Athletes
of the Week
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Brandon
DiCesare
of the baseball team hit .478 (11-for-23) in five games for the
week as the Bulls went 2-3. DiCesare, a junior catcher, also added
seven runs scored and nine runs batted in, while hitting his first
two home runs in UB's weekend series at Ohio. He also rapped three
doubles, two against Canisius in UB's 13-5 victory. For the season,
he leads the team with a .375 batting average and 30 RBIs.
Ann
Magur of the softball team led the Bulls with a .480 (12-for-25)
batting average during the week and had an .880 slugging percentage
(two doubles, one triple, two home runs). She drove in a team-high
nine RBIs in seven games and went 4-for-4 with four RBIs in the
nightcap, driving in the winning runs with a two-run triple, in
UB's victory at Bowling Green on Saturday for a doubleheader sweep.
She also added back-to-back home runs in her final at-bat against
Canisius, a two-run shot in the seventh inning, and in her first
at-bat against Niagara, a two-run shot in the first inning, and
is now batting .337 for the year.
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Baseball
UB
13, Canisius 5; Ohio 24, UB 9; Ohio 8, UB 2; Ohio 11, UB 5; UB 27, Ohio
12
UB
went 2-3 last week, but the bats came alive as the Bulls produced some
impressive offensive numbers.
UB
dumped crosstown rival Canisius, 13-5, on April 24 at home. Brandon DiCesare
had three hits and three RBIs, while reserve catcher Fran Coudriet smacked
a bases-loaded double to score three runs.
From
there, UB hit the road for a four-game series with Mid-American Conference
foe Ohio. The Bulls put together 18 hits in a 24-9 loss to the Bobcats,
with Bryan Sanchez going 4-for-5 with two RBIs.
The
bats temporarily fell silent in an 8-2 loss on Saturday and an 11-5 decision
in the second game of the doubleheader that was suspended due to rain.
In
Sunday's finale, the Bulls put it all together, setting school records
for runs (27), RBIs (25) and home runs (six) in a 27-12 victory over the
Bobcats. The Bulls also tied the school record with 24 hits in the contest,
as every UB batter registered at least one hit, run and RBI in the win.
Softball
UB
2, Canisius 1 (10); Canisius 9, UB 3; UB 4, Niagara 0; Niagara 6, UB 4;
UB 6, Bowling Green 1; UB 7, Bowling Green 4; Bowling Green 10, UB 7
The
Bulls earned their third extra-inning win of the season on April 23, defeating
Canisius, 2-1, in 10 innings. After the Griffs tied the game in the seventh
with a solo home run, Jessica Kensy drove in Jennifer Moore with the game-winning
run in the 10th with a single up the middle. Freshman pitcher Stacey Evans
earned the win on the mound, throwing all 10 innings and striking out
a career-high and UB single-game record 12 batters. The Griffs rebounded
for a 9-3 win in the nightcap of the doubleheader.
UB
then split two games with Niagara on Friday. Sophomore Heather Robbins
threw a 4-0 shutout in the opener and freshman Ann Magur hit a two-run
homer in the first inning before the Purple Eagles rebounded for a 6-4
win in game two.
The
Bulls scored a total of nine runs in their final at-bats in the seventh
inning of a doubleheader at Bowling Green on Saturday to earn two come-from-behind
wins over the Falcons. UB scored six runs in the top of the seventh, including
four on a grand slam by sophomore Breanne Nasti, to take a 6-1 win in
the opener, and then scored three runs in the seventh inning of the nightcap,
including two on a triple by Magur, to break a 4-4 tie and take a 7-4
win.
The
Falcons rebounded for a 10-7 win in the three-game series finale on Sunday.
Freshman Julie Hibner hit a two-run triple in the top of the seventh,
but the Falcons held on to their lead to salvage one win in the series.
Track
and Field
Records
fall at Penn Relays
Against
some of the best competition they've faced all season, UB athletes established
three new school records and posted several impressive marks at the Penn
Relays, held at historic Franklin Field in Philadelphia. There was no
team scoring at the annual meet, which attracts the nation's top collegiate
athletes.
Sarah
Fletcher established a new mark in the hammer throw, placing second in
the event with a toss of 187-10 (57.27m). Fletcher's throw also established
a new MAC record and provisionally qualified her for the NCAA Championships.
Distance
runner Todd Ludden scored a record with his 14:33.58 clocking in the 5000
meters. Ludden finished 28th in the race and broke his old mark of 14:55.14,
set last season.
The
men's sprint medley relay squad of Joe Clark, Emeka Uche, Bryan Weinstein
and Pete Zaccariello established a new record with their 3:28.11 showing.
The team placed eight in its heat and broke the old mark of 3:28.27 set
in 2000.
Other
highlights included men's shot putters Byron McKinney and Joe Loiacono.
McKinney placed third in the Eastern Shot Put with a throw of 54-4.50
(16.57m) while Loiacono took fifth at 52-8.75 (16.07m).
The
women's 4x400 relay team of Jenelle Callender, Christina Keck, Meagan
Rogers and Biaunca McFarland placed second in its heat in 3:54.91. McFarland
also finished eighth in the Eastern Triple Jump competition at 38-7.50
(11.79m). Teammate Bernadette Boswell was 14th at 36-9.50 (11.21m).
Hollie
Rhodes finished 14th in the 3000 steeplechase in 11:31.47. Laura Olson
tied for 14th in the pole vault at 10-4.25 (3.16m). The women's sprint
medley relay squad of Callender, McFarland, Keck and Alison Laske finished
third in its heat in 4:03.38.
Tennis
Women's
Bowling
Green 4, UB 0
The
Bulls concluded their season at the MAC Women's Tennis Championships,
held last weekend in Muncie, Ind., with a 4-0 loss to Bowling Green in
the first round of the tournament.
With
the loss, UB finishes the 2001-02 season 2-16 overall and 0-9 in league
play.
Men's
Western
Michigan 4, UB 0
UB
hosted the Mac Men's Tennis Championships over the weekend, but the Bulls
were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the tournament by Western Michigan,
4-0, in a match that was forced to be played indoors at the Village Glen
Tennis and Fitness Club due to inclement weather. UB finished 10-11 overall
and 0-5 in league play in 2001-02.
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