Athletes
of the Week
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Joe
Clark
of the men's track and field team was named the Most Valuable Athlete
at the SUNY Centers Cham-pionships in Binghamton. Clark won two
individual events, the 200 meters (21.85) and 400 meters (47.76).
He also anchored both of UB's winning relay squads, with the 4x100
team setting a school-record time of 41.53 and the 4x400 squad winning
in 3:16.56. The Bulls won the team title with 216 points.
Biaunca
McFarland of the women's track-and-field team also was named
as the Most Valuable Athlete at the SUNY Centers Champion-ships.
McFarland returned to her hometown to capture two individual first-place
victories and a relay crown, winning the 200 meters in a personal-best
25.46 and the triple jump at 39-8 (12.11m), her best performance
of the season. She also anchored the Bulls' winning 4x400 relay
squad to a 3:53.50 finish. UB won the team title with 247 points.
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Baseball
Kent
State 7, UB 3; Kent State 17, UB 8
UB 7, Niagara 2
Miami 9, UB 8; Miami 9, UB 3; Miami 11, UB 3; Miami 14, UB 3
UB
had a busy week, going 1-6, with the lone victory being a non-conference
win at Niagara on April 17.
The
week started with a sweep by Mid-American Conference foe Kent State at
Dunn Tire Park. Bryan Sanchez hit two home runs in the nightcap.
Against
Niagara, Sanchez again went deep and three Bulls' pitchers combined to
strand 14 Purple Eagles' runners as UB did not trail in the game.
UB
led 7-4 through six innings of the opener before Miami rallied with five
runs in the final two at-bats.
Miami
scored four times in the first inning of both games on Saturday as UB
never led in the doubleheader.
The
Bulls finished the series on Sunday with a 14-3 loss to the Red Hawks.
UB committed five errors and stranded 15 baserunners.
Softball
UB
5, Kent State 0; Kent State 1, UB 0; Kent State 6, UB 4
UB
split a doubleheader with visiting Kent State on Saturday, shutting out
the Golden Flashes, 5-0, in the opener before losing the nightcap, 1-0.
The Bulls rallied in the series finale on Sunday, but fell short, losing
6-4.
Freshman
pitcher Stacey Evans picked up her second win of the season with a one-hitter,
while striking out a career-high nine batters in the opener.
Breanne
Nasti hit her sixth home run of the season, a two-run shot, in the final
inning of Sunday's contest.
Football
White
19, Blue 17
The
White team used a trio of interceptions to down the Blue team, 19-17,
in the annual Blue-White football scrimmage on April 17 in UB Stadium.
In
a modified scoring format, the White team scored nine points off of the
turnovers and also blocked a field goal attempt worth another three points,
while dominating most of the action. The Blue team got both of its touchdowns
late on a one-yard run by leading rusher Marquis Dwarte and a 15-yard
pass from redshirt freshman Jeff Powell to senior tight end Chad Bartoszek.
Tennis
Women's
Bowling
Green 7, UB 0
Ball State 7, UB 0
UB
was swept at home by Bowling Green on Friday and Ball State on Saturday.
The Bulls now are 2-15 and 0-9 in the MAC.
Men's
Bowling
Green 7, UB 0
Ball State 7, UB 0
UB
fell on the road to both Bowling Green and Ball State by identical 7-0
decisions. UB (9-10, 0-5) hosts the MAC Championships at the UB Tennis
Center at the Ellicott Complex today, tomorrow and Saturday
Track
and Field
Bulls
win SUNY Centers title
The
men's and women's track-and-field teams swept to first-place finishes
at the SUNY Centers Championships in Binghamton. The women scored 247
points to finish ahead of runner-up Binghamton (165), Albany (149) and
Stony Brook (61) in the four-team meet. The men's squad tallied 216 points,
ahead of Albany (198), Binghamton (134) and Stony Brook (92). The women
won 14 of the 19 events, while the men placed first in 11 events.
Biaunca
McFarland and Joe Clark were named Most Valuable Athletes at the meet.
McFarland returned to her hometown to capture two individual first-place
victories and a relay crown.
Clark,
meanwhile, sprinted to first-place finishes in the 200 meters (21.85)
and 400 meters (47.76). He also anchored both of UB's winning relay squads.
Sarah
Fletcher won three events, taking the hammer throw at 181-5 (55.30m),
the discus at 142-10 (43.54m) and the javelin at 107-0 (32.65m).
Men's
thrower Byron McKinney won both the shot put at 52-9 (16.09m) and the
hammer at 160-7 (48.95m).
Crew
UB
wins Chancellor's Cup for second consecutive year
The
crew squad competed in the SUNY Championships in the Bronx on Sunday,
winning three of four races. The varsity eight, novice four and novice
eight squads each took first-place finishes, while the varsity four entry
placed third overall. Combined with UB's men's club team, the Bulls accumulated
enough points to earn the SUNY Chancellor's Cup for the second consecutive
year.
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