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UALBANY’S LUKE SCHOEN TIES FOR SECOND IN NCAA EAST REGIONAL POLE VAULT
Tallahassee, Fla. — University at Albany’s Luke Schoen matched his own school record in tying for second
place in the men’s pole vault at the NCAA East Regional Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday at
Florida State University’s Mike Long Track. Schoen advanced to the NCAA Division | Championships on June
11-14 in Des Moines, lowa. The top-five finishers in each event automatically qualify for nationals.
Schoen, a sophomore from Bohemia, N.Y., cleared the bar at 17-feet, 5-inches on his second attempt
to equal a program mark he established at the UAlbany Spring Classic three weeks ago. Schoen, who
finished15th in NCAA regional competition as freshman, won the America East Conference title and placed
second at the IC4A meet earlier this month.
Clemson’s Mitch Greeley won the pole vault by clearing 17-feet, 9-inches, a height the senior made on
his first approach. Schoen and Virginia Tech’s Yavgeniy Olhovsky tied for the runner-up position after each
vaulter missed three times at Greeley’s winning mark.
“It’s a sweet feeling to make nationals” said Schoen, whose father, Ken, played on UAlbany’s first three
varsity football teams from 1973-75. “Technically, it was one of my best days. | just got a new pole, and it
gave me some extra height. | just missed at 17-9, so | feel there’s more to come.”
Mike McCadney, a junior who was coming off victories at the America East and IC4A championships,
was not as fortunate in the men’s triple jump. McCadney went 50-feet, 3.25-inches on his first try, but then
fouled on his next two attempts. McCadney, who narrowly missed a trip to NCAA nationals last year, ended up
in 12th position.
In the women’s triple jump, Jenn Gurrant placed 17th after posting a distance of 40-feet, 8.75-inches on
@... second attempt. Gurrant, who was making her second consecutive regional appearance, took third at the
ECAC meet on May 19. Arina Gerasimova was 22nd in the same event with a leap of 39-6.50. Laura
Cummings, the America East champion in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase, finished in 21st place with
a time of 11:00.17.
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NCAA East Regional Outdoor Track & Field Championships (Tallahassee, Fla.)
Men’s Pole Vault Final
1. Mitch Greeley (Clemson), 17-9, t2. Luke Schoen (UAlbany), 17-5, t2. Yavgeniy Olhovsky (Virginia Tech), 17-
5, t4. Gonzalo Barriolhet (Florida State), 16-7.25, t4. Sean Young (South Florida), 16-7.25, t7. Jordan Jodon
(Virginia Tech), 16-7.25, t7. Justin Semeyn (Florida), 16-7.25.
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UALBANY’S VALETE GRAHAM PLACES 13TH IN NCAA EAST REGIONAL LONG JUMP COMPETITION
Tallahassee, Fla. — University at Albany’s Valete Graham finished 13th in the men’s long jump at the NCAA
East Regional Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Friday evening at Florida State University’s Mike Long
Track. Graham, a sophomore, is one of 12 UAlbany athletes competing in the two-day regional competition.
Graham went 23-feet, 8.75-inches on his first attempt. The reigning America East Conference
champion qualified for the regional by topping the 24-foot mark at last month’s Penn Relays. Florida State’s
Ngonidzashe Makusha went 26-0.25 to capture the NCAA East Regional crown. The top-five finishers in each
event automatically advance to the NCAA Championships on June 11-14 in Des Moines, lowa. UAlbany’s
Kyle Nadler (Colonie Central) was 24th in the long jump with a leap of 22-7.
Daniel Avery and Jean Juste did not reach the men’s 110-meter hurdles final after placing third and
fourth, respectively in their heat. Avery, a freshman who already holds the program's top Division | time, was
clocked in 14.04 seconds. Juste, who won the America East title in a conference-record performance, sprinted
14.26, just one-hundredth of a second off his personal best. Kamilah McShine, the America East champion in
the women’s 100-meter hurdles, was sixth in her heat with a time of 14.21 seconds and failed to advance.
Jeffery Barnes (Albany H.S.), the America East 200-meter winner, took sixth in his preliminary heat in 21.76.
Pole vaulter Luke Schoen, the school record holder, leads a group of six athletes who will compete
during Saturday’s schedule. Schoen vaulted 17-feet, 5-inches earlier this month. Michael McCadney, who is
coming off victories at the America East and IC4A championships, posted a school-record effort in the triple
jump two weeks ago. Laura Cummings established the program’s standard in the 3,000-meter steeplechase
6” she won the conference crown.
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UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY BASKETBALL SIGNS THREE STUDENT-ATHLETES FOR 2008-09
Albany, N.Y. -- University at Albany men's basketball coach Will Brown announced today that three student-athletes have
signed national letters of intent to play for the Great Danes in the 2008-09 academic year. Louis Barraza, a 6-foot-5, 200-
pound swingman from Phoeniz, Ariz. (Trevor Browne H.S.), Michael Johnson, a 6-foot-1, 195-pound guard from Brooklyn,
N.Y. (Sheepshead Bay H.S.), and Edmund "Scotty" McRae, a 6-foot-8, 210-pound forward from Rosedale, N.Y. (Benjamin
Cardozo H.S.), each made his commitment.
"| am very excited about the talent level and versatility of this class," Brown said. "We feel that we addressed our
biggest need which was scoring. All of the student-athletes that we signed can score the ball. This class also brings
balance to the make-up of our roster (three seniors, three juniors, three sophomores and four freshmen)."
Barraza, who attended Yavapai Community College in 2007-08, was named the Arizona Community College Fresh-
man of the Year. He was named to the NJCAAAIll-Region | second team after averaging 20.1 points and nearly 5.0 rebounds
and 3.0 assists. Barraza, who shot 50.3 percent from three-point range, was also chosen second-team all-conference. Asa
high school senior, he accounted for 19.0 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists, and played in the Arizona 4A-5A North-South
All-Star Game.
Johnson, one of six players from Blinn (Texas) College to sign with a Division | program, earned second-team All-
egion XIV recognition last season. He averaged 15.7 points and 5.7 assists, plus ranked 13th nationally in steals at 3.4 per
eo: He shot 54.6 percent from the field and 78.7 percent from the line in leading the Buccaneers to an 18-13 record.
Johnson, who was a 20-game starter the previous year at Howard College, was a second-team All-Brooklyn selection as a
senior at Sheepshead Bay High.
McRae led Eastern Wyoming College (23-13) to the Region |X championship and a NJCAA national tournament
appearance. McRae was among the top-15 in the region in scoring (15.8 ppg) and rebounding (6.9), plus averaged 2.1
blocked shots. He was voted first-team All-Region |X and to the Central Sub-Region squad. McRae, who had 29 points in an
overtime win against Western Nebraska, attended Benjamin Cardozo High as a high school senior.
Logan Aronhalt, a 6-foot-4, 215-pound swingman from Zanesville, Ohio (Zanesville H.S.), Jake Lindfors, a 6-foot-9,
220-pound forward from Addison, Ill. (Driscoll Catholic H.S.), and Anthony Raffa, a 6-foot-1, 180-pound guard from
Strathmere, N.J. (Wildwood Catholic H.S.), each made his commitment during the November signing period.
Aronhalft, who averaged 23.2 points in his final scholastic season, was named the Ohio Division | Player of the Year
by the OHSBCA. Lindfors was chosen second-team all-state in Illinois by the IBS and IBCA after averaging 25.9 points and
11.9 rebounds. Raffa, a second-team Associated Press all-state selection in New Jersey as a high school senior, led
Winchendon (Mass.) School to the New England Prep School Athletic Conference Class A championship final.
2008-09 University at Albany Men's Basketball Signings
Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School)
Logan Aronhalt G/F Pt. 6-4 215 Zanesville, Ohio (Zanesville)
Louis Barraza* G/F SO. 6-5 200 Phoenix, Ariz. (Trevor Browne)
Michael Johnson+ G Jr. 6-1 195 Brooklyn, N.Y. (Sheepshead Bay)
Jake Lindfors F re 6-9 220 Addison, Ill. (Driscoll Catholic)
Edmund "Scotty" McRae’ F Jr. 6-8 210 Rosedale, N.Y. (Benjamin Cardozo)
Anthony Raffa> G Ff. 6-1 180 Strathmere, N.J. (Wildwood Catholic)
*Yavapai (Ariz.) Community College +Blinn (Texas) College
AEastern Wyoming College >Winchendon (Mass.) School
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UALBANY’S JORDAN LEVINE DRAFTED IN MAJOR LEAGUE LACROSSE’S FIRST ROUND
Goalkeeper Brett Queener Taken in Fifth Round by Rochester Rattlers
Hoboken, N.J. — University at Albany’s Jordan Levine was chosen in the first round of the Major League
Lacrosse Collegiate Draft by the New Jersey Pride on Wednesday, May 28. Levine, the 10th overall selection,
becomes the second player in the UAlbany program’s history to be taken in the MLL Draft. Frank Resetarits
was chosen in the third round last year.
“It’s a great feeling to be drafted,” said Levine, a midfielder who was named to the USILA All-America
squad for the second consecutive year last weekend. “I will be close to home where my family and friends can
see me play. After the season general managers and coaches started calling, and that’s when | knew this
really could happen.”
A native of Bethpage, N.Y., Levine was voted to the All-America East Conference first team in three
consecutive seasons. In 2008, he was third on the UAlbany squad in scoring with 13 goals and 20 assists in
leading Great Danes to their seventh straight appearance in the conference tournament championship game.
Levine, who led the program to pair of NCAA Tournament berths, finished his career with 57 goals and 56
assists for 113 points and accounted for 321 ground balls.
“lam thrilled for Jordan and our lacrosse program,” UAlbany coach Scott Marr offered. “To be selected
in the first round shows how much respect he has earned in the lacrosse world. It’s a proud day for UAlbany
lacrosse.”
In addition, UAlbany goalkeeper Brett Queener was drafted in the fifth round (48th selection overall) by
the Rochester Rattlers. Queener, a three-time all-conference standout from Penn Yan, N.Y., ranked 14th
mong the NCAA Division | leaders in goals against average (7.85) and 16th in save percentage (.579) as a
senior. He is fifth on the school’s all-time saves chart with 467 and stopped double-figure shots against 27
opponents. Queener, who scored his third career goal with a goalie stick in the regular-season finale against
Stony Brook on April 26, was also used as an attacker in man-advantage situations.
“lam excited for and proud of Brett,” Marr said. “He is made for the MLL; his style of play is a perfect
fit. With his ability to play two positions, he is an asset.”
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FRESHMAN GUARD JOSH MARTIN DISMISSED FROM MEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAM
Albany, N.Y. -- University at Albany head coach Will Brown announced today that freshman guard Josh Martin
has been dismissed from the men’s basketball program, effective immediately, for repeated violations of team
rules.
“We worked with Josh to be successful both in the classroom and on the court at the University at
Albany and provided him with several opportunities to accomplish those goals,” Brown said. “It’s very
unfortunate that he was not able to meet the minimum requirements that were established. While we are
disappointed, we wish him the best in the future and are assisting him as he moves forward.”
Martin, a 6-foot-2 guard from Philadelphia, Pa., played in 25 games, making five starts, during the
2007-08 season. He averaged 5.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists.
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UALBANY SENDS 12 TRACK & FIELD ATHLETES TO NCAA EAST REGIONAL AT FLORIDA STATE
Tallahassee, Fla. — Twelve athletes will represent the University at Albany at the NCAA East Regional Outdoor
Track & Field Championships on May 30-31. The regional competition will be held at Florida State University’s
Mike Long Track.
The list of UAlbany qualifiers include Daniel Avery, Jeffery Barnes, Valete Graham, Jean Juste, Mike
McCadney, Kyle Nadler (Colonie Central), Luke Schoen, Laura Cummings, Arina Gerasimova, Jenn Gurrant,
Kamilah McShine and Brenna Militello. The top-five finishers in each individual event will automatically qualify
for the NCAA Championships on June 11-14 in Des Moines, lowa.
Avery and Juste will each compete in the 38-member field of the 110-meter high hurdles. Avery, a
freshman from Cooper City, Fla., turned in a UAlbany Division | record time of 13.96 seconds at the Florida
Relays on April 4. Juste, a junior from Hempstead, N.Y., won the event in a conference-record time of 14.25
seconds at the America East Championship on May 4 in Orono, Maine. Barnes earned entrance into the
regional meet by winning the 200-meter dash in 21.62 seconds at the America East Championship.
Schoen, a sophomore from Bohemia, N.Y., will compete in the pole vault after a first-place finish at the
America East Championship and a second-place finish at the |C4A Championship. At the America East meet
on May 3, Schoen topped the field by crossing the bar at a conference-record and then-school record height of
17-feet, 3-inches. A week later at the UAlbany Spring Classic, Schoen vaulted a program-best 17-feet, 5-
inches.
McCadney, coming off victories at the America East and I|C4A championships, is a regional competitor
in the triple jump for the second straight year. McCadney, a junior from Rochester, N.Y., recorded a program-
@ ecor leap of 51-feet, 1.75-inches to earn UAlbany’s first IC4A triple jump title. He topped his own school
record of 50-feet, 11.50-inches, set at last year’s NCAA East Regional. Graham and Nadler, a pair of
sophomores, will represent UAlbany in the long jump. Graham, the America East champion, qualified for
regional competition with a distance of 24-feet, 1.50-inches at the Penn Relays on April 25. Nadler registered a
regional-qualifying leap of 24-feet, 1.50-inches, the second-best jump in program history, to place third at the
IC4A meet.
Cummings, a junior from Bay Shore, N.Y., will compete in her first NCAA regional in the 3,000-meter
steeplechase. Cummings turned in her fastest time of the season at the America East Championship with a
first-place finish in a school-record time of 10:33.60.
Gerasimova and Gurrant will each compete in the 34-member field of the triple jump. Gerasimova, a
senior from Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine, recorded a program-best leap of 41-feet, 10.75-inches to capture first place
at the New York Relays on April 20. Gurrant, a junior from Batavia, N.Y., is making her second appearance in
regional action after competing in the long jump last season. Gurrant finished third in the triple jump at the
ECAC Championship with a distance of 41-feet, 7.75-inches, the second-best mark in school history.
McShine and Militello won America East titles in the 100-meter hurdles and high jump, respectively, to
qualify for regional competition. McShine won the 100-hurdles in a conference-record time of 13.98 seconds,
while Militello cleared the bar at 5-feet, 4.25-inches.
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UALBANY’S JORDAN LEVINE NAMED TO USILA DIVISION I ALL-AMERICA LACROSSE SQUAD
Baltimore, Md. -- University at Albany’s Jordan Levine has been chosen to the 2008 USILA All-America Team
as announced by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association. Levine, who was selected in the
honorable mention category, becomes the first UAlbany player at the Division | level to be named to the All-
America squad twice after earning second-team honors last year.
Levine, a senior midfielder from Bethpage, N.Y., had 13 goals and 20 assists this spring, and ranked
22nd nationally in ground balls at 4.5 per game. He was voted first-team All-America East Conference for the
third consecutive season, the third Great Dane player to earn that distinction. Levine was also named to the
America East all-championship team for the second year in a row after leading the program to its seventh
consecutive conference tournament final.
Levine finished his career with 57 goals, 56 assists and 321 ground balls. His assist total ranks eighth
on the school’s all-time list. He accounted for four or more points on 12 occasions as a collegian, and equaled
a career-best with five points in the regular-season finale with Stony Brook on April 26. Levine is one of five
UAlbany players to receive USILA Division | All-America recognition.
UAlbany’s USILA Division | Lacrosse All-Americans
Luke Daquino (2005, honorable mention)
Jordan Levine (2008, honorable mention; 2007, second team)
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Frank Resetarits (2007, first team)
Merrick Thomson (2007, third team)
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LACROSSE’S STEVE AMMANN NAMED TO ESPN THE MAGAZINE DISTRICT | ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Washington, D.C. -- University at Albany’s Steve Ammann has been voted to the ESPN The Magazine All-
District | Academic All-America Men’s At-Large Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors
of American (CoSIDA). Ammann, a senior midfielder on the lacrosse team, was named to the first team and
will advance to the national ballot. Mike Ammann, also a lacrosse midfielder, earned second-team all-district
recognition.
Steve Ammann, a native of Putnam Valley, N.Y., was chosen to All-America East Conference second
team for the second year in a row. He has a 3.86 cumulative grade point average in business administration
with a concentration in finance and marketing. He accounted for 15 goals and 12 assists this season in
leading the Great Danes to their seventh consecutive appearance in the conference tournament championship
final. Ammann received the 2008 Presidential Scholar-Athlete Award and UAlbany President's Award for
Leadership.
Mike Ammann posted a 3.87 GPA in accounting with a dual minor in business administration and
mathematics. He had seven goals and nine assists from his second midfield line. Ammann, who along with
his twin brother, led the Great Danes to a pair of NCAA berths and two conference championships during his
career. He also received the Presidential-Scholar Athlete Award and President's Award for Leadership and
has worked on community service projects with Juvenile Diabetes and Habitat for Humanity.
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BRENDAN ROWLAND NAMED TO AMERICA EAST CONFERENCE BASEBALL FIRST TEAM
Albany, N.Y. -- University at Albany’s Brendan Rowland (Colonie Central) and Ryan Gugel have been named
to the 2008 America East All-Conference Baseball Team, as announced at the annual conference banquet on
Wednesday, May 21. David Kubiak was voted to the conference all-rookie squad.
Rowland, a sophomore from Albany, N.Y., landed a spot on the all-conference first team. Rowland, the
second consecutive UAlbany outfielder to earn first-team honors, had a team-best .332 batting average and
led the conference with 74 hits, tying the second-best total in UAlbany history. He tied the single-season
program record by scoring 50 runs and drove in 46 more, the fourth-best total in the conference and on the
UAlbany single-season chart. Rowland recorded at least two hits in 17 games, including a season-high five
against Hartford on April 5, and had multiple RBI on 14 occasions. In conference action, he ranked third with
35 hits, seventh with a .368 batting average and fifth in slugging percentage at .642. Rowland hit six home runs
and scored 29 times in 24 league games, good for second in each category.
