UB Athletics Weekend Recap

By: Chris Hogan
Managing News Editor
Sports

Saturday 9/24

Women's Volleyball: Bridgeport 3 Caldwell 0 Final (3 Sets)

With the win, the Purple Knights improve to 6-1 on the season after sweeping the Cougars, who came into the game with a perfect 9-0 before falling to UB.  The match saw 11 tied scores and 4 lead changes. UB will play the next three games on the road with stops to Molloy, Mercy and Dowling before returning to Hubbell Gym to host University of New Haven on Oct. 6 and C.W. Post on the 7th.

Set Scores from the Match:
1st Set: Bridgeport 25 Caldwell 23
2nd Set: Bridgeport 25 Caldwell 11
3rd Set:: Bridgeport 25 Caldwell 23

Stats from the Match:
Kills: Caldwell: 41 Bridgeport 40
Total Attacks: Caldwell 117 Bridgeport 90
Digs: Bridgeport 44 Caldwell 40

Stat Leaders for UB:
Biljana Savic: 23 Total Attacks, 8 Digs and 14.5 Points
Larissa Oliveira 25 Total Attacks, 4 Digs and 9.0 Points
Taylor McBeth: 9 Total Attacks, 4 Assists and 7.5 Points

Men's and Women's Cross Country: Both teams finished in 9th Place

Best Finishes for Women out of 93 Runners:
Sara Santos -- 39th Place
Jasmina Allisic -- 75th Place
Colleen Preusse -- 86th Place
 Victoria Harrison -- 88th Place  

Best finishes for Men out of 82 Runners:
Rich Lubrano -- 75th Place
David Clarkin -- 79th Place
Vin Audinot -- 80th Place

Next Race:
Women's: Sat. Oct. 1st --  at St. Joseph College Invitational at 11 a.m. [West Hartford, CT]
Men's:  Fri. Oct. 7th -- at Post University 4:30 p.m. @ Black Rock State Park [Watertown, CT]

Men's Soccer: C.W. Post 1 Bridgeport 0 Final

The Purple Knights opened their East Coast Conference home opener against the Pioneers on Saturday but were shutout for the second consecutive game falling to 3-4 on the season. UB Goalkeeper Danny Hernandez recorded 10 saves in the loss. C.W. Post outshot Bridgeport 19-14 in the win. Next up for UB will be a road game to Wilmington (DE) University. The Wildcats come into the game 3-3-2 overall. Game time will be at 3:30 p.m. at the Kirkwood Complex.

Women's Soccer: Bridgeport 2 C.W. Post 0 Final

After two consecutive shutout victories over Mercy College and Bloomsburg University, the Purple Knights returned home to improve to 7-0 on the season and remain ranked fifth in the nation. The goal-scoring came from Senior Katie Stanley and Junior Asia Pulse, who each recorded their second goal of the season. UB outshot the Pioneers 12-9 and had more saves with a 5-2 advantage. On Wednesday night, Bridgeport will host Stonehill College from the Northeast-10 Conference at 6 p.m. at Knights Field. The Skyhawks come into the game with a 7-1-1 record.