Football

Central Michigan 38, UB 19

Senior tailback Eric Flowers bulldozed his way to 219 yards on 42 carries and scored four touchdowns to lead visiting Central Michigan to a 38-19 win over UB in a Mid-American Conference battle Saturday in UB Stadium before 16,128 Homecoming/Family Day fans.

The win improved Central Michigan's record to 2-4 and 2-1 in the MAC, while the Bulls fell to 0-5 and 0-4 in the league.

Flowers, who has been limited in past weeks by a sprained ankle, got healthy against a Bulls' defense that wilted as the game went on. The Chippewas held the ball for more than 36 minutes in the game behind an offensive attack that rushed for 394 yards.

Central Michigan took a 14-0 lead to halftime as Flowers scored on runs of six and nine yards, the first score coming on a 4th-and-one play. The Bulls played a solid first half, but were hurt by two drives inside the Chippewa 20 that ended without points. Buffalo's first possession of the game ended when Josh Roth was stopped on fourth-and-inches at the Central Michigan 19. Later in the half, sophomore tailback Derrick Gordon fumbled at the CMU 10-yard line, ending a 66-yard drive.

Momentum swung to the Chippewas late in the first half. One play after Paul Savich missed a 25-yard field goal, UB quarterback Joe Freedy was intercepted by Wayne Dudley, who brought the ball to the Buffalo 13. Three players later, Flowers burst in from nine yards out, setting off a string of 24 unanswered points by Central Michigan.

The Bulls battled back in the fourth quarter as Gordon, getting his first start since breaking his foot nearly a year ago, scored three touchdowns in the final stanza from 24, six and two yards out. Gordon became UB's first 100-yard rusher of the season with 124 yards on 19 carries.

The Bulls got another great performance from flanker Drew Haddad, who finished with seven catches for 102 yards. It was the fourth straight game in which Haddad has had more 100 yards receiving and the 14th in his career.

In addition, Haddad moved into second place in career all-purpose yardage in school history, passing Anthony Swan. Haddad now has 3,932 yards of all all-purpose yardage in his career.

Defensively, linebacker Chris Shelly led the Bulls with 13 tackles, including one for loss. Linebacker Brandon Jordan, cornerback Carlos Spencer and free safety Craig Rohlfs all had 10 tackles each.

Soccer

Men's

UB 4, Long Island University 2

The Bulls defeated Long Island University 4-2 Sunday, giving UB head coach John Astudillo the 100th win of his coaching career. Senior Steve Butcher scored a goal and an assist in the victory.

Women's

UB 2, Ball State 1
Miami (OH) 2, UB 1

The Bulls defeated Ball State, 2-1, on Friday to record their 11th win of the season, the most wins in a season since 1988. However, the team suffered its first loss of the season on Sunday, losing 2-1 to a tough Miami team. The Bulls are now 11-1-1 overall, and 5-1 and tied for first place in the Mid-American Conference.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Sophomore tailback Derrick Gordon made an impression in his first start in more than a year as he rushed for a career-high 124 yards on 19 carries and scored three touchdowns in UB's 38-19 loss to visiting Central Michigan. Sophomore setter Larisssa LaCour tallied 11 digs in a 3-0 loss to Akron Saturday and recorded a team and career-high 18 digs in a 3-0 win at Kent on Sunday.

Volleyball

UB 3, Kent 0 (15-12, 15-12, 15-8)
Akron 3, UB 0 (16-18, 12-15, 6-15)

The Bulls lost to Akron, 3-0, on Friday, despite an outstanding performance from Keri Sheils, who recorded a team-high 14 kills and 13 digs. On Saturday, the Bulls picked up their second conference win of the season, with a 3-0 victory at Kent. Shiels again lead the Bulls' attack game, recording 13 kills, while Rebecca Meade added 12 kills and 13 digs in the win.

Tennis

Women Idle

Men at Eastern Michigan

Invitational
The Bulls last weekend took part in the EMU Invitational, a non-team scoring event. Number one single Budi Susnato was the top performer for Coach Russ Crispell as he advanced to the championship bracket of the Flight A Singles. Susnato lost 6-3, 6-2 in the championship game to Eastern Michigan opponent Jason Yue. In the Flight B Singles, Justin Brtko advanced to the quarterfinal round but was eliminated 6-7, 6-4, 6-3, in a hard-fought battle.

Cross Country

Men Placed 24th at Paul Short Run

Women Placed 16th at Paul Short Run

UB took part in the 26th Lehigh University Paul Short Run on Saturday. More than 30 schools from around the country participated in the event. The women placed 16th (512 points), while the men finished 24th (627 points). Georgetown won the women's race with 39 points and James Madison took top honors in the men's race with 37 points. Newcomers led the way for the Bulls. Freshman Melissa Burrows crossed the line first for Buffalo at 19:08.11 for a 65th-place finish out of 212 runners in the women's 5,000 meter race. Freshman Rick Stewart was the top-finisher in the men's race, placing 77th out of a field of 201 with a time of 26:09.05.