Football

Akron 17, UB 10
The Bulls lost 17-10 to visiting Akron University Saturday before a school record 20,835 fans in their first-ever Mid-American Conference football game.

Buffalo, which went into the game as a nearly three-touchdown underdog, recovered from a slow start to battle the Zips on even terms for most of the contest.

The Zips jumped in front the first time they touched the ball. Akron drove 72 yards on 11 plays to take a 7-0 lead when James Washington scored from 19 yards out on a rollout to the right. They increased that lead to 10-0 on a 20-yard field goal by Zac Derr and saw their defense bail them out twice in the second quarter as the Bulls began to crank it up offensively.

First, the Zips stopped a promising UB drive when redshirt freshman Bam McDonald fumbled after a 15-yard gain and the Zips' Jon Eaton recovered at the Akron 14.

Then, after UB junior Marcus Cole sacked Washington, forced a fumble and recovered it, the Zips' defensive made the stop of the game. From a first-and-goal at the six, the Bulls gained only one yard on three tries before kicker Scott Keller had his 22-yard attempt blocked.

The Bulls did get on the board later when junior Tory Smith burst for 34 yards on a fake punt that led to a 33-yard field goal by Keller.

The Zips took control again when Brandon Payne capped a 12-play, 72-yard drive with a one-yard plunge to make it 17-3 with 3:14 left in the third quarter.

The Bulls rallied, however, as sophomore quarterback Joe Freedy, making his first career start, hit senior Drew Haddad with a 32-yard scoring strike to cut the lead to seven points (17-10) with 11:49 left in regulation. The Akron defense, however, stiffened and the Bulls suffered their first home opening loss in the Craig Cirbus coaching era.

The Bulls' defense was outstanding throughout the night with several excellent performances. The defense was led by sophomore Brandon Jordan who had 13 tackles, a sack and two tackles for loss. Strong safety Eric Pipkins added 11 tackles, while Carlos Spencer, Chris Shelly and Cole added 10 tackles each. Sophomore free safety Craig Rohlfs added nine tackles and a fumble recovery.

Volleyball

Villanova 3, UB 1 (6-15, 15-10, 12-15, 5-15)
Montana State 3, UB 0 (9-15, 5-15, 7-15)
New Orleans 3, UB 1 (15-13, 5-15, 6-15,10-15)

Soccer

Men's

UB 3, Canisius 1
Akron 1, UB 0

Women's

UB 5, Detroit-Mercy 1

Cross Country

Men's

UB 31, Albany 27

Women's

UB 37, Albany 2