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UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY SPONSORS
WOMEN IN SPORTS DAY
ALBANY, N.Y. -- The University at Albany's Department of Athletics will sponsor a Women in Sports
Day on Saturday, December 2 for both women and school-age girls in the Capital Region who have an
interest in athletics. There are no limitations on interests or abilities, and admission is free.
The event begins at 9:00 a.m. in University Gym, where the head coaches from selected varsity
sports at Albany will conduct 20-minute demonstrations, provide information on sports, and hold
question-and-answer sessions.
Following the morning demonstrations, Bethlehem Central High School meets Catholic Central
High School in a varsity girls' basketball game at 12 noon in the Recreation & Convocation Center. The
University at Albany's women's team meets New Haven at 2:00 p.m in the New England Collegiate
Conference opener for both schools.
For more information, contact Yvonne Hawkins at (518) 442-3042.
WOMEN IN SPORTS DAY SCHEDULE
Saturday, December 2
University Gym
9:00 a.m. - Registration
Demonstrations
9:35 -- 9:55 a.m. - Basketball, Softball
10:00 -- 10:20am. - Field Hockey, Tennis
10:25--10:45a.m. - Lacrosse
10:50--11:10 a.m. - Track/Cross Country, Soccer
11:15-- 11:35am. - Weight Training
Recreation & Convocation Center
12:00 p.m. - Girls' Basketball (Catholic Central H.S. vs. Bethlehem Central H.S.)
2:00 p.m. - Women's College Basketball (Albany vs. New Haven)
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UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY'S RICH TALLARICO SELECTED
BURGER KING SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
ALBANY, N.Y. -- University at Albany's Rich Tallarico, a senior offensive guard on the football team,
has been selected as the Division I] Burger King Scholar-Athlete of the Week, for the week ending
December 2, in recognition of his accomplishments both on the field and in the classroom.
Tallarico's selection was made by a blue-ribbon panel of experts from the National Football
Foundation and College Hall of Fame, Inc., and Burger King Corporation. The University will receive a
$25,000 grant, which will go to the general scholarship fund, from Burger King in Tallarico's name. Rich
will be recognized on ABC's December 2 college football telecasts at 12:00 (Army-Navy) and 7:30 p.m.
(Florida-Arkansas). The halftime segment, hosted by John Saunders, will also announce Nebraska's
Aaron Graham (Div. I-A), Western Kentucky's Brian Bixler (Div. I-AA) and St. Norbert's Jim Madden
(Div. Ill) as this week's other winners.
Tallarico, a 5'8", 255-pound lineman from Wantagh, N.Y., was a starter at both left and right
guard on an Albany offense which averaged 364 yards in total offense. A starter in 30 consecutive
games over the last three seasons, Tallarico helped Albany make the transition from Division Ill to
Division Il in 1995. Last year, the Great Danes had upstate New York's top-rated offensive unit, setting
18 individual and team records.
Off the playing field, Tallarico is a pre-med student in biology with a 3.93 cumulative grade point
average. He was recently voted to the GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-America District | Team for the
second straight year, and was a national second-team selection in 1994. A national finalist for an
NCAA post-graduate scholarship, Tallarico is a member of several honor societies, including Phi Beta
Kappa and Golden Key. A member of the Dean's List in all six semesters of his college career, he
serves as president of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity and works with Push America, an organization which aids
the disabled. Tallarico plans to continue his studies in medical school pending graduation in May.
"Rich Tallarico is an outstanding scholar-athlete who has made important contributions to the
University community, and will no doubt make even greater contributions to society when he completes
his medical education,” said Dr. Karen R. Hitchcock, the University's interim president. "We offer our
heartfelt thanks to Burger King for its contribution to college football and its commitment to higher
education."
Burger King Corporation -- which has committed a total of $25 million this season to college
football in an ambitious corporate marketing campaign -- has pledged $1.3 million of these funds to the
13-week scholar-athlete program representing all four football divisions of NCAA member institutions.
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THREE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY FOOTBALL PLAYERS NAMED TO
GTE COLLEGE DIVISION ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA TEAM
ALBANY, N.Y. -- The University at Albany had three football players chosen to the GTE Academic All-America
College Division District | Football Team as selected by CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of
America). Rich Tallarico and Chris Robertson, who were both selected to the 1994 all-academic unit, and Nick
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Cremona were named today.
