Bulls Persevere Despite Adverse Conditions
By ERIN McCORMACK | Apr. 17, 2011With the rain pouring down and the wind blowing in their faces, the men's and women's track and field teams still found a way to turn in quality performances.
With the rain pouring down and the wind blowing in their faces, the men's and women's track and field teams still found a way to turn in quality performances.
Friday's senior day provided the perfect stage for the women's tennis team to end its five-game losing streak. The Bulls (5-11, 1-5 Mid-American Conference) hosted Northern Illinois (2-12, 0-5 MAC) in their final home match of the season.
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The baseball team played its first game of the season at Amherst Audubon Field on Tuesday. However, it was its opponents who felt right at home.
The baseball team started play last weekend on a seven-game losing streak that it was hoping to break in Toledo.
In the softball team's first game on familiar ground this season, it snagged a big win against a conference rival over the weekend. The Bulls (8-20, 3-1 Mid-American Conference) earned their first win at home on Saturday against Western Michigan (7-20, 2-2 MAC). The series was the second doubleheader of the weekend for Buffalo, which lost two games against Northern Illinois (13-15, 3-1 MAC) on Friday. Freshman pitcher Tori Speckman earned her fifth win of the season in the 5-4 victory over the Broncos.
The men and women's track and field team battled through the sweltering Texas heat over the weekend to compete against some of the best teams in the country. The Bulls traveled to the Lone Star State to compete in the 84th Annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.
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After suffering a shutout loss in its last match, the women's tennis team tried to find a rhythm against its Mid-American Conference opponents over the weekend. The team still seems to be rhythmically challenged. The Bulls (4-11, 0-5 MAC) lost 4-3 to Toledo (11-6, 2-1 MAC) on Friday and then against Eastern Michigan (9-8, 2-1 MAC) on Saturday by the same score.
Following three losses and an 0-2 start to its Mid-American Conference schedule, the men's tennis team was starting to see its season slip away.
After swinging through the southwest to start the season, the baseball team found itself in cold and unfamiliar territory on a weekend that should have been a warm welcome home. With threats of inclement weather looming, the Bulls (7-18, 0-6 Mid-American Conference) played a three-game series against Northern Illinois (10-14, 4-2 MAC) at St.
After stumbling out of the gate in non-conference play, the softball team feasted on its Mid-American Conference counterparts as league play began this past week. After a series split at Toledo (5-22, 1-3 Mid-American) on Friday, the Bulls (8-20, 3-1 MAC) traveled to Bowling Green for a doubleheader against the Falcons (4-17, 0-4 MAC). By the time the Bulls finally got on the diamond for game one against the Rockets, it had been 12 days since their last game.
Most students probably can't spell Saskatchewan, let alone find the province on a map, but luckily for the baseball team, Eric Bryce was able to find his way over the border and into a Bulls uniform.
Over the weekend, the men's tennis team kicked off Mid-American Conference play on the road with a pair of meets.
The women's tennis team has been struggling all season with its non-conference opponents. Things didn't get any easier when it started conference play this past weekend. The Bulls (4-8, 0-2 Mid-American Conference) hoped to start MAC competition on the right foot as they hosted Bowling Green (10-4, 1-1 MAC) and Western Michigan (8-9, 1-1 MAC) at the Miller Tennis Center.