October 9, 1997-Vol29n07: Sports

VOLUME 29, NUMBER 7

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1997

Football

UB 0, Connecticut 55
The Bulls proved that time of possession doesn't mean much if you can't get in the end zone in a 55-0 loss on Oct. 4 at undefeated Connecticut.

The Bulls had the ball for more than 41 minutes in the game, converted 14-of-26 third-downs and had 437 yards of total offense. All of that, however, was meaning-less as UB was 0-for-5 on fourth downs and three times was inside the UConn 10 only to come away with nothing.

The Bulls broke several school records in the loss-including plays from scrimmage (115), passing attempts (71), passes completed (37) and first downs by passing (22). Junior quarterback Chad Salisbury threw 54 passes in the game. Senior tailback Anthony Swan became the school's all-time leader in rushing attempts with 16 carries on the day.

Offensively for UB, Rychard Dykes had a career-best six catches for 46 yards. Drew Haddad, Kali Watkins and Swan all added five catches for UB. Ted McDuffie led the defense with 10 tackles (eight solos), while freshman Travis Blount added a career-high six stops.

Women's Volleyball

UB 3, Niagara University 0
On Oct. 1, the women's volleyball team defeated Niagara University in three games, 15-1, 15-9, 15-9. Sophomore setter Somer Deschambault led the Bulls with 18 assists and six digs.

Women's Soccer

UB 1, Florida International 0
UB 1, Florida Atlantic 2
The Bulls went 1-1 this past weekend in the Sunshine State. On Oct. 3, UB defeated Florida International, 1-0. Freshman Paula Listrani scored on a pass from sophomore Tara Donahue to clinch the win.

On Oct. 4, junior Tricia DiQuattro scored the first goal of the game against Florida Atlantic on a pass from freshman Dawn DelGuidice, but late in the second half FAU ripped off two goals to send the Bulls home at .500 for the weekend.

Men's Soccer

UB 1, Oneonta 0

Freshman Brian McCallion scored the winning goal with 11 seconds remaining off a deflected direct kick over the head of the Oneonta goalkeeper from 15 yards out to give Buffalo a 1-0 victory in the Mid-Continent Conference opener.

Men's Tennis

The men's team finished at No. 12 in the ECAC Men's Open Division Tennis Tournament Oct. 3-5 at Vassar College. Freshman Jordan Levitt defeated a NYU player in the second round, 2-6, 6-1, 7-5, and lost to a Fairleigh Dickinson player in the semifinals, 6-1, 7-5.

Women's Tennis

The women's team competed in the Zips Collegiate Tennis Championships held Oct. 3-4. Senior Amy Borden lost to an Akron player in the No. 1 singles consolation bracket, 6-2, 6-0. Borden and senior Annulett Dillon lost in the No. 1 doubles consolation bracket to Cleveland State, 8-6.

Cross Country

The women's cross-country team finished first in the Ninth Annual Harry F. Anderson Memorial Cross-Country Invitational held Oct. 4 at Roberts Wesleyan College. The Bulls had five top-10 finishers in the meet, with senior Karen Lilly leading the way in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 19:40, giving her a second-place finish. Other top-10 finishers were senior Kerri Shpur at 19:53 for third overall, freshman Tamara Bush at 20:18 for fourth, junior Theresa Flood at 21:05 for sixth and junior Andrea Bishop at 21:43 for 10th. The Bulls finished the race with 25 points as they defeated Roberts Wesleyan (32 points) and Ithaca College (70 points).

The men's team traveled to the Notre Dame Invitational on Oct. 4 and finished 16th out of 19 teams. Sophomore Pat Nolan had the best time for UB, finishing 13th for a time of 26:27.

-Andrew Punzal, Assistant Sports Information Director