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Mulkey Magic Earns MAC Award

Senior point guard Byron Mulkey was awarded Mid-American Conference East Player of the Week honors for his performance in the Bulls' victories over Kent State and Ohio. He had a career-high in points (27) against the Golden Flashes as he led the Bulls to the program's largest victory ever over Kent State.

The team captain took charge in the Bulls come-from-behind victory over Ohio. With Mulkey at the helm, the Bulls were able to pull off the largest comeback since the school entered the MAC after trailing their opponent by 18 points at halftime.

Men's Tennis Kicks Off New Year

This past Saturday, the men's tennis team had its spring season opener at Brown University. The Bulls couldn't shake off the winter rust, as they fell 5-2 to the Bears.

Buffalo only had two wins in singles competition during the day. Junior Wojciech Starakiewicz continues to rack up victories for the Bulls with a 6-4, 7-6 win over Brown's Brandon Burke. Sophomore George Tibil won his match in straight sets against Tom Deighton, 6-3, 7-6.

Tibil got his next win in doubles competition. He joined forces with sophomore Vusa Hove to beat Brown's combination of Charlie Posner and Sam Fife. Then, the team of senior Marcelo Mazzetto and senior Mitch Zenaty had a tough 9-8 loss to Burke and Brown's Soufiane Azargoui.

The Bulls' next match is at Bryant University. The first serve is scheduled at 8:30 p.m.

Split at Eastern Michigan

The men and women's swimming and diving team went up against Eastern Michigan this past weekend in another Mid-American Conference clash. The women's team (4-2, 1-1 MAC) left Michigan with a resounding 161-137 win over its rivals. The men's team (5-1, 1-1 MAC) didn't fare as well, falling to the Eagles, 136-164.

The women's team won eight events. Sophomore Caroline Simmons came out on top in two individual races. She won the 50-yard freestyle and posted her season-best time of 51.85 in the 100-yard freestyle. Additionally, Simmons was on two of the Bulls' four winning relays.

On the men's side, sophomore Matt Hogan won two individual events with season-best times. He took the 200-yard freestyle with a 1:40.94 and then grabbed a victory in the 100-yard freestyle with a 45.66. Buffalo also swept the men's relay races.

The women's swimming team will host Akron and Ball State this weekend, while the men's team will compete at Penn State on Feb. 4.

Sign On The Dotted Line

National Signing Day is scheduled to take place on Feb. 2. Bulls fans are waiting anxiously to see who head coach Jeff Quinn's will bring to UB in his second recruiting class.

The ceremony will take place at the Center For The Arts Theatre. The free event will feature Buffalo's 2011 recruiting class, as well as a Q&A session with Quinn. The Spectrum will have full coverage next week.