Gugel, a junior catcher from Batavia, N.Y., received All-America East honors with a spot on the all-
conference second team. A junior college transfer from Genesee Community College, Gugel recorded a .297
average, 39 RBI and 13 stolen bases in his first season with the Great Danes. Behind the plate, he threw out
12 would-be base stealers, second-best among conference leaders. In league action, he had 30 hits for a .353
average and stole six bases, tied for second in the conference.
Kubiak, a freshman, was honored with all-rookie team recognition. Kubiak, a right-handed pitcher from
Southold, N.Y., finished his freshman campaign with a 5-0 record, a team-best 3.92 ERA and 33 strikeouts in
59.2 innings pitched. After moving into the starting rotation on March 29, Kubiak picked up all five wins and
@ ecisterea a 2.50 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 50.1 innings. His 2.75 ERA in conference play was tops in the
league and his four victories placed him second on the wins list.
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2008 America East All-Conference Baseball Team
First Team: Zach Groh, Binghamton; Joe Serafin, Vermont; Greg Lane, Binghamton; Myckie Lugbauer, Maine; Curt
Smith, Maine; Ryan James, Binghamton; Kyle Klee, Binghamton; Bill Perry, Hartford; Joe Fowler, UMBC; Brian
Witkowski, Stony Brook; Brendan Rowland, UAlbany; Will Delawter, UMBC.
Second Team: Tom Koehler, Stony Brook; Eric Thompson, Vermont; Jordan Purington, Stony Brook; Ryan Gugel,
UAlbany; Ryan Holley, Binghamton; Chad Marshall, Stony Brook; Ben Sobocinski, Hartford; Kyle Massie, Vermont:
Scott Peddicord, UMBC; Wink Nolan, UMBC; Justin Milo, Vermont; Mike Stephan, Stony Brook.
All-Rookie: David Kubiak, UAlbany; Peter Bregartner, Binghamton; Simon Kudernatsch, Hartford; Jarrett Lukas,
Maine; Kevin Scanlon, Maine; Chad Marshall, Stony Brook; Stephen Marino, Stony Brook; Matt Duffy, Vermont:
Mark Micowski, Vermont.
All-Academic: Joe Charron, Binghamton; Ryan James, Binghamton; Adam Grap, Hartford; Steve Mazzurco, Stony
Brook; Mike Stephan, Stony Brook; Will Delawter, UMBC; Tom Meaney, UMBC; Ryan Morse, UMBC; Steve Russo,
UMBC; Ethan Paquette, Vermont; Joe Serafin, Vermont.
Player of the Year: Curt Smith, Maine
Pitcher of the Year: Joe Serafin, Vermont
Rookie of the Year: Peter Bregartner, Binghamton
Coach of the Year: John Jancuska, UMBC
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UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY RELEASES 2008 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE
Albany, N.Y. — University at Albany Vice President and Director of Athletics Lee McElroy announced the
school’s 2008 volleyball schedule on Wednesday, May 21. The Great Danes, who are the reigning America
East Conference champions, will play a 28-match schedule, including two home tournaments.
UAlbany begins its 10th year at the Division | level on August 29 and 30 at the San Diego State
Tournament, where the Great Danes will face the host Aztecs along with the University of San Diego and UC
Irvine. UAlbany will host the first of two home tournaments on September 5 and 6, welcoming Buffalo, Wright
State and Connecticut to University Gym.
The Great Danes will also make an appearance in the Kentucky Tournament, facing Eastern Kentucky,
Indiana and the host Wildcats, an NCAA Tournament team one year ago. UAlbany will also compete at the
Michigan Tournament, taking on Arizona State, Western Kentucky and the Wolverines. In the second home
tournament of the season, UAlbany will host Dayton, a program coached by former Great Danes mentor Kelly
Sheffield, along with Yale and Long Island, an NCAA participant last season.
UAlbany will kick off America East Conference play hosting Maine and New Hampshire on October 3
and 5, respectively. The Great Danes will travel to Stony Brook and Hartford for conference matches before
hosting crosstown-rival Siena on October 15. UAlbany will host rival Binghamton on October 17, and will visit
UMBC on October 24 before hosting the Retrievers on October 27.
The Great Danes will then embark on a three-match road trip to end October and start November,
visiting New Hampshire (Oct. 31), Maine (Nov. 2) and Binghamton (Nov. 9) before closing out the conference
regular season with home matches against Hartford (Nov. 14) and Stony Brook (Nov. 16).
© UAlbany will look to make an appearance in its seventh consecutive America East Tournament, hosted
at the highest seed on November 21-23. The Great Danes will play a final regular-season match at Temple on
Nov. 29.
UAlbany, led by interim head coach MJ Engstrom, return all-conference honoree Kamisha Kellam and
Amanda Cowdrey, the 2007 league rookie of the year. Kellam, a first-team member last season, averaged 3.24
kills and ranked in the conference’s top ten in hitting percentage (.327). Cowdrey paced the Great Danes a
year ago, averaging a team-best 3.47 kills per game and finishing second with 3.32 digs per game. Also
returning to the court is all-rookie team setter Brooke Stanley, who averaged 10.66 assists and recorded a
team-high 58 service aces as a freshman.
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2008 UAlIbany Volleyball Schedule
August: 29 (Fri.) vs. San Diego+ 4:00 p.m.; 30 (Sat.) at San Diego State+ 1:00 p.m.; vs. UC Irvine+ 4:00 p.m.
September: 5 (Fri.) Buffalo* 7:00 p.m.; 6 (Sat.) Wright State* 12:00 p.m.; Connecticut’ 7:00 p.m.; 12 (Fri.)
vs. Eastern Kentucky< 5:00 p.m.; 13 (Sat.) vs. Indiana< 10:00 a.m.; at Kentucky< 7:00 p.m.; 19 (Fri.) vs.
Arizona State$ 5:00 p.m.; 20 (Sat.) at Michigan$ 11:00 a.m.; vs. Western Kentucky$ 5:00 p.m.; 26 (Fri.)
Yale** 7:00 p.m.; 27 (Sat.) Long Island** 10:00 a.m.; Dayton*”’ 7:00 p.m.
October: 3 (Fri.) Maine* 7:00 p.m.; 5 (Sun.) New Hampshire* 2:00 p.m.; 10 (Fri.) at Stony Brook* 7:00 p.m.:
12 (Sat.) at Hartford* 6:00 p.m.; 15 (Wed.) Siena 7:00 p.m.; 17 (Fri.) Binghamton* 7:00 p.m.; 24 (Fri.) at
UMBC* 7:00 p.m.; 26 (Sun.) UMBC* 2:00 p.m.; 31 (Fri.) at New Hampshire* 7:00 p.m.
November: 2 (Sun.) at Maine* 2:00 p.m.; 9 (Sun.) at Binghamton* 1:00 p.m.; 14 (Sat.) Hartford* 7:00 p.m.; 16
(Sun.) Stony Brook* 1:00 p.m.; 21-23 (Fri-Sun.) America East Conference Tournament; 29 (Sat.) at Temple
5:00 p.m.
* America East Conference opponent
+ San Diego State Tournament
UAlbany Tournament
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$ Michigan Tournament
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UALBANY’S HALL & MAISONET NOMINATED FOR AMERICA EAST WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Cambridge, Mass. - University at Albany’s Amanda Hall and Amber Maisonet are among ten student-athletes
who are institutional nominees for 2008 America East Woman of the Year, as announced today by the
conference office.
Binghamton’s Jacqueline Kane (volleyball), Boston University’s Sarah Hudak (field hockey), Hartford’s
Alexandra Morley (softball), Maine’s Laura Harper (soccer), UMBC’s Dana Shepherd (softball), New
Hampshire’s Catherine Parker (cross country/track & field), Stony Brook’s Dana Hastie (cross country/track &
field) and Vermont’s Carmen Lagala (cross country/track & field) have also been chosen as the senior female
student-athletes on their respective campuses that best exemplified a commitment to service, leadership,
athletics and academics during their collegiate careers.
To be nominated, student-athletes must have earned a varsity letter in an NCAA-sponsored sport and
competed during the 2007-08 academic year, completed intercollegiate eligibility in her primary sport by the
end of the 2008 spring season or received her undergraduate degree prior to the conclusion of the spring 2008
term and have a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.500 (4.000 scale).
Maisonet, a senior outfielder on the UAlbany softball team, received an ECAC Merit Medal as the
school’s top senior female student-athlete during the current academic year. A four-time first-team all-
conference performer, Maisonet was second in the league with a .379 batting average and first in stolen bases
(27). She has a 3.85 cumulative grade point average in psychology.
Hall, a member of the women’s tennis squad, posted an 18-8 singles record and a 17-11 mark in
@ ovries play this spring. The Great Danes posted an 18-7 dual-match record, their best season as a Division |
program. Hall, who has a 3.88 GPA in business administration, received UAlbany’s Presidential Scholar-
Athlete Award.
In conjunction with the changes in the nomination process for the NCAA Woman of the Year award, the
America East Woman of the Year award was established for the 2005-06 athletic season. Beginning in 2006,
the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics (CWA) started receiving conference-designated nominees in lieu
of the previous institution- and state-based nomination format.
The nominees will be narrowed down to three finalists on Wednesday, June 11 with the America East
Woman of the Year being announced via release on the conference website on Wednesday, June 18.
The America East Woman of the Year will then be forwarded to the NCAA Woman of the Year selection
committee. The selection committee will select the top 10 winners in each NCAA division (I, Il and III). From
among those 30 honorees, the selection committee will determine the top three in each division. Finally, the
members of the CWA will vote from among the top nine to determine the 2008 NCAA Woman of the Year.
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UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY RELEASES 2008 WOMEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE
Albany, N.Y. - University at Albany Vice President and Director of Athletics Lee McElroy announced on
Monday, May 19 the school's women's soccer schedule for 2008. The Great Danes will play a 20-match
schedule, including a pair of tournaments.
UAlbany begins its 10th season at the NCAA Division | level on Friday, Aug. 22 at Syracuse. The Great
Danes will end the month of August at Lehigh on the 31st. UAlbany will entertain Youngstown State in its home
opener on Friday, Sept. 5, before playing four consecutive road matches. The Great Danes finish the stretch
with a pair of games at the Niagara Tournament in Niagara Falls, N.Y. UAlbany will play the host Purple Eagles
on Sept. 12 and square off with Drexel on Sept. 14.
The Great Danes return to action at home on Wednesday, Sept. 17 against Massachusetts, before
hosting the four-team Governor’s Cup on Friday, Sept. 19 and Sunday, Sept. 21 at Varsity Field. On the first
day, UAlbany will play Army, while Siena faces Sacred Heart. UAlbany meets Sacred Heart in the final game of
the weekend, with Siena and Army squaring off in Sunday’s first game. UAlbany and Siena will continue its
crosstown-series in Loudonville on Sept. 9.
UAlbany, which concluded its most successful season in the program’s Division | history by finishing
with a 5-10-3 record last year, opens America East Conference play at defending conference champion Boston
University on Sunday, Sept. 28. The Great Danes will play regular-season champion New Hampshire in their
conference home debut on Oct. 5. Conference opponents Stony Brook, Vermont and UMBC will also visit
Varsity Field. UAlbany takes on Maine, Hartford and Binghamton on the road.
6 Head coach Mary-Francis Monroe enters her third season in charge of the Great Dane program.
Monroe led UAlbany to its second consecutive season with an improving record, after going 5-13-1 in her first
campaign. UAlbany returns forward Teresa Boring, who earned America East rookie of the year honors after
recording 20 points on nine goals and two assists. Goalkeeper Maria Liguori played every minute between the
pipes for the Great Danes and registered 109 saves and a 1.90 goals against average.
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2008 University at Albany Women’s Soccer Schedule
August — 22 (Fri.), at Syracuse, 7:00; 31 (Sun.), at Lehigh, 12:00;
September — 5 (Fri.), Youngstown State, 4:00; 7 (Sun.), at Brown, 1:00; 9 (Tue.), at Siena, 4:00; 12 (Fri.), at
Niagara’, TBA; 14 (Sun.), vs. Drexel4, TBA; 17 (Wed.), Massachusetts, 3:00; 19 (Fri.), Governor's Cup (Siena
vs. Sacred Heart, 1:00/UAlbany vs. Army, 3:00)+; 21 (Sun.), Governor's Cup (Siena vs. Army, 11:00 a.m./
UAlbany vs. Sacred Heart, 1:00)+; 23 (Tue.), at Colgate, 7:00; 28 (Sun.), at Boston U.*, 1:00;
October — 2 (Thu.), at Maine*, 12:00; 5 (Sun.), New Hampshire*, 1:00; 7 (Tue.), at Dartmouth, 6:00; 12 (Sun.),
at Hartford”, 12:00; 16 (Thu.), Stony Brook*, 3:00; 19 (Sun.), at Binghamton“, 6:00; 23 (Thu.), Vermont’, 3:00;
26 (Sun.), UMBC%, 1:00;
“America East Conference Opponent
“Niagara Tournament (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
+Governor’s Cup (Albany, N.Y.)
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MIKE McCADNEY WINS IC4A TRIPLE JUMP CHAMPIONSHIP; UALBANY FINISHES FIFTH
Princeton, N.J. — University at Albany’s Mike McCadney was victorious in the triple jump to lead his team’s
performance at the 132nd Annual IC4A Outdoor Track & Field Championship at Princeton University’s Weaver
Stadium on Sunday, May 18. The Great Danes finished fifth in the team standings with 39 points. The UAlbany
women, led by a third-place finish by Jenn Gurrant in the triple jump, finished in a tie for 24th place at the
ECAC Championship with 11 points.
McCadney, a junior from Rochester, N.Y., set a school record with his championship effort of 51-feet,
1.75-inches to claim UAlbany’s first triple jump crown in IC4A competition. McCadney became the fifth
UAlbany athlete to win an IC4A outdoor title at the Division | level, joining Joe Greene, who captured the 400-
meter hurdles in 2006 and 2007, Marc Pallozzi (2007, javelin) and Gered Burns (2005, 800-meters).
McCadney, who won the America East title two weeks ago, recorded the ninth-best mark in the region this
spring and will compete at the NCAA East Regional in Tallahassee, Fla. on May 30-31.
The men’s 4x100-meter relay team of Jean Juste, Dieuseul Joseph, Torshiro Jenkins and Jeffery
Barnes (Albany High) placed third in a time of 41.35 seconds. Joseph, a defensive back on the UAlbany
football team, finished sixth in the 100-meter dash finals, as he crossed the line in 10.94 seconds.
At the ECAC meet, Gurrant posted a jump of 41-feet, 7.75-inches to record the second-best
performance in school history. Senior Arina Gerasimova finished seventh in the same event with a leap of 40-
feet, 7.5-inches, while freshman Tiffany Sprenkels ended up in 17th place with a jump of 38-feet, 7-inches.
UAlbany head coach Roberto Vives was honored by the IC4A Track Coaches’ Association, an
organization founded in 1918, for 25 years of collegiate service to the sport. Vives, who has been leading the
@e< Danes’ track and field program since 1985, was also the women’s head coach at Lehman College and
spent a year as an assistant at the City College of New York.
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UAlbany Men’s Results
Team Standings: 1. Liberty 62; 2. Virginia 55; 3. Georgetown 44; 4. Syracuse 42; 5. UAlbany 39; 6. UNC
Wilmington 32; 7. Coppin State 31; 8. Princeton 28; 9. lona 25; 10. Lehigh 24; 11. Monmouth 23; t12. Cornell,
George Mason, Yale 22; t15. Manhattan, Rutgers 21; 17. Delaware State 20; t18. William & Mary, Duke,
Connecticut, Maryland 19; t22. Seton Hall, VMI, Robert Morris, Morgan State 18; 26. Pennsylvania 15; t27.
Duquesne, Dartmouth 13; 29. Mount St. Mary’s 12; t80. Boston U., New Hampshire 9; t32. Villanova, Rhode
Island 8; t84. Vermont, Binghamton, St. Francis (PA), Mansfield 6; 38. Bucknell 5; t39. Fairleigh Dickinson,
Arm, 4; t41. Columbia, Southern Connecticut 3; t43. Fordham, UMBC 2; t45. Massachusetts, Harvard, LaSalle,
Brown, Navy 1.
Individual
100-Meter Dash: 6. Dieuseul Joseph 10.94. 4x100 Meter Relay: 3. UAlbany (Jean Juste, Dieuseul Joseph,
Torshiro Jenkins, Jeffery Barnes), 41.35. Triple Jump: 1. Mike McCadney 51-1.75.
UAlbany Women’s Results
Team Standings: 1. Connecticut 83; 2. Virginia 53; 3. Cornell 43; 4. William & Mary 41; 5. Georgetown 40; 6.
Maryland 39; t7. Syracuse, Pittsburgh 38; t9. Seton Hall, Boston College 31; 11. Morgan State 30; 12. George
Mason 29; 13. Boston U. 28; t14. Providence, West Virginia 26; 16. Duke 24.5; 17. Rhode Island 24. t18. St.
Francis (PA), Princeton 21; 20. Harvard 19.5; t21. Brown, Liberty 16; 23. Pennsylvania 13; t24. UAlbany,
Lafayette, Rutgers, Villanova 11; t28. Northeastern, Temple 10; 30. James Madison 9; t31. Navy, Towson 8;
33. Bucknell 7; t84. Stony Brook, New Hampshire 6; t86. Quinnipiac, Lehigh, Delaware 5; t39. Monmouth,
Dartmouth, Rider, UNC Wilmington, Binghamton 4; t44. Massachusetts, Yale 3; t46. lona, St. John’s 2.
ndividual
oni. Jump: 3. Jenn Gurrant 41-7.75; 7. Arina Gerisimova 40-7.5; 17. Tiffany Sprenkels 38-7.0.
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LUKE SCHOEN PLACES SECOND IN POLE VAULT AT IC4A CHAMPIONSHIP
Princeton, N.J. — Sophomore Luke Schoen finished second in the pole vault to lead UAlbany performances at
the 132nd Annual IC4A Outdoor Track & Field Championship at Princeton University’s Weaver Stadium on
Saturday, May 17. The Great Danes are in fourth place with 20 points through eight events. The UAlbany
women have three points through nine events.
Schoen, who was third at last season’s IC4A championship, placed second by clearing the bar at 16-
feet, 10.75-inches. Freshman Michael Dempsey was ninth in the event with a height of 16-2.75. A pair of Great
Danes finished in the top-five in the long jump. Sophomore Kyle Nadler (Colonie Central) finished second with
an NCAA East Regional-qualifying leap of 24-feet, 4.25-inches, the second-best jump in program history.
