Baseball

UB 13, Canisius 5; Ohio 24, UB 9; Ohio 8, UB 2; Ohio 11, UB 5; UB 27, Ohio 12

UB went 2-3 last week, but the bats came alive as the Bulls produced some impressive offensive numbers.

UB dumped crosstown rival Canisius, 13-5, on April 24 at home. Brandon DiCesare had three hits and three RBIs, while reserve catcher Fran Coudriet smacked a bases-loaded double to score three runs.

From there, UB hit the road for a four-game series with Mid-American Conference foe Ohio. The Bulls put together 18 hits in a 24-9 loss to the Bobcats, with Bryan Sanchez going 4-for-5 with two RBIs.

The bats temporarily fell silent in an 8-2 loss on Saturday and an 11-5 decision in the second game of the doubleheader that was suspended due to rain.

In Sunday's finale, the Bulls put it all together, setting school records for runs (27), RBIs (25) and home runs (six) in a 27-12 victory over the Bobcats. The Bulls also tied the school record with 24 hits in the contest, as every UB batter registered at least one hit, run and RBI in the win.

Softball

UB 2, Canisius 1 (10); Canisius 9, UB 3; UB 4, Niagara 0; Niagara 6, UB 4; UB 6, Bowling Green 1; UB 7, Bowling Green 4; Bowling Green 10, UB 7

The Bulls earned their third extra-inning win of the season on April 23, defeating Canisius, 2-1, in 10 innings. After the Griffs tied the game in the seventh with a solo home run, Jessica Kensy drove in Jennifer Moore with the game-winning run in the 10th with a single up the middle. Freshman pitcher Stacey Evans earned the win on the mound, throwing all 10 innings and striking out a career-high and UB single-game record 12 batters. The Griffs rebounded for a 9-3 win in the nightcap of the doubleheader.

UB then split two games with Niagara on Friday. Sophomore Heather Robbins threw a 4-0 shutout in the opener and freshman Ann Magur hit a two-run homer in the first inning before the Purple Eagles rebounded for a 6-4 win in game two.

The Bulls scored a total of nine runs in their final at-bats in the seventh inning of a doubleheader at Bowling Green on Saturday to earn two come-from-behind wins over the Falcons. UB scored six runs in the top of the seventh, including four on a grand slam by sophomore Breanne Nasti, to take a 6-1 win in the opener, and then scored three runs in the seventh inning of the nightcap, including two on a triple by Magur, to break a 4-4 tie and take a 7-4 win.

The Falcons rebounded for a 10-7 win in the three-game series finale on Sunday. Freshman Julie Hibner hit a two-run triple in the top of the seventh, but the Falcons held on to their lead to salvage one win in the series.

Track and Field

Records fall at Penn Relays

Against some of the best competition they've faced all season, UB athletes established three new school records and posted several impressive marks at the Penn Relays, held at historic Franklin Field in Philadelphia. There was no team scoring at the annual meet, which attracts the nation's top collegiate athletes.

Sarah Fletcher established a new mark in the hammer throw, placing second in the event with a toss of 187-10 (57.27m). Fletcher's throw also established a new MAC record and provisionally qualified her for the NCAA Championships.

Distance runner Todd Ludden scored a record with his 14:33.58 clocking in the 5000 meters. Ludden finished 28th in the race and broke his old mark of 14:55.14, set last season.

The men's sprint medley relay squad of Joe Clark, Emeka Uche, Bryan Weinstein and Pete Zaccariello established a new record with their 3:28.11 showing. The team placed eight in its heat and broke the old mark of 3:28.27 set in 2000.

Other highlights included men's shot putters Byron McKinney and Joe Loiacono. McKinney placed third in the Eastern Shot Put with a throw of 54-4.50 (16.57m) while Loiacono took fifth at 52-8.75 (16.07m).

The women's 4x400 relay team of Jenelle Callender, Christina Keck, Meagan Rogers and Biaunca McFarland placed second in its heat in 3:54.91. McFarland also finished eighth in the Eastern Triple Jump competition at 38-7.50 (11.79m). Teammate Bernadette Boswell was 14th at 36-9.50 (11.21m).

Hollie Rhodes finished 14th in the 3000 steeplechase in 11:31.47. Laura Olson tied for 14th in the pole vault at 10-4.25 (3.16m). The women's sprint medley relay squad of Callender, McFarland, Keck and Alison Laske finished third in its heat in 4:03.38.

Tennis

Women's

Bowling Green 4, UB 0

The Bulls concluded their season at the MAC Women's Tennis Championships, held last weekend in Muncie, Ind., with a 4-0 loss to Bowling Green in the first round of the tournament.

With the loss, UB finishes the 2001-02 season 2-16 overall and 0-9 in league play.

Men's

Western Michigan 4, UB 0

UB hosted the Mac Men's Tennis Championships over the weekend, but the Bulls were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the tournament by Western Michigan, 4-0, in a match that was forced to be played indoors at the Village Glen Tennis and Fitness Club due to inclement weather. UB finished 10-11 overall and 0-5 in league play in 2001-02.