Basketball

Men

Kent State 81, UB 65

The men's basketball team gave the defending MAC tournament champion Kent Golden Flashes all they could handle in the first half before losing ground in the second half and eventually losing 81-65.

UB got on the board first with a jumper by Damien Foster and the lead went back and forth over the next several minutes. Kent eventually took control and pushed its lead to as many as 11 points, 31-20, with 5:46 to play in the half. But the Bulls charged back, using a 9-2 run to close the gap. Nikolai Alexeev hit a three-pointer with a minute to play to cut the Kent lead to just three points, 37-34, going into halftime.

In the second half, UB came out strong as Louis Campbellscored the first two buckets of the half, giving the Bulls a 38-37 lead. Kent responded with a three-pointer from Demetric Shaw to regain the lead, but a fast-break layup by Foster tied the game at 40-40 with 17:23 remaining. The Golden Flashes scored two baskets to take the lead back, before a Foster free throw cut the lead to three points, 44-41, with 15:26 left. That was as close as the Bulls got the rest of the game as Kent's depth and inside game eventually wore down the Bulls.

Women

Toledo 69, UB 68

Jennifer Markwood's free throw with 42 seconds remaining in overtime proved to be the game-winner as Toledo scored a 69-68 overtime victory over UB in Alumni Arena.

The Bulls (17-7, 7-6 MAC) had a chance to win the contest in the overtime session. Tiffany Bell stole an inbounds pass at midcourt and hit Colleen Tabor, but Tabor's layup attempt with four seconds to go was too hard against the glass and was rebounded by the Rockets.

Bell led the Bulls with 18 points. She scored the 1,000th point of her career on the Bulls' first shot of the game, becoming only the second junior in school history to achieve the mark. She also moved into 10th place on UB's all-time scoring list with 1,016.

Athletes of the Week

Senior Rashidi Greene of the men's indoor track team set new UB, meet and stadium records in the 35-pound weight throw with a toss of 59'1 1/2" at the prestigious Cannon Classic held Saturday in Indianapolis. Tiffany Bell averaged 21 points per game last week and became only the second junior in the history of the UB women's basketball team to surpass the career 1,000-point mark. She ranks second in the Mid American Conference in scoring average

Wrestling

UB 39, Slippery Rock 0
Central Michigan 26, UB 12

The wrestling team traveled to Slippery Rock Feb. 8, sweeping 10 matches to blank the hosts, 39-0. The Bulls improved to 10-3 overall on the season.

UB traveled home Saturday to host 19th-ranked Central Michigan, which won the first four weight classes-including two overtime matches-to take a 26-12 victory over the Bulls

While the Chippewas won seven of 10 bouts in the dual meet, the Bulls received an impressive win from sophomore Gary Cooper, who pinned CMU's Vernon Cannon at 2:17 at 165 pounds for his fifth dual meet fall of the year. Cooper improved to 33-9 on the year.

UB also got victories from junior Shawn Kegel and senior Jake Partlow, wrestling in his final dual meet at home. Kegel defeated Jordan Webster by a 4-3 score to improve to 26-9 on the season, while Partlow claimed an exciting 12-8 decision over Russell Clark to move to 23-9 for the year.

Swimming and Diving

Women

Cornell 158, UB 142

The Bulls were edged out in their final home and dual meet of the season, losing to Cornell, 158-142. UB finished the regular season 5-7 overall and 3-5 in the MAC.

Inger Rooneem led the way for Coach Dorsi Raynold's team with wins in the 50 (:24.36), 100 (:52.79), and 200 (1:53.95) freestyles. She also was a member of the victorious 200 medley relay squad (1:48.49) along with Kim Theetge, Michelle Bricknell and Carrie Quinlan.

Theetge posted an individual victory in the 100 breaststroke (1:07.13) while Quinlan captured the 100 butterfly (:58.50). Dawn Hickey swept the 500 (5:08.36) and 1000 freestyles (10:37.10).

Indoor Track and Field

Members of the men's and women's indoor track teams competed in the prestigious Cannon IV Classic in Indianapolis over the weekend on the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis (IUPUI).

More than 65 of the top schools in the country, including Texas, Indiana, Kentucky, Florida, Ohio State and Brigham Young,competed at the event, which saw the Bulls smash eight school records.

There was no team scoring kept in the event.

UB senior thrower Rashidi Greene had the best performance of his outstanding career, setting new stadium, school and meet records in the 35-pound weight throw with a toss of 59-11/2" to win the event.