Classmate Valete Graham was fifth at 23-feet, 11.75-inches.
In the 100-meter dash trials, senior Dieuseul Joseph sprinted to a third-place finish in 10.63 seconds,
just three one-hundredths of a second behind Junior Burnett's school record of 10.60. The performance
marked the third-fastest time in the school annals behind Burnett’s 10.60 and 10.61 at the 2007 Albany Spring
Classic. In the 4x100-meter relay, Joseph led at quartet that included Jean Juste, Torshiro Jenkins and Jeffery
Barnes (Albany High) to a second-place effort in the preliminaries. The relay sprinted a season-best time of
41.00 seconds, just 22 one-hundredths of a second off the school standard.
Freshman Wilfredo de Jesus Elias finished 12th in the hammer throw with a toss of 184-feet, 0-inches.
Juste finished ninth in the prelims of the 110-meter hurdles in 14.26 seconds, only one-hundredths of a second
shy of qualifying for the finals. Junior Joe Greene finished 11th in the 400-meter hurdles in 52.62, missing the
finals by just .27 seconds.
© On the women’s side, junior Kamilah McShine finished 10th in the preliminaries of the 100-meter
hurdles in 14.11 seconds. McShine improved her time to 14.03 in the semifinals, but finished 11th overall and
missed a spot in the championship field.
The Great Danes wrap up competition at the ECAC and IC4A championships on Sunday, May 18,
beginning at 10:30 a.m.
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UAlbany Men’s Results
100 Meter Dash: 3. Dieuseul Joseph 10.63. 110 Meter Hurdles: 9. Jean Juste 14.26, 19. Garrett Askew
14.60, 30. Nick Assini 15.17. 200 Meter Dash: 13. Jeffery Barnes 21.65. 400 Meter Hurdles: 11. Joe Greene
52.62. 4x100 Meter Relay: 2. Jean Juste, Dieuseul Joseph, T Jenkins, J Barnes 41.00. 4x400m Relay: 16.
Andrew Overbaugh, Jeffery Barnes, Joe Belokopitsky, Joe Greene 3:14.92. Long Jump: 2. Kyle Nadler 24-
4.25, 5. Valete Graham 23-11.75, 15. Fred Casimo 22-11.75. Pole Vault: 2. Luke Schoen 16-10.75, 9. Michael
Dempsey 16-2.75. Hammer Throw: 12. Wilfredo de Jesus Elias 184-0.
UAlbany Women’s Results
100 Meter Hurdles Trials: 10. Kamilah McShine 14.11. 100 Meter Hurdles Semis: 11. Kamilah McShine
14.03. 4x100 Meter Relay: 19. Kamilah McShine, Christen Griffin, Jenn Gurrant, Ashley Vives 47.79. 4x400
Meter Relay: 29. Gurrant, Clarkson, Vives, Lee, Kelly, C P-S, Bolognino 3:55.41. 4x800 Meter Relay: 16.
Esperanza Blanco, Zuliana Fontanez, Danielle Trimpop, Laura Cummings 9:16.20.
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UALBANY BASEBALL FINISHES SEASON WITH AMERICA EAST SERIES WIN OVER STONY BROOK
Albany, N.Y. — Pete Eichner went 3-for-3, including a double, and scored the game-tying run to lead UAlbany
to a 9-6 come-from-behind victory over Stony Brook in the season finale on Saturday, May 17 at Varsity Field.
The Great Danes won three of four games in the America East Conference series.
Stony Brook (31-24, AE 14-10) jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Brian Witkowski and Chad
Marshall drew walks and Michael Stephan was hit by a pitch to open the frame. After a strikeout, Steven
Mazzurco laced a double down the left-field line to plate Witkowski and Marshall. Three batters later, Stephan
raced home on a wild pitch.
UAlbany (17-37-1, AE 10-14) took a 4-3 lead with four runs in the bottom of the frame. Sean Donovan
doubled down the right-field line and Gary Pitcheralle walked to start the frame. Brendan Rowland followed
with a single through the right side to knock in Donovan. Pitcheralle then scored as Rowland safely reached
second as the second baseman dropped a throw on an attempted double-play ball. After a successful sacrifice
bunt moved Rowland to third and Mike Konstanty to second, Rowland and Konstanty scored on consecutive
wild pitches.
The Seawolves regained the lead with a pair of runs in the second. Justin Echevarria walked and
Witkowski was hit by a pitch to open the inning. Following a UAlbany pitching change and a groundout, Rob
Dyer singled up the middle to drive in Echevarria and Witkowski.
The Great Danes, still trailing 5-4 in the seventh, plated three runs on three hits to regain the lead.
Eichner doubled and Tom Zink reached on an error to start the rally. Freshman Kyle Crean then pulled a 3-2
@ i down the right-field line to knock in Eichner from second and move Zink to third. Donovan walked to load
the bases. After Stony Brook reliever Devin Will recorded a strikeout, Rowland plated Zink with a single up the
third-base line. Konstanty then drove in Crean with a sacrifice fly to center for his team-high 47th RBI of the
season.
The Seawolves got one run back in the top of the eighth, but UAlbany reliever Sean Gregory stranded
three runners on base. Echevarria singled through the middle to start the inning. Witkowski then singled to
move pinch runner Robert Inzerillo over to third base. Inzerillo scored on Marshall’s groundout before Stephan
was hit by a pitch for the third time in the contest and Dyer walked to load the bases. Gregory entered the
game and induced a pop up to second base and a fly out to right field.
The Great Danes delivered the final score with a pair of runs in the bottom of the eighth. Junior Dave
West singled and Eichner reached on an error by the pitcher during a sacrifice bunt. Following a fielder’s
choice by Zink in which West was forced at third, Eichner and Zink executed a double-steal with the catcher’s
throw sailing into left field, allowing Eichner to score. Zink then came across on a wild pitch.
Senior right-hander Casey Walsh pitched six scoreless innings of relief, striking out seven, to record his
first win of the season. Gregory pitched 1.2 innings for his fourth save. Jeremy Nowak suffered the loss for the
Seawolves, yielding seven runs, including four earned, on seven hits over six innings.
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UAlbany (17-37-1, AE 10-14) 400 O00 32x - 9 9 1
Stony Brook: Jeremy Nowak (L, 6-2), Devin Will (7) and Justin Echevarria, Nick Thode (8).
UAlbany: Nate Novak, Casey Walsh (2, W, 1-8), Chris Ott (8), Dave Noble (8), Sean Gregory (8, S, 4) and
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LAURA CUMMINGS PLACES SIXTH IN STEEPLECHASE AT ECAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Princeton, N.J. — UAlbany’s Laura Cummings placed sixth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase on the opening day
of the ECAC Championships at Princeton University’s Weaver Stadium on Friday, May 16. The Great Danes
are in sixth place with three points through one event.
Cummings, a junior from Bay Shore, N.Y., turned in an NCAA East Regional-qualifying time of 10:46.75
to earn All-East honors. The performance marked the fourth-fastest time in the program’s history. Virginia
sophomore Stephanie Garcia won the event in a time of 10:19.74.
The Great Danes continue action at the ECAC and IC4A Championships on Saturday, May 16,
beginning at 10:30 a.m.
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1. Stephanie Garcia (Virginia) 10:19.74, 2. Patricia Loughlin (Duke) 10:31.54, 3. Elizabeth Graney (William &
Mary) 10:41.68, 4. Sarah Morrison (Villanova) 10:44.81, 5. Liz Deir (Princeton) 10:45.19, 6. Laura Cummings
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DAVE KUBIAK PITCHES UALBANY BASEBALL TO DOUBLEHEADER SPLIT WITH STONY BROOK
Albany, N.Y. — Freshman Dave Kubiak struck out four over seven innings to lead the UAlbany baseball team to an
America East Conference doubleheader split with Stony Brook on Friday, May 16 at Varsity Field. Stony Brook took the
opener, 7-2, while the Great Danes won the nightcap, 4-2.
In game two, Stony Brook (31-23, AE 14-9) took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Chad Marshall reached on a one-out
single down the right-field line. After advancing to second on a groundout, Rob Dyer registered a ground-rule double over
the fence in left field to knock in Marshall.
UAlbany (16-37-1, AE 9-14) took its first lead of the day with two runs in the bottom of the third inning. Sophomore
third baseman Pete Eichner opened the frame with a single and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Junior center fielder
Gary Pitcheralle then doubled down the left-field line to plate Eichner. After a successful sacrifice bunt by junior Sean
Donovan moved Pitcheralle to third, sophomore Brendan Rowland plated Pitcheralle with a sacrifice fly to right field. In the
fifth, Stony Brook tied the score with a run on one hit. Justin Echevarria doubled to right center to open the inning. Pinch
runner Robert Inzerillo then moved to third on a fly out and scored on a groundout to first base.
The Great Danes scored the go-ahead runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Senior Mike Konstanty led off the
inning with a double into the right-field gap. Following an out, freshman Jamie Liebowitz was intentionally walked before
Konstanty was picked off second base. Freshmen Kyle Crean and Toby Adeyemi were each walked around a Stony
Brook pitching change to load the bases. Eichner followed by pulling an 0-1 pitch through the right side of the infield to
drive in Liebowitz and Crean.
Kubiak picked up his fifth win of the season by tossing his second complete game, while allowing just two runs on
five hits. Mike Errigo took the loss for the Seawolves, yielding four runs on six hits over 5.2 innings.
In the first game, Stony Brook got on the board with a run in the opening frame. Brian Witkowski singled on the
Sinn pitch of his at-bat to reach base. After two batters were hit by a pitch to load the bases, Dyer plated Witkowski with a
sacrifice fly to right.
The Seawolves extended their lead to 7-0 with three runs in each of the fifth and sixth innings. In the fifth, Nick
Thode singled through the right side and Marshall reached on an infield bunt single. After a walk to Michael Stephan
loaded the bases, Dyer delivered a run-scoring single to left field. Steven Mazzurco then plated Marshall with a sacrifice
fly to left. Stony Brook scored its final run of the inning on a dropped fly ball by the right fielder to allow Stephan to score.
In the sixth, Jeremy Nowak led off the inning with a double down the left-field line and advanced to third on an error by the
second baseman. Keith Fier followed with a single to left center to score Nowak. After Thode singled through the left side,
Fier was thrown out at home on a groundout by Witkowski. Marshall then reached on an error by the first baseman to fill
the bases. Following a strikeout and a UAlbany pitching change, Dyer drove in Thode and Witkowski with a single up the
middle.
The Great Danes scored once in each of the sixth and seventh innings to deliver the final score. Adeyemi opened
the sixth with a double to right field and moved to third on an error by the right fielder. Two batters later, Adeyemi scored
as Donovan hit into a double play. In the seventh, Konstanty singled, advanced to second on a passed ball and moved to
third on a groundout. Eichner then grounded out to plate Konstanty.
Cory Warrings suffered the loss for the Great Danes, yielding seven runs, including four earned, on eight hits over
5.2 innings. Gary Novakowski recorded the win by striking out seven in a complete-game effort, while allowing just two
unearned runs on five hits.
The Great Danes wrap up their season with a 1:00 p.m. contest with Stony Brook on Saturday, May 17.
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Stony Brook (31-22, AE 14-8) 100 033 0 - r 10 1
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Stony Brook: Gary Novakowski (W, 6-4) and Nick Thode.
UAlbany: Cory Warrings (L, 0-7), Hunter Moffatt (6) and Ryan Gugel.
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Stony Brook (31-23, AE 14-9) 100 010 0 ; 2 5 0
UAlbany (16-37-1, AE 9-14) 002 002 X - 4 7 0
Stony Brook: Mike Errigo (L, 3-5), Jordan Purington (6) and Justin Echevarria, Nick Thode (5).
UAlbany: Dave Kubiak (W, 5-0) and Ryan Gugel.
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BRENDAN ROWLAND LEADS UALBANY BASEBALL TO 6-5 VICTORY OVER STONY BROOK
Albany, N.Y. — Sophomore Brendan Rowland went 3-for-4 with five runs batted in, including a go-ahead three-
run homer, to lead UAlbany to a 6-5 America East Conference baseball win over Stony Brook on Thursday,
May 15 at Varsity Field.
Stony Brook (30-22, AE 13-8) scored twice in each of the first and third innings to jump out to a 4-0
lead. Brian Witkowski and Chad Marshall opened the game with consecutive singles. Michael Stephan
followed with a single through the right side to drive in Witkowski. Rob Dyer then grounded out to knock in
Marshall from third. In the third, Witkowski led off the frame with a homer down the right field line. Following a
pair of fly outs, Dyer drilled a solo shot to right field.
UAlbany (15-36-1, AE 8-13) began its rally in the bottom of the fourth. Freshman Jamie Liebowitz
doubled down the right field line to open the inning. Following an out and a walk to junior Sean Donovan,
Rowland drilled a triple to center field to drive in Liebowitz and Donovan.
In the seventh, sophomore Pete Eichner singled up the middle and Liebowitz walked to open the frame.
Junior Gary Pitcheralle then reached on a bunt single up the third base line and advanced to second on a
throwing error by the pitcher, allowing Eichner to cut the Seawolves’ lead to 4-3. After a strikeout, Rowland
blasted his 10th home run of the season over the fence in left field to put the Great Danes up 6-4.
Stony Brook was able to score once in the ninth, but junior Dave Noble shut the door on the Seawolves’
rally. Stephen Marino and Keith Fier registered consecutive singles with one out. After a fly out moved Marino
to third, Witkowski singled through the right side to plate Marino. Noble entered the game and got Marshall to
fly out to center to end the contest.
r Josh Willimott picked up his sixth win of the season by tossing seven innings, striking out two, while
allowing four runs on eight hits. Noble earned his second save by recording one out. Tom Koehler suffered the
loss for Stony Brook, allowing six runs on six hits over 6.1 innings, while striking out 10 batters.
The Great Danes and the Seawolves resume their series on Friday with a pair of seven inning contests
beginning at 12:00 p.m.
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Stony Brook: Tom Koehler (L, 6-4), Jordan Purington (7) and Justin Echevarria.
UAlbany: Josh Willimott (W, 6-3), Sean Gregory (8), Dave Noble (9, S, 2) and Ryan Gugel.
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MAISONET AND McINTOSH NAMED TO NFCA DIVISION | ALL-NORTHEAST REGION TEAM
Albany, N.Y. — Senior left fielder Amber Maisonet and sophomore pitcher Leah Mcintosh were both named to
the Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division | All-Northeast Region Second Team,
as announced by the NFCA on Thursday afternoon.
Maisonet earned her first all-regional selection after a stellar senior season in which she was named to
the All-America East Conference First Team for the fourth straight year. Maisonet batted .379 in her final
season with the Great Danes, recording a team-high 61 hits and 33 runs scored. She also stole a league-
leading 27 stolen bases and was first in the conference with five triples. Maisonet finished as the UAlbany
career leader with 233 hits and 151 runs. She is also ranked second in career stolen bases with 96 and is
fourth with a .360 batting average.
McIntosh was named to the all-conference first team after leading the America East with a 1.57 ERA
and finishing second with 217 strikeouts. McIntosh, who finished the season ranked 16th nationally with 9.8
strikeouts per seven innings, tossed two no-hitters as a sophomore and set a UAlbany Division | program
record with 18 strikeouts in a seven-inning win over Manhattan. In just two seasons with the Great Danes, she
stands third in career strikeouts with 375 and is eighth all-time with an ERA of 2.22. McIntosh was named the
conference's pitcher of the week on four occasions during the season.
AMBER MAISONET EARNS ESPN THE MAGAZINE ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT HONORS
Albany, N.Y. — Senior left fielder Amber Maisonet was named to the 2008 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-
@s« | First Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). After posting a 3.85
cumulative grade point average in psychology, Maisonet earned her first CoSIDA accolade. She moves onto
the national ballot, with the Academic All-America team being announced on Wednesday, May 28.
Maisonet, who also earned the ECAC Merit Medal this season, was named an NFCA Academic All-
American as a junior and is a member of the UAlbany Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
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UALBANY’S BRIAN LILLIS NAMED AMERICA EAST BASKETBALL SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Cambridge, Mass. — University at Albany’s Brian Lillis has been selected America East Conference Scholar-
Athlete of the Year in men’s basketball for the 2007-08 academic year, as announced on Wednesday
afternoon by the conference office. He has a 3.23 cumulative grade point average in business administration.
Lillis, a 6-foot-5 guard/forward from Urbandale, lowa, recently received an ECAC Merit Medal as
UAlbany’s top senior male student-athlete who combined excellence in athletics and in the classroom. He was
voted first-team all-conference and made his second consecutive appearance on the America East all-
defensive unit. Lillis was chosen the 2008 America East Fans’ Choice Player of the Year.
One of 10 players at the NCAA Division | level to lead his team in points, rebounds and assists, Lillis
ranked among the conference leaders in several statistical categories. He averaged 15.8 points, 6.0 rebounds,
3.5 assists and 1.6 steals. His reverse dunk against Vermont on Feb. 11 made ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10
Plays of the Day.
Lillis, who led the Great Danes to pair of conference titles and two NCAA berths during his career, was
selected to this year’s ESPN The Magazine District | All-Academic Team and was twice a member of the
conference’s all-academic squad. He received UAlbany’s 2008 President’s Award for Leadership.
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. UALBANY BASEBALL FALLS TO NEW YORK TECH, 6-5, ON SENIOR DAY
Albany, N.Y. — Jerry Smith knocked in the game-tying run in the seventh inning to lead New York Tech to a 6-5
come-from-behind victory over UAlbany in non-conference baseball action on Sunday, May 11 at Varsity Field.
UAlbany (14-36-1) got on the board first with three runs in the bottom of the opening inning. Junior
Sean Donovan was hit by a pitch with one out and sophomore Brendan Rowland followed by reaching on an
error. Senior Mike Konstanty then doubled in front of the center fielder to plate Donovan and Rowland. After
advancing to third on a wild pitch, Konstanty scored as the catcher threw the ball into center field trying to
catch senior Tom Zink stealing.
