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 The University at Buffalo softball team enters the 2010 fall looking to capitalize on a spring that saw UB head to the MAC Tournament for just the second time in school history. The Bulls used a solid final weekend of the regular season to clinch their spot in the eight-team tournament. That was just the start for a young team, who returns 12 players and has some newcomers who are sure to make an immediate impact.
The Bulls will have four seniors on this year’s squad, led by Alexandra Bejarano. Bejarano started in all 53 games she played in last year, finishing seventh on the team in batting. The junior class is sure to turn some heads this season, despite being just a three-person class. Leading the way is Kristin Waldron, Buffalo’s leading hitter last season with a .330 batting average and 34 runs batted in. The other two juniors are both transfers. Holly Johnson, an Amherst, NY native and transfer from Rutgers will see plenty of time in the circle for UB. Johnson pitched 108.1 innings for the Scarlet Knights last season as a sophomore, striking out 86 batters. The other transfer is junior Haylee Land, who is also a pitcher out of Indian River Community College.
UB Softball Looks To Capitalize On Last Season – continue reading…
 The University at Buffalo has announced that men’s basketball player John Boyer and women’s diver Meili Carpenter have been selected as the 2010 Student Athletes of the Year. The pair were honored at Sunday’s Student Athlete Orientation Day.
Boyer, the point guard on UB’s men’s basketball team, led the Bulls to an 18-12 record in 2009-10 and had a breakout season in his senior campaign. He led the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.70), the first UB basketball player in its Division I era to lead the nation in a statistical category. He averaged 7.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game. Boyer finished the season with 159 assists – the fifth best single season total in school history and the most assists by a UB player since the Bulls joined the Mid-American Conference in 1998. Off the court, Boyer was also named by the league’s Faculty Athletic Representatives to the Academic All-MAC team and he earned recognition to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District men’s basketball team in January.
Boyer, Carpenter Named UB Student Athletes of the Year – continue reading…
 The University at Buffalo football team wrapped up its fall camp on Thursday night with a final “scenario” type scrimmage as it readies itself for the home opener versus Rhode Island next Thursday night at 7 pm at UB Stadium.
Head coach Jeff Quinn announced the team’s two deep following practice, which included naming sophomore quarterback Jerry Davis (Fresno, CA/Edison) as the team’s starter. In all, seven former Western New York standouts ¬– including three offensive linemen – are slated to start for the Bulls against the Rams in the opener.
Bulls Wrap Up Fall Football Camp – continue reading…
 The University at Buffalo men’s basketball team released its 2010-11 schedule on Monday. The slate for the upcoming season is highlighted with a visit from Brigham Young as well as a renewed rivalry with St. Bonaventure.
Led by 12th-year head coach Reggie Witherspoon, the Bulls open the season at home against Navy on Nov. 13. Five of UB’s next six games will be on the road, beginning with Youngstown State on Nov. 16. After hosting Towson on Nov. 20, the Bulls will play at Canisius (Nov. 23), at Indiana State (Nov. 27), at Army (Dec. 1) and at St. Bonaventure (Dec. 4). It will be UB’s first meeting with the Bonnies since the 1998-99 season. Despite the close proximity, this will only be the sixth meeting between the schools.
Buffalo will host three straight home games, starting with Niagara on Dec. 8. Wisconsin-Green Bay visits Alumni Arena on Dec. 11. The Bulls will close out the calendar year by hosting Brigham Young On Dec. 30. It will be the first meeting between the schools. The Cougars won 30 games last season and advanced to the second round off the NCAA Tournament. The Bulls will close out the non-conference schedule by playing at 2010 Ivy League champion and Sweet 16 participant Cornell on Jan. 3.
UB Hoops Releases 2010-11 Schedule – continue reading…
 The University at Buffalo football team held its second full-scale scrimmage on Saturday with a focus on situational elements with both the offense and defense making their presence felt.
