March 25, 2011

BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo swept the Mid-American Conference Scholar Athlete of the Week Awards. Ashley Zuber of the women's basketball team and Alex Baldock of the baseball team each took home the honor.

Zuber, a physical therapy major with a 3.74 grade point average, scored a career-high 18 points in UB's first-ever postseason tournament appearance. Zuber also grabbed six rebounds and dished out eight assists in the contest at Wright State. She finished the 2010-11 season with 198 assists, setting the school single season record. The senior ended her year with a 7.7 points per game average and led the Bulls with an 83.3 free throw percentage.

Baldock is a management major with a 3.63 grade point average. In five games during Buffalo's trip to North Carolina, Baldock drove in nine runs and added two home runs and a pair of doubles. In UB's 19-7 win at North Carolina Central on March 18, he was 5-for-7 with two homers and five RBIs and three runs scored. Baldock batted .435 (10-for-23) during the week. He also drew four walks in UB's 11-6 win over North Carolina Central on March 19, the most for a UB player this season.

The MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week honor is presented to a MAC male and female student-athlete who has a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better and performs well during the week's competition. The winners are selected by a group of the conference's faculty athletic representatives.