New York Tech (17-27-2) got one run back in the top of the fourth, Effrey Valdez led off with a single to
left field. After moving to third on a fielding error and a sacrifice bunt, Valdez scored on Joe Lucente’s sacrifice
fly to center field. The Great Danes answered back with a pair of runs in the bottom of the frame. Senior Dan
Koegel and junior Gary Pitcheralle walked around a pair of outs. After a failed pickoff attempt allowed Koegel
to advance to third, Donovan singled through the right side to plate Koegel. Rowland followed with a single up
the middle to knock in Pitcheralle for a 5-1 lead.
The Bears cut their deficit back to two with two runs in the fifth inning. Julian Richards led off the frame
with a single down the right field line. Denten Neill replaced Richards on the basepaths by hitting into a fielder’s
choice. Brian Smith then tripled down the left field line to score Neill. Mike LaLuna drove in Smith with a sac fly
to center to cut the game to 5-3.
In the seventh, Brian Smith walked to open the inning. After a failed pickoff attempt and a walk to
|aLuna, Valdez singled to right field to plate Smith and move LaLuna to third. Jerry Smith then singled to right
lowing LaLuna to score and Valdez to advance to third. An errant pickoff attempt by Nate Novak allowed
Valdez to race home with the eventual game-winning run.
Novak suffered the loss for the Great Danes, yielding three runs (two earned) in two innings of work.
Junior Cory Warrings pitched the first five innings for UAlbany, allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits,
while striking out three. Frank Ryan recorded his fifth win of the season for the Bears, giving up five runs (three
earned) on five hits, while striking out five over six innings. LaLuna moved to the mound from shortstop to
record the final out, with runners on first and second, for his first save of the season.
The Great Danes open their final America East Conference series of the season against Stony Brook
on Thursday, May 15 at 3:00 p.m.
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UAlbany (14-36-1) 300 200 000 - 5 9 3
New York Tech: Frank Ryan (W, 5-4), Matt Doran (7), Mike LaLuna (9, S, 1) and George Carroll, Greg Gilroy
(9).
UAlbany: Cory Warrings, Nate Novak (6, L, 0-8), Marco Rivera (8), Casey Walsh (8) and Tom Zink.
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MIKE KONSTANTY SETS SINGLE-SEASON HOME RUN RECORD AS UALBANY BASEBALL SWEEPS
NEW YORK TECH
Albany, N.Y. — Mike Konstanty blasted a two-run homer in the seventh inning to break the program’s single-
season home run record to lead UAlbany to a doubleheader sweep of New York Tech in non-conference
baseball action on Saturday, May 10 at Varsity Field. The Great Danes took game one, 7-3, and won the
nightcap, 8-3.
UAlbany (14-35-1) opened a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning of the first game. Following lead-
off walks to Kyle Crean and Zac Halloran and a pop out, junior Gary Pitcheralle recorded an infield single and
advanced to second on a throwing error, allowing Crean to score. After a groundout, sophomore Brendan
Rowland blasted a three-run shot to right field for his ninth homer of the season. Konstanty followed with a
single, stole second and was forced in after three consecutive walks.
Following three scoreless innings, Donovan singled with one out in the seventh. Two batters later,
Konstanty blasted his 13th homer of the season to left center to give the Great Danes a 7-0 lead. The previous
record of 12 was established by Steve Checksfield in 2000. New York Tech (16-27-2) brought the tying run to
the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning, but junior Sean Gregory induced a fly out to end the frame. Joe
Lucente opened the inning with an infield single. Following consecutive walks to load the bases, pinch-runner
Eric Cos scored on a wild pitch. After a UAlbany pitching change, Brian Smith drove in Greg Gilroy from third
with a double down the right field line. Bob Garland added NYIT’s third run as he scored on a groundout. A hit
batsman and walk loaded the bases before Gregory retired Christian Dienna.
@. In game two, Rowland gave the Great Danes a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first with a two-run single
own the left field line, driving in Pitcheralle and Donovan, who singled and walked, respectively. The Bears
answered back with three runs in the top of the second. Effrey Valdez led off the frame with a single up the
middle. Following a pair of outs, Gilroy doubled to the gap in left center to plate Valdez. Dienna then tripled to
left center to knock in Gilroy. An ensuing passed ball allowed Dienna to score.
UAlbany evened the scored in the bottom of the second and scored five times in the third and fourth
innings for the win. Pete Eichner knotted the score at three with a solo blast to lead off the second. In the third,
Konstanty doubled to right center to open the frame and came around to score on a wild pitch and a throwing
error on the catcher. The Great Danes put the game away with four runs in the fourth. A single by Jamie
Liebowitz, a double by Eichner and a walk to Pitcheralle loaded the bases with no outs. Donovan walked to
force in Liebowitz before Rowland reached on a fielder’s choice and advanced to second on a throwing error,
allowing Eichner and Pitcheralle to score. Two batters later, Ryan Gugel singled to right field to drive in
Rowland from third.
Junior Josh Willimott tossed seven scoreless innings, while striking out seven, in game one to pick up
his team-high fifth win of the season. Gregory picked up his third save of the season by recording one out in
the ninth. Andrew Guarrasi suffered the loss for the Bears, yielding five runs on four hits over five innings. In
game two, freshman David Kubiak struck out four over six innings to register his fourth victory of the year.
Preston Wasmund took the loss in relief in the nightcap, allowing six runs (four earned) in 3.1 innings. Rowland
registered six runs batted in on the afternoon, while Konstanty had three hits and three runs scored.
The Great Danes and the Bears will wrap up their three-game non-conference series on Sunday at
1:00 p.m. UAlbany will honor its five members of the class of 2008 prior to the first pitch.
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Game One
NYIT (16-26-2) 000 O00 O03 =- Ae 10 2
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NYIT: Andrew Guarrasi (L), Louie Bernardi (6) and George Carroll.
UAlbany: Josh Willimott (w, 5-3), Chris Ott (8), Hunter Moffatt (9), Sean Gregory (9, S, 3) and Ryan Gugel.
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Game Two
NYIT (16-27-2) 030 000 0O - 3 9 2
Albany (14-35-1) = 211 400 xX - 8 f 1
NYIT: Eric Johnson, Preston Wasmund (1, L), Bobby Tesseyman (5), Chris Colleran (6) and Greg Gilroy.
UAlbany: David Kubiak (W, 4-0), Matthew Herrick (7) and Ryan Gugel.
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LUKE SCHOEN SETS POLE VAULT RECORD AT 14TH ANNUAL UALBANY SPRING CLASSIC
Albany, N.Y. — Luke Schoen set a school and facility record in the men’s pole vault to highlight the list of
performances at the 14th annual UAlbany Spring Classic on Saturday afternoon at University Field. Schoen
cleared the bar at 17-feet, 5-inches, tying the 11th-best national collegiate mark this season.
Schoen, a sophomore, broke his own UAlbany standard and shattered a 13-year-old facility record on
his first attempt at that height. Ryan Dall established the previous record of 17-0.75 in 1995. Schoen had the
bar raised to 17-7, but missed all three attempts.
“It couldn't have gone better,” said Schoen, who will compete at the IC4A championship in Princeton,
N.J. next weekend. “l am set up pretty well to make the NCAAs. It was nice to get a personal best at home
and my parents were here to see it.”
All-America hurdler Joe Greene continued his way back from a leg injury suffered this past winter to
run a season-best 53.88 seconds in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles. Jeffrey Barnes (Albany H.S.) and
Fred Casimo (Shaker) posted I|C4A-qualifying marks in the 100-meter dash and long jump, respectively.
Barnes, the current America East Conference 200-dash champion, sprinted 10.90 seconds. Casimo won the
long jump in 23-feet, 4.50-inches.
In the women’s competition, freshman Rebecca Kelly qualified for the USAT&F Junior National
Championships in the 400-meter hurdles with a time 1:03.12. Kelly's performance will take her to Columbus,
Ohio on June 20-22 where she will compete at Ohio State University’s Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
“| never would have guessed that | would qualify for nationals,” explained Kelly, who began competing
in the hurdles as a high school senior and made the junior standard by two-hundredths of a second. “Kamilah
vicshine) got me off to a good start. | was so into it today. | hit most of my steps.”
In addition, Wilfredo de Jesus Elias won the hammer throw with an IC4A distance of 183-06. The
men’s 4x100 relay also improved its IC4A standing with a season-best 41.46 seconds. Raphael Jean-Baptiste,
Torshiro Jenkins, Drew Harrison and Barnes are relay members. Brenna Militello advanced to the ECAC
championship in the high jump. Her height of 5-7 is just three-quarters of an inch off her school record.
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14th Annual UAlbany Spring Classic
Women’s Results
100 Meter Dash: 1. Diana Cruz (Club Santurce), 12.93; 200 Meter Dash: 1. Christen Griffin (UAlbany), 25.50; 400 Meter
Dash: 1. Octavia Clarkson (UAlbany), 59.43; 800 Meter Run: 1. Zuliana Fontanez (UAlbany), 2:15.26; 1500 Meter Run: 1.
Laine Sefick (UAlbany), 5:02.54; 100 Meter Hurdles: Valerie Maignan (UAlbany), 15.77; 400 Meter Hurdles: 1. Rebecca
Kelly (UAlbany), 1:03.12; 3000 Meter Steeplechase: 1. Danielle Trimpop (UAlbany), 10:59.32; 4x100 Meter Relay: 1.
UAlbany (Kamilah McShine, Christen Griffin, Jennifer Gurrant, Ashley Vives), 48.18; 4x400 Meter Relay: 1. UAlbany
(Octavia Clarkson, Laura Bolognino, Rebecca Kelly, Zuliana Fontanez), 4:04.21; High Jump: 1. Brenna Militello
(UAlbany), 5-07.00; Pole Vault: 1. Krystal Myers (UAlbany), 9-00.25; Long Jump: 1. Jennifer Gurrant (UAlbany), 18-09.25:
Triple Jump: 1. Sandy Antenor (UAlbany), 38-04.00; Shot Put: 1. Kadine Johnson (UAlbany), 42-06.00; Discus: 1. Kadine
Johnson (UAIbany), 137-11; Hammer Throw: 1. Louise Duffus (Unattached), 154-03; Javelin: 1. Ashley Lewis (UAlbany),
118-09.
Men’s Results
100 Meter Dash: 1. Jeffery Barnes (UAlbany), 10.90; 200 Meter Dash: 1. Jeffrey Barnes (UAlbany), 21.89; 400 Meter
Dash: 1. Nicholas Lemp (UAlbany), 50.97; 800 Meter Run: 1. Joe Belokopitsky (UAlbany), 1:52.59; 1500 Meter Run: Onar
Ayala (Club Santurce), 4:12.52; 5000 Meter Run: 1. Brian Yurkewecz (UAlbany), 15:27.57; 110 Meter Hurdles: 1. Jean
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Juste (UAIbany), 14.52; 400 Meter Hurdles: 1. Joe Greene (UAlbany), 53.88; 3000 Meter Steeplechase: 1. Chris Frank
(RPI), 10:00.60; 4x100 Meter Relay: 1. UAlbany (Raphael Jean-Baptiste, Drew Harrison, Torshiro Jenkins, Jeffery
Barnes), 41.46; 4x400 Meter Relay: 1. UAlbany (Nicholas Lemp, Alan Nimblette, Andrew Overbaugh, Joe Greene),
3:30.88; High Jump: 1. Dan Jimenez (RPI), 6-04.75; Pole Vault: 1. Luke Schoen (UAlbany), 17-05.00 (school & facility
@ cor) Long Jump: 1. Frederick Casimo (UAlbany), 23-04.50; Triple Jump: 1. Don Ning Hu (UAlbany), 46-01.50; Shot
Put: 1. Renauld Buck (UAlbany), 48-10.00; Discus: 1. Michael Lynch (Unattached), 147-01; Hammer Throw: 1. Wilfredo
de Jusus Elias (UAlbany), 183-06; Javelin: 1. Marc Pallozzi (Unattached), 223-03.
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STONY BROOK DEFEATS UALBANY IN AMERICA EAST SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
Albany, N.Y. — Alyssa Struzenberg fired a four-hit shutout to lead Stony Brook to a 4-0 win over UAlbany in the
championship round of the America East Conference Tournament on Saturday afternoon at Albany Field.
The Seawolves, who won their first-ever conference title to secure an automatic NCAA berth, became the
fourth team in the last seven years to go undefeated in postseason tournament play.
Struzenberg, the championship’s most outstanding player, struck out five and walked three in posting
her ninth shutout of the season. She was aided by three double plays that wiped out scoring threats in the first
and third innings. Right fielder Ashley Westphal made a catch toward the line and fired to first base to get the
force on UAlbany’s Michelle Connors in the opening frame. Shortstop Vicki Kavitsky later dove to her right in
the hole to rob Andrianna Walraven of a base hit, before doubling off Jessica Bergin with a throw to second
base.
Stony Brook (33-21-1) broke through in the second when first baseman Marissa Fleury drilled the
second pitch she saw over the center field fence just to right of the 210-foot sign for her seventh home run of
the season. In the fourth, Kelsi Fanelli and Fleury both singled with one out. Catcher Jade Clare then blasted
a 1-2 pitch, a three-run homer that hit the scoreboard in left field.
“| thought the pitch before (Clare’s homer) was on the corner, and so did my catcher,” said UAlbany
right-hander Marissa Powell, who fell to 13-10 on the season. “I left the next one over the plate. Give her
kudos, she took the pitch given to her and hit it.”
Struzenberg, the America East pitcher of the year, also worked out of her own trouble in the fifth when
@ carve Tillman singled up the middle and Kat Smith walked to start the inning. But Struzenberg, who beat
UAlbany (34-17) for the second straight day after scattering seven hits in a 7-2 triumph in a winner’s bracket
game, regrouped by striking out two of the next three batters. The sophomore improved to 24-8 in the circle, a
school record for single-season victories.
“They came into the tournament hitting the ball well,” said UAlbany coach Chris Cannata, whose
program had captured the previous three conference championships. “We couldn't get a big hit when we
needed one. It’s part of the game. This was a good experience for a young team; we will be back.”
Leah Mcintosh, who threw a one-hit shutout in Friday’s elimination game against UMBC, was one of
three UAlbany players voted to the all-championship team. Amber Maisonet, a four-time all-conference
outfielder, and third baseman Meagan Butsch were also selected.
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UAlbany (34-17) 000 O00 QO - 0 4 0
Stony Brook (33-21-1) 010 300 x - 4 7 1
UAlbany: Marissa Powell (13-10) and Kat Smith.
Stony Brook: Alyssa Struzenberg (24-8) and Jade Clare.
HR: SB - Marissa Fleury (7), Jade Clare (3).
2008 America East Conference Softball Championship
Albany Field — Albany, N.Y.
Thursday, May 8
Game One: #1 UAlbany 4, #4 UMBC 0
Game Two: #3 Stony Brook 3, #2 Boston U. 0
Friday, May 9
ame Three: Stony Brook 7, UAlbany 2
Game Four: UMBC 5, Boston U. 3
Game Five: UAlbany 4, UMBC 0
Saturday, May 10
Game Six: Stony Brook 4, UAlbany 0
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UALBANY ADVANCES TO AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AGAINST STONY BROOK
Albany, N.Y. — Leah Mcintosh tossed her ninth shutout of the season, a one-hitter, as UAlbany advanced to the
championship round of the America East Conference Tournament with a 4-0 victory over UMBC in an elimination
game on Friday afternoon at Albany Field. Stony Brook defeated the Great Danes, 7-2, in the winner’s bracket
earlier in the day to make the final for the first time in the program's history. The two teams will play for an
automatic NCAA berth.
UAlbany (34-16) broke up a scoreless tie in the fifth inning with a two-out rally. Nicole Kothe singled to right
field, before Amber Maisonet bunted to reach base safely. After Andrianna Walraven fouled out to the third
baseman, Michelle Connors worked a 1-2 count into a walk to load the bases. Meagan Butsch then ripped the first
pitch she saw up the middle to drive in a pair of runs. Freshman Gina Mason followed with a two-run single, as she
sent a 2-2 pitch to the left of the second-base bag and into centerfield.
Mcintosh, who improved to 17-6 on the year, struck out seven and walked three in registering her 20th
complete game. She worked out of a mild trouble in the third. Lynn Pronobis started the inning with an infield single
and moved to third base after two sacrifices, but the sophomore hurler fanned Julia Culotta on an inside pitch with
the count full. McIntosh, who struck out the side in the fourth and threw 90 pitches overall, had two runners aboard
in the seventh, but ended the uprising when Pronobis popped out to end the game.
“| felt more pressure in the first game (against Stony Brook),” said McIntosh, whose team is the tournament's
top seed after winning the regular-season title. “Il stepped it up (in the second game), but the catcher does all the
work. She makes all the calls. The first five innings were hectic, but then we scored some runs. It is easier to pitch
when you have more than a one- or two-run lead.”
© In the first game of the day, Molly Kestranek had three hits, including her third home run of the season, in
leading Stony Brook (32-21) to a 7-2 triumph. The Seawolves jumped on Mcintosh with three runs over the first two
innings. Marissa Fleury’s soft-liner over the shortstop’s right shoulder plated Vicki Kavitsky, who had reached on a
fielder’s choice and stole second base. Kestranek drove a 1-2 pitch over the left-field fence to begin the second.
Casey Jacobs, who followed in the order, would walk on five pitches and later score on Kavitsky’s sacrifice fly to
right field.
The Seawolves, who upended second-seed Boston University, 3-0, in Thursday’s opening round, built a 6-0
lead after fourth innings against reliever Marissa Powell. In the third, Kestranek singled up the middle with two outs.
She later came across on Kelly Oberto’s line drive over the second baseman’s head. Crista Cerrone knocked in
another run by slapping an 0-2 pitch the other way over the shortstop’s glove. Kelsi Fanelli led off the fourth with her
eighth homer of the year over the 210-sign in centerfield.
UAlbany broke through against Stony Brook’s Alyssa Struzenberg, the conference’s pitcher of the year, in
the fifth. Maisonet, who went 3-for-4 at the plate in the first contest, singled and scored on Michelle Connors’ base
hit to left field. Maisonet added a RBI double in the sixth.
Struzenberg, who improved to 23-8 overall and has beaten UAlbany twice this spring, scattered seven hits
and struck out five in recording her 20th complete game. The sophomore right-hander has already established the
school’s single-season record for pitching wins.
