Basketball

Men's

Miami 66, UB 52
Western Michigan 60, UB 59

UB lost a 66-52 decision to Miami Feb. 6 before a crowd of 1,234 in Alumni Arena.

Mark Bortz had a big game for the Bulls, recording a career-best and game-high 24 points. The freshman, who missed seven games this season with a knee sprain, also grabbed six rebounds and shot 11-of-12 from the free throw line.

	Athletes of the Week
	Kyle Cerminara of the wrestling team improved to a perfect 4-0 in Mid-American Conference matches with his 8-3 decision over Central Michigan's Bill Stouffer on Saturday. Cerminara, at 197 pounds, used three take-downs, one escape and a riding-time point to earn the win. The freshman also moved his overall mark to 18-10 and is 6-5 in dual meet competitions. Tracy Hoover of the women's swimming-and-diving team set a school record in the one-meter diving competition during Friday night's home finale against Cornell. Hoover, a freshman, totaled 275.20 points in six dives to break Janet Ward's 11-year-old record of 272.50 points. Hoover also won the three-meter competition with a total score of 288.70.

On Saturday, senior Robert Brown hit what appeared to be a game-winning shot with 1.5 seconds left to put the Bulls up by one point. But Western Michigan's Steve Reynolds caught an inbound pass just outside the three-point arc, spun, dribbled twice and let go a 17-foot shot before the buzzer to lift the Broncos over the Bulls, 60-59, in Alumni Arena.

Women's

Western Michigan 83, UB 53
Ball State 72, UB 59

UB got 20 points from sophomore Jessica Kochendorfer, but the Western Michigan Broncos shot 50.8 percent from the floor (30-for-59) and a perfect 17-for-17 from the free throw line to run away with an 83-53 win in front of 754 fans in University Arena in Kalamazoo.

On Saturday, a deep Ball State bench and too many turnovers by the Bulls resulted in a 72-59 loss in front of 1,307 fans in Worthen Arena.

Wrestling

Central Michigan 28, UB 9

Central Michigan, ranked 19th in the country, defeated the UB wrestling team, 28-9, on Saturday afternoon.

Freshman Kyle Cerminara moved his MAC record to 4-0 with an 8-3 decision over Central Michigan's Bill Stouffer. Cerminara, who wrestles at the 197-pound weight class, picked up his points with three takedowns, an escape and a riding-time point. He is tied for third on the Bulls with 16 dual meet takedowns this season.

Indoor Track and Field

Teams compete at Penn State

The men's and women's track-and-field teams competed at the United States Track Coaches Association Meet at Penn State over the weekend. The men placed 13th in a 14-team field, while the women were 11th among 13 squads.

The Bulls set four school records at the meet. Laura Olson improved on her pole vault record, setting a new mark of 11-6 to take fourth in the event. Faith Thompson established a new shot put mark with a toss of 44-7.50 with an eighth-place finish. Eric Czubaj placed 19th in the 3000 meters in a record time of 8:37.31, and the distance medley relay squad of Doug Johnston, Pete Otovic, Pete Zacariello and Czubaj ran a school-best 10:07.23.

Swimming

Men's

Eastern Michigan 205, UB 35
Miami 205, UB 35

UB concluded its regular season with a pair of losses Saturday to MAC powerhouses Eastern Michigan and Miami. The Bulls were defeated in the tri-meet by the Eagles and RedHawks by identical 205-35 scores. UB closes the regular season at 3-7 overall and 1-6 in MAC competition.

Women's

UB 197.50, Cornell 102.50
Eastern Michigan 228, UB 72
Miami 230, UB 70

In the home finale of the 2001-02 season, UB defeated Cornell, 197.50-102.50, Friday night in the Alumni Arena Natatorium.

UB freshman Tracy Hoover broke a decade-old school record with her victory off the one-meter board. Hoover tallied a total of 275.20 points in six dives to eclipse the record of 272.50 set by Janet Ward in the 1990-91 season. Hoover also took first in the three-meter competition with a total of 288.70 points.

Another highly touted UB freshman, Jennefer Brankovsky won three individual events and anchored a winning relay squad to lead the Bulls.

The Bulls were swept by MAC rivals on Saturday in Ypsilanti, Mich., losing to Eastern Michigan, 228-72, and Miami, 230-70.

Tennis

Men's

Marist 4, UB 3
Cornell 7, UB 0

UB opened the spring portion of its schedule Saturday at the Cornell Invitational, falling to Marist, 4-3, and Cornell, 7-0.

UB picked up singles victories from its top three players in the match against Marist. Fery Kasiman breezed past Pat Hofer, 6-3, 6-0, at first singles. Justin Brtko defeated Mike Sowter, 6-4, 6-1, at number two, while freshman Nick Zieziula knocked off Martin Aldorsson, 6-3, 6-3, at number three.

In the Cornell match, the Bulls were swept by the Big Red, but Kasiman forced his opponent into a three-set match before falling, 6-2, in the final set.