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Mike Rockman of the men's tennis team went undefeated in singles play with a 3-0 record, moving into second place on UB's all-time singles victory list with 65. He clinched UB's 5-2 win over IPFW with a straight-set win over Landry Nzudie. He also rallied to win the final two sets of his match against Brian Livingston of Northern Illinois and scored a super-tiebreaker win over Niagara's Walter Garcia.
Fatimah Hill of the women's track and field team set the school record in winning the long jump at the Bucknell Bison Open. Hill, a freshman, cleared a distance of 19-6.25 (5.95m), breaking the 2002 mark set by April Pabilonia (18-9.25, 5.72m), missing the NCAA East Regional qualifying mark by two centimeters. Hill's leap was nearly four feet better than her previous season-best mark. She was also part of UB's second-place 4x100-meter relay squad at the meet.
Baseball
Western Michigan 5, UB 0
Western Michigan 4, UB 3
Western Michigan 8, UB 3
The Bulls were swept in a three-game series at Western Michigan over the weekend, falling to the Broncos, 5-0, 4-3 and 8-3. The Bulls are 7-24 overall and 2-10 in the Mid-American Conference.
On Friday, three third-inning runs capped off by a two-run triple led WMU past the Bulls, 5-0, on a rain-soaked Hyames Field.
Freshman James Piazza went 2-for-3 with a walk to lead the Bulls, who managed to put two runners on in three innings, but couldn't dent the scoreboard.
On Saturday, redshirt freshman Neal Miller lifted a three-run homer for Western Michigan in the bottom of the seventh inning for a 4-3 decision over the Bulls.
The win spoiled another great outing by sophomore Shane Wolf, who drew a no-decision after six innings of one-run work.
On Sunday, reigning MAC West Division Pitcher of the Week Ethan Hollingsworth didn't have the same kind of dominating performance he did the previous weekend for Western Michigan, but his offense picked up runs in five innings to lead the team to an 8-3 win over the Bulls.
Senior Sean McWilliams (3-4) drew the loss for the Bulls, tossing six innings and allowing eight hits, three walks and five earned runs. He struck out four.
Freshman Dan Francis pitched one frame in relief, allowing one hit, two walks and two unearned runs and freshman Steve Geltz tossed a perfect eighth.
Softball
Akron 5, UB 0
Akron 12, UB 5
Ohio 7, UB 1
UB 2, Ohio 0
The University at Buffalo softball team began its 14-game road trip with a pair of losses to Akron, falling 5-0 and 12-5, Friday afternoon at Lee Jackson Field.
The Zips struck first in the opener, rallying for a run with two outs in the second inning.
Megan MacKenzie picked up the win for Akron, going to distance, striking out 10 UB hitters, while scattering just six hits. Sophie Barstad was credited with the loss allowing four earned runs on eight hits, dropping to 8-16 on the year. Freshman Kim Hanzlian emerged as the offensive standout, going 2-for-3 in the contest.
In the nightcap, the Zips got on the board in the bottom of the first, scoring on a sacrifice fly. UB tied the game up as Erin Zilka hit her team-leading sixth home run of the season, a shot to left field. Akron regained the lead in the second, scoring on a UB error and again on a wild pitch.
The back-and-fourth contest swung Akron's way in the bottom of the third, as it scored on a two-run double, to take a one-run lead. The Zips would ultimately put up five in the inning and tack on three more in the fourth. The Bulls added one in the sixth on an RBI single.
On Saturday, UB received a shutout by freshman Jennifer Biernacki as it took the second game of a doubleheader against Ohio, 2-0. The Bulls fell 7-1 in the opener at the Ohio Softball Field. The game was changed to a doubleheader early Saturday morning with the anticipation of rain in the area for Sunday.
Tennis
MEN'S
UB 7, Niagara 0
UB 4, Northern Illinois 3
UB 5, IPFW 2
The men's tennis team went 3-0 with a non-league victory at Niagara (7-0) and MAC wins over Northern Illinois (4-3) and IPFW (5-2). The Bulls are now 11-7 and 2-3 in the league, holding on to fourth place.
WOMEN'S
UB 7, Akron 0
UB 6, Northern Illinois 1
The University at Buffalo women's tennis team extended its winning streak to four matches with MAC wins over Akron (7-0) and Northern Illinois (6-1). The Bulls are now 12-4 overall and 4-2 in MAC play.
Track and Field
Bulls Post Eight Winners at Bucknell Open
The UB men's and women's track and field teams scored eight first-place and a pair of second-place finishes at the Bucknell Bison Open on Saturday. There was no team scoring in the meet, which featured squads from New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland.
Leading the charge for the Bulls was freshman Fatimah Hill, who broke the school record to earn a victory in the women's long jump. Stacy Downer also produced a track victory with a personal-best mark in the 400-meters, winning in 56.02.
Tina Villa and Caitlin Godin were also winners in their field event competitions. Villa won the shot put with a season-best toss of 44-6.25 (13.57m) while Godin earned a first-place in the high jump at 5-5 (1.65m). Villa also placed second in the discus throw at 142-5 (43.42m).
The UB men picked up four wins including a pair by Brian Weinstein, who won the 200-meters in 21.60 and also placed third in the 100-meters in 10.75, both personal bests.
In the field, Rayshon Higgins won the triple jump at 50-2.75 (15.31m), a season-best mark which also earned him a spot in the regional meet. Mike Giordano took the shot put at 54-10 (16.71m).
Three distance runners also posted personal-best times during the distance carnival portion of the meet. In the unseeded 1,500-meter run, Kate Kohout placed ninth in 4:35.28, while freshman Mary Veith turned in a 4:38.95, clocking to place 12th and earn a qualifying mark in the USA Junior National Championships this summer. Freshman Dan Healy also posted a personal-best with his 9:32.30 showing in the steeplechase.
Crew
Bulls capture Harvey Cup for first time
Two years ago, the University at Buffalo hosted the first annual Harvey Cup Regatta in recognition and memory of former Associate Athletic Director and Senior Woman Administrator Nan Harvey, who passed away in September of 2003 after battling cancer for over three years. In the regatta's third year of existence, UB pulled away with the Harvey Cup trophy in the Varsity 8+ race against Eastern Michigan for the first time in cup history.
Buffalo won four of five races on its home waters of the Tonawanda Creek, despite dealing with a slight headwind. UB maneuvered past the opposing Eastern Michigan crew to take the win for UB in a time of 7:15.59, eight seconds quicker than the Eagles. The eight boat made UB rowing history by clinching the Harvey Cup title after coming up short in the past two cup Varsity 8+ races.
To lead off the day's events, Buffalo exhibitioned in the Novice 8+ event against local crew D'Youville. The Bulls boat coasted easily to victory by 46 seconds over the local Spartans.
The day's first three-lane contest set off immediately following the exhibition race with Buffalo entering two boats to EMU's one in the Novice 4+ event. The four boat quickly pulled ahead and sailed to the first win of the morning for the Bulls. Their time of 8:09.74 was a whole 30 seconds better than EMU.
In the Varsity 4+, Buffalo sett off a lightweight and a varsity boat while Eastern Michigan set off one varsity boat. Each boat went blade-for-blade up to the finish line, where the varsity boat crossed first in a time of 8:40.76. The lightweight UB boat coasted three seconds later to place second, and EMU placed third in 9:03.71.
The Second Varsity 8+ was tight all the way to the end, with each boat coasting in unison for the entire 2,000 meter course. Eastern Michigan pulled away in the end by .96 seconds to win its first event.