Early in the scrimmage both the offense and defense were put in stressful situations. The offense converted several goal line and red zone opportunities into touchdowns before the defense stiffened and made a pair of stops on third down inside the 10-yard line. The offense was also forced to start a few drives inside their five-yard line, which led to a pair of punts and one nice third down conversion.
“One of the things we wanted to see today was a number of different scenarios for our kids to compete in that mirrored game-like situations,” said first-year head coach Jeff Quinn. “We saw some good things from both sides of the ball, we saw no issues with the special teams when they were activated today, so I think we got better as a football team.”
Bulls Focus on Situational Football In Second Scrimmage – continue reading…
Posted on August 8, 2010 by UB Press Report
 August marks the start of NFL training camps across the country and five former UB football players are in camps and are looking to earn a spot on a team’s 53-man roster.
A pair of UB grads, Trevor Scott and Jamey Richard, begin their third year in the league and are looking to earn a starting role.
Scott , a defensive end, was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round of the 2008 draft. After totaling 24 tackles and five sacks as a rookie, Scott had 43 tackles and a team-best seven sacks last season. After starting the 2009 campaign at defensive end, Scott was moved to outside linebacker late in the season. With a strong end to the year and a good start to camp, many believe Scott will start for the Raiders in September.
UB Well Represented in NFL Camps – continue reading…
Posted on August 5, 2010 by UB Press Report
 The University at Buffalo held its annual football kickoff luncheon on Wednesday at the Millennium Hotel. Head Coach Jeff Quinn as well as senior cornerback Domonic Cook and senior nose tackle Anel Montanez addressed the largest luncheon audience since its inception.
Heisman Trophy winner and Super Bowl MVP Desmond Howard was the keynote speaker for the event. Howard was a teammate of UB athletic director Warde Manual at Michigan and is now a college football analyst on ESPN’s popular College GameDay show.
Howard Highlights UB Football Media Luncheon – continue reading…
 Five alumni will be inducted into the Dr. and Mrs. Edmond J. Gicewicz Family UB Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday, Sept. 17 in the UB Center for the Arts Atrium on the North Campus. In addition, three others will receive honors for their support of and service to the UB athletics program. The induction ceremony will begin at 6 p.m. followed by a dessert reception with open bar at 7:30 p.m.
Turner Battle, BA ’05, of Amherst, NY, the most decorated of all UB basketball players in the Mid-American Conference, was its player of the year his senior season and an Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American. During that 2004-05 campaign, the Bulls finished with a 23-10 record, were beaten by one point in overtime by Ohio in the MAC Championship game and advanced to the second round of the NIT Tournament. Battle averaged team-highs of 15.5-points and 4.4 steals and logged the most minutes (1,160) by a Bull during a single season. Additionally, his leadership on and off the court was immeasurable, leading the Bulls in scoring his last three seasons and finishing his career with 1,414 to stand fifth on the all-time list. He also topped the Bulls in assists all four years and in steals for two. In 2003-04, he was chosen a MAC second-team pick after earning honorable mention as a sophomore and all-freshman in his initial campaign. When his career ended, he was among the top five in eight of 11 categories.
Battle Among Five Going Into UB Hall of Fame – continue reading…
Posted on July 22, 2010 by UB Press Report
 University at Buffalo senior safety Davonte Shannon has been named to the Preseason All-America Team by College Football Insiders. Shannon was named an honorable mention selection. The Jeannette, PA native is Buffalo’s first preseason All-American selection in the Bulls’ Division I-A era.
Shannon enters his senior season ranked sixth in school history in total tackles (341) and fourth in solo tackles (193). He is looking to become only the fourth player in the long history of the Mid-American Conference to be a four-time first-team All-MAC selection.
Shannon is one of several Bulls to be named to preseason All-MAC teams by college football publications. He was named to the preseason All-MAC First Team by Sporting News, Athlon and Lindy’s. Senior offensive tackle Peter Bittner has been named first-team All-MAC by Sporting News and Athlon and second team by Lindy’s. Athlon also named cornerback Domonic Cook to its first team and defensive end Steven Means to its second team.
