ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Nick Bellacose (Clarence, NY/Clarence) of the baseball team picked up the victory on the mound in UB's 4-1 defeat of Akron in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader. Bellacose went eight innings, allowing just one unearned run while scattering four hits and striking out five. For the season, the junior righthander is 1-2 with a 3.60 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 25 innings of work.

Faith Thompson (Niagara Falls, NY/Niagara Falls) of the women's track and field team broke her own school record in placing seventh in the shot put at the Raleigh Relays. Thompson's toss of 46-7.25 (14.20m) was two and a half feet better than her previous record which she set last season and qualified the junior for NCAA regional competition. She also finished 14th in the hammer throw at 159-1 (48.50m). The meet is one of the largest on the East Coast with over 3,000 participants and more than 100 schools.