Men's Basketball Falls Short In Conference Play

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SB led 34-29 early in the second half as Tommy Brenton converted a driving layup on the left baseline. UAlbany (13-12, AE 5-7) regrouped to take a 39-38 lead when Tim Ambrose scored on a tip-in of a missed three-point field goal attempt. The final period featured six lead changes and two ties.

Martin, who had 12 second-half points, later canned a jumper in the circle to put his team ahead to stay at 41-39 with 7:16 remaining. Demetrius Young, the third SBU player in double figures with 10 points, made a 3-pointer from the top of the arc for a five-point cushion.

The Great Danes, who have lost four straight, were still in striking distance when Ambrose sank two free throws to slice the deficit to 48-45. But El-Amin, a junior college transfer, beat the shot clock with a 19-footer from the left side to extend the lead to seven with 2:53 to play.

“Our starting backcourt had 11 turnovers, and they did a good job of denying our wings,” said UAlbany coach Will Brown, whose team committed 21 miscues overall. “We didn’t take advantage of our opportunities and El-Amin made us pay with some big shots.”

In the first half, each team struggled offensively, with shooting percentages hovering just about 31 percent. The Seawolves ran off 10 unanswered points to take a 14-4 lead, as UAlbany went without a field goal nearly nine minutes to start the game. Young hit a slam dunk in transition during that span, while Martin canned back-to-back jumpers.

The Seawolves were still ahead 17-12, but then went scoreless for just over six minutes. UAlbany took advantage to reel off seven straight points. Louis Barraza drilled a three-point field goal from the left wing, before Brett Gifford tied the contest with a jumper. Anthony Raffa’s spinning fastbreak layup put his team in front. But Young countered on his team’s next possession with a conventional three-point play as he was fouled on a one-hander in the lane.

“We have been outplayed four games in a row,” explained Gifford, who had a career-high 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds as a non-starter. “I am frustrated. The turnovers are killing us. We have to take care of the ball.”

Ambrose, a 6-foot sophomore, finished with 14 points and eight rebounds. The Seawolves, the conference’s top defensive club, moved into sole possession of fourth place in the league standings.

University of Albany Men's Lacrosse Scrimmage Notes

UAlbany / SHU Scrimmage: The team looked pretty strong yesterday. The game was fairly tight throughout due to the play of Sacred Heart's goalies but Albany pulled away in the end to win by 3-4-5 goals. Once they put everything together in the next few weeks, they should be a very good team this year. There were some very nice goals yesterday. Just about every goal was an absolute rip (Rocky B, Caufield, Small, Brock, Pompo, Banks, and others...)

FYI- Caufield started and played most of the day at attack but did venture down and take some faceoffs towards the end of the game. Kyle Crotty looks to be the one to take over the do it all middie role. He didnt leave the field too many times yesterday.

BIS's goal of the day belongs to Rocky B......sick stick fake which had everyone looking the other way followed up by a crank to the top corner.

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University of Albany Places 70 Student-Athletes on America East Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll - UAlbany Sports

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Cambridge, Mass. – The University at Albany had 70 student-athletes named to the 2008 America East Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll, as announced by the conference office. Student-athletes had to earn grade point averages of 3.0 or above for the fall semester to receive this recognition, with those earning a 3.5 GPA or better earning Commissioner’s Honor Roll distinction. America East honored 603 fall student-athletes from around the conference in the sports of men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, field hockey and men’s and women’s cross country.

The UAlbany men’s soccer team featured the highest number of honorees for the Great Danes, with 23 student-athletes earning recognition. The squad also had the largest contingent of student-athletes recognized among the nine men’s soccer programs, which included 12 student-athletes landing on the Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

The women’s soccer program featured 14 student-athlete honorees, the department’s second-highest mark. UAlbany also had 12 student-athletes on the women’s cross country team recognized as well as eight in men’s cross country and seven in the sports of volleyball and field hockey.

In addition, UAlbany had three student-athletes finish the fall semester with a perfect 4.0 GPA. They were Sarah Deane (field hockey), Anthony DeSalvo (men’s soccer) and Ally Panos (women’s cross country).

Vermont had the most honor roll members, with 91 student-athletes earning the award. Maine and New Hampshire had 82 honorees apiece, followed by Binghamton (77) and UAlbany (70). Boston University (57), Stony Brook (56), Hartford (37) and UMBC (36) rounded out the nine member schools, while Fairfield, an associate member in field hockey, had 19 student-athletes named to the Academic Honor Roll.