Tallarico, a senior from Wantagh, N.Y., has a 3.93 cumulative grade point average in biology as a pre-
med student. He played both left and right guard on the Albany offensive line, and was a starter in 30 consecutive
games. A 1994 national second team Academic All-America, Tallarico plans to enter medical school next fall.
Albany tri-captain Chris Robertson, of Deposit, N.Y., has been a three-year starter in the Great Dane
secondary, and moved from free safety to cornerback in his final season. Robertson, who has a 3.39 GPA in
mathematics, finished his career ranked 10th on Albany's all-time interception list with 10. As a senior, he had 42
tackles (21 solo), two interceptions and five pass break-ups.
Nick Cremona, a senior center from Flushing, N.Y., makes his first appearance on the all-district team with
a 3.58 GPA in criminal justice. Cremona started 30 straight games in the middle of the Albany offensive line. The
UA offense averaged 364.0 yards per game in total offense and set two single-season passing records. The
Albany tri-captain will go on to enroll in law school.
The District | region includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode
Island, Vermont and parts of eastern Canada. Athletes named to the district team qualify for the national ballot,
and that team will be announced on Tuesday, December 19.
1995 GTE/CoSIDA College Division Academic All-America District | Football Team
Name (School) Position Class Major, GPA
*Mike Rymsha (Bentley) QB Senior Marketing, 3.23
Matt Larsen (Stony Brook) WR Senior Biology, 3.20
Marcus Watson (Brockport) WR Senior Political Science/History, 3.34
*Chris Brown (M.1.T.) RB Senior Chemical Engineering, 4.0 (5.0)
Jason Porter (USMMA) RB Sophomore Marine Engineering, 3.35
Casey Butler (Bentley) 1. Sophomore Accounting, 3.48
*Scott Vollrath (M.1.T.) P ~ Senior Environmental Eng./Economics, 4.6 (5.0)
Nick Cremona (Albany) OL Senior Criminal Justice, 3.58
Medley Gatewood (Williams) OL Senior Art/Neuroscience, 3.53
Kirk Lincoln (Springfield) OL Graduate Health Care Administration, 3.40
Alic Scott (Rensselaer) OL Senior Chemical Engineering, 4.0
*Rich Tallarico (Albany) OL Senior Biology (pre-med), 3.93
Dan Durkin (Wesleyan) LB Senior Chemistry, 3.30
Froy Gonzalez (Williams) LB Senior Biology, 3.35
Dan Lord (Tufts) LB Sophomore Child Studies/Fine Arts, 3.40
*Kevin Ferrigno (M.1.T.) DL Senior Mechanical Engineering, 4.6 (5.0)
Hayden Lutz (Rochester) DL Senior Economics, 3.29
Mike New (Bentley) DL Junior Finance, 3.63
@ Drew Spitzer (Rensselaer) DL Senior Management, 3.60
Jeff DeFilippi (Rensselaer) DB Junior Mechanical Engineering, 3.37
Bill Mehleisen (Union) DB Junior Economics, 3.41
Jake Oates (Bentley) DB Sophomore Accounting, 3.67
“Chris Robertson (Albany) DB Senior Mathematics, 3.39
*1994 GTE/COSIDA District | selections
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ALBANY ANNOUNCES EARLY COMMITMENTS BY THREE SCHOLASTIC ATHLETES
Women's Basketball Signs Two Players, while Men's CC/Track Inks Local Standout
ALBANY, N.Y. -- The University at Albany has received commitments from two women's
basketball players and one men's cross country/track athlete during the early signing period (Nov. 8-
15). Mary Harrison, a 6'0" swing player from Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., and Melissa Schoonover, a
6'1" forward-center from Painted Post, N.Y., were awarded scholarships in basketball. Benjamin
Wright, of nearby Averill Park High School, will be a member of the Albany cross country/track & field
program in 1996-97.
Harrison was a Class C all-New York state and all-Long Island selection as a junior, when she
averaged 21.0 points, 15.0 rebounds, 5.5 blocks and 4.5 steals per game. She led Cold Spring Harbor
High School to the Long Island small schools championship, and set school records in scoring,
rebounding and blocks.