“We had a little better attitude going into the second game,” offered UAlbany coach Chris Cannata, whose
Squad is in the championship final for the fourth consecutive year. “Leah had more speed and movement and she
had neither in the first game. It’s going to be tough to win twice tomorrow.”
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America East Conference Championship
(Loser’s Bracket)
UMBC (25-29) 000 000 0 - 0 1 0
UAlbany (34-16) 122 110 X - 4 7 0
UMBC: Ashley Gray (7-11) and Kali Shirk. UAlbany: Leah Mcintosh (17-6) and Kat Smith.
secon Round)
UAlbany (33-16) 000 011 0 - 2 7 1
Stony Brook (32-21) 122 110 x - 7 13 2
UAlbany: Leah Mcintosh (16-6), Marissa Powell (3), Brittany Rose (5) and Kat Smith.
Stony Brook: Alyssa Struzenberg (23-8) and Jade Clare.
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Siena and UAlbany Renew Albany Cup
Schools Ink Three-Year Deal to Continue Men’s Basketball Rivalry
ALBANY, N.Y. - Siena College and the University at Albany will renew their men’s basketball rivalry at Times Union Center December 6, 2008. The
game will be the first in a new three-year agreement between the institutions.
The Albany Cup has grown into one of the most anticipated area sporting events since it tipped off in downtown Albany in 2001 after a 25-year hiatus
coinciding with Siena's move to Division | in 1976-77.
A total of 75,830 fans have turned out for the seven meetings since the series was renewed, an average of 10,833 per game. A series-record 13,262
fans attended the game this past season.
“The Times Union Center is honored to once again host the hottest college basketball rivalry game in the region,” stated Bob Belber — General
Manager of Times Union Center. “| am very happy that terms could be worked out between Siena and UAlbany to allow their fans the ability to catch
this exciting matchup,”
The schools’ women’s basketball programs will not play during the 2008-2009 season due to scheduling conflicts. The women’s basketball series will
resume as part of a doubleheader with the men’s game during the 2009-2010 season.
“The three-year extension of this college basketball series is good for UAlbany, Siena and area basketball fans,” UAlbany vice president and director
of athletics Lee McElroy said. “We look forward to participating in an event that benefits the Capital Region.”
pany Cup Attendance Figures
(at Times Union Center/Pepsi Arena)
“We began playing this series for the community, and pledged to continue playing it as long
as the support remained,” Siena College director of athletics John D’Argenio said. “The
fans, especially this past season, have been tremendous, so continuing the series made
sense.
November 27, 2001 (Siena 60, UAlbany 48) 10,285
November 22, 2002 (Siena 79, UAlbany 75) 11,672
November 21, 2003 (Siena 71, UAlbany 50) 11,797
November 23, 2004 (UAlbany 86, Siena 65) 8904
December 3, 2005 (Siena 82, UAlbany 74 OT) 8,64]
December 2, 2006 (Siena 76, UAlbany 75 20T) ~—-'11,271
December |, 2007 (Siena 75, UAlbany 71) 13,262
Siena has won six of the seven games played on the men’s side since 2001 and five of six
women’s contests. The Saints lead the all-time men’s series 29-18 and the women’s series
9-3.
“This is a great game for the City of Albany and the surrounding area,” UAlbany head
men’s basketball coach Will Brown said. “It only makes sense that the two Division | bas-
ketball programs in this area meet on an annual basis. | am sure that our students, fans
and alumni will be excited that the series is continuing.”
Total Attendance: 7 games: 75,830
Average Attendance: 10,833
“The community support for this game has been overwhelming,” Siena head men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery said. “It has evolved into a game
that the fans from both schools look forward to each season, and we're happy to see it continue.”
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UALBANY BLANKS UMBC, 4-0, INOPENING ROUND OF AMERICA EAST SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
Albany, N.Y. — Leah MclIntosh fired a two-hit shutout and struck out 12 batters in leading UAlbany to a 4-0
victory over UMBC in the opening round of the America East Conference Softball Championship on Thursday
afternoon at Albany Field. The Great Danes, who are the double-elimination tournament’s top seed, advanced
to Friday’s winner's bracket contest at 11:00 a.m.
McIntosh, a sophomore right-hander, was in complete control in upping her record to 16-5 in the circle.
She gave up Amanda Fefel’s lead-off single in the second and her one-out double down the left-field line in the
seventh. McIntosh, who recorded her eighth shutout of the season, has allowed two hits or less in six starting
assignments this season.
UAlbany (33-15) broke up a scoreless deadlock in the fourth with a two-out uprising. Meagan Butsch
walked in between a pair of fly outs, before right fielder Jessica Bergin lined a single into the left-field gap.
UMBC center fielder Lynn Pronobis was unable to come up the ball, allowing it to roll all the way to fence, and
Butsch came around to score. Leanne Tillman followed with an RBI single up the middle to provide her team
with a two-run advantage.
The Great Danes, who won the conference’s regular-season title with a three-game sweep last
weekend, tacked on two runs in the fifth. Amber Maisonet laid a bunt down the third-base line for a base hit,
before shortstop Andrianna Walraven walked on a 3-2 pitch. Butsch was hit by a pitch to load the bases with
two outs. Freshman Gina Mason then went the opposite way with a single near the right-field line, aided by a
northwest wind, that scored a pair of base runners.
© “The first game (of a tournament) is the most important,” said UAlbany coach Chris Cannata, whose
program has produced 30 or more wins in seven consecutive seasons. “You don’t want to play all day
tomorrow. It was good to get the nerves out.”
McIntosh, who struck out the side in the first and second innings and threw 84 pitches in recording her
20th complete-game effort of the season, finished off UMBC (24-28) with two strikeouts to end the game
following Fefel’s double. She sent down third baseman Emily Thompson on a 1-2 pitch and then got left fielder
Lauren Brummell swinging.
“Everything was working and this is the time that it needs to work,” commented Mcintosh, a first-team
all-conference selection who has registered 12 or more strikeouts against six opponents this spring. “I just
went out and hoped for the best. When you get four runs and your hitters are hitting, it makes you feel
comfortable.”
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UMBC: Ashley Gray (7-10) and Kali Shirk.
UAlbany: Leah McIntosh (16-5) and Kat Smith.
SIX UALBANY ATHLETES RECEIVE AMERICA EAST ALL-ACADEMIC HONORS
Cambridge, Mass. — Track champion Laura Cummings leads a group of six UAlbany spring athletes to be
named to America East Conference all-academic teams, as announced by the conference office on Thursday
afternoon. Each all-academic squad has been selected based on the student-athlete’s academic and athletic
ccomplishments. Academic achievement for consideration requires student-athletes to have a minimum
cumulative grade point average of 3.00 entering the season. Athletic standards vary between team sports and
individual sports. For track & field, student-athletes are required to be a top-three finisher at the conference
championship meet.
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Cummings, a junior English major from Bay Shore, N.Y., registered a pair of top-3 finishes at last
weekend’s America East championship to appear on her second all-academic team of the year. She won the
3,000-meter steeplechase in a school-record time of 10:33.60 and placed third in the 1,500-meter run in
4:33.09. Senior Arina Gerasimova, a business administration major, recorded a third-place finish in the triple
jump with a leap of 39-feet, 10.50-inches.
Three members of the America East champion men’s track and field team were named to the all-
academic unit. Sophomore Valete Graham, a psychology major, won last Saturday’s long jump with a distance
of 24-feet, 0.25-inches. Senior Renauld Buck, who has a dual major in history and communication, turned in a
third-place finish in the shot put with a toss of 49-feet, 7.75-inches. Nick Assini, a junior business administration
major, finished third in the 110-meter high hurdles in a season-best time of 14.53 seconds.
Jessica Signorelli earned America East all-academic honors after placing fifth at the America East
Women’s Golf Championship last weekend. Signorelli, a sophomore communication major, carded a two-round
score of 165 to help lead the Great Danes to their second America East title in the last five years.
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CHRIS CANNATA NAMED AMERICA EAST CONFERENCE SOFTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR
Albany, N.Y. — University at Albany’s Chris Cannata was named the America East Conference Coach of the Year in
softball, as announced at the annual conference banquet held at the Crowne Plaza in downtown Albany on
Wednesday evening. The Great Danes also placed three team members on the all-conference first team.
Cannata earned the top coaching award for the fourth time since UAlbany joined the America East in 2001.
In her 14th season at the helm of the Great Dane program, Cannata guided UAlbany to a 32-15 record overall, and
went 16-5 in conference play en route to winning the regular-season title. Cannata won her 400th career game on
April 19. She has a 409-203-1 record during her tenure.
Senior left fielder Amber Maisonet leads a group of three Great Danes on the all-conference first team.
Maisonet, the first UAlbany player to earn first-team honors four times, is batting .372 and leads the team with 55
hits. She has scored 30 runs and driven in 15 more, while going 25-of-29 on stolen base attempts. Maisonet, who
was also named to the all-academic team, became the program’s all-time hits leader this season with 227. She is
also tied for first on the career runs chart with 148 and is second with 94 stolen bases.
Junior third baseman Meagan Butsch makes her first appearance on an all-conference team, after being
named to the all-rookie squad as a freshman. Butsch, who earned a spot on the conference’s all-academic squad,
leads the team with a .381 average and has recorded 53 hits, 27 runs and 28 RBI. She has a team-high .633
slugging percentage after knocking out seven home runs, six doubles and four triples as a junior. Butsch was
named the America East and ECAC player of the week on April 13.
Sophomore pitcher Leah Mcintosh, an all-rookie choice last year, is also a member of the first team.
Mcintosh has led the UAlbany staff, accumulating 197 strikeouts in 139.2 innings of work and a 1.65 ERA. In 22
appearances this season, McIntosh has posted a 15-5 record with 19 complete games, including seven shutouts
@. two no-hitters. McIntosh, who also earned all-academic team honors, was named the conference’s pitcher of
the week on four occasions during the season.
Second baseman Michelle Connors earned all-conference second-team recognition after making first-team
and all-rookie appearances as a freshman. Connors hit .331 in her second season, recording 41 hits, including a
team-high eight doubles and eight home runs. She also led the team with 31 runs scored and 29 RBI.
Sophomore utility player Bailey Van Deest earned All-America East recognition for the first time with a spot
on the all-conference second team. Van Deest recorded a .290 average, seeing time in right field and as the
designated player. Van Deest had 27 hits on the season, including seven doubles, and drove in 14 runs.
Freshmen Andrianna Walraven and Gina Mason were honored with all-rookie team accolades. Walraven,
who started 46 games at shortstop, hit .205 with 26 hits and 15 runs scored. Mason batted .230 with 28 hits,
including seven doubles and five home runs. She scored 17 runs and drove in 25 more. Mason earned the
conference’s final rookie of the week honor on May 4.
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2008 All-America East Conference Awards
First Team: Leah Mcintosh, UAlbany; Alyssa Struzenberg, Stony Brook; Kali Shirk, UMBC; Marissa Fleury,
Stony Brook; Ashley Waters, Maine; Meagan Butsch, UAlbany; Melissa Dubay, Boston U.; Amber Maisonet, UAlbany;:
April Setterlund, Boston U.; Shayne Lotito, Boston U.; Ashley Gray, UMBC; Amanda Fefel, UMBC.
Second Team: Cassidi Hardy, Boston U.; Brittney Stratton, Hartford; Christy Leath, Boston U.; Rachel Hebert,
Boston U.; Michelle Connors, UAlbany; Terren Hall, Maine; Vicki Kavitsky, Stony Brook; Alexis Souhlaris, Maine; Kelsi
Fanelli, Stony Brook; Rachelle Eloschuk, Vermont; Tyler Benson, Boston U.; Bailey Van Deest, UAlbany.
All-Rookie: Andrianna Walraven, UAlbany; Gina Mason, UAlbany; Brianna Andrews, Binghamton; Deannie
Plemon, Binghamton; April Setterlund, Boston U.; Melanie Delgado, Boston U.; Kelley Engman, Boston U.; Terren Hall,
Maine; Kristin Allen, Maine; Stephanie Weigman, UMBC; Lauren Brummel, UMBC; Caroline Goddard, Vermont.
All-Academic: Leah Mcintosh, UAlbany; Meagan Butsch, UAlbany; Amber Maisonet, UAlbany; Bailey
Van Deest, UAlbany; Christy Leath, Boston U.; Tyler Benson, Boston U.; Ashley Waters, Maine; Alyssa Struzenberg,
@” Brook; Marissa Fleury, Stony Brook; Vicki Kavitsky, Stony Brook, Kali Shirk, UMBC, Rachelle Eloschuk, Vermont.
Player of the Year: Ashley Waters, Maine
Pitcher of the Year: Alyssa Struzenberg, Stony Brook
Rookie of the Year: April Setterlund, Boston U.
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LE MOYNE RALLIES FOR 15-8 WIN OVER UALBANY IN NON-CONFERENCE BASEBALL ACTION
Albany, N.Y. — Chris Haynes smacked a three-run homer in the eighth inning to Le Moyne to a 15-8 come-
from-behind win over UAlbany in non-conference baseball action on Tuesday, May 6 at Varsity Field.
UAlbany (12-35-1) jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning on a pair of home runs. Sophomore
Brendan Rowland followed a walk to Dave West with a two-run shot down the left field line. Following
consecutive walks to Mike Konstanty and Ryan Gugel, junior Gary Pitcheralle drilled a three-run blast to right
center for his fifth homer of the season. Le Moyne matched the score with five runs over the next two innings.
Haynes singled and Corey O’Neill was hit by a pitch with one out in the second. After a wild pitch, Sean Paino
doubled down the left field line to plate Haynes and O’Neill. Matt Nandin opened the third by getting hit by a
pitch. Sophomore Chris Edmondson followed with a two-run homer down the right field line. Two batters later,
Robby Perez singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch. O’Neill followed an out with a run-scoring single
to left center to drive in Perez.
The Great Danes regained the lead in the bottom of the third with two runs on two hits. Rowland
opened inning with a walk and Konstanty followed with a double off of third base. Gugel plated Rowland with a
groundout and Pitcheralle singled to shortstop to drive in Konstanty. In the fourth, Sean Donovan led off with a
single and came around to score on a single up the middle by Gugel following an infield error. The Dolphins
got two runs back in the fifth on two hits. Perez opened the frame with a blast to right center to cut the
Dolphins’ gap to 8-6. After Haynes walked and O’Neill singled, Paino laid down a sacrifice bunt to move the
e”" over. Aaron DiFruscio then registered a pinch-hit sacrifice fly to drive in Haynes.
Le Moyne (25-20), the MAAC regular season and tournament champions last season, blew the game
open in the top of the eighth with eight runs on six hits. Phil St. Amant started the rally with one-out single to
center. Perez then walked to knock UAlbany reliever Chris Ott out of the contest. Haynes then greeted Sean
Gregory by blasting the first pitch over the fence in right center. O’Neill followed by slamming a 2-0 pitch down
the right field line. After Paino was hit by a pitch, Alex Del Valle singled to center on a hit-and-run and an errant
throw allowed him to move to third and Paino to score. Stephen Crawford then tripled to the wall in left center
to drive in Del Valle. After a UAlbany pitching change, Nandin plated Crawford with a single to right field. With
the base loaded following consecutive walks, Nandin raced home on a wild pitch to cap the scoring.
Chris Ott suffered his first loss of the season for the Great Danes, tossing 1.1 innings, while allowing
two runs. Tom McDermott picked up win by pitching three scoreless innings, with five strikeouts, out of the
bullpen for the Dolphins. The Great Danes return to action on Friday, May 9 at 3:00 p.m. at Varsity Field
against New York Tech.
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Le Moyne: Cory Nelson, Brandon Otto (3), Tom McDermott (6, W, 2-1), Mike Anarumo (9) and Chris Haynes,
Rich Brown (9).
UAlbany: Marco Rivera, Hunter Moffatt (4), Chris Ott (7, L, 0-1), Sean Gregory (8), Jeff Kaier (8), Mike
Konstanty (9) and Ryan Gugel.
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UALBANY ATHLETES EARN RECOGNITION AT EIGHTH ANNUAL GREAT DANE AWARDS
Albany, N.Y. — University at Albany Vice President and Director of Athletics Lee McElroy presented Brian Lillis
and Amber Maisonet with ECAC Merit Medals at the eighth annual Great Dane Awards, held at SEFCU Arena
on Monday evening. The event celebrates UAlbany Athletics in the 2007-08 academic year. Presidential
Scholar-Athlete Awards were given to Amanda Hall, Kelly Martinson, Mike Ammann and Steve Ammann.
Each of the 19 intercollegiate men’s and women’s teams handed out their most valuable player awards.
ECAC Merit Medals are annually awarded to the school’s top senior male and female student-athletes
who have shown excellence in the classroom and as competitive athletes during the current academic year.
Presidential Scholar-Athlete Awards are presented to the Department of Athletics’ top students.
Maisonet, a senior outfielder on the softball team, has a 3.85 cumulative grade point average in
psychology. Maisonet, a three-time first-team All-America East Conference selection, has led the program to
three conference championships and three NCAA Tournament appearances. She is currently batting .372 with
25 stolen bases. Maisonet is the school’s career leader with 227 hits and is tied for first in runs with 148 and is
second in stolen bases with 94.
Lillis, a Senior guard/forward on the basketball squad, has a 3.23 GPA in business administration. He
was voted to the all-conference first team after averaging 15.8 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists. Lillis, who
was one of 10 players at the Division | level to lead his team in all three categories, was also selected as the
America East Fans’ Choice Player of the Year. He led the Great Danes to a pair of America East
championships and two NCAA berths during his career.
Hall posted a 3.88 GPA in business administration. A member of the women’s tennis team, Hall had an
8-8 singles record and a 17-11 mark in doubles play this spring. The Great Danes went 18-7 in dual
matches, their best season as a Division | program. Martinson, who hails from Madison, Wis., has a 3.99 GPA
in social welfare with a dual minor in psychology and education. Her basketball career was cut short due to
injury, but she provided leadership for a program that registered its best-ever record in America East
Conference play and reached the conference tournament’s semifinal round.
Mike Ammann has a 3.87 GPA in accounting with a dual minor in business administration and athletics.
