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Happy Monday Bulls Fans! Yet another Monday we get to celebrate victory, and the best time of the year - Midweek #MACtion - is only one game away. Let's take a look at our Bulls on Parade in the press.
Football
An Oliver twist - Opinion - The Spectrum - The University of Buffalo
People seem to forget about 2011 Branden Oliver. Before Khalil Mack was a projected top-10 pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, the running back known as ‘BoDozer’ was The Guy around UB Stadium.
Gridiron Report Card - Sports - The Spectrum - The University of Buffalo
WATCH: Khalil Mack Outscored UMass' Offense On This Pick-6 - Hustle Belt
Bulls Win Fifth Straigth, Beat UMASS 32-3 | wgrz.com
Buffalo Bulls have eyes on Mid-American East Division title | cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Buffalo Bulls can't be ignored any more. Five straight victories should make the rest of the Mid-American Conference stand up and take notice.
Volleyball
Volleyball defeated Northern Illinois 3-2 and was swept 3-0 to perennial MAC frontrunner Western Michigan. The Bulls are now 16-5 on the year, 4-4 in the MAC.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>How about UB Volleyball with a Bigtime, gut wrenching win?! Awesome night in Alumni Arena! Great crowd! <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NYBI&src=hash">#NYBI</a></p>— Danny White (@UBDannyWhite) <a href="https://twitter.com/UBDannyWhite/statuses/391382342545440768">October 19, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Just the third ever win for <a href="https://twitter.com/ubvolleyball">@ubvolleyball</a> over NIU and first since 2003. All three wins 1999, 2003, 2013 have been in five sets <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NYBI&src=hash">#NYBI</a></p>— Brian Wolff (@UBBrianWolff) <a href="https://twitter.com/UBBrianWolff/statuses/391382887620038656">October 19, 2013</a></blockquote>
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The win also marks the 100th MAC win in the career of Colleen Munson; only Ohio has won more MAC matches than Western Michigan took the reins in 2005
Western Herald – Lady Broncos sweep the University of Buffalo
Men's Soccer
The Bulls lost to Akron 1-0 at UB Stadium in the dying seconds of double overtime Friday night.
Najem bags the golden goal as Akron men’s soccer tops Buffalo, 1-0 — Soccer Wire
A golden goal by freshman Adam Najem lifted the No. 23 University of Akron men’s soccer team to a 1-0 Mid-American Conference victory against Buffalo Friday night at UB Stadium.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Very proud of my team tonight, our star will shine.</p>— Stu Riddle (@StuRiddle) <a href="https://twitter.com/StuRiddle/statuses/391397209838977024">October 19, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Women's Soccer
Karen McMahon scored her fourth of the season to lead the Bulls to a 1-0 win over Bowling Green on Friday. The Bulls also lost to Central Michigan in Double Overtime this weekend and are now 5-8-2 (2-6-0 MAC).
Women’s Soccer Downs Bowling Green, 1-0 - Buffalo Athletics
The Bulls owned the 22-4 advantage in shots, including allowing zero shots in the second half.
Buffalo gets past Falcons, 1-0 - 13abc.com Toledo (OH) News, Weather and Sports
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Big win over Bowling Green! Lone goal by <a href="https://twitter.com/mctheshit15">@mctheshit15</a> for the game winner. Time to carry the momentum over to Sunday! <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NYBI&src=hash">#NYBI</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23GOBULLS&src=hash">#GOBULLS</a></p>— UB Women's Soccer (@UBWomensSoccer) <a href="https://twitter.com/UBWomensSoccer/statuses/391366987957678080">October 19, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Bulls Drop Double Overtime Heartbreaker To Central Michigan, 1-0 - Buffalo Athletics
Cross Country
Coach Mitchell's Men's and Women's Cross Country Teams traveled to the Princeton Invite. The ladies had a strong team showing, finishing 4th of 25 teams, while the men were paced by a 12th-place finish by Senior Zach Ahart, who finished the 8k course in under 25 minutes. I will be happy if I go under 35 in the Turkey Trot.
UB Cross Country Weekly Release - Buffalo Athletics
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p>Strontlg day for UBXC Women taking 4th of 25 at the Princeton Invite. <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23UBXC&src=hash">#UBXC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NYBI&src=hash">#NYBI</a></p>— UB Track/XC (@UB_XCTF) <a href="https://twitter.com/UB_XCTF/statuses/391595516989304832">October 19, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p>Great day for UBXC's Zach Ahart, placing 12/206 men at Princeton. <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23nybi&src=hash">#nybi</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ubxc&src=hash">#ubxc</a></p>— UB Track/XC (@UB_XCTF) <a href="https://twitter.com/UB_XCTF/statuses/391616790713077760">October 19, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Tennis
The Men's and Women's Tennis teams competed in the ITA Regional Tournament at Yale University.
Men's Tennis Competes at ITA Regionals - Buffalo Athletics
All three of UB's singles players made it to the quarterfinals of their draws, while the doubles team lost in their first match to a pair from Marist.
The ladies also supposedly competed at the ITA regionals, but you wouldn't know it.
Athletes of the Week
Soccer's lone goalscorer on the week and - who else? - the new UB rushing record holder are named Athletes of the Week. Congrats to Karen McMahon and Branden Oliver
McMahon and Oliver Named Athletes of the Week - Buffalo Athletics