UB’s Davonte Shannon Named Preseason All-American – continue reading…
Posted on July 14, 2010 by UB Press Release
 Desmond Howard, one of only four football players in history to win both the Heisman Trophy and Super Bowl Most Valuable Player, will be the keynote speaker at the annual UB Football Kickoff Luncheon on Wednesday, August 4 at the Millennium Hotel.
Tickets for the event are $50 per person or $500 for tables of eight and includes a post-luncheon meet and greet with Howard and UB head football coach Jeff Quinn as well as tickets to the Bulls’ home opener vs. Rhode Island.
Howard will serve as the keynote speaker for the luncheon that starts at 11:30 am. The all-time Michigan great, who is currently an ESPN analyst who is featured on the network’s immensely popular College Gameday show, won the Heisman Trophy in 1991 and was the MVP of Super Bowl XXXI for the Green Bay Packers. During his college career at the University of Michigan, Howard set or tied five NCAA and 12 Michigan records. He also led the Big Ten Conference in scoring with 138 points during the 1991 season on his way to winning the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Award, and earning first-team All-American honors. Howard captured 85% of the first place votes in balloting for the Heisman, the largest margin in the history of the trophy at that time.
Desmond Howard To Highlight UB Kickoff Luncheon – continue reading…
Posted on July 14, 2010 by UB Press Report
 University at Buffalo catcher Tom Murphy homered in the first inning to lead the East to an 11-2 victory over the West in the New York Collegiate Baseball League All-Star Game at Glens Falls on Monday.
Murphy, who finished 1-for-2, earned the Bob Bellizzi Big Stick Award as the game’s offensive MVP.
A member of the Oneonta Outlaws, Murphy has started 25 games and is hitting .281 with three home runs and 17 RBIs. He has added seven doubles and sports a .469 slugging percentage.
The Outlaws are 18-13 and are a half game out of first place in the NYCBL East Division. UB pitcher Mike Klaus also plays for Oneonta.
Posted on July 12, 2010 by BSD Staff Reports
 According to a report by Rodney McKissic of the Buffalo News, the UB Bulls are gaining a football transfer. Cornerback Romel Dismuke is transferring to the University at Buffalo from Cincinnati, sources told the newspaper.
From McKissic’s story:
“Dismuke is believed to be the first player from a Bowl Championship Series school to transfer to UB. Dismuke is scheduled to arrive on campus today. He will be elibigle for the 2011 season. Dismuke redshirted last year, his true freshman season, at Cincinnati and will have three seasons of eligibility remaining.”
This is clearly another step in the right direction for the UB football program and for first-year head coach Jeff Quinn, who’s beginning to show the school and its football fans the aggressiveness of his recruiting.
Posted on July 9, 2010 by UB Press Report
 Former UB infielder Mike Folli has taken another step in becoming the first UB player to play in the Major Leagues since reinstatement as he was called up to the Memphis RedBirds, the Triple-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. Folli has hit .455 since his call up on July 2.
Folli has spent most of the last two seasons with the Springfield Cardinals, but was called up last Friday. After going 0-for-3 in his first three pinch hitting attempts, Folli has made some noise the last two games as he joined the starting lineup. In his first start, Folli played short stop and hit eighth against the Round Rock Express, the Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros. Folli went 2-for-4 in the start including his first run scored.
Folli had his best game of his young Triple-A career on Wednesday night as he batted seventh and played third base. Folli went 3-for-4 with double and two runs batted in, the only two runs scored by Memphis on the night against the Express. Following a second inning single, Folli drove in his first run with single in the fourth inning and then drove in his second run with a double in ninth, his first extra base hit.