He received the 2008 UAlbany President’s Award for Leadership and was chosen to last year’s ESPN The
Magazine District all-academic team. Ammann accounted for 65 career points as a lacrosse midfielder. Steve
Ammann, who has twice been voted to the All-America East second team in lacrosse, has a 3.86 GPA in
business administration with a concentration in finance and marketing. Steve and his twin brother, Mike, have
been involved in numerous community service projects, including Habitat for Humanity. Steve was fourth on
the team in scoring with 15 goals and 12 assists as a senior.
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2007-08 Team MVP Awards
Fall: Ricardo Estremera (Men’s Cross Country), Laura Cummings (Women’s Cross Country), Michelle
Simpson (Field Hockey), Michael Dungey (Football), Steward Ceus (Men’s Soccer), Meghan Garrity (Women’s
Soccer), Kamisha Kellam (Women’s Volleyball).
Winter: Brian Lillis (Men’s Basketball), Gia Sanders (Women’s Basketball), Jean Juste & David Parker (Men’s
Indoor Track & Field), Laura Cummings & Jenn Gurrant (Women’s Indoor Track & Field).
Spring: Brendan Rowland (Baseball), Corrin Conroy (Women’s Golf), Jordan Levine (Men’s Lacrosse), Kayla
Best & Sara Wolf (Women’s Lacrosse), Amber Maisonet, Meagan Butsch & Leah Mcintosh (Softball), Charlotte
T (Women’s Tennis), TBD (Men’s Track & Field), TBD (Women’s Track & Field).
Spirit Awards: Tori Palmer (Cheerleading), Katie Lappin (Dance).
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MEN’S TRACK WINS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE AMERICA EAST TITLE, WOMEN PLACE THIRD
Orono, Maine — University at Albany’s Jean Juste won the 110-meter high hurdles in a conference-record time
to lead the men’s track and field team to its fourth consecutive America East Conference championship on
Sunday, May 4 at the Beckett Family Track & Field Complex. The men scored 196 points to easily defeat
second-place New Hampshire. In the women’s competition, UAlbany registered three individual champions to
finish in third with 116.50 points. Boston U. took the team championship with 193 points.
Juste, a junior from Hempstead, N.Y., raced to victory in the 110-hurdles by shattering the conference
standard in 14.25 seconds. Juste, the conference indoor 55-meter hurdle champion, turned in the secona-
fastest performance in the program’s Division | history and qualified for the IC4A and NCAA East Regional
meets. The previous conference record was set by Northeastern’s Peter Jasmin in 2005 and tied by UMBC’s
Keith Brown in 2007. In the 200-meter dash, sophomore Jeffery Barnes (Albany H.S.) sprinted to a first-place
finish in an |C4A-qualifying and personal-best time of 21.62 seconds. Barnes also competed with Andrew
Overbaugh, Joe Greene and Drew Harrison on the 4x400-meter relay team, which turned in a season-best
time of 3:15.48 to finish in second place, three-hundredths of a second behind first-place Binghamton. Junior
Michael McCadney recorded the Great Danes’ third win of the day with a leap of 48-feet in the triple jump.
Greene, who was competing in the 400-meter hurdles for just the second time this season, placed
second with an IC4A-qualifying time of 53.89 seconds. Senior Dieuseul Joseph took second in the 100-meter
with an IC4A time of 10.79 seconds, just one-hundredth of a second behind Vermont’s Aaron Campbell.
Freshman Tyler Fogarty (Shenendehowa) recorded a pair of second-place finishes. Fogarty crossed the finish
line in 1:52.58 in the 800-meter run and joined Bryan Lasky, Jared Jupin and Joe Belokopitsky in the 4x800-
rete: relay, which finished in a season-best time of 7:47.38. Luke Schoen was named the meet’s top field
performer after clearing the bar in a league-record 17-feet, 3 inches to win Saturday’s pole vault competition.
Kamilah McShine, this year’s conference women’s indoor hurdles champion, won the 100-meter
hurdles for the second time in her career. McShine, who was also first in this same event as a freshman in
2006, raced to an America East-record and ECAC-qualifying time of 13.98 seconds. Senior Brenna Militello
won the high jump for the second consecutive season by crossing the bar at 5-feet, 4.25-inches.
Juniors Laura Cummings and Jenn Gurrant each turned in a pair of top-5 finishes on the day.
Cummings, who won the 3,000-meter steeplechase on Saturday, placed third in the 1,500-meter run in an
ECAC-qualifying time of 4:33.09 and fifth in the 800-meter run in 2:15.30. Gurrant registered a fourth-place
finish in the triple jump with a leap of 39-feet, 7.75-inches and finished fifth in the 400-meter dash in 58.44
seconds. Senior Arina Gerasimova leaped 39-feet, 10.50-inches in the triple jump to place third, an ECAC-
qualifying distance. Junior Ritshell Verdier (132-7) and sophomore Ashley Lewis (124-10) finished second and
third, respectively, in the discus throw.
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Men’s Final Team Scores
1. UAlbany 196, 2. New Hampshire 162, 3. Binghamton 119, 4. Boston U. 115.50, 5. UMBC 93.50, 6. Maine
64, 7. Stony Brook 55, 8. Vermont 39, 9. Hartford 13.
Men’s Individual Results
100 Meter Dash Final: 1. Aaron Campbell (Vermont), 10.78, 2. Dieuseul Joseph (Albany), 10.79, 3. Adrian
Arthur (UMBC), 10.85. 110 Meter Hurdles Final: 1. Jean Juste (Albany), 14.25, 2. Garrett Askew (Albany),
14.50, 3. Nick Assini (Albany), 14.53. 200 Meter Dash Final: 1. Jeffrey Barnes (Albany), 21.62, 2. Travis
Parker (New Hampshire), 21.82, 3. Cazal Arnett (Binghamton), 21.90. 400 Meter Dash Final: 1. Cazal Arnett
(Binghamton), 47.04, 2. Khabir Edwards (Maine), 48.05, 3. Travis Parker (New Hampshire), 48.71. 400 Meter
urdles Final: 1. Matthew Holman (Maine), 54.13, 2. Joe Greene (Albany), 53.89, 3. David Hanss (Vermont),
54.59. 800 Meter Run Final: 1. David Proctor (Boston U.), 1:51.79, 2. Tyler Fogarty (Albany), 1:52.58, 3. Joe
Belokopitsky (Albany), 1:53.21. Men’s 1,500 Meter Run Final: 1. Robert Edgerton (New Hampshire), 3:45.89,
2. Jake Laroe (Boston U.), 3:50.74, 3. Alex Felce (Stony Brook), 3:50.85.
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5,000 Meter Run Final: 1. Tim Hodge (Stony Brook), 14:30.06, 2. Jordan Horwitz (New Hampshire), 14:32.54,
_ lain Whitfield (Stony Brook), 14:44.89. 4x100 Meter Relay: 1. Vermont, 41.97, 2. UMBC, 42.02, 3. New
ampshire, 42.19. 4x400 Meter Relay: 1. Binghamton, 3:15.45, 2. Albany, 3:15.48, 3. Maine, 3:16.27. 4x800
Meter Relay: 1. Boston U., 7:40.21, 2. Albany, 7:47.38, 3. UMBC, 7:48.83. Triple Jump: 1. Michael
McCadney (Albany), 48-0, 2. Mubaarak Muhammad (Stony Brook), 47-2.25, 3. Brian Pendleton (UMBC), 46-2.
Shot Put: 1. Brice Paey (New Hampshire), 54-10.25, 2. Joanel Lopez (Binghamton), 52-2.75, 3. Renauld Buck
(Albany), 49-7.75. Discus Throw: 1. Jan Bicanic (Boston U.), 157-8, 2. Daniel Withrow (Boston U.), 157-4, 3.
Justin Miller (Stony Brook), 141-10. Decathlon: 1. Richard Haigh (Boston U.), 6,384, 2. Dominic Dvaud
(UMBC), 6,286, 3. Greg Daggett (Boston U.), 5,549.
Women’s Final Team Scores
1. Boston U. 193, 2. New Hampshire 119.50, 3. UAlbany 116.50, 4. UMBC 96, 5. Maine 84.50, 6. Binghamton
80.50, 7. Vermont 65, 8. Stony Brook 60, 9. Hartford 41.
Women’s Individual Results
100 Meter Dash Final: 1. Allyson Howatt (Maine), 11.96, 2. Tahari James (Boston U.), 12.02, 3. Whitney Ford
(Boston U.), 12.17. 100 Meter Hurdles Final: 1. Kamilah McShine (Albany), 13.98, 2. Kiah Quarles (New
Hampshire), 14.17, 3. Kierra Gregory (UMBC), 14.50. 200 Meter Dash Final: 1. Allyson Howatt (Maine),
24.17, 2. Kim Williams (Binghamton), 24.41, 3. Tahari James (Boston U.), 24.85. 400 Meter Dash Final: 1.
Vicki Tolton (Maine), 55.94, 2. Lindsay Burlock (Maine), 56.27, 3. Keisha Short (Binghamton), 57.56. 400
Meter Hurdles Final: 1. Kaycee Martinez (Hartford), 1:01.27, 2. Rebecca Marshburn (Boston U.), 1:01.74, 3.
Megan Donohue (New Hampshire), 1:01.84. 800 Meter Run Final: 1. Carmen Lagala (Vermont), 2:10.04, 2.
Kat Warden (Boston U.), 2:11.75, 3. Katie Weider (Boston U.), 2:13.47. 1,500 Meter Run Final: 1. Holly Van
Dalne (Stony Brook), 4:28.43, 2. Marisa Ryan (Boston U.), 4:29.69, 3. Laura Cummings (Albany), 4:33.09.
5,000 Meter Run Final: 1. Marisa Ryan (Boston U.), 16:24.85, 2. Dana Hastie (Stony Brook), 16:38.07, 3.
Andrea Walkonen (Boston U.), 16:58.53. 4x100 Meter Relay: 1. Boston U., 46.51, 2. Binghamton, 47.64, 3.
Oaivany 48.31. 4x400 Meter Relay: 1. Maine, 3:50.19, 2. Binghamton, 3:53.19, 3. New Hampshire, 3:54.44.
4x800 Meter Relay: 1. Boston U., 9:04.76, 2. Stony Brook, 9:16.05, 3. Vermont, 9:19.70. High Jump: 1.
Brenna Militello (Albany), 5-4.25, 2. Karly Neveu (Boston U.), 5-4.25, 3. Latasha Jarrett (Hartford), 5-2.25.
Triple Jump: 1. Tahari James (Boston U.), 42-8.25, 2. Whitney Ford (Boston U.), 40-7.75, 3. Arina
Gerasimova (Albany), 39-10.50. Discus Throw: 1. Ashley Fauntleroy (UMBC), 146-5, 2. Ritshell Verdier
(Albany), 132-7, 3. Ashley Lewis (Albany), 124-10. Shot Put: 1. Ashley Fauntleroy (UMBC), 47-3.50, 2.
Rachelle Wright (UMBC), 43-8, 3. Quiteelia Boyd (UMBC), 42-10.75. Heptathlon: 1. Latasha Jarrett (Hartford),
4,068, 2. Kelly Thomas (New Hampshire), 4,047, 3. May Roccio (New Hampshire), 4,043.
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UMBC DOWNS UALBANY, 15-8, TO WIN AMERICA EAST BASEBALL WEEKEND SERIES
Baltimore, Md. — Joe Fowler hit a grand slam in the sixth inning to lead UMBC to a 15-8 win over UAlbany in
America East baseball action on Sunday, May 4 at The Baseball Factory Field at UMBC. The Retrievers took
three of four games during the weekend series.
UMBC (19-24, AE 11-9) jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the opening inning. Will Delawter doubled to left
center to plate Scott Peddicord, who reached on a single, with the first run. Shawn Retz followed with a two-run
single to right center to drive in Delawter and Fowler, who walked to get on base. The Great Danes responded
with four runs over the next two innings. Junior Gary Pitcheralle started the scoring with a two-run blast to left
field, his fourth home run of the season, to drive in classmate Ryan Gugel, who was hit by a pitch. In the third,
junior Dave West connected for a solo homer to left center with one out. After consecutive hits by sophomore
Brendan Rowland and Mike Konstanty, Gugel grounded out to knock in Rowland.
The Retrievers regained the lead in their half of the fourth inning. Tom Meaney and Steve Russo
opened the frame with back-to-back singles. Two batters later, Meaney scored on a groundout and Russo
crossed home plate on a wild pitch. Konstanty put the Great Danes back in front, 6-5, in the fifth inning with a
two-run shot to left center to tie the program’s single-season record with 12 home runs.
UMBC blew the game open in the sixth inning on Fowler’s grand slam to center field. The Retrievers
loaded the bases on a double by Russo, a walk to Rich Conlon and an infield single by Brad Brainer. Following
a UAlbany pitching change and a strikeout, Fowler gave the Retrievers a 9-6 lead. In the seventh inning,
UMBC tacked on five runs on six hits. Wink Nolan singled and Meaney doubled to open the frame. Russo then
@’ out to right field to plate Nolan and Conlon followed with a run-scoring single to drive in Meaney. Following
a strikeout, Peddicord doubled in Conlon to give UMBC a 12-6 lead. Fowler and Delawter recorded
consecutive run-scoring hits to close out the inning.
UAlbany (12-34-1, AE 7-13) was able to push across one run in each of the final two innings. The Great
Danes loaded the bases as Tom Zink was hit by a pitch and Pete Eichner and Sean Donovan singled. UMBC’s
Austin Drewyer then uncorked a wild pitch to allow Zink to score. The Retrievers got the run back in their half
of the eighth as Conlon doubled home Russo, who reached on a two-out single. The Great Danes closed out
the game’s scoring in the ninth as freshman Kyle Crean singled back to the pitcher to drive in Konstanty, who
led off the inning by getting hit by a pitch.
Junior Nate Novak took the loss for the Great Danes, allowing eight runs on 11 hits over five innings.
Drewyer picked up the win in relief of Ed Bach, tossing 3.1 innings, while allowing two runs.
The Great Danes return to action on Tuesday, May 6 at Varsity Field against Le Moyne at 4 p.m.
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UAlbany: Nate Novak (L, 0-7), Dave Noble (6), Matthew Herrick (7), Hunter Moffatt (7) and Ryan Gugel.
UMBC: Ed Bach, Austin Drewyer (W, 2-2) and Tom Meaney.
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SOFTBALL DEFEATS BOSTON U., 3-0, TO CLAIM AMERICA EAST REGULAR-SEASON TITLE
Albany, N.Y. — Sophomore second baseman Michelle Connors drove a solo home run over the left-field fence
to lead UAlbany to a 3-0 win over Boston University in a showdown for first place in the America East
Conference standings on Sunday afternoon at Albany Field. UAlbany’s victory completed a three-game sweep
of the Terriers and clinched the conference’s regular-season title. The Great Danes, who finished 32-15 overall
and 16-5 in league play, will be the top seed for this week’s America East postseason tournament.
UAlbany scored two runs in the bottom of the second inning to take an early lead. Senior first baseman
Leanne Tillman led off with a single to right field and was replaced on the base path by Tara Dalton. Right
fielder Jess Bergin reached on a Boston U. error, and both runners advanced an extra base on the play.
Catcher Kat Smith then hit a ground ball to the shortstop, but Dalton beat the throw to the plate and Bergin
moved up to third on the fielders’ choice. Center fielder Nicole Kothe grounded out to the third baseman during
the next at bat, allowing Bergin to cross the plate. Boston U. pitcher Kelley Engman then induced two ground
outs to end the inning.
Connors gave the Great Danes a three-run cushion in the third with her team-leading eighth home run
of the season. UAlbany hurler Leah Mcintosh tossed her second shutout game in as many days, striking out
Six Opposing batters and scattering four hits in a complete-game performance.
Engman also threw a complete game, allowing four hits and issuing just one walk without recording a
strikeout for Boston U. (29-21, AE 15-6). Right fielder Rachel Moeller had two of the Terriers’ four hits.
“We haven't played well consistently all year long,” said UAlbany head coach Chris Cannata, who has
guided the program to three consecutive America East Conference tournament titles and three NCAA berths. “1
@rousr that we would be playing better as the season went on because of our younger kids. We played well all
week, against Siena and Manhattan, leading into the weekend. Taking three games from any team is tough, let
alone a good team like Boston.”
UAlbany, which went 16-1 on its home field this season, will host the America East Conference
Championship, a double-elimination tournament, on May 8-10.
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MCPHEE AND CONROY LEAD UALBANY WOMEN’S GOLF TO AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIP
Simsbury, Conn. — Amanda McPhee and Corrin Conroy finished in a three-way tie for first place to lead the
UAlbany women’s golf team to the America East Conference Championship on Sunday, May 4 at the par-72,
5,826-yard Simsbury Farms Golf Course. The Great Danes captured their second conference championship in
five years with a two-round score of 657, to top Hartford by one stroke. McPhee and Conroy tied with
Hartford’s Juliana Carrillo for top individual honors at 162. Head Coach Doc Sauers was recognized as the
conference’s head coach of the year.
McPhee, a sophomore from Winchester, Mass., carded her second consecutive 871 to finish in the tie
for first place. Freshman Conroy, who recorded a first-round leading 80 on Saturday, registered an 82 in the
final round. The pair is the first set of Great Dane teammates to finish in a first place tie since Jill Friedman and
Diane Onofry accomplished the feat in 2005.
Sophomore Jessica Signorelli followed her 83 in the first round with an 82 in round two to finish in fifth
place at 165. Senior Maggie Taylert rounded out the top four UAlbany competitors with a two-day score of 168,
on rounds of 80 and 88. Junior Sun Hwa Kim finished with a 183.
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1. UAlbany 324-333 — 657, 2. Hartford 327-331 — 658, 3. Boston U. 343-344 — 687.
Individual Scores
6. Amanda McPhee (UAlbany) 81-81 — 162, t1. Corrin Conroy (UAlbany) 80-82 — 162, t1. Juliana Carrillo
(Hartford) 82-80 — 162, 4. Sadie Heald (Hartford) 80-84 — 164, 5. Jessica Signorelli (UAlbany) 83-82 — 165, 6.
Allison Hamilton (Boston U.) 82-84 — 166, 7. Megan Claxton (Hartford) 82-85 — 167, t8. Paige Gauthier
(Hartford) 86-82 — 168, t8. Maggie Taylert (UAlbany) 80-88 — 168, t8. Kara Sikorski (Hartford) 83-85 — 168, 11.