Schoonover averaged 9.7 points, 8.9 rebounds and 3.9 blocks as a junior for Corning-Painted
Post West High School, which won the 1995 Section IV, Class B championship and posted a 24-1
record. She was chosen second team all-area by the Corning Leader and second team all-Sullivan
Trail Conference. Schoonover played in the 1995 Empire State Games for the Western Region girls'
scholastic team.
“Harrison brings both size and a good work ethic to the swing position," Albany head coach Mari
Warner commented. "She has versatility in that she is excellent at both facing the basket and playing
in the post. Schoonover comes from a successful program which is a consistent force in the state
playoffs. We look for her to play center when she gets to the collegiate level."
Wright, who will run cross country and the 5,000- and 10,000-meter events during track season
at Albany, was ninth in the recent New York State cross country championships. A Colonial Council all-
star, he won the Section II, Class B title with a three-mile time of 15:37.83 at Saratoga Spa State Park.
Wright, who set four course records this fall, was 14th at the state meet as a junior, and became the
first freshman at Averill Park to qualify for state competition in 1992. Last spring, he finished 10th in the
one-mile run at the state track championships, and established school records in the 4x400 and
distance medley relays.
"We expect (Benjamin) Wright to play a significant role in the rebuilding of our distance
program,” said Roberto Vives, who is in his 11th season as Albany's head track & field coach. "He
@ should step right in as a competitor in cross country."
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Football: Sophomore quarterback Joe Savino, a feature subject on
ESPN's College Gameday Show last Saturday, will have an opportunity
to break several career records in the first game of the 1996 season.
Savino has passed for 3,144 career yards (needs 10 for record), 23
career touchdowns (needs 3 for record), and has 229 career
completions (needs 5 for record).
Chad Hotaling (Voorheesville H.S.), a senior defensive tackle, was
second on the team in tackles with 58, and finished in a tie for ninth on
Albany's career list with 167.
Ted Bearor (Greenwich H.S.), a junior free safety, led the Great Danes
in interceptions (4) and had 64 tackles.
Junior linebacker John Moskov (Niskayuna H.S.) had 34 tackles,
including three for a loss, and one QB sack.
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UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY NAMES
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CAPTAINS FOR 1995-96
Albany, N.Y. -- Erica Witham, Margaret Feerick and Samantha Ginsberg have been
selected as tri-captains of the University at Albany women's basketball team for
the 1995-96 season as head coach Mari Warner announced today.
Witham, a senior from Guilderland High School, averaged 7.1 points and
4.7 rebounds. The 6'2" center is set to become Albany's all-time blocked shot
leader this season, and is two away with 103 career rejections.
Ginsberg led the Great Danes in scoring last year with a 14.8 average, and
set a sophomore scoring record with 371 points. A 5'8" junior guard, she canned
34-of-108 three-point field goal attempts.
Feerick, a senior point guard, averaged 6.4 points and 4.5 assists, and is
among the school's career leaders in assists (198) and steals (141).
Albany, which posted a 16-9 overall record in 1994-95, begins its first
Division Il campaign on Tuesday, November 21 against Merrimack. Tip-off at the
Recreation and Convocation Center is 7:30 p.m.
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Comments: COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Concordia (Canada) 80, Albany 76 (Exhibition)
West Montreal, Quebec -- Maxime Bouchard scored a game-high 28 points to
lead Concordia University to an 80-76 exhibition victory over Albany on Tuesday
evening at Concordia Gym.
Bouchard, a 6'7" forward, scored 12 first-half points, as Concordia built a
41-35 halftime advantage. The Stingers increased their lead to 72-62, when
forward Daniel Furlong hit a pair of free throws with 5:25 remaining.
Albany's Rich Dormer, a 6'4" junior, then keyed an 11-3 run to bring the
Great Danes within 75-73 with 2:33 left. Dormer, who netted 16 of his 21 points in
the final period, buried three 3-point field goals in that stretch.
Concordia scored its final five points from the free throw line, where the
Stingers canned 27-on-39 attempts on the night, to hold the lead in the last
minute.
Sophomore forward Andre Duncan had 18 points for Albany, while Tom
McGoldrick, a transfer from St. Rose, added 14.
The Great Danes open their 1995-96 season at Keuka on Tuesday,
November 21. Tip-off is 6:00 p.m.
