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Katie Weekley

Bulls Compete at Washington State Tournament

Facing its toughest opposition to date, the University at Buffalo volleyball team played well in spurts and better than the scores indicated at the Washington State Tournament last weekend where it dropped matches to Idaho by a 3-0 score (30-26, 30-20, 31-29) and to Washington State (30-23, 30-24, 24-30, 30-25) and Oral Roberts (30-22, 30-26, 22-30, 30-18) both by 3-1 scores. The Bulls were led by Katie Weekley (Dayton, OH/Chaminade-Julienne) for the second straight weekend. The senior averaged 3.36 kills per game, while hitting a team-high .360, and 1.45 blocks per game in the three matches. Weekley had a team-high 14 kills and a match-high nine blocks against Oral Roberts, and she added a team-high 15 kills and four blocks against the host Cougars. Junior Nikki Morzenti (Safety Harbor, FL/Clearwater) posted a double-double against WSU with 10 kills and a team-high 15 digs, and she recorded a team-high 15 kills against Idaho.

Morzenti Reaches 700 Mark in Career Kills

Morzenti surpassed the 700 mark for career kills at the Washington State Tournament over the weekend. Morzenti currently has 710 kills and 574 digs in her career, putting her well on her way to becoming just the fifth player in UB volleyball history to reach the 1,000 mark in both statistical categories. Morzenti currently leads the Bulls with 91 kills (3.14 per game) and ranks second on the team with 88 digs (3.03 per game) so far this season.

Bulls Set More Career Highs

Sarah Streib

Numerous Bulls have either set or tied career highs early on this season, and a few more were added to the list over the weekend. Junior Brandie Clark (Medicine Hat, Alberta/Medicine Hat) tied her career high with seven blocks and sophomore Sarah Streib (Baldwinsville, NY/Baker) set a career high with eight kills and tied her career high with 10 digs against Oral Roberts.

Four Matches to Be Broadcast Live on WLVL-1340

As part of the University at Buffalo's expanded radio coverage during the 2005-06 season, four UB volleyball matches will be broadcast live on WLVL-1340 AM, beginning with a 7 pm matchup with cross-town rival Niagara on Tuesday, September 13. Three Mid-American Conference matches round out the Bulls' radio schedule. Buffalo's matches against Miami (OH) at 6 pm on Friday, October 7, against Kent State at 6 pm on Saturday, October 15 and against Toledo at 7 pm on Thursday, November 3 will also be broadcast live on WLVL. Brendan McDaniels, sideline reporter and host of the pregame and halftime shows for all UB football broadcasts, will call the Bulls' volleyball action live from Alumni Arena.

Up Next

The Bulls host local rival Niagara on Tuesday night at 7 pm in Alumni Arena before taking to the road for the West Virginia Tournament this weekend. Buffalo will take on the host Mountaineers at 7:30 pm on Friday, September 16 before playing Memphis at 2:30 pm and Duquesne at 5:30 pm on Saturday, September 17.