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Bulls look to soar past Falcons

Tomorrow afternoon, the Buffalo Bulls football team will play the Bowling Green Falcons at UB Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. Both teams are currently tied for second place in the Mid-American Conference East division. Buffalo needs to win the remaining two games on their schedule to qualify for representing the division in the MAC Championship. UB students get into the game for free and are encouraged to join the Sea of Blue by wearing blue and white.

Richard chosen to play in Hula Bowl

Senior center Jamey Richard was selected to play in the 62nd annual Hula Bowl on Jan. 12, 2008 in Honolulu. Richard has propelled the Buffalo offense to the most points scored in their Division I history. He has been the anchor of the Bulls offense and helped two teammates have a shot to set school records. Former tight end/long snapper Aaron Johnson, who played in the Hula Bowl in 2004, was the only other Bull to play in the game before.

Four new recruits for wrestling in 2008-09

Head coach Jim Beichner has announced that the wrestling team has signed four recruits for next season. John Martin Cannon (Brockport, NY), Christopher Conti (Fredonia, NY), Mark Lewandowski (Depew, NY), and Ron Majerus (Mexico, NY) will be members of the Bulls. Last year, all four recruits were place winners at the New York State High School Championships.

Swimmers gain MAC Swimmers of the Week

For the second time this season, two Bulls swimmers have been selected as the Mid-American Conference Swimmers of the Week. Sophomore Andrea Lehner won the female honor as she won five individual meets and was a member of the winning relay team from last weekend. Lehner broke the school record in the 500-yard freestyle, had a season-best time in the 200-yard medley, and swam the opening backstroke leg in the 200-yard medley relay against Eastern Michigan. The next day versus Ball State, she won the 200-yard freestyle, swam a season-best and MAC leading mark in the 100-yard freestyle finishing in 51.64.

On the men's side, junior Zach Ruske won MAC male award for the week. Ruske won three individual titles and had a second place finish for the weekend. He tied for first in the 200-yard freestyle with a season-best time of 1:44. This is the second fastest time in the MAC this season. Against Ball State, Ruske won the 200-yard individual medley and also won the 100-yard freestyle in a season-best time.