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Mark Sy

BUFFALO, NY - The University at Buffalo men's swimming and diving team scored a 119-115 victory over visiting Ohio University in Mid-American Conference action at UB's Alumni Arena Natatorium on Saturday. The Bulls picked up their first win of the 2004-05 campaign, evening the record at 1-1 overall and MAC while Ohio fell to 0-3 overall and 0-2 in league competition.

Senior Mark Sy (Scarborough, Ontario/Mary Ward CSS) led the way for the Bulls with three individual victories in the meet. Sy scored easy wins in the distance events opening with a 9:42.57 clocking to take the 1,000 freestyle by 15 seconds over his closest opposition. Sy later won the 500 freestyle in 4:46.56. He also posted a season-best time in winning the 200 butterfly in 1:53.83.

Jeff Hurst

Jeff Hurst (Rochester, NY/Greece-Athena) scored two victories for the Bulls. Hurst led a one-two sweep of the 200 individual medley, winning in a season-best 1:56.67, while Erik Schwarz (Fairport, NY/Fairport) also scored a season-best, finishing second in 1:59.84. Hurst also won the 100 freestyle in another season-best, 47.68.

Sophomore Luke Adams (Quinnesec, MI/Kingsford) also remained undefeated in the 200 backstroke. Adams won the event on Saturday in 1:57.46, cutting a half-second off his winning time at last week's meet at Miami (OH). Evan McCormack (Webster, NY/Webster) also scored a season-best with his second-place finish of 1:58.80.

Diver Patrick Lee (North Tonawanda, NY/North Tonawanda) scored an easy win on the three-meter board with 261.52 points. He narrowly missed claiming the one-meter crown scoring 255.52 points to Ohio's Richard Wade (260.25) for his six dives.

The Bulls will next travel to Ohio for the University's of Akron's Giant Eagle Zips Invitational starting on December 3.