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Katie Weekley

Bulls Put Forth Record-Setting Performance at Canisius

The Bulls put forth a record-setting performance to pull out a 3-2 win at local rival Canisius Wednesday night, 30-21, 30-23, 30-32, 28-30, 15-9. The Bulls set a school record for team hitting percentage in a five-game match (.349, 87 kills, 28 errors, 169 attempts). Senior Katie Weekley (Dayton, OH/Chaminade-Julienne) hit a team-best .657 while recording a career-high 26 kills, just five away from the school record for a five-game match, and senior Amy Brown (Pittsburgh, PA/Mt. Lebanon) had a career-high 77 assists, just four away from the school record. Junior Nikki Morzenti (Safety Harbor, FL/Clearwater) added 21 kills and 11 digs, and junior Lauren Burd (York, PA/Central York) recorded a career-high 14 kills.

Buffalo Drops MAC Matches to Miami, Bowling Green

The Bulls then dropped two Mid-American Conference matches over the weekend, falling to Miami (OH) by a 3-1 score (30-28, 25-30, 30-26, 30-19) on Friday and to Bowling Green by a 3-0 score (30-22, 30-18, 30-17) on Saturday.

Against Miami, Morzenti finished with 17 kills, nine digs and five blocks to lead the Bulls, while Burd added 12 kills and six blocks. Weekley added nine kills and a match-high eight blocks, and junior Brandie Clark (Medicine Hat, Alberta/Medicine Hat) contributed seven kills, 12 digs and five blocks. Sophomore Lizaiha Garcia (Dayton, OH/Beavercreek) had a match-high 19 digs, and sophomore Sarah Streib (Baldwinsville, NY/Baker) had career highs of nine kills and 11 digs. Brown had 47 assists and 13 digs.

Amy Brown

The Falcons, meanwhile, put forth a strong hitting performance while the Bulls could not generate much offense of their own, resulting in the 3-0 BGSU win on Saturday. Bowling Green jumped out to early leads in all three games, forcing the Bulls to play catch-up for the entire match. They hit .365 in the match compared to the Bulls' .094. Morzenti again led Buffalo with 12 kills, while Brown posted a double-double with 26 assists and a team-high 14 digs. Burd, Clark and Streib finished with seven kills apiece, and Garcia had 13 digs.

Amy Brown Becomes UB's Career Assists Leader

Brown had 47 assists against Miami (OH) on Friday night to become the school's all-time career assists leader, passing former record-holder Barb Tinus (3,848 career assists, 1984-87). Brown currently has 826 assists this season (11.16 per game) and 3,891 career assists.

Lizaiha Garcia

Other Notable Milestones

A few other notable milestones were reached during last week's three matches. Weekley went over the 500 mark for career blocks (504), and Morzenti (713) and Garcia (712) both reached the 700 mark for career digs.

Up Next

The Bulls play their final non-conference match of the season at Syracuse on Tuesday, October 11 at 4 pm before returning home to host defending MAC champion Ohio on Friday, October 14 and Kent State on Saturday, October 15. Both matches will begin at 6 pm. The Bobcats were ranked 24th in the nation in last week's CSTV/AVCA Coaches Top 25 poll.