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CONCORDIA, CANADA 80, ALBANY 76
Albany (76)
Dormer 6, 6-6, 21; McGoldrick 5, 4-11, 14; Duncan 7, 3-3, 18; Jahnel 3, 0-0,
7; Doyle 1, 0-0, 2; Robinson 1, 1-2, 3; Byrnes 1, 0-0, 2; Brenner 1, 0-0, 2; Dixon 0,
0-0, 0; Paul 3, 1-3, 7. Totals 28, 15-25, 76.
Concordia, Canada (80)
Reimer 3, 0-2, 6; G. Prosper 2, 6-8, 11; Arsenault 2, 2-2, 6; Padvaiskas 0, 0-
0, 0; Bouchard 10, 7-8, 28; Dawson 1, 1-2, 4; Franklyn 3, 0-0, 6; Yotis 2, 2-7, 6; J.
Prosper 1, 7-8, 9; Furlong 1, 2-2, 4. Totals 25, 27-39, 80.
3-point goals - Albany 5 (Dormer 3, Jahnel, Duncan); Concordia 3
(Bouchard, G. Prosper, Dawson). Fouled Out - Byrnes, Jahnel. Rebounds -
Albany 32 (Dormer 8), Concordia 44 (Reimer 6). Assists - Albany 13 (McGoldrick
4), Concordia 5 (Padvaiskas 2). Total Fouls - Albany 30, Concordia 19.
Technicals - none.
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Albany's Rafaela Nikas named to
All-New England Collegiate Conference Volleyball Team
Albany, N.Y. -- University at Albany's Rafaela Nikas has been chosen as
a member of the 1995 All-New England Collegiate Conference
Women's Volleyball Team.
Nikas, a second-team selection, averaged 3.33 kills and 4.10 digs, and
added 40 service aces in 88 games played this season. The
sophomore outside hitter recorded 13 double-doubles in kills and digs,
and posted a career-high 32 digs against Stony Brook in the
conference tournament last weekend.
Nikas, who is also a starting midfielder on the Albany women's
lacrosse team, led the Great Danes to a 15-12 record, and an NECC
Tournament semifinal appearance in their first Division Il campaign.
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Comments: Information for Radio/TV Column.
NewsRadio 590 WROW will broadcast 17 University at Albany men's basketball
games during the 1995-96 season, plus three selected women's contests.
Rodger Wyland and Marc Kestecher will handle WROW's coverage.
WROW Broadcast Schedule: Dec. 2, New Haven; Dec. 9, at Massachusetts-
Lowell; Dec. 30-31, Great Dane/Ramada Inn Classic.
Jan. 6, Bridgeport; Jan. 7, Sacred Heart; Jan. 13, at Franklin Pierce; Jan. 14, at
Keene State; Jan. 20, New Hampshire College; Jan. 21, Massachusetts-Lowell;
Jan. 27, Old Westbury.
Feb. 3, Keene State; Feb. 4, Franklin Pierce; Feb. 10, at Sacred Heart; Feb. 11, at
Bridgeport; Feb. 17, at New Haven; Feb. 18, Stony Brook.
Women's games will be announced at a later date.
****FINAL FOOTBALL BROADCAST ON SATURDAY: If you did not see the recent
change in the football schedule, Albany hosts Stony Brook on Saturday,
November 18 at 12 noon. WROW's pre-game begins at 11:45 a.m. The contest
was originally slated for Thanksgiving, Nov. 23.
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Albany's Meredith Jackel named to
Division II Field Hockey All-America Team
Albany, N.Y. -- University at Albany's Meredith Jackel has been
selected to the 1995 College Field Hockey Coaches Association (CFHCA)
Division Il All-America Team.
A member of the CFHCA's national second team, Jackel was a starter
in all 15 games as both a defender and midfielder. She scored two goals,
including the game-winner with five seconds remaining in a 3-2 victory at
Westfield State, and was part of a defensive unit which allowed 0.66 goals
per game and recorded 10 shutouts.
Albany posted an 11-3-1 record in just its second varsity season
under first-year head coach Deborah Fiore.
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Comments: College Notes
Football: Chad Hotaling (Voorheesville H.S.) moved to 13th place on Albany's all-time
tackles list with 155...he matched a career-high with nine tackles, two for a loss, and one
QB sack in Saturday's 50-0 victory over King's, Pa....the Albany defense recorded its first
shutout since 1992...Ted Bearor (Greenwich H.S.), a junior free safety, is second on the
team in tackles with 57, and has a team-high four interceptions...
