University of Albany Men's Basketball's Blake Metcalf Named America East Conference Rookie of the Week - UAlbany Sports 2009

Cambridge, Mass. - University at Albany's Blake Metcalf has been chosen America East Conference Rookie of the Week in men's basketball, as announced on Monday, Nov. 23 by the conference office. UAlbany (3-3) won three of four games played last week, including two victories at the 2K Sports Classic Albany Sub-Regional.

Metcalf, a 6-foot-9 freshman from Camby, Ind., was an unsung hero off the bench in two wins at the 2K Sports Classic. He had a career-best nine points, on 4-of-4 shooting, and grabbed four rebounds in Sunday's 71-66 victory over defending Northeast Conference champion Robert Morris. He also totaled six points, a career-high seven rebounds, two blocks and two assists in a first-round tournament win against Alcorn State.

Hoop Notes: UAlbany hosted the 2K Sports Classic, benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer, on Nov. 20-22 at SEFCU Arena ... the Albany Sub-Regional tournament drew 7,832 fans over three days ... UAlbany held all three 2K Sports Classic opponents under 39 percent from the field ... the Great Danes limited Robert Morris to 34.3-percent shooting in the final game of the regional tournament ... Will Harris, a 6'5" senior, posted season-highs in points (22) and rebounds (9) against Robert Morris and was named to the all-tournament team ... the Great Danes have played four opponents in the first two weeks of the season who made last year's NCAA Tournament field ... UAlbany travels to the Sunshine State this week to meet Central Florida (Nov. 28) and Florida Atlantic (Nov. 30).

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University of Albany's Inge Baijens Named America East Conference Field Hockey Rookie of the Week - UAlbany Sports 2009

Cambridge, Mass. - UAlbany freshman Inge Baijens was named the America East Conference Field Hockey Rookie of the Week, as announced by the league office on Monday afternoon.

Baijens earned her first weekly honor after helping the 20th-ranked Great Danes to a 7-1 victory over Fairfield in the America East opener on Oct. 3. She scored two goals, including the game-winning tally, in the victory. The forward scored the first goal of the game just 2:45 into play and netted her second goal in the late stages of the first half with an unassisted reverse-stick shot that sailed past the Fairfield goalkeeper to find the back of the cage. Baijens recorded three shots, all on goal, in two games against the Stags and No. 6 Syracuse.

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University of Albany's Tegan Brown Named America East Conference Field Hockey Rookie of the Week - UAlbany Sports 2009

Cambridge, Mass. - Freshman midfielder Tegan Brown was named the America East Conference Field Hockey Rookie of the Week for the second time this season, as announced by the league office on Monday afternoon.

Brown recorded her first career hat trick in a 6-0 win over St. Francis (Pa.) on Friday evening. She scored her first goal of the game, which proved to be the gamewinner, just three minutes into the contest on a penalty corner. Brown scored twice more on penalty corners, one in each half. She combined for nine shots on goal on the weekend, including four against St. Francis and five against Temple on Sunday, a 1-0 victory for the Great Danes.

This is Brown's second rookie of the week honor this season. She earned her first weekly award on Sept. 8.

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University of Albany's Chelsea DeVerna Garners America East Women's Soccer Rookie of the Week Honors - UAlbany Sports 2009

Cambridge, Mass. - University at Albany's Chelsea DeVerna has been named the America East Conference Rookie of the Week in women's soccer, as announced today by the conference office on Monday, Sept. 14. The freshman forward becomes the second Great Dane to earn the honor this season after goalkeeper Breanna Maggio was chosen last week.

DeVerna, the 2008 Suffolk County Player of the Year at the high school level, went on a tear offensively in three road matches. She finished with two goals and two assists for six points and factored into both of the game-winning goals in the Great Danes' first-ever victories over Atlantic 10 Conference opponents.

