caryn Davis scored on a header with just 2:57 remaining, but the hosts countered with just 1:33 remaining on a 2-on-1.

A day later at Miami in Oxford, sophomore goalkeeper Jamie Adams made 10 saves as the Bulls and Red Hawks battled to a double-overtime scoreless tie.

Men's
UB 2, St. Francis 0
The Bulls played only one match during the week, hosting and defeating St. Francis (Pa.), 2-0, on Tuesday. Sophomore midfielder John Shannon booted home his first of the year-and his Bulls' career-shortly before halftime to produce the game-winning goal. Shannon then sent off senior Doug Geller on a breakaway with a perfect pass at midfield and the defenseman beat the goalkeeper in the second half for his first career goal at UB. Senior goalie and co-captain Jim Schoenberg recorded his fourth shutout of the 1998 campaign.

Tennis
Women's
UB 8, Canisius 1
The Bulls defeated Canisius, 8-1, in a makeup match held Sept. 24. Annette Dillon and Nicole Sargent each won her singles match, then teamed for a first-doubles triumph. Dillon was the only winner over the weekend in losses at Duquesne and Pitt.

Men's
UB 9, Canisius 0
The Bulls blanked Canisius, 9-0, and dominated all six singles and three doubles matches.

Cross Country

The women's cross country team defeated 12 other schools and bowed to only host Western Ontario in the Mustangs' Invitational Saturday. UB scored 66 points, 20 more than Western and 39 more than Syracuse University, the third-place finisher. Junior Marie Macander was Coach Dick Barry's top finisher. Teammates Casey Spencer and Eileen Rose were 11th and 12th, respectively, with UB's Jennifer Folckemer coming in 15th, and Lisa Luce placing 17th.

The men's squad scored 146 points to finish sixth in the 13-team field at Western Ontario. Pat Nolan was the Bulls' top finisher. His time of 32:55 in the 10K event was good for fourth place and was 40 seconds behind the winner. The University of Windsor won the meet with 46 points.

Athlete Of The Week

Junior flanker Drew Haddad grabbed 11 passes against the University of Massachusetts, matching his career-high, totaled 173 yards, a touchdown and a two-point conversion in a 51-27 loss to the Minutemen on Saturday. The TD grab covered 29 yards and pulled the Bulls to within 21-20 midway in the second quarter.

Sophomore goalkeeper Jaime Adams made 10 saves against Miami of Ohio in a double-overtime scoreless tie and also made five saves earlier in the week as the Bulls defeated Duquesne, 2-0. The shutouts were Jamie's second and third of the season.