Reporter Volume 26, No.8 October 27, 1994

Football
When a football team uses the run-and-shoot, quick scores are the
norm, as the UB Bulls found out Saturday night in a 34-21 loss to
Hofstra University in front of 3,009 at UB Stadium. The win extended
the Flying Dutchmen's winning streak to 10 games and their season
record to a perfect 7-0.
	Hofstra, who was led by quarterback Carlos Garay's three
touchdowns passing and 126 yards rushing, used its powerful offense to
score three touchdowns in the first quarter. Each one came on a drive
that lasted less than two minutes.
	The Flying Dutchmen, who had 420 total yards of offense,
scored on its first drive in only 1:08 on a 25-yard diving catch by
receiver Michael Wright. After it missed the extra point attempt,
Hofstra came right back and added to their lead when Garay capped off
an 80-yard 1:53 drive with a 12-yard scamper up the middle. Severin
Cornelius' two-point conversion gave Hofstra a 14-0 lead.
	Hofstra completed its first quarter dominance as Garay hit
Wayne Chrebet with a 15-yard pass with only 30 seconds left in the
quarter on a drive that lasted 1:14.
	In the second quarter, Buffalo (2-5) put up its first points.
After a 53-yard catch by Keith Warren, Cliff Scott hit brother Anthony
with a 16-yard scoring pass. The Bulls' extra point attempt was
blocked.
	A 30-yard Flying Dutchmen field goal made the score 24-6 at
the half.
	The third quarter belonged to the Bulls. Buffalo put
themselves back in the game when linebacker Terry Morgan picked off a
Garay pass and returned it 74 yards for the touchdown. After a failed
two-point conversion, the Bulls added a 27-yard field goal to put the
game within reach at , Hofstra put the game away with a 34-yard field
goal and another scoring pass from Garay to Chrebet - an 18-yarder
with 8:34 to play.
	Buffalo, which was held to only 34 yards rushing, added a late
touchdown on a 24-yard pass from Scott to Warren.
Men's Soccer
The Bulls clinched the Mid-Continent Conference's Eastern Division
crown over the weekend thanks to their 1-0 victory over Northeastern
Illinois on Saturday in Youngstown, Ohio.
	Sophomore forward Ediru Okpewho scored the only goal the Bulls
would need in the second half of the contest. Okpewho leads the team
with eight goals and 18 points. UB goalie Jay Palmer earned the
shutout needing just three saves in the match as the Bulls had 18
shots on the Northeastern Illinois goal.
	With the win, the Bulls earned the right to host the
Mid-Continent tournament on Nov. 5-6. The winner of the tournament
advances to an NCAA Play-in match to face the winner of the Midwestern
Collegiate Conference championship.
	The Bulls completed the sweep Sunday afternoon with a 3-0
shutout of Valparaiso. UB is now 10-5-1 and 5-0-1 in the
Mid-Continent. Dan Ciolek, Fredrick Akosa and Ugo Okpewho each scored
unassisted goals in the win. Palmer earned his fifth shutout of the
season stopping just three shots.
	Earlier in the week, the Bulls downed St. Bonaventure 2-1.
Jeremy Brauer and Chris Adams each scored as Chris Barletta made his
first start in goal for UB.
Women's Soccer
The Royals defeated Niagara 2-0 on Oct. 19 for their second victory of
the year over the Purple Eagles. UB, now 5-8-1, got goals from Melanie
Hierl and Jennifer Devita in the win while Nikki Pittaro recorded her
second shutout with nine saves. In their two matches this season, the
Royals outscored Niagara 7-0.
Cross Country
Nilam Shukla was the individual winner as the Royals breezed to
victory Saturday at the Albany Invitational. UB scored 85 points to
lead the 26-team field. Shukla crossed the finish line in 18:14. Julie
Phelps was sixth in 18:45, Gretchen Welch was 12th in 19:19 and Amy
Grinnell finished 20th in 19:38.
	On the men's side, Charlie Moynihan finished 19th in 26:13 to
help the Bulls to a seventh-place finish at the meet. Both teams will
be in action again over the weekend at the Mid-Continent meet. The
Bulls and Royals won East Coast Conference titles last year and hope
to continue with Mid-Con titles.
Women's Tennis
The Royals saw their eight-match winning streak snapped by St.
Bonaventure 9-0 on Oct. 18. UB's record is now 9-3. Tonya Gabriel, at
number six singles, forced St. Bonaventure's Becky Arnold to three
sets before falling 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. Gabriel and Amy Cohen, at number
one doubles, also dropped a three-set match, falling 4-6, 6-0, 6-1.
Men's Tennis
The Bulls were at the Duquesne University Men's Tennis Invitational
over the weekend. The doubles team of Steve Dahm and Tim Buch advanced
to the finals of the Flight B competition where the team was forced to
retire with a 4-1 lead due to an injury to Buch. Wadi Kowar won the
Flight B singles consolation defeating Greg Peluso of Robert Morris in
the finals 6-0, 3-6, 6-1.