Mike Folli Promoted To Triple-A Memphis RedBirds – continue reading…
Posted on July 2, 2010 by UB Sports Press Release
 University at Buffalo head men’s basketball coach Reggie Witherspoon, serving as an assistant coach for Team USA, is bringing a gold medal home to Western New York.
Quincy Miller hit a three-pointer with 25 seconds left to help the USA beat Brazil 81-78 and take the gold medal at the 2010 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship at Bill Greehey Arena. This is the fifth gold medal for the United States, who also won in 1990, 1994, 1998 and 2006. For Brazil, this is their first silver medal after three bronze medals (1990, 1998 and 2006).
“I am really happy for the kids,” said Witherspoon. “I know that for the most part, it’s as hard as they’ve ever worked at in basketball. It’s something that they love. You’d like to have won it in grand fashion, like we won the other games, but the fact that they had to overcome some adversity probably makes it sweeter. Everything didn’t go well, but they overcame the adversity of the training camp. It’s really good to see them win the gold medal. I think they have a greater appreciation of how it works now.”
Witherspoon Brings Gold Medal Back To WNY – continue reading…
Posted on June 28, 2010 by BSD Staff Reports
 As first reported by Rodney McKissic of the Buffalo News, the University at Buffalo football program got a big boost on Monday when Williamsville South high school star quarterback Joe Licata verbally committed to the program when he graduates after next year.
Licata, who threw for over 2,400 yards and 36 touchdowns as a junior last year, chose UB over Akron. According to the report, Licata originally had an offer on the table from Syracuse but it was pulled after Licata wouldn’t commit to them early.
Licata passed for a Western New York high school record 522 yards in a win over Williamsville North last September, also tossing seven touchdown passes.
UB Football Lands Local Prized Recruit – continue reading…
Posted on June 23, 2010 by UB Press Reports
 This past weekend marked the end of what has been a busy high school football all-star game season for 16 future Buffalo Bulls.
The class of 2010 played in all-star games in eight different states (New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, South Carolina, Florida, Ohio and Michigan) and two countries (U.S. and Canada) after a trio of future Bulls competed in the Big 33 (Pennsylvania vs. Ohio) and the Michigan East-West game this past weekend.
This weekend saw Ohio recruit Lee Skinner (linebacker, Fairborn) and Pennsylvania recruit Colby Way (defensive end, State College) represent their states in one of the nation’s longest running and most prestigious all-star games in the annual Big 33 game in Hershey, PA. Offensive tackle recruit Jake Silas (Portland, MI) also played in the annual East-West game in Michigan this past weekend as well.
UB 2010 Football Recruits Wrap Up All-Star Games – continue reading…
Posted on June 18, 2010 by Tim Riordan
 Rodney McKissic at the Buffalo news is reporting that UB football head coach Jeff Quinn will have another quarterback to choose from this August. In addition to Jerry Davis, redshirt freshman Alex Dennison, Alex Zordich and Rudy Johnson, UB will also give preferred walk on Tyler Warden a crack at the job.
Warden, who hails Glenbard West High School in suburban Chicago, lost some stock with recruiters because he was not the starter during his junior year. He sat behind 2009 Starter, Evan Watkins, who received offers from Iowa, Northwestern and Northern Illinois. When Warden finally got the chance to start in 2010, he made the most of his opportunity.
UB’s Jeff Quinn brings in new quarterback to the mix – continue reading…
Posted on June 17, 2010 by UB Press Report
 Six University at Buffalo Track and Field athletes have been named to the 2010 Outdoor Track and Field Academic All-MAC team. Included in the list of UB athletes are two outdoor MAC Champions and four student-athletes that were also honored during the indoor season.
On the men’s side four Bulls were honored, including Shaun Brummert, Casey Garbaty, Jake Madonia and Brian Smith. NCAA Championship qualifier Tiffany Maskulinski and Jackie Burns were both honored on the women’s side.