Ana Johnson (Boston U.) 89-84 — 173, 12. Lauren Stong (Boston U.) 90-87 — 177, 13. Dana DeStefano
(Boston U.) 89-89 — 178, 14. Kaitlyn Mardeusz (Boston U.) 83-96 — 179, 15. Sun Hwa Kim (UAlbany) 91-92 —
183.
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UMBC RALLIES TO DEFEAT UALBANY, 14-13, IN AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
Baltimore, Md. — Freshman midfielder Jamie Kimbles scored the game-winning goal with two minutes and 12
seconds remaining as UMBC completed an improbable comeback with a 14-13 victory over UAlbany to win the
America East Conference championship on Saturday evening at UMBC Stadium. The Retrievers, who are
ranked No. 7 in both national polls, earned an automatic NCAA berth.
UMBC (12-3) trailed by much as nine goals in the first half before regrouping to capture their second
conference championship in the last three years. The Retrievers, who were still behind 11-4 at halftime, scored
four goals in the opening three minutes and seven seconds of the third quarter to jump-start their rally.
Sophomore attack Matt Latham, who had four goals and one assist, scored on a man-advantage 24 seconds into
the period. After Maxx Davis and Chris Jones netted unassisted goals, Latham came open in the middle of the
zone with 11:29 left in the period.
The Retrievers, who were edged, 15-14, by UAlbany in last year’s title game, would later run off three
unanswered to close the gap to 12-11 with 9:53 remaining in the final quarter. Dom Scalzo hit an empty-net in a
man-up situation after the Great Danes failed to clear the ball. Kyle Wimer, who totaled three goals and one
assist, circled from left of the cage to fine the net, before Alex Hopmann ripped a shot from above the crease.
After UAlbany’s Corey Small gave his team a two-goal lead with a blast from the left side, UMBC would
score three times in a two-minute-and-nine second span to post its school-record 11th straight win. Latham cut to
the top of the crease to finish off Terry Kimener’s feed. Alex Hopmann, who accounted for two goals and three
assists, drove from the right to send a low shot to far post that drew his team even at 13 apiece. Kimbles would
connect on a 12-yard blast off a pass from behind by Davis to put his team ahead. UAlbany’s Brian Caufield has
an opportunity to get the equalizer, but his shot from the left went wide with seven seconds to play.
“It was a tale of two halves where we dominated the first and they dominated the second,” said UAlbany
coach Scott Marr, whose team was meeting UMBC in the championship for the third consecutive year. “We
weren't as aggressive in the second half. They dodged harder, got the looks they wanted, and there were a
couple of penalties that hurt us.”
UAlbany (8-8) came firing out of the gate by scoring the game’s opening five goals, including four in a
stretch of two minutes and 25 seconds. Caufield, a freshman attacker, found the net three times in that
sequence, and began the outburst by coming around the cage from the left.
Mike Ammann then connected from 10 yards in the middle after Small worked through the defense to
deliver a crossing pass. Steve Ammann, who scored twice and handed out one assist, came out of the box
following a penalty to force a turnover that led to Caufield’s fastbreak goal. Defenseman Craig McDonald whistled
a shot past goalkeeper Jeremy Blevins from 15 yards away to finish off a play in transition. Caufield completed
the run when he again came around the net from the left.
UMBC’s Wimer put his team on the scoreboard by shooting through a defender into the top right corner
with 1:15 remaining in the first quarter. UAlbany freshman Joe Pompo answered with back-to-back goals in the
final nine seconds of the period. He beat the quarter-ending horn by wheeling to his right shoulder after midfielder
Jordan Levine collected a ground ball off the face-off and threw long into the offensive zone.
The Great Danes led by as much as 11-2 midway through the second stanza when Pompo tallied his
fourth goal of the half. He deposited Levine’s crossing pass from right of the crease with 6:41 to play. Latham
and Kimener, the championship’s most outstanding player, each scored before halftime, both assisted by
Hopmann.
“That was the story of our season,” offered Levine, who had three assists and was voted to the all-
championship team along with goalkeeper Brett Queener (14 saves) and Caufield. “We had six one-goal losses
and that’s the toughest way to lose. They attacked the goal harder in the second half. They made plays and we
didn’t and got to loose balls at key times.”
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UAlbany (8-8) 7 4 ] 1 - 13
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UAlbany — Scoring: Joe Pompo 4-0, Brian Caufield 3-1, Steve Ammann 2-1, Corey Small 1-2, Craig
McDonald 1-1, Mike Ammann 1-0, Nate Sullivan 1-0, Jordan Levine 0-3, John Alpizar 0-3, Mark Cometti 0-1 ;
Goalkeeper(s): Brett Queener (58:20, 14 saves, 14 GA), Dan McKeon (1:40, 1 saves, 0 GA).
UMBC -— Scoring: Matt Latham 4-1, Kyle Wimer 3-1, Alex Hopmann 2-3, Maxx Davis 1-4, Terry Kimener
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SCHOEN AND CUMMINGS BREAK SCHOOL RECORDS ON FIRST DAY OF AMERICA EAST TRACK
AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Orono, Maine — UAlbany’s Luke Schoen won the pole vault and Laura Cummings won the 3,000-meter
steeplechase with record-setting performances to lead the Great Danes on the first day of the America East
outdoor track and field Championships at the Beckett Family Track & Field Complex on Saturday, May 3. The
men’s team is in second place with 60 points, while the women are fourth with 27 points. New Hampshire leads
the men’s competition with 75 points and Boston U. is in first on the women’s side with 56 points.
schoen led a pair of Great Danes in the top-3 of the pole vault. Schoen, a sophomore from Bohemia,
N.Y., recorded a program and conference-record and NCAA East Regional-qualifying leap of 17-feet, 3-inches
to become the first Great Dane to eclipse the 17-foot mark. Freshman Michael Dempsey tied for second in the
event by crossing the bar at 15-feet, 9-inches. In the long jump, Valete Graham finished first with an IC4A-
qualifying leap of 24-feet, 0.25-inches and Kyle Nadler took second with an IC4A-qualifying distance of 23-feet,
6.75-inches. Freshman Wilfredo de Jesus Elias placed second in the hammer throw with an IC4A-qualifying
distance of 181-feet, 7-inches.
In preliminary heats, four UAlbany men advanced to the finals of the 110-meter hurdles. Nick Assini
recorded the top time, finishing in an |C4A-qualifying time of 14.78 seconds, while Jean Juste had the second-
best time with an IC4A-qualifying 14.81 seconds. Garrett Askew (14.95) and Anthony Assent (15.43) also
advanced to the finals. In the 400-meter hurdles, Andrew Overbaugh (55.31), Joe Greene (55.64) and Assini
(55.80) advanced to the finals. Seniors Dieuseul Joseph (10.97) and Raphael Jean-Baptiste (11.20) qualified
@:: Sunday’s finals of the 100-meter dash. Sophomore Jeffery Barnes turned in a time of 22.05 seconds to
advance to the 200-meter dash finals, while Torshiro Jenkins qualified with a time of 22.50 seconds. Senior
Drew Harrison recorded a time of 49.29 seconds to advance to the finals of the 400-meter dash.
On the women’s side, Cummings raced to a school-record time of 10:33.60 to win the 3,000-meter
steeplechase. Cummings, a junior from Bay Shore, N.Y., eclipsed the previous school record of 10:34.62 set
by Jessica Ortman at the 2006 America East Championships. In the hammer throw, freshman Kadine Johnson
finished fifth with a toss of 142-feet, 11-inches, while sophomore Sineaid Corley placed seventh with a distance
of 139-7. A pair of Great Danes scored points in the javelin throw as Ashley Lewis (108-5) finished sixth and
Isabella Katsarelis (105-1) placed eighth.
In the 100-meter hurdle trials, junior Kamilah McShine turned in the top time of 14.30 seconds to
advance to Sunday’s finals and qualify for the ECAC meet. Freshman Christen Griffin finished in 15.15
seconds, also qualifying for the finals. A trio of Great Danes qualified for the 400-meter dash finals. Junior Jenn
Gurrant registered a time of 58.30 seconds, classmate Melissa Lee finished in 58.40 seconds and sophomore
Octavia Clarkson crossed the finish line in 59.17 seconds. Gurrant also turned in an eighth-place finish in the
long jump with a leap of 17-feet, 9.75-inches. Freshman Rebecca Kelly qualified for the finals of 400-meter
hurdles with a time of 1:03.56.
Day two of the America East track and field championships continues on Sunday, May 4 at 9 a.m.
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Women’s Team Scores (through 6 events)
1. Boston U. 56, 2. New Hampshire 42, 3. Binghamton 27.50, 4. UAlbany 27, 5. Maine 23.50, 6. UMBC 22, 7.
Stony Brook 18, 8. Vermont 17.
Women’s Individual Results
3,000 Meter Steeplechase: 1. Laura Cummings (UAlbany) 10:33.60, 2. Carolina Cortes (Stony Brook)
@o. ./7, 3. Jessica Cickay (Boston U.) 10:43.26. 10,000 Meter Run: 1. Andrea Walkonen (Boston U.)
34.42.03, 2. Erin Lagasse (Boston U.) 36:32.80, 3. Latricia Rozeboom (New Hampshire) 36:36.92. Javelin
Throw: 1. Corinne DiPietro (Vermont) 137-8, 2. Quiteelia Boyd (UMBC) 135-10, 3. Jennifer Hitchcock (New
Hampshire) 122-8. Hammer Throw: 1. Ashley Fauntleroy (UMBC) 164-9, 2. Rebecca Even (Maine) 158-8, 3.
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Ashlee Lathrop (New Hampshire) 155-4. Pole Vault: 1. Rita Ciambra (New Hampshire) 11-11.75, 2. Carly
Gross (Binghamton) 10-10, 3. Kiki Gifft (Binghamton) 10-4. Long Jump: 1. Tahari James (Boston U.) 20-3.50,
2. Whitney Ford (Boston U.) 19-2.50, 3. Edwina Clarke (Boston U.) 18-11.75.
Men’s Team Scores (through 7 events)
1. New Hampshire 75, 2. UAlbany 60, 3. Binghamton 42, 4. Maine 29, 5. Boston U. 23.50, 6. UMBC 17.50, t7.
Stony Brook 10, t7. Hartford 10, 9. Vermont 6.
Men’s Individual Results
3,000 Meter Steeplechase: 1. Eric Ashe (Boston U.) 8:51.33, 2. Alex Felce (Stony Brook) 8:53.45, 3. Miles
Bartlett (Maine) 8:53.69. 10,000 Meter Run: 1. Jordan Horwitz (New Hampshire) 30:41.69, 2. Wesley Dinnan
(New Hampshire) 30:47.97, 3. Brent Powers (New Hampshire) 30:54.92. Hammer Throw: 1. Justin Halleck
(Binghamton) 185-0, 2. Wilfredo de Jesus Elias (UAlbany) 181-7, 3. Justin Hidalgo (Binghamton) 166-11.
Javelin Throw: 1. Michael Simon (New Hampshire) 197-10, 2. Daniel Poirier (Maine) 192-10, 3. Steve
Paternoster (Hartford) 179-6. Long Jump: 1. Valete Graham (UAlbany) 24-0.25, 2. Kyle Nadler (UAlbany) 23-
6.75, 3. Kevin Ralston (Binghamton) 23-2. High Jump: 1. Jeffery Ramos (Maine) 6-6, 2. Patrick Casey (New
Hampshire) 6-4, 3. James Mildenberger (UMBC) 6-4. Pole Vault: 1. Luke Schoen (UAlbany) 17-3 (School
Record, Meet Record, IC4A, NCAA Regional), t2. Kris Yelverton (Binghamton) 15-9, t2. Michael Dempsey
(UAlbany) 15-9.
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TAYLERT AND CONROY LEAD UALBANY TO FIRST ROUND LEAD AT AMERICA EAST GOLF
CHAMPIONSHIP
Simsbury, Conn. — Maggie Taylert and Corrin Conroy each fired an opening-round 80 to lead UAlbany to a first
round lead at the America East Conference Women’s Golf championship at the par-72, 5,826-yard Simsbury
Farms Golf Course. The Great Danes shot a program-record round of 324, for a three-stroke lead over
Hartford.
Taylert and Conroy finished the first round tied for first place with Hartford’s Sadie Heald after carding
eight-over par 80s. Taylert shot a round-best 39 on the front nine, before closing out her round with a 41.
Conroy recorded a 42 in the opening nine holes and finished out her day with a 38 on the back nine.
Sophomore Amanda McPhee tied Taylert for the best front nine score with a 39 and totaled an 81 to
place fourth after the first round. Sophomore Jessica Signorelli rounded out the Great Danes’ top four
competitors with an 83, to finish tied for eighth. Junior Sun Hwa Kim carded a 91 for the Great Danes.
The final round of the championship will begin at 8 a.m. on Sunday, May 3.
Team Scores
1. UAlbany 324, 2. Hartford 327, 3. Boston U. 343.
Individual Scores
t1. Sadie Heald (Hartford) 43-37 — 80, t1. Corrin Conroy (UAlbany) 42-38 — 80, t1. Maggie Taylert (UAlbany)
39-41 — 80, 4. Amanda McPhee (UAlbany) 39-42 — 81, t5. Megan Claxton (Hartford) 41-41 — 82, t5. Juliana
@ ariiic (Hartford) 42-40 — 82, t5. Allison Hamilton (Boston U.) 40-42 — 82, t8. Kaitlyn Mardeusz (Boston U.) 43-
40 — 83, t8. Jessica Signorelli (UAlbany) 41-42 — 83, t8. Kara Sikorski (Hartford) 41-42 — 83, 11. Paige
Gauthier (Hartford) 43-43 — 86, t12. Ana Johnson (Boston U.) 44-45 — 89, t12. Dana DeStefano (Boston U.)
46-43 — 89, 14. Lauren Stong (Boston U.) 44-46 — 90, 15. Sun Hwa Kim (UAlbany) 44-47 — 91.
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MASON’S GRAND SLAM LEADS UALBANY SOFTBALL TO DOUBLEHEADER SWEEP OF BOSTON U.
Albany, N.Y. — Freshman designated player Gina Mason drove a grand slam over the left field fence to lead
UAlbany to a 7-0 win over Boston U. in the first game of an America East Conference softball doubleheader
Saturday afternoon at Albany Field. Mason also went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI in the second game to
help the Great Danes post a 3-2 defeat of the Terriers.
UAlbany (31-15, AE 15-5) took an early lead in game one, scoring two runs in the first inning. Left
fielder Amber Maisonet led off with a single and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Andrianna
Walraven. Maisonet scored the game’s first run on a Boston U. error, while Michelle Connors, who reached
base after being hit by a pitch, was driven in by Mason on a ground out to short.
Mason recorded her second RBI of the game in the third, doubling down the left field line, sending
Connors home. The Great Danes loaded the bases in the bottom half of the fifth, led off with a single to
centerfield by Nicole Kothe. Connors reached after being hit by a pitch and Butsch drew a walk off Boston U.
pitcher Cassidi Hardy. Mason then drove her fifth home run of the season, and her first career grand slam,
over the scoreboard in left field to give the Great Danes a 7-0 lead.
The Terriers got runners in scoring position in the top of the seventh to try and stay alive, but the Great
Danes caught designated player Tyler Benson out at third to end the game. Hardy went 4.2 innings in the circle
for Boston U., fanning three. Kelley Engman replaced Hardy in the fifth, recording three strikeouts over 1.1
innings.
UAlbany’s Leah McIntosh earned the complete-game shutout win for the Great Danes, striking out 15
opposing batters and scattering four hits. McIntosh, who threw her 18th complete game of the season,
improved to 14-5, and recorded her sixth shutout.
Boston U. (29-20, AE 15-5) scored first in the nightcap, scoring two runs in the top of the first inning.
Left fielder Shayne Lotito knocked a single up the middle and stole second, before scoring on a UAlbany error.
Brooke Hudson knocked an RBI single to short to score catcher Christy Leath, who reached on a walk issued
by UAlbany’s Marissa Powell.
The Great Danes responded in the bottom half of the inning, as Maisonet led off with a base hit for the
second straight game. Walraven reached on a fielder’s choice, as Boston U. got Maisonet out at second base.
Butsch followed with a single to right to advance Walraven. Mason then knocked a base hit, and advanced to
second on the throw, which allowed Walraven to score. Mason advanced to third on an error by the Terriers’
right fielder, which also allowed Butsch to score, but was then called out due to interference to end the inning.
The score remained knotted at 2-2 until the bottom of the fourth, as Connors took first after being hit by
a pitch. Butsch singled down the left field line to advance Connors to second, while Mason followed with a
double to right centerfield, scoring Connors.
Boston U. got runners on base in the fifth and sixth innings, but could not capitalize. Powell induced
three straight outs in the seventh to end the game and give UAlbany the doubleheader sweep. She finished
with five strikeouts in a complete-game performance. Megan Currier recorded a complete game in the circle for
the Terriers, fanning one opposing batter over six innings of work.
The teams, who are tied for first in the conference standings, will complete the season series on
Sunday afternoon at 12 p.m. The winner of the final game will be crowned regular-season champions and earn
the right to host the America East Conference Tournament on May 8-10.
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RYAN GUGEL LEADS UALBANY PAST UMBC, 12-9, IN AMERICA EAST BASEBALL ACTION
Baltimore, Md. — Ryan Gugel homered and drove in three runs to lead UAlbany to a 12-9 win over UMBC in
America East Conference baseball action on Saturday, May 3 at The Baseball Factory Field at UMBC.
UAlbany (12-33-1, AE 7-12) scored eight runs over the first three innings to jump out to an 8-1 lead.
Gugel singled up the middle in the first inning to start the scoring by driving in sophomore Brendan Rowland,
who walked with two outs. Junior Gary Pitcheralle followed with single through the left side to plate senior Mike
Konstanty, who singled following Rowland’s walk.
In the second frame, senior Tom Zink led off with a double to left field. Pete Eichner followed by
reaching on an error, allowing Zink to race home from second. Two batters later, junior Sean Donovan
registered a sacrifice fly to right field to plate Eichner. The Great Danes blew the game open in the third with
four runs on three hits and two errors. Pitcheralle reached on an error by the catcher and came around to
score on freshman Kyle Crean’s single and an error on the right fielder. Eichner singled through the right side
after an out to knock in Crean. Junior Dave West then blasted a two-run homer to left center.
