Cribbs, who came into the game ranked eighth in the
MAC in rushing per game, led the Golden Flashes to touchdown drives
on their first two possessions and riddled the UB defense with pinpoint
passing the entire first half.
The UB offense was led by senior running back Derrick
Gordon, who had 22 carries for 80 yards. Junior flanker Maurice Bradford
led UB with five receptions for 46 yards, while Matt Knueven had four
catches for 73 yards and his first career touchdown.
Defensively, the Bulls were led by redshirt freshman
J.J. Gibson, who had 12 tackles on the afternoon. Senior Bobby Johnson
added 10 tackles and a sack, while senior free safety Craig Rohlfs had
nine tackles.
Soccer
Men's
UB 2, Binghamton 0
Canisius 1, UB 0
UB 2, Bucknell 1
UB began the week by defeating Binghamton 2-0 on Oct.
16 in a match played in a heavy rainstorm. The Bulls picked up goals
from Patrick Beckley and Justin Higgins. Brian Wozniak earned the shutout
in goal for the Bulls.
A Canisius goal by Ryan Dummett 21:27 into the game
was the difference as UB fell to the Golden Griffins, 1-0, in non-conference
men's soccer action on Friday night. UB outshot Canisius nine to one
in the second half (16-6 for the game), producing several opportunities,
but the Bulls still couldn't manage to hit the back of the net.
Dave Pidgeon scored on a penalty kick 2:48 into the
second half to break a 1-1 tie as the Bulls went on to claim a 2-1 victory
over Bucknell on Sunday. The Bulls improve to 6-6-1 overall.
Bucknell opened the scoring 18:26 into the game on a
header off an indirect kick from 25 yards out. The Bulls then responded
with a goal of their own in the 30th minute when freshman Justin Higgins
knocked in a rebound.
Then, with just over three minutes into the second half,
UB was awarded a penalty kick when Bucknell goalkeeper Steve Whitaker
was called for a foul. Pidgeon put the ball just out of reach of Whitaker
to give the Bulls the 2-1 lead, which proved to be the final outcome.
Women's
Central Michigan 4, UB 1
Eastern Michigan 4, UB 0
The Bulls dropped a 4-1 decision to Central Michigan
on Friday evening to open the weekend. Sophomore Lindsay Mislin scored
UB's lone goal—her first of the season—scoring from 15 yards out off
a pass from freshman Jenny Dannecker.
Playing in their final MAC regular season game of the
season, the Bulls were defeated by Eastern Michigan, 4-0, on Sunday
afternoon.
Volleyball
Kent State 3, UB 1
Akron 3, UB 0
The volleyball team suffered a four-game loss at Kent
State on Friday, 30-14, 30-26, 26-30, 30-17. UB was led by sophomore
Lindsay Matikosh with 11 kills. Kent State hit an impressive .317 in
the match, compared to Buffalo's .125 hitting percentage, and the Golden
Flashes recorded 11 team blocks compared to Buffalo's four.
UB lost its fourth straight match at Akron on Saturday,
falling to the Zips in three games by scores of 30-21, 30-11 and 31-29.
The loss drops UB's record to 4-15 overall and 0-10 in the MAC. The
Bulls were led by freshman Molly Schrantz with eight kills, four digs
and one block.
Tennis
Women's
Niagara 5, UB 2
The Bulls fell to Niagara, 5-2, on Saturday. Michaela
Kollarova and Meaghan Partelow picked up singles wins for UB. The squad
completed its fall season with a 2-3 dual meet mark.
Men's
UB 7, St. Lawrence 0
The Bulls claimed a 7-0 victory over St. Lawrence University
on Oct. 15. At first singles, junior Fery Kasiman defeated Andrew Bell,
6-2, 6-3, to lead the Bulls.
Crew
Women's
UB fielded a squad in the prestigious Head of the Charles
Regatta in Boston, racing to a 13th place finish among 54 teams in the
Club 8 race. UB completed the three-mile course in 17:58.20, just 27
seconds behind the first-place squad from the University of Tennessee.
