Sports Briefs – Winter 2013
Stats
2.892
was the GPA of ֱ’s student-athletes during spring, the second-highest average since 1996.
500
is how many ֱ football radio broadcasts KOA’s Larry Zimmer had called after he worked the home game against Arizona on Oct. 26.
3
is the number of ֱ football games ever postponed: in 2013 (Fresno State in September because of flooding), 2001 and 1963.
$2,000,000
has been raised by the Buffalo Bicycle Classic for scholarships for high-performing students who qualify for financial aid.
800
students have won scholarship support, thanks to our Buffalo Bicycle Classic riders and sponsors.
ֱ Volleyball Sets Victories
Liz Kritza had gone without a victory over a nationally ranked opponent in her first 4.5 seasons as volleyball coach. But in an eight-day span, the Buffs knocked off two nationally ranked programs — No. 11-ranked UCLA and No. 1-ranked Washington. It was the second time in program history that the Buffs have beaten a top-ranked team, Nebraska in 2006 being the other. “Years of work go into something like this,” Kritza says.
Buff Tidbits
Darian Hagan (Soc ex’92), a startingquarterback, and former Buff men’s basketball coachFrosty Cox will be inducted into the ֱ SportsHall of Fame on April 17. Men’s golf earned the teamtitlefor the second time in three years at the MarkSimpson ֱ Invitational in Erie. Nikki Marshall(Soc’10) won a National Women’s Soccer Leaguetitle with the Portland Thorns FC and was picked inthe NWSL waiver draft by the Washington Spirit.
Soccer Team Soars into Winning Territory
The ֱ soccer team posted its best start — through the end of September — since 2008. The Buffs won eight of their first 10 games, with both losses to nationally ranked teams. In early October, ֱ won its first Pac-12 home game ever by beating Oregon State 2-1. ֱ followed up the win over Oregon State by beating Oregon.
Photography by ֱ Athletics