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Connor Vander Zalm of the men's swimming team won an individual race and was part of a winning relay as the Bulls opened the season with a 137-106 victory at Ball State.
Mary Veith of the women's cross-country team was the overall runner-up at the Mid-American Conference Championships, earning first-team All-MAC honors.
Football
Boston College 41, UB 0
On a wet, windy, miserable day, 18th-ranked Boston College showed why it is in great position to win the ACC title. The Eagles overpowered the Bulls and took advantage of five UB turnovers en route to a 41-0 victory.
The Eagles' defense limited UB to minus-12 yards rushing for the game and a season-low six first downs.
The Bulls will host Kent State at 1 p.m. Saturday in UB Stadium.
Soccer
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UB 3, IPFW 0
UB cruised to a 3-0 shutout of IPFW (Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne) in the Mid-American Conference Tournament quarterfinals on Halloween night. The win catapults the Bulls into the semifinals for the third straight season.
UB will face top-seeded Northern Illinois tomorrow in DeKalb.
WOMEN'S
Kent State 3, UB 0
The Bulls' season ended on Oct. 26 when they dropped their final MAC contest on the road to the Kent State Golden Flashes, 3-0. A victory would have guaranteed UB an appearance in the 2006 MAC Championships, while a setback required a bit of help from league foes, which did not occur.
Kent State got on the board early, notching its first goal just 53 seconds into the contest. The Golden Flashes created a two-goal deficit at the 18:02 mark, when Brittany Fracasso nailed a cross from Lisa Kurz between the pipes.
Down two at the half, the Bulls were never able to mount a comeback. The
Golden Flashes extended their lead in the 65th minute when Kurz roped an unassisted shot from the top of the box to give KSU the 3-0 advantage.
The Bulls finished the 2006 season with an 8-10-0 overall record and a 4-6-0 record in the MAC.
Volleyball
Eastern Michigan 3, UB 1; Central Michigan 3, UB 1
UB dropped its final two home matches, falling to Eastern Michigan, 3-1, on Friday and to Central Michigan, 3-1, on Saturday.
The Bulls played a tough match on Friday, but fell to the Eagles by a score of 30-24, 27-30, 30-28, 30-26. UB outhit its opponent .214 to .212-including a match-high .356 in the second game, which was won by the Bulls.
On Saturday, UB put forth a valiant effort against Central Michigan, but fell short, 30-28, 24-30, 30-15, 30-22. The Bulls were behind for most of the first game, but played hard and closed a gap that at one point had CMU up 17-9. In the second game, the Bulls led most of the way and took the game, tying the match at 1-1. CMU, however, showed why it is second in the MAC West, cruising in game three before finishing out UB in game four.
The match served as Senior Day for UB's three seniors—Jenna Mapé, Nikki Morzenti and Brandie Clark.
The Bulls have lost six straight and are 13-16 on the season and 2-10 in conference play. They play their final four regular-season matches on the road, beginning tomorrow at Toledo.
Cross Country
Men place seventh, women 11th at MAC Championships
For the first time in school history, the UB cross-country teams hosted the MAC Championships. Under rainy, muddy and windy conditions at Beaver Island State Park, the UB men placed seventh of nine teams, while the UB women took 11th in the 12-team women's field.
UB sophomore Mary Veith was the overall runner-up in the women's race, turning in a time of 20:37.65 that was 35 seconds behind the winner, Ohio junior Carime Reinhart.
Veith scored first-team All-MAC honors with her finish. The top seven finishers in the men's and women's races earn first team honors, while the eighth through 14th-placers are named to the second team.
Ohio placed five scorers among the top 15 placers to clinch its league-best, ninth women's team title.
In the men's 8K championship, Eastern Michigan runners took the first three places and five of the top 10 to clinch their 12th team title.
UB's top men's finisher was senior Dan McKenna in 19th place in a time of 28:35.55.
Swimming
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UB 137, Ball State 106
UB opened the 2006-07 campaign with a 137-106 victory over MAC foe Ball State Friday evening at Ball State.
