ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Turner Battle (Kernersville, NC/East Forsyth) of the men's basketball team was named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Year and averaged 15.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists in UB's four-game run through the MAC Tournament. The senior guard scored 22 points while adding eight rebounds and six assists in the championship game against Ohio, and his seven free throws in the final minute sealed the semifinal victory over Western Michigan. Battle leads the Bulls with 15.5 points and 4.4 assists this season.

Andreea Novaceanu (Bucharest, Romania/Emil Racovita) of the women's tennis team led the Bulls to an 8-1 win over Mercyhurst on Saturday. At second singles, she defeated Charity Siegmund, 6-1, 6-1 to improve her record to 14-1 and 4-0 in dual play. Novaceanu also combined with Tina Jacob (Singapore/Raffles JC) at first doubles to defeat Natalie Paparella and Siegmund, 9-7. She and Jacob are 7-1 in doubles this season.