Quarterback Joe Savino celebrated his 20th birthday by passing for a season-high three
TD's and scoring on a 13-yard run last Saturday (Nov. 11)...his 29-yard TD strike to Dan
Gmelin on the last play of the first half was also his 20th career touchdown pass...he is
the first Albany QB to pass for more than 1,000 yards in two different seasons...
Field Hockey: Sophomore defender/midfielder Meredith Jackel is the first All-America in
Albany field hockey history...Jackel, who had two goals in 15 starts, was a second team
selection in Division II by the College Field Hockey Coaches Association (CFHCA)...
Albany finished 11-3-1 overall in only its second varsity season...
Cross Country: Senior co-captain Dennis King (Notre Dame Bishop Gibbons H.S.) was
named second team all-New England Collegiate Conference...King finished 13th in the
NECC championships with a time of 33:51.42 for 8,000 meters....
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Rich Dormer Named Albany’s Basketball Captain for 1995-96
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Rich Dormer has been selected as captain of the University at Albany
men’s basketball team for the 1995-96 season as head coach Richard Sauers
announced today.
Dormer, a junior, averaged 9.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 26 games
played last season. The 6’4” swingman led the Great Danes in three-point field goals
made (32) and free throw percentage (.806). A career 40 percent three-point shooter, he
scored in double figures 13 times as a sophomore.
Dormer, whose brother, John, was a two-time captain at Binghamton University, and
among the school’s all-time scoring and rebounding leaders, will captain Albany in its
first season as a NCAA Division Il program and as a member of the New England
Collegiate Conference.
The Great Danes, which finished at 18-8 last season and reached the NCAA Division
lll Tournament’s second round, plays an exhibition game against Concordia University,
of Canada, in Montreal, Quebec on Tuesday, November 14. Tip-off is 7:00 p.m.
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(Men’s Soccer)
University at Albany’s Chris Mogavero was named the New England Collegiate
Conference (NECC) Co-Player of the Week for the week ending October 5. Mogavero
shared the honor with Southern Connecticut State’s Sherwin Mullin.
Mogavero tallied two goals, including his 31st career score, in Albany’s 4-0 triumph
over Keene State on Saturday afternoon. A starter in 17 games at forward, Mogavero
finished the season as UA’s leading scorer for the second straight campaign with 10
goals, five assists and 25 points.
In four-years at Albany, Mogavero amassed 31 goals, nine assists and 71 points. The
Great Danes were 38-20-9 (.634) in Mogavero’s four years, earned an NCAA Division Ill
Tournament berth in 1994, and were ECAC Upstate New York champions in 1992.
Albany finished its first season at the NCAA’s Division Il level with a record of 7-7-3
overall, and 4-4-2 in the NECC.
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ENSHRINES FIVE INTO ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME
For Immediate Release
Monday, November 6, 1995
ALBANY, N.Y. -- The University at Albany will en-
Shrine five former athletes into its Athletic Hall of Fame
on Saturday, November 11 at the 12th annual HOF
Brunch and Induction Ceremony. The eventwill be held
at 10:30 a.m. inthe Recreation and Convocation Center
(RACC) oncampus. Albany's football game with King's
College follows at 1:00 p.m.
The new inductees and their sports: Carlos Arango
'78, soccer; Winsome Foderingham-Herard '88, track
& field; Johnny Rolando ‘77, soccer; Karen Smiley
'90, softball; George Webb '69, baseball.
With this year's class, there are now 65 former
athletes, coaches and adminstrators who have been
inducted into the University's Hall of Fame.
Carlos Arango (1974-78) -- An all-state and all-
conference forward, Arango led Albany to two NCAA
Tournament berths and an ECAC Tournament appear-
ance.
Arango was selected to the SUNY Athletic Confer-
ence all-starteam three times during the 1970s, and was
a first team all-New York state choice in 1977 and 1978.
He was a participant in the first North-South All-Star
Gamein Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and later played inthe
Empire State Games and U.S. Olympic Regional Trials.
During his career, the Great Danes reached the
NCAA Division II] Tournament in 1975 and 1978. With
Arango in the starting lineup, Albany produced four
winning seasons and a combined 32-19-5 record.
