Football
Not only is the Bulls' 3-2 start a team record - the best start through five games since joining the FBS in 1999 - but Buffalo's seniors are looking to leave their own individual marks in program history.
Senior running back Branden Oliver had his 13th 100-yard game last week against Eastern Michigan - tying the school record for career 100-yard games. His 345 yards on the season has put him just 281 yards shy of James Stark's all-time school record of 3,140 yards.
Senior receiver Alex Neutz has a chance to set two single-season records for Buffalo. In 2008, Naaman Roosevelt recorded 1,402 yards and 11 touchdowns. Neutz has 518 yards and five touchdowns through five games and is the first UB wide receiver to catch a touchdown pass in each of the team's first five games. Neutz is also only four touchdowns shy of Roosevelt's career receiving touchdown record of 28.
The team currently holds a five-game home winning streak dating back to last season, its longest since 1983.
Volleyball
Sophomore Tahleia Bishop broke the record for most kills in a three-set match (20) Aug. 30 in the Bulls' second game of the season. A little over a month later, she became the first player in school history to record at least 21 kills and 20 digs since the NCAA changed to the 25-point scoring structure.
Senior libero Kelly Svoboda entered the season sixth all-time in digs (1,309) and has already moved into second place (1,646). Svoboda is 238 digs shy of Lizaiha Garcia's school record (1,884).
Svoboda tied the school record for most digs in a four-set match (32) in the Bulls' 3-1 victory over Kent State Sept. 28.
Women's soccer
Buffalo's defense held its opponents to its third-longest scoreless streak in school history during the first two weeks of September, recording four consecutive shutouts and holding its opponents scoreless for a little over 449 minutes.
Senior goalkeeper Ainsley Wheldon continues to move up in the women's soccer record books. She has 19 shutouts and is only two behind Jaime Adams for the most in program history. Wheldon is also third all-time in saves (354), fourth in wins (20) and fourth in goals against average (1.22).
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