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Clarke earns national and school honors

Senior Andrae Clarke was named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week. This is the second time that the forward has earned this honor in his career at Buffalo. Clarke led the Bulls to a 1-0 victory this past weekend over Mid-American Conference foe and nationally ranked Northern Illinois.

Clarke scored the winning goal with less than five minutes to play in the game and handed the Huskies a loss, while giving the Bulls their first win over a nationally ranked opponent since 1997.

Clarke leads the Bulls this season in goals and points. He currently has eight goals and is tied with Marcus McCarty from Northern Illinois for the most goals in the MAC. Clarke is only one goal away from his career best nine goals from last season.

The Bulls face off against Akron for a rematch of last year's championship game on Friday at 7 p.m. The athletics department also named Clarke as the athlete of the week for his performance.

Unranked Bull falls in tournament

The Intercollegiate Tennis Association's regional tournament ended for junior Andreea Novaceanu this past Monday, as she was defeated in the quarterfinals by the tournament's seventh seed Princeton's Melissa Saiontz 6-0, 7-5. .

Novaceanu was one of two unseeded players to reach the quarterfinal round and was the first Buffalo tennis player to make it that far in the ITA tournament. Novaceanu did not advance past the second round in either of her two previous tournament appearances.

The ITA held nine regional tournaments this weekend throughout the country and each regional champion earns a trip to the ITA National Championships in Columbus, Ohio next month. It is the biggest tennis tournament in the country.

Novaceanu was able to secure a first round bye in the tournament. She defeated Kim Weltman of Albany (6-2, 6-2) in the second round. The third round she defeated ninth-seed Lynzee Kever of Marshall, 7-6 (3), 6-2.

Novaceanu was also named female Athlete of the Week for her efforts in the tournament.

Bulls rowed into Head of Charles

The Bulls crew team sent one boat to compete in the Head of the Charles this past weekend. The Bulls competed in the Championship Women's eight race and finished in 32nd place with an adjusted time of 17:16.398.

Princeton University was the big winner this weekend as its US Rowing Training Center crew finished in first-place and its women's collegiate squad also took third. Last season, the Bulls Championship Eight squad placed 36th.

Competing for the Bulls on the boat were coxswain Sheralyn Briggs, Corianne Blum, Melina DiCosimo, Nicole Cyr, Jessica Hughes, Amanda MacKeigan, Bridget Yannes, Lauren Sexton and Amanda Garbacz. The squad is next slated to compete at the Head of the Fish at Saratoga Springs on Saturday, Oct. 28.