It was another tough weekend for the football team. The return of critical players - junior running back Branden Oliver, junior wide receiver Fred Lee and junior wide receiver Alex Neutz - wasn't enough last Saturday.
Some would say the cold and rainy weather on Saturday called for a day inside, sipping coffee and wearing fuzzy socks. A cross country runner would say otherwise. "This is a perfect day for racing," said cross country assistant coach Todd Witzleben. The cross country teams took to the mud Saturday, as they hosted the 2012 Mid-American Conference Championships at Beaver Island State Park in local Grand Island.
Overall, a 10-2 record isn't bad. It shows success, tenacity and adaptability on the ice. It shows an ability to rebound from bad games.
With two minutes left in the fourth quarter, a new face tried to reverse the Bulls' fortunes. Redshirt freshman quarterback Joe Licata was at the helm in relief of struggling junior Alex Zordich.
It was an error-filled, heartbreaking weekend for the volleyball team. Accented in pink for breast cancer awareness, the Bulls (8-16, 2-10 Mid-American Conference) dropped a pair of conference games to Akron and Ball State at Alumni Arena. "It just really came down to hitting errors," said head coach Todd Kress.
Same story, different sport. The women's soccer team found itself just one win shy of postseason play.
With its back against the wall last weekend, the women's soccer team came out and played some of its best soccer of the season. In a must-win game, Buffalo (5-11-2, 3-6-1 Mid American Conference) defeated Western Michigan (5-8-4, 1-4-4 MAC) 1-0 on Sunday.
The men's ice hockey team amassed 15 goals as it routed two Northeast Collegiate Hockey League rivals this past weekend. The Bulls (9-1, 3-0 NECHL) defeated division rivals Rochester Institute of Technology (1-6, 1-4 NECHL) 6-1 on Friday and St.
The football team hoped playing at UB Stadium for the first time in a month would propel it to a big homecoming victory.
Twenty-six days and 428 game minutes. That is how much time has passed since the men's soccer team has scored a goal.
The volleyball team traveled 1,630 miles this weekend only to fall short of capturing a single set in two games. Buffalo started strong but finished poorly in both matches.
After six weeks of intense training and competing against each other, the athletes on the swimming team finally exemplified their effort, as they opened the 2012-13 season in impressive fashion. The Bulls walked away from the WNY Invite on Saturday having won 28 of the 34 events in the non-scoring meet against Big Four rivals Niagara, Canisius and St.
It was a game head coach Jeff Quinn and the football team would like to forget. The Bulls (1-5, 0-3 Mid-American Conference) were dominated in all phases of the game, and Northern Illinois (6-1, 3-0 MAC) celebrated its homecoming weekend in a big way.
After nearly a month on the road, the women's soccer team will get to finish up the season in familiar territory. The Bulls (4-10-1, 2-5-1 Mid-American Conference) wrapped up a four-game MAC road trip with two games this weekend.
For the second straight week, the Bulls (1-4, 0-2 Mid-American Conference) were unable to get over the hump, losing by a single possession to Ohio (6-0, 2-0 MAC), 38-31. Turnovers and special teams have been Buffalo's Achilles heel, as the Bobcats were able to score 14 points off of the Bulls' four turnovers.
Last Friday night, my childhood came to a close. I was saddened. In that moment, I thought of that line my parents used to say, "You can't relive the past."
The women's soccer team spent its weekend in Ohio and - after two intense games - crossed back into New York with its first victory since Sept.
For the second straight week, the Bulls were dominant at times as a road underdog. For the second straight week, it didn't matter.
Last season, the Bulls stomped on the Bobcats' hearts when they came to UB stadium.
It was a crucial moment for the women's soccer team: down one at halftime, coming off a disappointing showing Friday night against defending Mid-American Conference champion Toledo (4-7-1, 2-2-1 MAC), and having won only one game in its last seven attempts. It would have been easy for this team to falter.
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