UMBC (18-24, AE 10-9) cut into the lead with a single run in the third inning. With the bases loaded
following an error, double and a walk to open the frame, Joe Fowler hit into a double play to plate Mark Lemon.
UAlbany got the run back in its half of the fourth as Rowland and Gugel each doubled to center field around an
out.
The Retrievers scored eight runs over their next three at-bats to close their gap to 11-9. Joe Fowler
started the rally with a two-run homer to left center in the fifth inning. In the sixth, Steve Russo and Lemon
ore each hit by pitches with one out. Following a fly out and a single by Scott Peddicord to load the bases,
Russo scored on a wild pitch. After Fowler drew a walk to reload the bases, Lemon scored on an error by the
first baseman. Two batters later, Shawn Retz plated Peddicord and Fowler with a single to left field.
UAlbany got two runs back in the top of the seventh on a pair of sacrifices. Eichner opened the inning
with a walk and came home from first as West reached third on an error by the pitcher on his sacrifice bunt
attempt. Donovan followed with his second sac fly of the contest to knock in West. UMBC narrowed the
UAlbany lead to two with a pair of runs in the home half of the seventh. After Tom Meaney and Russo each
doubled to open the frame, Lemon knocked in Meaney with a groundout to second. Two batters later,
Peddicord drove in Russo with a single through the right side. Gugel capped the game’s scoring with a solo
blast to right field to lead off the eighth inning.
Freshman right-hander Dave Kubiak picked up his third win of the season, striking out three over 5.2
innings, while allowing seven runs (three earned) on six hits. Junior Sean Gregory pitched the final 3.1 innings,
yielding two runs on five hits, to record his second save. Dave Divita took the loss for the Retrievers, giving up
nine runs (three earned) on nine hits over four innings.
The Great Danes and the Retrievers wrap up the four-game series on Sunday, May 4 at 12 p.m.
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UMBC (18-24, AE 10-9) 001 024 200 - 9 14 «5
UAlbany: Dave Kubiak (W, 3-0), Sean Gregory (6, S, 2) and Ryan Gugel.
UMBC: Dave Divita (L, 3-5), Mike Fitzpatrick (5), Ryan Morse (7), Travis Pearson (8) and Tom Meaney.
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UMBC SWEEPS UALBANY BASEBALL IN AMERICA EAST CONFERENCE DOUBLEHEADER
Baltimore, Md. — UAlbany’s Mike Konstanty homered three times but UMBC swept the Great Danes in an
America East Conference baseball doubleheader on Friday, May 2 at The Baseball Factory Field at UMBC.
The Retrievers came from behind to win the opener, 9-7, before pounding out 10 hits in a 10-5 win in the
nightcap.
In game one, UAlbany (11-33-1, AE 6-12) jumped out to a 5-0 lead through two innings. The Great
Danes opened the scoring with four runs in the first inning. Junior Sean Donovan singled, sophomore Brendan
Rowland doubled and Konstanty was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Two batters later, junior Gary Pitcheralle
doubled down the left field line to drive in all three runners. Freshman Kyle Crean followed with a single
through the right side to plate Pitcheralle. Rowland doubled to left field with two outs in the second inning to
plate sophomore Pete Eichner, who reached on a leadoff single.
UMBC (18-23, AE 10-8) responded in the third inning with five runs on four hits. Brad Brainer singled
through the right side to drive in Rich Conlon, who doubled with one out, with the first run of the inning. Scott
Peddicord singled and Will Delawter walked around an out to load the bases. Shawn Retz knotted the score
with a grand slam over the left field fence on a 2-2 pitch.
Konstanty gave the Great Danes a 6-5 lead in the fifth inning with a solo bomb to dead-centerfield. The
Retrievers answered back in the bottom of the frame with four runs. Brainer singled to open the inning before
Peddicord slammed a two-run homer down the right field line. Two batters later, Delawter doubled to chase
UAlbany starter Cory Warrings from the game. After a walk and a pop out, Tom Meaney hooked a two-run
@ourie down the left field line just out of the reach of a diving catch attempt by Pitcheralle. Rowland blasted a
solo shot over the 365-feet mark in left center to pull the Great Danes within two. Konstanty was hit by a pitch
and Ryan Gugel singled to get the tying run on base, but Austin Drewyer induced a groundout to secure UMBC
head coach John Jancuska’s 650th career win.
In the nightcap, the Retrievers plated two runs in the first and four in the second to jump out to a 6-1
lead. Brainer and Peddicord singled to open the first. After a groundout moved each runner up a base,
Delawter knocked in Brainer with a groundout to first. Retz then singled to right center to drive in Peddicord.
Konstanty led off the second inning with a solo shot to left field to cut the Retrievers’ lead in half. UMBC
answered back with four runs in the bottom of the frame. Peddicord launched a three-run blast to center after
Meaney and Brainer walked around a pair of groundouts. Joe Fowler followed with a single up the middle and
Delawter reached on an error to continue the inning. Retz then singled to third to drive in Fowler.
The Great Danes scored once in the third to narrow their gap to 6-2. Crean started the inning with a
double to right field and scored three batters later on a double to center by junior Dave West. The Retrievers
struck for four runs in the bottom of the fourth to expand their lead to 10-2. Meaney started the scoring as he
was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to force in Fowler, who walked to lead off the frame. Mark Lemon
followed with a two-run single through the left side to score Retz and Wink Nolan, who reached on a walk and
a single, respectively. Brainer capped UMBC’s scoring with a single through the right side to drive in Meaney.
Konstanty closed out the contest’s scoring by blasting a first pitch fastball for a three-run homer to center to
drive in Donovan and Rowland, who reached via an error and a walk.
Warrings suffered the loss for the Great Danes in the opener, allowing eight runs over 4.1 innings. Dan
Blewett recorded the win, pitching six innings, while giving up six runs on eight hits. Drewyer earned his
second save by pitching the seventh inning. Junior Josh Willimott took the loss in game two, yielding six runs
(five earned) in just two innings. Delawter earned the win, tossing five innings, while giving up five runs (two
earned).
6 UAlbany and UMBC resume the four-game series with a single game on Saturday at 1 p.m.
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UMBC (17-23, AE 9-8) 005 040 xX - 9 9 1
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UAlbany: Cory Warrings (L, 0-6), Sean Gregory (5) and Ryan Gugel.
@ isc: Dan Blewett (W, 4-4), Austin Drewyer (7, S, 2) and Tom Meaney.
Game Two
UAlbany (11-33-1, AE 6-12) 011 030 0O - 5 5 1
UMBC (18-23, AE 10-8) 240 400 xX - 10 10 1
UAlbany: Josh Willimott (L, 4-3), Casey Walsh (3), Matthew Herrick (4) and Tom Zink.
UMBC: Will Delawter (W, 4-3), Ryan Morse (6) and Tom Meaney.
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ALBANY'S SEFCU ARENA WILL HOST THE 2009 AMERICA EAST MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — University at Albany will play host to the 2009 America East Men’s Basketball Championship at the 4,538-seat SEFCU Arena on
campus in Albany, N.Y. The decision was reached in a vote by the conference’s athletics directors.
The nine-team tournament in 2009 begins with a first-round game on Friday, March 6. Quarterfinal and semifinal games follow on Saturday, March 7 and
Sunday, March 8, respectively. The championship game will be played Saturday, March 14 at the home court of the higher remaining seed and will be
televised by ESPN2.
“We are very proud that our colleagues have chosen the University at Albany to host this championship,” said Lee McElroy, Albany Vice President & Director
of Athletics. “The America East basketball championship has been extremely successful and we hope to continue the tradition. We look forward to the chal-
lenge of working with the conference membership in presenting a prestigious college basketball event to the university community and Capital Region.”
“We are very excited about going to Albany for the 2009 Men’s Basketball Championship,” said America East Commissioner Patrick Nero. “The experience
and dedication of Albany’s staff, combined with the passion for basketball in the Capital Region, will make for a promising championship. All of our teams
return young, talented players from last year and this can only add excitement to the 2009 tournament.”
SEFCU Arena opened in the spring of 1992 as an $11 million state-of-the-art facility. The playing surface on the arena’s three basketball courts and the
surrounding .11 mile track were completely renovated in December of 2004. SEFCU Arena, formerly the Recreation & Convocation Center, played host to
the 2006 America Men’s Basketball Championship title game.
The America East Championship has utilized the present format of a single site for the first rounds, with the championship game played at the higher
remaining seed since 1996. Binghamton University’s Event Center was the site of the championship in 2006 and 2008. Boston University hosted at Agganis
Arena in 2007 and at Walter Brown Arena in 2003 and 2004, while the Terriers were a co-host in 2002 at Matthews Arena. The championship was played
at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Del. from 1996 to 2001.
America East will consist of nine teams for the 2008-09 season: Albany, Binghamton University, Boston University, University of Hartford, Univer-
sity of Maine, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), University of New Hampshire, Stony Brook University and University of Vermont.
Game times and ticket information for the America East Men’‘s Basketball Championship will be announced at a later date.
For more information on the 2009 America East Men’‘s Basketball Championship, please visit AmericaEast.com.
www.AmericaEast.com
UALBANY ADVANCES TO AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL WITH 12-9 SEMFINAL WIN
Baltimore, Md. — Corey Small had five goals and one assist in leading UAlbany to a 12-9 victory over Stony Brook
in the semifinal round of the America East Conference Men’s Lacrosse Tournament on Thursday afternoon at
UMBC Stadium. The Great Danes, who reached the championship for the seventh consecutive year, will play in
Saturday’s final at 7:30 p.m.
UAlbany (8-7) used a run of four consecutive goals to break a 6-6 deadlock in the third quarter. Stony
Brook’s Jordan McBride, the conference rookie of the year, tied the contest with just 12 seconds elapsed in the
second half by scoring from left of the crease with a two-man advantage. Small, a junior attacker who was
making his first appearance since April 12 after suffering an injury, put his team ahead by ripping a shot from the
left side into the top right corner with 10:02 left in the period.
The Great Danes, who earned the championship’s No. 2 seed after defeating Stony Brook in the regular-
season finale five days ago, then got back-to-backs goal from Joe Pompo. The left-handed freshman converted
Small’s behind-the-back pass. He later cut to the top of crease to connect off a feed from Brian Caufield. The
play originated after reserve goalkeeper Dan McKeon made a Save on the previous SBU possession. Jordan
Levine increased the lead to 10-6 when he worked around the cage and found the net on an inside roll from right
of the crease.
The Great Danes, who have pushed over the .500 mark for the first time season after starting the
schedule with five straight losses, carried that four-goal margin to the final minutes. But the Seawolves closed the
gap to 11-9 with a pair of scores 14 seconds apart. Owen Adams nailed a 15-yard blast after his squad caused a
turnover with a double-team in the defensive end. Bo Tripodi then one-timed a pass from Rhys Duch after the
Seawolves won the subsequent face-off. UAlbany’s John Alpizar sealed the outcome by hitting an empty net with
1:05 to play.
“| have been itching to get back,” said Small, whose six points was one off his career-best total. “The
doctors cleared me two days ago. | definitely was winded early, but then things felt normal. We are just playing
for our seniors. We don't want their season to end.”
Stony Brook (7-7) trailed 3-2 early in the second quarter, but then reeled off three unanswered. Michal
Trojanowski worked around the around the cage to score at point-blank range from right of the crease. Ryan
Hughes put his team in front with a jump-shot from the right point, before Bobby Trenkle dodged a defender to
convert Trojanowski’s crossing pass with 10:15 remaining in the period.
The Great Danes countered with three straight goals. Small finished off Caufield’s pass after starting
goalkeeper Brett Queener cleared the ball from the defensive end. Mark Cometti drew his team even at five
apiece with a low underhanded shot from the left side. The junior midfielder then spun to his right shoulder from
the middle of the zone to give his team a 6-5 halftime lead with 1:29 left before the break.
“We never gave them the lead early in the third quarter when we had that unreleaseable penalty,”
explained UAlbany coach Scott Marr, whose program will play for a possible fifth NCAA berth in the championship
final. “We grabbed the momentum by keeping them off the scoreboard, expect for the man-down goal, and that
gave us a lift. It was good to have Corey (Small) back in the lineup. He is a great finisher and adds a shooter to
our attack.”
UAlbany’s Caufield had one goal and six assists, tying the second-highest total in the program’s Division |
era, while Queener made 13 saves. The Seawolves’ Trenkle had two goals and one assist. Rob Camposa
turned aside 11 shots.
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America East Conference Tournament — Semifinal Round
Stony Brook (7-7) 2 3 1 3 - 9
UAlbany (8-7) 3 3 4 2 - 12
Stony Brook — Scoring: Bobby Trenkle 2-1, Ryan Hughes 2-0, Michal Trojanowski 1-1, Adam Rand 1-0,
Jordan McBride 1-0, Bo Tripodi 1-0, Owen Adams 1-0, Rhys Duch 0-2; Goalkeeper(s): Rob Camposa (60:00, 11
saves, 12 GA).
UAlbany — Scoring: Corey Small 5-1, Joe Pompo 2-0, Mark Cometti 2-0, Brian Caufield 1-6, John Alpizar
1-1, Jordan Levine 1-0, Tyler Endres 0-1, Steve Ammann 0-1; Goalkeeper(s): Brett Queener (55:56, 13 saves, 9
GA), Dan McKeon (4:04, 2 saves, 0 GA).
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UALBANY FIELD HOCKEY SIGNS FOUR STUDENT-ATHLETES FOR 2008 SEASON
Albany, N.Y. — The University at Albany has signed four student-athletes for the 2008 field hockey season, as
announced by head coach Phil Sykes on Thursday afternoon. Erin Crosson, Christine Patrick, Megan Springmeyer
and Ashley Carr have all signed National Letters of Intent to play for the Great Danes next fall.
Crosson was a four-year letterwinner and team captain at Shrewsbury High School in Shrewsbury, Mass.
She was a two-time Mid-Wachusett A League and Worcester Telegram & Gazette All-Star. A three-year starter,
Crosson led the Colonials to three league championships in four seasons, including a district championship and
state final appearance as a senior. She was also a member of the Cape Ann Coalition, participating at the USFHA
National Hockey Festival in 2006 and 2007 and competing in two Bay State Games. Crosson, a MIAA Outstanding
Sportsmanship Award recipient, has been a high honor roll member for four years, and ranks in the top 22 percent
of her graduating class. She has also participated in ice hockey, softball and indoor track.
“Erin is a very calm player who makes good decisions on the ball,” said Sykes. “Her speed and decision-
making will add to our strong midfield.”
Patrick, a native of Reading, Pa., was named to the Berks All-County Team in 2007 as a senior for Reading
Catholic. She was a three-time All-Division |1V team member and was team MVP after recording 20 goals and four
assists as a senior. With the High Styx club team, Patrick attended five USFHA National Hockey Indoor and Outdoor
Festivals, and participated in four Keystone State Games. She competed at the National Futures Championships
from 2004-2007, and was a member of the U-19 team that finished first in Scranton, Pa. last fall. Patrick, who was
also an all-division softball player at Reading Catholic, has been a high honor roll student for her entire high school
career.
“We are very excited to have Christina coming on board for next year,” offered Sykes. Her attacking skills,
@re and goal-scoring ability will add to our already experienced offense.”
Springmeyer was a four-year letterwinner at Warren Hills High School in Washington, N.J. Springmeyer,
who holds her school’s records for goals (55), points (126) and game-winning goals (22), was a two-time high
school All-American by the NFHCA for the Mid-Atlantic Region. She was a two-time Newark Star-Ledger All-West
Jersey first-team selection and earned second-team all-state honors as a senior. Springmeyer was a New Jersey
Field Hockey Coaches Association first-team selection in 2006 and 2007, and was also an all-area first team choice
by the Easton Express-Times during those seasons. A captain and team MVP, Springmeyer was a three-time
Skyland Conference Delaware Division first-team pick. She was named the 2006 Warren Reporter Player of the
Year. A five-year member of the Edge Field Hockey Club and was a two-time National AAU Junior Olympics
participant, Springmeyer was also a Futures Elite selection in 2007 and participated in the Futures program from
2004-07.
“Megan is quick and feisty and very determined,” said Sykes. “She has very good finishing skills and is very
much a team player.”
Carr, a native of Hilderstone, England, was a member of the 2006 North of England Regional U-21 team that
earned a national championship. She also played for the Doncaster Ladies Hockey Club of the English National
Premier League and was a member of the Sutton Coldfield Ladies Hockey Club that competed in the English
National Indoor Premier League and the National Division One Outdoor League. Carr was the captain of the
Newcastle-Under-Lyme School and led her squads to three National Schools championships.
“Ashley is a very seasoned central defender,” said Sykes. “She will add a great deal of experience to our
defensive line and her distributing skills will benefit us greatly.”
UAlbany finished the 2007 season at 15-5 overall after falling to conference champion Boston University in
the America East Championship on Nov. 4. The Great Danes finished No. 19 in the final NFHCA national rankings.
“We are very excited about our incoming class,” Sykes offered. “They will add to the team in many ways. We
will have some dynamic goal scorers, solid defending and our overall team speed will be largely enhanced.”
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6... Pos., Hometown (High School
Erin Crosson, M, Shrewsbury, Mass. (Shrewsbury)
Christine Patrick, F, Reading, Pa. (Reading Catholic)
Megan Springmeyer, F, Washington, N.J. (Warren Hills)
Ashley Carr, D, Hilderstone, England (Newcastle-Under-Lyme)
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UALBANY TENNIS EARNS AMERICA EAST COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR AWARD
Gyro. N.Y. — The University at Albany women’s tennis program, led by second-year head coach Elissa Kinard,
earned the America East Conference Coaching Staff of the Year award, as announced by the conference office on
Thursday afternoon.
Kinard led the Great Danes to a program-record 18 wins this season. Kinard is assisted by former UAlbany
student-athlete Kim Westcott, in her first season coaching the Great Danes. UAlbany won six straight matches
during the season, led by junior Charlotte Tatler, who finished with a 24-5 record at No. 4 singles. The Great Danes
wrapped up the 2008 season with a 4-0 sweep of Hartford in the America East Conference Tournament.
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