Junior transfer Chad Salisbury threw three touchdown passes and the UB defense limited Lock Haven to 149 net yards in UB's 30-7 Aug. 30 opening night win.

Salisbury threw a six-yard TD strike to junior David Hinson to cap a 71-yard drive on the game's first possession. He also threw 4- and 27-yard TD tosses to senior Jamie Gasparre while completing 19-of-32 passes for 214 yards. On UB's first two scoring drives, Salisbury completed 6-of-7 third-down conversions as the Bulls went on to convert 11-of-17 (65 percent) third-downs for the game.

Gasparre had six catches for 90 yards and raised his career touchdown total to 12 in just 12 career games. Sophomore Drew Haddad added six catches for 62 yards.

Sophomore linebacker Dan Curcione led the defense with 12 tackles, while senior Keith Hansen had nine tackles and a half-sack. Junior Dan Poulsen had seven stops and a half-sack.

Men's Soccer

The Bulls opened their season with a 1-1 tie against Eastern Michigan University Friday night in the second game of the 1997 UB Fall Classic. EMU got on the board first when junior forward Mo Hijazi scored off a pass from junior midfielder Diego Alvarez at 26 minutes. After several unsuccessful scoring attempts late in the first half, the Bulls finally put one in the EMU net when senior midfielder Tim Merrick dribbled around two Eagle defenders and fired the ball into the far side of the goal at 59:02. The game was a tight defensive battle throughout, with both teams combining for only 15 shots on goal.

The UB Fall Classic wrapped up Saturday with the Bulls defeating Brock University 3-0. Merrick, sophomore Sebastian Zawislan and freshman Brian McCallion scored one goal apiece. Merrick also was named the Mid-Continent Conference Player of the Week.

Women's Soccer

The women's soccer team opened its 1997 season Aug. 29 with a 1-1 tie against SUNY Stony Brook at RAC field. After a scoreless first half, freshman Paula Listrani scored her first collegiate goal at the 49-minute mark for the Bulls only tally. Junior forward Erica Keller scored at the 69-minute mark for Stony Brook. An evenly played game throughout, the teams both fired 15 shots on net.

On Sunday, the Bulls lost to Toledo 1-0, also at RAC field. The Rocket's Odia Jahurally scored a goal at 23:43 to give UT the lead for good. The Bulls put 11 shots on goal, while the Rockets managed 17 shots on the UB net.

Volleyball

The Bulls started a busy weekend of volleyball on Friday, defeating the Midshipmen of Navy in four matches, 4-15, 15-6, 15-8, 15-11. On Saturday, the Bulls lost to Toledo in four matches, 15-11, 14-16, 3-15, 6-15. Also on Saturday, the Bulls defeated American University in four matches, 15-10, 4-15, 15-11, 17-15. On Sunday, the Bulls beat cross-town rival Canisius in four matches, 15-12, 15-17, 15-12, 15-10.

·Andrew Punzal, Assistant Sports Information Director