The Bulls won eight of the 13 events, with six individuals taking single events and UB sweeping both relay races. The Bulls relied on their newcomers for the win, with five freshmen winning their first collegiate races.
Freshmen Connor Vander Zalm and Scott Woster scored individual wins and also were part of winning relays to lead the Bulls. Vander Zalm took first place in the 500-yard freestyle in 4:48.16, while Woster won the 200-yard butterfly in 1:57.86.
Three other freshmen scored individual victories for the Bulls: Andrew Tamchyna (200-yard backstroke), Kevin Song (200-yard breaststroke) and Michael McDowell (three-meter diving).
Sophomore Kevin Schuster was the lone UB returnee to score an individual win, taking the 100-yard freestyle in 49.00.
The UB foursome of sophomore Dave Harris, sophomore Richard Shi, junior Mike Hurst and Vander Zalm took the 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:12.42.
Senior Luke Adams combined with three freshmen—Jordan Matthews, Woster and Simon Hall—to win the 400-yard medley relay in 3:35.94.
The Bulls will travel to Niagara on Saturday to take on the Purple Eagles.
WOMEN'S
Ball State 155, UB 88
Miami (OH) 196.5,
UB 101.5
UB dropped its first meet of the season under first-year head coach Andy Bashor, falling to the Ball State Cardinals on the road on Friday by a score of 155-88.
Despite the setback, the Bulls still managed to claim first-place finishes in three of the 13 events. Rookie Meili Carpenter took both of the diving events for UB, scoring 262.50 points in the one-meter competition and 271.43 in the three-meter event.
The Bulls also had a strong showing in the 800-yard freestyle relay, taking the victory and also picking up second place. UB's winning foursome of freshmen Kimberly Dale, Jessica Ballard, Emily Day and senior Kahla Walkinshaw claimed the title in 8:04.52.
On Saturday, the Bulls fell to the Miami (OH) RedHawks, 196.5-101.5. Despite the setback, the Bulls managed to win five of the 13 events.
Carpenter scored victories in both the one-meter diving competition and the three-meter board event with scores of 260.48 and 271.80, respectively.
Rookie Ashley Schaffert took the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:08.06, while another newcomer, freshman Caitlin Reilly, cruised to victory in the 200-yard backstroke in a time of 2:08.54.
The Bulls also earned points in the 400-yard freestyle relay, taking first, second and third place in the event. UB's "A" team of Samantha Palma, Day, Meghan Lafferty and Reilly sailed to victory in a time of 3:41.68.
The Bulls' next opponent will be the Akron Zips, with a match set for tomorrow in Akron.
Tennis
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Doubles tandem reaches finals
UB completed action at the Cornell Fall Indoor Invitational with a doubles combination advancing to the championship match to highlight the weekend. Nikesh Singh Panthlia and Yules Hadisubroto scored three victories on Friday and Saturday to reach the finals, but fell to a team from Marist in the championship match.
Hadisubroto also scored a pair of singles victories en route to the semifinal round. But his streak was stopped late Saturday with a 6-3, 6-4 loss to Tongle Yu of Cornell. Octavian Stane fell in the consolation championship of the Flight B bracket to Colgate's Marshall Wheeler, 8-4.
The Bulls will close the fall campaign at Dartmouth's Big Green Invite starting on Saturday.
Crew
Lightweight four takes Head of the Fish victory
UB sent rowers to the annual Head of the Fish Regatta in Saratoga Springs and came away with a pair of victories.
UB won the open lightweight four competition in 14:04.38. The team consisted of coxswain Sarah McCann and rowers Katie Barnum, Beth Gaworecki, Diana Minardo and Lauryn Brown.
In the open novice eight event, the Bulls finished in 12:05.42, taking first in a 31-boat field. The winning team included coxswain Elaine Wong and rowers Kate Garofalo, Cathleen Streicher, Francisca Nwoke, Kelsey Tretter, Stephanie Papaj, Mary Karl, Tara Rudkoski and Sam Masucci.