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LEWISBURG, PA - The University at Buffalo volleyball team split two matches at the Bison Scramble this afternoon, defeating Bucknell in three games (30-23, 30-20, 30-19) before falling to Stony Brook in five games (30-27, 20-30, 30-32, 30-24, 15-11). The Bulls participated in the Bison Scramble in place of the originally-schedule Maryland Eastern Shore Tournament which was cancelled earlier in the week due to Hurricane Isabel.

Sally Kus

The win over Bucknell was UB head coach Sally Kus' 900th career coaching victory. Kus compiled 794 wins in 23 years as the girl's varsity coach at Sweet Home High School, and she currently has 106 wins at the collegiate level in five-plus years, 92 in four years at Daemen College and 14 thus far into her second year at Buffalo. Senior Lindsay Matikosh (North Tonawanda, NY/North Tonawanda) and sophomore setter Amy Brown (Pittsburgh, PA/Mt. Lebanon) were both named to the All-Tournament Team. Matikosh had 24 kills, 24 digs and seven service aces in the two matches, while Brown finished the day with a total of 88 assists, 20 digs and five blocks.

Freshman Nikki Morzenti (Safety Harbor, FL/Clearwater) led the Bulls with 16 kills and 11 digs in the win over Bucknell, with Matikosh recording 13 kills, 12 digs and six service aces and junior Molly Schrantz (Depew, NY/Lancaster) chipping in 10 kills and seven digs. Freshman Wendy Haskell (Clarence Center, NY/Clarence) had 12 digs in the match, and senior Alexis Bouie (Albion, NY/Albion) added nine kills and five blocks.

Katie Weekley

Against Stony Brook, Morzenti posted a match-high 19 kills and 10 digs, followed by Bouie with 15 kills and eight blocks. Schrantz and Matikosh recorded 11 kills apiece, and Schrantz also had a team-high 18 digs. Sophomore Katie Weekley (Dayton, OH/Chaminade-Julienne) had nine kills and tied her career high with 10 blocks, including five solos. The Bulls had 19.5 blocks as a team in the five-game match.

The Bulls (5-7 overall) open up the 2003 Mid-American Conference schedule this coming weekend with home matches against Western Michigan and Eastern Michigan on Friday and Saturday, September 26 and 27. Friday's match starts at 7 pm and Saturday's match is scheduled for 1 pm.