Football

Hofstra 20, UB 13

The Bulls spotted visiting Hofstra a 20-0 first-half lead before roaring back to nearly win the non-conference battle, eventually falling 20-13 in UB Stadium on Saturday.

The Flying Dutchmen, who had 307 yards of offense in the first half, had just 137 after intermission as UB's defense stood tall. Linebacker Chris Shelly led the defense with seven tackles and a forced fumble, while Chris Gray also had seven stops.

UB got back in the game when freshman Andre Forde caught a 22-yard touchdown strike from quarterback Joe Freedy with 2:50 left in the third quarter. Then after the Bulls' defense stopped Hofstra on three successive series, the offense struck again when senior Josh Roth rumbled in the end zone from 15 yards out to cut the lead to 20-13.

The Bulls would have a golden chance to tie the game slip away when Rohlfs intercepted Hofstra quarterback Giovanni Carmazzi at his own 27 and returned the ball to the Hofstra 48. However, after driving to the Dutchmen 23, the Bulls were stopped on 4th-and-seven.

Buffalo had one more chance after John Glanton blocked what would have been a game-clinching field goal by Johnson from 45 yards out. The Bulls could not convert, however, and gave the ball up at their own 23.

Soccer

Athletes of the Week

Senior Josh Roth rushed for over 100 yards for the second time in his career in a 20-13 loss to Hofstra last weekend. Roth had 18 carries for 126 and an 18-yard touchdown to spearhead the Bulls offensive charge. Sophomore transfer Dawn Hickey shattered UB swimming records for the second week in a row and helped lead the Bulls to a 156-73 win over Akron. They also lost to Ohio, 140-96. Hickey set new school marks in the 1650 freestyle (17:14.50), the 1000 free (10:21.20), and in the 500 free (5:00.51 - also a personal best)

Men

Marshall 2, UB 1

The Bulls lost in the quarterfinal round of the MAC Tournament, held at Northern Illinois University, falling 2-1 to Marshall. Perry Duronio scored the lone UB goal, the first collegiate goal of his career.

UB's Steve Butcher was selected as the Mid-American Conference Player of the Year as voted by league coaches. Butcher finished the season with a team-best 14 goals and eight assists for 36 points. It was also the second straight year he has been named to the MAC First Team All-Conference.

Tim Songer and Brian McCallion also were honored by the MAC for their performances this season, being named to the All-Conference Second Team. Songer was second on the team in scoring this season with 11 goals and six assists for 28 points. McCallion, a second team All-Conference pick last year as well, recorded one goal and five assists on the year for seven points.

Women

Ohio 2, UB 1 (OT)

The Bulls lost 2-1 in double overtime to Ohio University in the quarterfinal round of the MAC Tournament. Paula Listrani scored the Bulls lone goal early, but Ohio fought back and scored with under 3 minutes left to force overtime. The Bobcats then scored the game winner in the 106th minute.

Listrani and Linnaea DiNallo were selected to the MAC All-Conference First Team. Listrani led the Bulls in scoring with 13 goals and 10 assists for 36 points. She is the only player in the MAC with double digit numbers in goals and assists. DiNallo was the defensive leader at sweeper for UB this season, helping the Bulls' defense to allow just 16 goals in 19 games on the year and a team goals against average of 0.82.

Goalkeeper Jaime Adams and freshman Elizabeth Pfeffer were selected to the MAC All-Conference Second Team this year. Adams had the second-best goals-against average in the conference at 0.81, and also recorded eight shutouts on the season. Pfeffer was the team's second-leading scorer with 10 goals and two assists for 22 points.

Swimming

Men

UB 330, Ohio 309

The Bulls opened their 1999-2000 season against Mid-American Conference opponent Ohio University Saturday on a winning note as they downed OU 330-309. The top performer for Coach Bud Termin's squad was senior Dan Hickey, who placed first in the 100 freestyle (46.56), 200 freestyle (1:41.80), and the 200 freestyle relay (1:26.73), along with John Nilles, Jose Moncion and Pat Qunilan.

Women

Ohio 140, UB 96

UB 156, Akron, 73

The Bulls opened the Mid-American Conference portion of the season against Akron and Ohio this past weekend, downing Akron, 156-73, and losing to Ohio, 140-96. The top performer for Coach Dorsi Raynold's squad was sophomore transfer Dawn Hickey. For the second week in a row, Hickey set UB records in the 1000 freestyle (10:21.20-first place overall), the 500 freestyle (5:0.51-first place overall, also a personal best) and the 1650 freestyle (17:14.50).

Other notable performances came from Inger Rooneem, who placed first overall in the 50 free ( 24.04) and was a member of the 200 medley squad with Michelle Bricknell, Carrie Quinlan and Katie English that won the event with a time of 1:51.76.

Volleyball

Bowling Green 3, UB 0 (15-11, 15-3, 15-7)

Toledo 3, UB 0 (15-8, 15-13, 15-3)

The Bulls dropped two road MAC games this past weekend, falling to Bowling Green 15-11, 15-3 and 15-7, and Toledo, 15-8, 15-13, 15-3.

In the Bowling Green game, Keri Shiels led the team with 13 kills and Rebecca Meade had eight kills and 15 digs. Senior setter Somer Deschambault contributed 28 assists and six digs.

At Toledo, Meade had a team-best 12 kills and 13 digs, while Deschambault had 31 assists. Shiels added 12 digs.