A graduate of Roosevelt High School in Brooklyn,
N.Y., Arango and his family emigrated from Columbia,
South America. His brothers, Dario and Luis, were also
members of the Albany soccer team during that same
time period.
Arango, who received an undergraduate degree in
criminal justice and sociology, currently works for the
Ford Motor Company in Italy. He and his wife, Silvana
Luffarelli, have two children, Alessandro and Emiliano.
Winsome Foderingham-Herard (1985-88) --
Foderingham-Herard is the only woman inthe history of
Albany's track & field program to win an individual NCAA
championship. She wonthe 200-meter dash in 1986 and
1988, and captured the 100-meter hurdles title with a
time of 14.61 seconds in 1987.
A 13-time NCAA Division III All-American,
Foderingham-Herard won four Eastern College Athletic
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Conference (ECAC) championships, seven New York
State (NYSWCAA) titles, and set 10 school records. In
addition to her 200-meter crown, Foderingham-Herard
placed second in the 100-meter hurdles and 100-meter
dash events at the 1988 NCAA outdoor championships.
She accumulated 26 points by herself, as Albany fin-
ished fourth intheteam standings. Foderingham-Herard
also led the Great Danes to the 1987 SUNYAC track &
field championship.
Foderingham-Herard was twice selected as the
University's Female Athlete of the Year, and receivedthe
1988 Capital District Female Athlete-of-the-Year Award
fromthe City of Albany Chamber of Commerce. Addition-
ally, she was the first Albany woman to be invited to the
Penn Relays, the Wanamaker Millrose Games at Madi-
son Square Garden, and the Jamaican Olympic Trials.
Foderingham-Herard earned a B.A. in psychology
and a master's degree in public administration. She
presently works at the University as Assistant Project
Coordinator with The Center for Technology in Govern-
ment. Foderingham-Herard, who resides in Schenectady
with her husband, Gesner, has also served on the
University Alumni Association Board of Directors.
Johnny Rolando (1973-77) -- An all-conference and
all-state midfielder, Rolando helped Albany reverse a
trend of eleven consecutive losing seasons into a pair of
NCAA Tournament bidsin 1973 and 1975 and anECAC
Tournament appearance in 1976.
Rolando, who attended Roosevelt High School in
Brooklyn, N.Y., and is a native of Ecuador, South
America, was named first team all-New York State on
three occasions, and received all-SUNY Athletic Confer-
ence recognition in his sophomore, junior and senior
seasons.
During his career, the Great Danes recorded four
straight winning campaigns and totaled 32 combined
victories.
Rolando, who has bachelor of arts degree from the
University, presently teaches in the New York City public
school system, and is a high school soccer referee.
Karen Smiley (1986-90) -- A record-setting softball
pitcher, Smiley led Albany to two New York State
(NYSWCAA) championships in 1988 and 1989 and a
third-place finish in 1990.
As the team's only hurler in her final two collegiate
University at Albany
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ALBANY vs. STONY BROOK, ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR THANKSGIVING,
WILL BE PLAYED ON NOVEMBER 18 AT 12 NOON
Albany, N.Y. -- The University at Albany's final football game of the 1995 season
with Stony Brook, originally scheduled for Thursday, November 23
(Thanksgiving), has been switched to Saturday, November 18. Kickoff at
University Field in Albany is slated for 12 noon.
Both schools decided to move the game today after Stony Brook's chances
for an ECAC Intercollegiate Football Conference Division Il Bowl berth were
diminished by Saturday's 20-12 loss to Plymouth State (Mass.). The ECAC-IFC
title game is scheduled for November 18.
Stony Brook (5-3) and Albany (2-6) are both in their first seasons as NCAA
Division Il football programs.
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ASLO: FIVE ATHLETES WILL BE ENSHRINED INTO ALBANY'S ATHLETIC HALL
OF FAME ON SATURDAY, INCLUDING SHENENDEHOWA HIGH SCHOOL'S
KAREN SMILEY...
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Hall of Fame Release is Attached: Karen Smiley '90 is from Shenendehowa High School,
while Winsome Foderingham-Herard '88 and George Webb '69 reside in Schenectady and
Albany, respectively.
Men's Soccer: Albany went 5-1-2 in October and November to finish 7-7-3 overall (NECC
4-4-2) in its first season at the Division Il level and as a member of the New England
Collegiate Conference. One reason for the turnaround was the play of Kevin Koscielniak
(Saratoga H.S.), who moved from sweeper to forward midway through the season. He
had one goal in Saturday's 4-0 victory over Keene State, and finished with three goals
and one assist on the season.