DeVerna first scored the golden goal in the 104th minute by evading several defenders in her path in leading UAlbany to a 1-0 win over Massachusetts in double overtime. She followed that performance by notching the assist on the game-winning goal in the squad's 2-1 come-from-behind victory against La Salle on Sept. 11. The freshman closed out the week with a three-point effort in Sunday's narrow 4-3 double-overtime loss to Temple. She made her way through a pile of Owl defenders to net the team's first goal, and had the helper on the squad's third goal which gave the Great Danes a 3-2 lead at the time before the Owls rallied from behind. The forward has been involved in five of the Great Danes' nine goals this season.

DeVerna, who leads the Great Danes in scoring through three weeks of action, is currently tied for third in goals scored (2), tied for first in assists (3) and tied for third in points (7) among the America East leaders. In addition, she is one of only two players in the league to have a hand in more than one game-winning goal.


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University of Albany Freshman Tegan Brown Named America East Field Hockey Rookie of the Week - UAlbany Sports 2009

Cambridge, Mass. - Freshman midfielder Tegan Brown has been named the America East Conference Field Hockey Rookie of the Week as announced by the conference on Tuesday afternoon.

Brown was responsible for both of UAlbany's goals in the Great Danes' 2-0 victory over Hofstra on Saturday, Sept. 5. Brown scored her first collegiate goal, an unassisted mark, with a hard shot from the top of the circle in the 18th minute to give UAlbany a 1-0 lead. Brown then doubled the lead early in the second half off a penalty corner. With assists from Jess Lindsey and Nicole Savage, Brown blasted the ball into the back of the cage to seal the UAlbany win. The Great Danes have run off three consecutive wins to start the season.

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University of Albany's Breanna Maggio Named America East Conference Women's Soccer Rookie of the Week - UAlbany Sports 2009

Cambridge, Mass. - UAlbany freshman goalkeeper Breanna Maggio has been named the America East Conference Rookie of the Week in women's soccer, as announced by the league office on Tuesday, Sept. 8. It is the first time this season that a Great Dane is being recognized by the conference.

Maggio earned her first career start at Varsity Field and second overall in Sunday's 1-0 loss to Lehigh. The freshman made 10 saves, including several from point-blank range, before surrendering the lone goal of the contest on a breakaway in the 89th minute. After making a diving save on an open shot aimed at the far post in the fourth minute, she made her biggest stop midway through the first half when a Lehigh forward came down the field on a one-on-one breakaway. The unprotected Maggio charged out towards the top of the box and stuffed the shot to rob the Mountain Hawk forward of a goal.

In the 85th minute, the freshman came through with another big save to keep UAlbany in the match. A Lehigh forward broke through the defense and had a good look at the goal from the left side, but Maggio came running out again to disrupt the play. The forward dribbled around her and had a wide open look at the net, but the young goalkeeper retreated back just in time to stop the shot, leaping backwards, to force a corner kick.

Through two weeks of play, Maggio's .846 save percentage and 1.33 goals against average rank first among America East freshman goalkeepers. In addition, both marks rank among the top seven overall in the league.

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University of Albany's Joe Resetarits Named America East Rookie of the Week For 4th Time; UAbany Ranked in Both National Polls - UAlbany Sports 2009

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Cambridge, Mass. – University at Albany’s Joe Resetarits has been named America East Conference Rookie of the Week in men’s lacrosse, as announced on Monday, April 6 by the conference office. Resetarits, a freshman from Hamburg, N.Y., earned the weekly award for the fourth time this season.

Resetarits, whose older brother was an first-team All-American for the Great Danes, had three goals and one assist in his team’s 9-8 come-from-behind victory over conference-rival Hartford on April 1. He added one goal and a career-best two assists in last Saturday’s loss to nationally-ranked Johns Hopkins. Resetarits, who has totaled three or more points in six consecutive games, is America East’s top freshman scorer with 28 points (21 goals, 7 assists).

Despite falling to Johns Hopkins on April 4, UAlbany is still ranked in both national men’s lacrosse polls. The Great Danes are 18th in the USILA poll and No. 19 by Nike/Inside Lacrosse.