Brummert, a pharmacy major with a 3.762 GPA, set the school record in the 800-meter run at the MAC Championships with a time of 1:50.97 to finish third. He was also part of the 4×400 relay that finished fourth at the conference championship. Brummert was an Academic All-MAC selection during the indoor season as well.
Six Bulls Named To Academic All-MAC Team – continue reading…
 University at Buffalo pitcher Chaz Mye has signed a free agent contract with the Oakland Athletics. The signing of Mye marks the fourth straight year that a UB player has signed on with a major league club. Mye will report to the Athletics’ complex in Arizona at the end of the week.
Mye tied for the team lead in wins and led the Bulls in innings pitched at 78.0. He also struck out a team-high 54 batters on the season. A transfer from Lake Sumter Community College, Mye pitched two seasons for the Bulls, helping the team reach 43 wins over the last two seasons.
Chaz Mye Signs With Oakland Athletics – continue reading…
Posted on June 15, 2010 by UB Press Report
 The University at Buffalo has announced its kickoff times and television plans for the 2010 home portion of its football schedule that includes six contests at UB Stadium.
Buffalo will open the season on Thursday, Sept. 2 with a 7 pm kickoff against Rhode Island in the inaugural game for new head coach Jeff Quinn. The game will be aired live locally, and throughout the state, on Time-Warner Cable Sportsnet (TWCS).
The Bulls will next host the University of Central Florida on Saturday, Sept. 18 with another 7 pm kickoff. The game will air on TWCS and is also expected to be picked up by Bright House Networks in the greater Central Florida region.
Game Times Announced for UB Football – continue reading…
Posted on June 2, 2010 by UB Press Reports
 Second-year head coach Todd Kress has announced his schedule for the upcoming 2010 season. The Bulls will take part in four tournaments and will have 17 non-conference matches in addition to their 16-match conference schedule. For the second straight season UB will be playing four teams who went to the NCAA Tournament last season.
The Bulls will open the season on the road when they travel to the West Virginia Tournament the last weekend of August. UB will play Youngstown State and the host Mountaineers on Aug. 28 and then will face Howard on Aug. 29.
After a road contest at Niagara, UB comes home to host the first of two straight weekend tournaments. The Bulls will welcome Navy, Delaware State and Central Connecticut State into town for the UB Invite, which will be played on Sept. 3-4. Following a mid-week trip to Syracuse (Sept. 7), the Bulls will host the Blue and White Classic on Sept. 10-11. UB begins the weekend against fellow SUNY member Binghamton and will face Hampton and St. John’s on the second day of the tournament.
UB Volleyball Announces 2010 Schedule – continue reading…
Posted on May 30, 2010 by UB Press Report
 University at Buffalo thrower Matt Gac qualified for a second event at the upcoming NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships when he finished sixth in the men’s discus throw as the Eastern Preliminary Rounds concluded on Saturday.
Gac finished sixth overall with a best throw of 179-6 (54.73m) coming on his second of six attempts. Gac’s toss was good enough to put him among the 16 throwers that advanced to the second round. He turned in a throw of 178-5 (54.40m) on his fifth attempt, fouling on his fourth and sixth attempts. Southeastern Louisiana’s Adonson Shallow won the competition with a throw of 187-1 (57.02m).
Gac Qualifies for Nationals in Discus – continue reading…
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With the University at Buffalo offensive line class starting to take shape, Bulls fans got word that head coach Jeff Quinn has started to stock the defensive line with ‘The Next Bull In’.
The story seemingly came out of nowhere. Simple rumors stating that the Big Ten Conference had interest in adding the Universities of Nebraska and Missouri; taking them away from the Big XII.
Well, there seems to be some room on Turner Gills coat tails as former UB linebacker Darius Willis will be shuffling off to the Jay Hawks. Willis has a ton of potential at line backer but never really panned out at the position here. In fact, he was not even atop the two-deep after spring practices, something which may have led to his departure from UB.
