October 16, 1997-Vol29n08: Sports

VOLUME 29, NUMBER 8

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1997

Football

UB 17, Youngstown State 52
The Bulls didn't have enough experience or defense to deal with the No. 1 Youngstown State Penguins on Oct. 11.

The Bulls trailed just 24-17 late in the third quarter, but had their spirits broken by a long Penguin touchdown drive as Youngstown went on to a 52-17 win in Stambaugh Stadium.

The Bulls got off to a great start, using touchdown runs by Josh Roth and Anthony Swan to build a 14-3 lead after the first quarter.

Youngstown, however, showed why they are 5-0 and ranked No. 1 by responding with three straight touchdowns to take a 24-14 lead. UB rallied before halftime with a 29-yard field goal to cut the lead to 24-17 at halftime.

However, late in the third quarter the Penguins took the lead 31-17, and went on to score 21 fourth-quarter points.

Volleyball

UB 3, Valparaiso 1
UB 3, Central Connecticut 0
UB 3, Youngstown State 1
The Bulls went 3-0 in the Mid-Continent Cluster held Oct. 10-12 in Alumni Arena. On Oct. 10, Buffalo knocked off Valparaiso in four games, 15-6, 14-16, 15-9, 15-10. On Oct. 11 the Bulls faced Central Connecticut and defeated the Lady Blue Devils in three games, 15-13, 15-2, 16-14. The Bulls closed out the Cluster by defeating Youngstown State in four games, 15-12, 15-3, 9-15, 15-10.

Cross Country

The women's team finished third out of 20 teams with 97 points in the 9th annual Albany Invitational held Oct. 11. Freshman Eileen Rose finished 10th overall with a time of 19:02 in the 5000-meter run. The men's team finished third out of 10 teams in the Albany Invitational with 83 points. Freshman Ryan Guild finished ninth in the race with a time of 27:18 in the 8000-meter run.

Soccer

Women's
UB 2, Columbia 1
UB 0, Dartmouth 4
Paula Listrani converted a penalty kick to give the Bulls a come-from-behind,

2-1 victory over Columbia on Oct. 11. On Oct. 12, the Bulls were not as fortunate, losing to Dartmouth, one of the Northeast region's top teams, 4-0.

Soccer

Men's
UB 0, Central Connecticut 1
UB 0, Howard 2
The Bulls lost a tough contest Oct. 11 to Mid-Con opponent Central Connecticut State, 0-1 in overtime. The Bulls also lost Oct. 12 to Howard, 2-0.

-Andrew Punzal, Assistant Sports Information Director