JACKIE O - The Spectrum

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Winning streak swept away

By JACKIE O and JACKIE O | May 2, 2005

After claiming victories in its last seven games of the season, the UB softball team saw its winning streak come to an abrupt end on the road in a three-game series against Mid-American Conference foe Bowling Green.In Saturday's doubleheader, the Falcons (26-26 overall, 11-8 MAC) defeated the Bulls (17-26, 8-8 MAC) 1-0 in eight innings and 8-0 in five innings while in Sunday's single game, Bowling Green scored a 2-1 victory over Buffalo."We have been hitting the ball the last couple of games and we have been winning," said senior centerfielder Ann Magur.

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Women's tennis grounded at MAC tourney by RedHawks

By JACKIE O and JACKIE O | May 2, 2005

After attaining its highest seed ever in the 10-team field at the 2005 Mid-American Conference championships, the No.

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Then and now

By JACKIE O and JACKIE O | May 2, 2005

Somewhere in transit between Reno and Buffalo, in the middle of the night while squished between two massive football players in one of the last rows of a tiny puddle-jumping airplane, I was ready to throw in the towel on my newly born Spectrum career.

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"Softball takes two from Bonnies, extends streak to seven"

By JACKIE O and JACKIE O | Apr. 29, 2005

Extending their current winning streak to seven games - the longest in the history of the Buffalo softball program - the UB softball team tallied two victories over rival St.

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Cavs and Cav nots

By JACKIE O and JACKIE O | Apr. 22, 2005

"It's the remix to ignition, hot and fresh out the kitchen." - R.Kelly***Can someone please hire Bill Maher already?

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Kennedy secures MAC victory for men's tennis

By JACKIE O and JACKIE O | Apr. 6, 2005

After being soundly swept 7-0 in a Friday night bout against the Ball State Cardinals (15-6 overall, 2-0 Mid-American Conference), the UB men's tennis team (6-8 overall, 2-2 MAC) recovered and was able to defeat the Northern Illinois Huskies (9-7 overall, 0-1 MAC) on Saturday, scoring a close 4-3 victory at the Village Glen Tennis Center that came down to the No.

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Heartbreaker

By JACKIE O and JACKIE O | Mar. 23, 2005

Thousands of UB fans made the trek to Cleveland's Gund Arena for the 2005 Mid-American Conference Tournament to support the UB men's basketball team in its bid for a MAC title as well as an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.Victorious in their first two games of the Tournament in games against Toledo and Western Michigan, and after advancing further than any other team in the history of the program, the Bulls fell in the championship to Ohio University.After three days of superb basketball beginning on Thursday, March 10 and continuing through Saturday, March 12, coinciding with any chance of an automatic bid to the "Big Dance" spoiled by the Bobcats, the Bulls were left to the mercy of the NCAA Tournament committee, with the possibility of an at-large berth looming the following day, Selection Sunday.March 12 - Ohio 80, UB 79With 0.5 seconds left on the clock, Leon Williams tipped in Jeremy Fears' missed lay-up, and the Ohio University Bobcats narrowly defeated the Bulls in overtime of the championship game of the MAC Tournament."It was a hard-fought game, Ohio played well and we played well," said UB head coach Reggie Witherspoon.

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Cage carries Bulls to quarterfinal victory in Cleveland

By JACKIE O and JACKIE O | Mar. 11, 2005

CLEVELAND - Essentially an offensive non-factor through the Bulls' last 18 games, Calvin Cage tied a season-high in scoring, pouring in 23 points to lead the UB men's basketball team to an 85-72 Mid-American Conference Tournament quarterfinal victory over the Toledo Rockets on Thursday afternoon in Cleveland's Gund Arena.The win over the No.

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On to Cleveland

By JACKIE O and JACKIE O | Mar. 9, 2005

The men's basketball team held on to earn a hard-fought 73-66 victory over the Northern Illinois Huskies in a first round Mid-American Conference Tournament playoff game Monday night in Alumni Arena.Playing in front of 6,108 fans - the Bulls' second consecutive sellout crowd - Buffalo (20-8 overall) advanced into the MAC Tournament quarterfinal round in Cleveland and is set to face the No.

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Sweet send-off for UB seniors

By JACKIE O and JACKIE O | Mar. 7, 2005

Four years ago, the UB men's basketball team brought in its most highly touted recruiting class in Bulls history, a quartet comprised of Jason Bird, Daniel Gilbert, Mark Bortz and Turner Battle.On Saturday night, a crowd of 6, 345 - the third-largest crowd in Alumni Arena history - was on hand to honor Buffalo's four seniors, as the Bulls ended their regular season with a gritty 72-56 Mid-American Conference victory over the visiting Akron Zips (18-9 overall, 11-7 MAC).With the win, the Bulls improved their record to 19-8 overall and 11-7 in the MAC, thereby securing the No.