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BUFFALO REMAINS WINLESS IN MAC

The Bulls failed to capture their first Mid-American Conference victory last week, losing to Kent State, Ohio and Marshall. On Wednesday, October 18, the Kent State Golden Flashes swept the Bulls by 15-9, 15-9, 15-7 scores. Freshman Lindsay Matikosh (North Tonawanda, NY/North Tonawanda) led the Bulls with 11 kills and 10 digs, and fellow freshman Alexis Bouie (Albion, NY/Albion) had a career-best eight kills and two block assists.

On Friday, October 20, the Bulls dropped three games to the Ohio Bobcats, 15-10, 15-2, 15-4. Junior Keri Shiels (Baldwin, NY/Baldwin) led the Bulls with 10 kills while Matikosh recorded a team-high six digs. The Bulls battled back from an 11-4 deficit in game one to cut Ohio's lead to 13-10 before the Bobcats ended the game with two points. Ohio used a 13-0 run in game two and a 15-2 run in game three to finish the match.

Two days later, junior Jessica Redding (Andover, MA/Eastern Connecticut State) posted a career-high 15 digs, and junior Larissa LaCour (West Islip, NY/West Islip) added 13 digs and 45 assists, but it was not enough to push the Bulls to a win at Marshall. The Thundering Herd ended a 15-match losing streak with a 15-7, 15-10, 9-15, 15-10 win. Shiels had a productive afternoon with a team-high 16 kills and 11 digs, and Matikosh and junior Amelia Liddle (Toronto, Ontario/Leaside) added 10 kills apiece. Liddle also tied her career high with a match-high eight blocks, and sophomore Emily Dills (East Bethany, NY/University of San Francisco) contributed a career-high nine kills.

SHIELS ADDS NAME TO UB RECORD BOOKS

Junior Keri Shiels (Baldwin, NY/Baldwin) moved into 10th-place all-time on the UB career kills list with her 16-kill performance at Marshall. Shiels has a team-high 184 kills this season, or 2.71 per game. She now has 829 career kills, surpassing Aprille Sweeting (1995-98), who previously held 10th place with 818 career kills. Ninth-place all-time is held by Kathy Brinkworth (1994-97) with 852 career kills. In addition, Shiels has played in 278 career games, giving her the second-highest career kill average of all-time at 2.98 per game.

LACOUR CLOSING IN ON SEVENTH PLACE IN CAREER ASSISTS

Junior Larissa LaCour (West Islip, NY/West Islip) recorded 99 assists in Buffalo's three matches last week (38 against Kent State, 16 against Ohio and 45 against Marshall), giving her 1,045 career assists. LaCour is just six assists away from the seventh spot all-time at UB, which is currently held by Mary Tocke (1989-91) with 1,051 career assists.

THIS COMING WEEK

Buffalo is on the road for two more matches before returning to Alumni Arena for a six-match home stand. The Bulls play at Western Michigan on Friday, October 27 and at Kent State on Saturday, October 28. Both matches are set to begin at 7 pm. The Golden Flashes defeated Buffalo last week, while Friday's match will mark the first and only meeting of the season between Buffalo and Western Michigan.

2000 Schedule/results

September
        UB INVITATIONAL
Fri., 1    BUCKNELL     		  W, 3-2
Sat., 2    PROVIDENCE     		  L, 2-3
     	   CANISIUS     		  W, 3-1

        at Syracuse Orange Classic
Fri., 8    vs. Southern Illinois     	  L, 0-3
           at Syracuse     		  L, 0-3
Sat., 9    vs. Fordham     		  L, 0-3
           vs. Maryland-Baltimore County  L, 1-3

        at Northwestern Wildcat Classic
Fri., 15   vs. Cleveland State     	  L, 0-3
Sat., 16   at Northwestern     		  L, 1-3
           vs. Towson      		  W, 3-1

Fri., 22   CENTRAL MICHIGAN*     	  L, 0-3
Sat., 23   NORTHERN ILLINOIS*     	  L, 0-3
Wed., 27   at Canisius     		  W, 3-0
Fri., 29   at Eastern Michigan*     	  L, 0-3

October
Tue., 3    at Akron*     		  L, 0-3
Fri., 6    at Miami*     		  L, 1-3
Sat., 7    at Ball State*     		  L, 0-3
Fri., 13   at Bowling Green*     	  L, 0-3
Sun., 15   TOLEDO*     		   	  L, 1-3
Wed., 18   KENT STATE* 			  L, 0-3
Fri., 20   at Ohio*     		  L, 0-3
Sun., 22   at Marshall*     		  L, 1-3
Fri., 27   at Western Michigan*     	  7:00 pm
Sat., 28   at Kent State*     		  7:00 pm

November
Wed., 1    CORNELL    			  7:00 pm
Sat., 4    OHIO*     			  7:00 pm
Sun., 5    MIAMI*    			  3:00 pm
Wed., 8    SYRACUSE   			  7:00 pm
Fri., 10   AKRON*    			  7:00 pm
Sat., 11   MARSHALL*   		  	  7:00 pm
Wed., 15   at Stony Brook  		  7:00 pm
Sat., 18   BOWLING GREEN*     	  	  7:00 pm
Tues., 21  MAC Quarterfinals      	  TBA
Fri., 24   MAC Semifinals     		  TBA
Sat., 25   MAC Championship     	  TBA

*Mid-American Conference contests