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2008 America East Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll

Men’s Cross Country: Jimmy Carroll, Ian Ellis*, Ryan Florkiewicz, Jack Kelley, Justin LaLiberté, Chris Manico*, David Rothman, R.J. Sniffen.

Women’s Cross Country: Esperanza Blanco, Allie Carlson, Octavia Clarkson*, Laura Cummings, Zuliana Fontanez*, Kristin Grab, Maureen Nweke, Ally Panos*, Jenn Pierson, Laine Sefick, Laura Varble, Roxanne Wegman.

Field Hockey: Sarah Deane*, Christine Hoffman, Jess Lindsey, Chelsea Neff, Ashley Ross*, Megan Springmeyer, Vanessa Walter*.

Men’s Soccer: Sander Anker*, Hilco Beeks, Bjorn Bekkers*, Luuk Collou, David Burke, Steward Ceus, Anthony DeSalvo*, Andrew Fojanesi*, Adrian Foncette*, Joe Hogan*, Ken Ibe, Milos Jankovic, Bozidar Jelovac*, Shaun Kane*, Darko Kenezevic, Josh Kwilecki, Konner McNamara, Mikael McNamara, L.J. Papaleo*, Ian Peach, Gaby Seguin-Gauthier*, Colin Veney*, Jordan Zaprowski*.

Women’s Soccer: Diana Barrera, Katie Benninger, Nicole Berard, Teresa Boring, Cate Crenson*, Annika Hanson, Kendra Harrell-Vigil*, Bridgitte Hooker*, Chrissy Klepper*, Amber Maisonet*, Katie Norwood, Jaclyn Rosada, Ashley Tirabassi.

Volleyball: Teresa Copiellie, Kelly Corkum, Laura Livergood*, Kalyn Mostert, Valerie Sourbeer, Abbey Wexel, Casey Wright*.



*Denotes America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll

University of Albany Track's Luke Schoen Earns Second America East Field Athlete of the Week Award - UAlbany Sports

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Cambridge, Mass. – UAlbany’s Luke Schoen was named the America East Conference Field Athlete of the Week, as announced by the league office on Tuesday, Feb. 10. This marks the second time this season that the junior pole vaulter is being honored with the weekly award.

Schoen, who has reset his own school record in the event twice this winter, met the NCAA provisional qualifying standard for the third time this year at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 7. He cleared 17-feet, 4.5-inches to finish fourth among 17 student-athletes in the championship division.

Schoen will be one of 18 members of the UAlbany men’s and women’s track and field programs who will compete at the Tyson Invitational hosted by the University of Arkansas on Feb. 13-14. The Great Danes will also compete in a tri-meet at Binghamton along with Syracuse on Feb. 13.

Zimpher takes SUNY job

Nancy Zimpher says only a “world-class opportunity” like running the State University of New York system could have lured her from the University of Cincinnati.

The UC president will stay on campus into May before starting her new job as SUNY chancellor June 1, she told the Enquirer this morning.

SUNY is a sprawling system of 64 campuses with more than 427,000 students. It is the largest university system in the nation under a single governing board.

“I don’t think it was a calendar thing as much as an immense opportunity to take many of the innovations we have honed here at the University of Cincinnati to a national and a world stage,” Zimpher said from Albany, where the SUNY board is scheduled to make the appointment official this afternoon.

“Only the size and scale of the opportunity at the SUNY system would have attracted me.”

Zimpher, 62, who has been at UC since October 2003, said she has fielded dozens of job inquiries in those five years, including the presidency of Ohio State University several years ago.

SUNY called in December and talks quickly progressed. She met last week with New York Gov. David Paterson in Albany and returned there Monday for today’s trustee vote and board announcement.

As head of a system with a $10 billion budget, she would be paid $545,400 and have use of SUNY-owned apartments in Albany and Manhattan as well as a driver and car.

In her five years at UC, Zimpher has earned legions of followers locally and nationally by raising UC’s academic profile. Under her leadership, UC has raised admissions standards, tightened spending to stem a budget crisis, launched a $1 billion capital campaign, led the Strive regional education consortium and recently unveiled a restructuring of hundreds of UC academic programs.

To her last day at UC, Zimpher remains a polarizing figure in Cincinnati, known as much for the brouhaha with former men's basketball coach Bob Huggins as any of the advances the university has made. She has hired a new athletic director, basketball coach and football coach. While the basketball team has struggled to recover from the impact of Huggins’ departure, the football team has enjoyed spectacular success and the academic performance of UC athletes is among the best in the Big East Conference.

She also has held the consistent support of UC trustees – including Enquirer president and publisher Margaret Buchanan – who have insisted she take raises. She made about $510,000 last year in salary and bonus. And she has volunteered as the chief public face of the region’s largest university and largest employer.