The Great Danes have put together a string of 10 consecutive non-losing
campaigns, and are a combined 47-28-11 in Roy Pfeil's five years as head coach. Senior
striker Chris Mogavero ended his career with 31 goals.
Football: See attached release. Ted Bearor (Greenwich Central H.S.) had 10 tackles at
Trenton State, and is tied for second among Albany's leaders with 52 on the season.
Senior defensive tackle Chad Hotaling (Voorheesville H.S.) had seven tackles, two for a
loss, at Trenton, and has 47 stops overall.
Cross Country: Tonya Dodge (Granville Central H.S.) finished in 25th place at the NCAA
Division Il Regional Qualifier at Saratoga Spa State Park last Saturday. Her 5,000-meter
time was 19:11.79. In the men's race, Dennis KIng (Notre Dame Bishop Gibbons H.S.)
was 46th out of 225 runners in 33:51.42 over 8,000 meters.
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LOCAL ATHLETES AMONG TOP FINISHERS AT NCAA DIVISION II CROSS
COUNTRY REGIONAL QUALIFIER
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. -- The University at Albany's Tonya Dodge (Granville
Central H.S.) and Dennis King (Notre Dame Bishop Gibbons H.S.) were among the
top finishers in the NCAA Division Il Regional Cross Country Championships at
Spa State Park on Saturday afternoon.
Dodge placed 25th in the women's 5,000-meter race with a time of 19:11.79.
Her teammate Erin Roach, a junior transfer from Davidson College, took 20th in
19:01.13, as the Great Danes were 13th in the 45-team field.
In the men's 8,000-meter competition, King ended up in 46th position out of
225 runners, and was clocked in 33:51.42. Ryan Osborn (28th, 33:25.55) and
Doug Carl (38th, 33:43.16) were the Danes’ top place-winners, as Albany captured
eighth in the team standings.
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Guilderland, N.Y. -- Senior forward Chris Mogavero scored twice, and goaltender Jon
Jacobs made 14 saves to lead Albany past Keene State, 4-0, in the New England
Collegiate Conference finale for both teams on Saturday afternoon at Guilderland
High School. The NECC match was moved to accomodate the Section Il, Class A high
school boys soccer title game being played at the University.
Jomo Forrester, who had two assists, played a crossing ball to Mogavero,
whose goal gave Albany a 1-0 lead with seven minutes and 24 seconds gone in the
game. Kevin Koscelniak (Saratoga H.S.) headed in a lofted ball from Chris Patino to
put the Great Danes in front, 2-0, at 61:00.
Mogavero’s second score of the game, the 31st goal of his career, came off
Forrester’s skipping pass at 77:00 to pad Albany’s margin. Mogavero finishes his
Albany career with totals of 31 goals, nine assists, and 71 points.
UA, 5-1-2 over its last eight games, wraps up its first season at the NCAA’s
Division II level with a record of 7-7-3 overall and 4-4-2 in the NECC. With the victory,
the Great Danes completed the program’s tenth straight non-losing season.
Senior goaltender John Griffin stopped seven shots for the Owls (12-5-2, NECC
5-5).
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ALBANY 4, KEENE STATE 0
Keene State 0 0 - 0
Albany 1 3 : 4
@ Scoring - Keene State: none. Albany: Chris Mogavero 2-0, Kevin
Koscielniak 1-0, Chris Pulver 1-0, Jomo Forrester 0-2, Thomas Mason 0-1. Saves -
Keene State: John Griffin 7, Eric Capron 0. Albany: Jon Jacobs 14. Records -
Keene State (12-5-2, NECC 5-5), Albany (7-7-3, NECC 4-4-2).
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EVENT CHANGE NOTICE
The University at Albany has moved its New England Collegiate
Conference men's soccer match with Keene State on Saturday,
November 4 to Guilderland High School at 11:30 a.m. The contest is
the final game of the season for Albany (6-7-3, NECC 3-4-2) and Keene
State (12-4-2, NECC 5-4).
The move was made to accomodate the Section Il, Class A boy's
soccer championship, which will be played at Albany's Varsity Field at
2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The boy's high school final features
Shenendehowa vs. Guilderland.
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