UAlbany (6-3, AE 2-0) and UMBC (8-2, AE 2-0) will battle for first place in the America East Conference standings on Saturday, April 11 at John Fallon Field. The Retrievers are No. 6 in the USILA rankings and No. 7 in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse poll. The conference matchup will be televised in the Capital Region on Time Warner Cable (TW3), with Greg Tobben and Andrew Catalon handling the play-by-play duties.

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USILA COACHES POLL: 1. Virginia, 2. Princeton, 3. Cornell, 4. Notre Dame, 5. Hofstra, 6. Syracuse, 7. UMBC, 8. Duke, 9. Johns Hopkins, 10. North Carolina, 11. Brown, 12. Maryland, 13. Navy, 14. Massachusetts, t15. Loyola, t15. Colgate, t15. Harvard, 18. Albany, t19. Georgetown, t19. Bucknell.



NIKE/INSIDE LACROSSE: 1. Virginia, 2. Princeton, 3. Cornell, 4. Notre Dame, 5. Syracuse, 6. UMBC, 7. Hofstra, 8. Duke, 9. Johns Hopkins, 10. North Carolina, 11. Brown, 12. Navy, 13. Maryland, 14. Massachusetts, 15. Colgate, 16. Loyola, 17. Harvard, 18. Georgetown, 19. Albany, 20. Bucknell.

University of Albany's John Carroll Named A-East Rookie of the Week; Men's Lacrosse Ranked #18 in National Polls - UAlbany Sports 2009

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Cambridge, Mass. – University at Albany’s John Carroll has been selected America East Conference Rookie of the Week in men’s lacrosse, as announced by the conference office on Monday, March 30. Carroll, a freshman goalkeeper, was chosen for the second time this season.

A native of Nesconset, N.Y., Carroll made eight saves, including three in the final quarter, in last Saturday’s 9-7 victory over Binghamton to begin America East Conference play. Carroll led a defensive unit that held the Bearcats scoreless for nearly 23 minutes in the second half.

Carroll, who has made double-figure saves against four opponents this season, has a .517 save percentage and a 10.34 goals against average in seven starting assignments.

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Albany, N.Y. – After winning its America East Conference men’s lacrosse opener, UAlbany is ranked No. 18 in both the USILA and Nike/Inside Lacrosse national polls. The Great Danes will host conference opponent Hartford on Wednesday, April 1 at John Fallon Field. Face-off is 7:07 p.m. The contest will be televised on Time Warner Cable (TW3), with Greg Tobben and Andrew Catalon handling the play-by-play duties.

UAlbany’s Alumni Association and its Varsity Club are sponsoring Spring Stomp on Wednesday, with a lacrosse doubleheader featured as part of the festivities. The women meet America East-rival Vermont at 3:00 p.m. prior to the men’s game. The first 500 students will receive a hot dog, a soda and a free T-shirt.

There will be two raffles with chances to win gift cards and prizes. All proceeds from the second raffle will benefit The Richard Bailey Memorial Fund. In the wake of Bailey's death, UAlbany student leaders created The Richard Bailey Memorial Fund.

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USILA COACHES POLL: 1. Virginia, 2. Syracuse, 3. Cornell, 4. Notre Dame, 5. Princeton, 6. UMBC, 7. Hofstra, 8. Maryland, 9. Duke, 10. North Carolina, 11. Johns Hopkins, 12. Brown, 13. Harvard, 14. Massachusetts, t15. Loyola, t15. Colgate, 17. Navy, 18. Albany, 19. Denver, 20. Fairfield.

NIKE/INSIDE LACROSSE: 1. Virginia, 2. Syracuse 3. Notre Dame, 4. Cornell, 5. Princeton, 6. UMBC, 7. Hofstra, 8. Maryland, 9. Duke, 10. North Carolina, 11. Johns Hopkins, 12. Brown, 13. Massachusetts, 14. Navy, 15. Colgate, 16. Loyola, 17. Harvard, 18. Albany, 19. Fairfield, 20. Georgetown.