“There’s a buzz factor now about UC,” Zimpher told The Enquirer’s editorial board last month when discussing the capital campaign. “Part of it is that we’re telling our story.”

But her critics disagree. Chuck Kubicki, a Clermont County developer who was among many upset when Huggins was forced out, said Zimpher has changed UC, and not for the better.

“It’s just not for the average Joe anymore,” Kubicki said. “The poor kids that really need the education, they’re not going to be catered to. I’m just not thrilled with what UC is doing.”

By Cliff Peale • cpeale@enquirer.com • February 10, 2009

University of Albany Men's Lacrosse A Favorite in America East Conference Coaches' Preseason Poll

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Cambridge, Mass. – After reaching the America East Conference championship final for the seventh consecutive season last year, UAlbany has been picked to finish second in the conference preseason poll, as voted by the league’s head coaches on Monday, Feb. 9. Defending champion UMBC was chosen first with 24 points and four first-place votes. The Great Danes earned 22 points and two first-place votes.

UAlbany is ranked among the top-20 teams nationally in a pair of preseason lacrosse polls. Face-Off Yearbook and Inside Lacrosse has the program at No. 12, while Lacrosse Magazine has the Great Danes at No. 18 in the publication’s ranking.

The Great Danes, who have won four America East championships since 2003, return 28 letterwinners from last year’s 8-8 squad. UAlbany has three all-conference standouts in the fold. Brian Caufield, a first-team all-league performer as a freshman, totaled 27 goals and 21 assists. Corey Small, a tremendous finisher who had 34 goals and 11 assists, and Chris Schongar, a long-stick midfielder, were second-team all-conference selections. Mike Banks, a sophomore defenseman, has earned preseason All-America recognition.

Head coach Scott Marr, the 2007 national coach of the year, will continue to play an up-tempo style despite losing five players off last season’s team to the professional indoor and outdoor ranks. UAlbany begins its schedule at home against Denver on Saturday, Feb. 21. The Pioneers advanced to last year’s NCAA Tournament.

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2009 America East Conference Men’s Lacrosse Preseason Poll

1. UMBC (4), 24, 2. Albany (2), 22, 3. Stony Brook 16, 4. Binghamton 14, 5. Vermont 9, 6. Hartford 5.

Men's Basketball Drops Third Straight in 88-75 Loss

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Vestal, N.Y. – D.J. Rivera had 27 points and Emanuel Mayben added 25 as Binghamton handed UAlbany its third consecutive loss in an 88-75 victory on Monday, Feb. 9 before a capacity crowd of 5,142 at the Events Center. The Bearcats played before a regular-season sellout for the second time in the facility’s history.

Binghamton (16-8, AE 9-3) took control early with an 11-2 run. Mayben, a 6-foot-3 junior, canned two of his five 3-point field goals in that stretch, including a long-range shot from left of the key. The Bearcats later extended their lead to double figures. Reggie Fuller, who had 17 points and eight rebounds, converted a reverse layup on the right baseline. Mayben delivered another three-pointer, before Moussa Camara drilled a jumper in transition for a 24-12 advantage.

The Bearcats, who have won nine of 11 at home this season, used another string of eight points to build a 32-14 margin. Fuller, who made 7 of 9 field goals, had a pair of baskets. Brandon Herbert nailed a 3-point shot from the left wing. Binghamton took a commanding 48-32 lead to the intermission.

In the second half, Fuller hit two close-range shots and Rivera connected on a fastbreak layup that pushed the lead to 59-39 with 16:15 remaining. Binghamton held that working margin for much of the next ten minutes. UAlbany (13-11, AE 5-6) still trailed 77-60, but then ran off nine unanswered to make things interesting. Will Harris, a 6-foot-6 senior, made a conventional three-point play. Tim Ambrose, a 6-foot sophomore who had 28 points on 10-of-18 shooting, converted a driving layup to slice the deficit to 77-69 with 2:20 to play.

The Bearcats, who avenged a 72-66 loss in the first meeting this season on Jan. 14, held off the visitors when Rivera and Mayben combined for eight points from the foul line. Mayben, who made 8 of 17 from the field, added seven assists and four rebounds to his scoring total.

“They shot the ball well and we had too many unforced turnovers,” said UAlbany coach Will Brown, whose team allowed its most points in conference play since Feb. 2, 2003 in an 89-80 overtime loss to Northeastern. “It’s real simple when you see that they scored 26 points off our turnovers. We lost that game in the first half, but we fought in the second half.”

Rivera, the conference’s leading scorer, made 9-of-17 from the floor and 7-of-10 from the line, as the Bearcats have won six of their last seven contests to stay in a tie for second place in the league standings. Mayben completed a terrific week of performances, as he beat Stony Brook with a last-second shot two days ago after previously netting 31 points in a come-from behind win against Vermont.

Ambrose, who added eight rebounds and a career-high four steals, reached the 20-point mark for the sixth time this year. He had a career-best 29 in his last outing against Vermont. Harris totaled 17 points and nine rebounds for the Great Danes, who played their third game in the last five days. Scotty McRae was the third UAlbany player in double figures with 12.

2009 University of Albany “Advocacy” Day is February 10th

Interim President George Philip invites you to join UAlbany Alumni, Students, Faculty, Staff and Friends to Celebrate and Advocate for the University at Albany


Rally & Reception
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 - 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Liberty Café - North Concourse, Empire State Plaza

Parking available under the Plaza in V Lot. Take elevator to Concourse & follow signs to North Concourse and Liberty Café.

Shuttle buses will run between Collins Circle at UAlbany and the Empire State Plaza (details to follow).

RSVP required by Friday, February 6, 2009
Register online at www.albany.edu/alumni/register/htm or call 518.442.5373.

University of Albany College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Hosts Foreign Trade Commissioners

The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering ("CNSE") of the University at Albany hosted foreign trade commissioners from more than 20 countries as part of a fact-finding trip designed to encourage international business growth throughout New York's Tech Valley region.

The foreign trade commissioners toured CNSE's $4.5 billion Albany NanoTech Complex and listened to a presentation highlighting New York State's global leadership in nanotechnology education, research and economic outreach. The tour and presentation was followed by a reception and dinner at which the region's leaders in business, economic development, academia and government networked and discussed prospects for global trade and investment with officials from the Foreign Trade Commissioners Association.

The New York City-based foreign trade commissioners -- also known as consular officials, commercial attaches or commercial consuls -- promote trade and investment between the country they represent and the region they oversee in the United States. Typically, a consulate in New York City is responsible for the northeastern and mid-Atlantic states.

The event was sponsored by Empire State Development, CNSE and the Tech Valley Global Business Network, a partnership aligning all of the premier economic development organizations in the area around the single issue of helping educate and provide networking opportunities for area companies interested in global trade.

University of Albany Holds Interviews For Position of President

ALBANY — The University at Albany has interviewed candidates for president under conditions of strict secrecy in what appears to be the high-stakes endgame of its more than two-year quest for a new leader, sources said.

Since last week, representatives from UAlbany have met with a short list of candidates in confidential off-campus interviews in the Albany area. Two sources familiar with the search said the following people have been contenders:

- David Felten, vice president for research and medical director, Beaumont Hospitals, Royal Oak, Michigan

- Barbara Couture, senior vice chancellor for academic affairs, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

- Ronald Berkman, executive vice president and provost, Florida International University

- Beheruz Sethna, president, University of West Georgia

- Richard Wells, chancellor, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

One member of the UAlbany community involved in the interview process described the candidates as finalists and said the goal apparently is to finish the search as soon as possible, perhaps within two weeks.

The interviews are welcome news for a 17,000-student campus that has lacked a permanent leader since the highly visible Kermit Hall died in August 2006. In the ensuing time, uncertainty bedeviled the search for his successor. Three governors have led New York since Hall's death. SUNY, the country's largest public higher education system, has been without a permanent chancellor since 2007. And UAlbany absorbed a budget cut of 14 percent, or $11.5 million, in the 2008-09 fiscal year as the state faces a worsening financial crisis.

Still, some criticized a search one UAlbany employee described as more "covert" than ever before. Some feel the secrecy goes against SUNY guidelines stating that "when the finalists are scheduled to visit campus, their names are released to the public, along with general information about their background and qualifications."

Instead, even interviewers were not given candidates' names in advance during the recent meetings, said one UAlbany employee with knowledge of the search. They were asked to sign agreements pledging not to disclose the candidates' identities. They were given biographical material to read but could not take it with them.

SUNY's board adopted "guidelines" for presidential searches rather than "strict mandates," said system spokesman David Henahan, because each is unique and there has to be flexibility. UAlbany spokesman Karl Luntta said late Thursday: "We followed a process consistent with guidelines for a presidential search. Beyond that we're not going to comment."

But search committee chair Daniel Tomson, writing in a Jan. 21 search update on the school's Web site, said plans were under way "for the short list of finalists to meet with representatives of UAlbany faculty, student, staff, Foundation and Alumni constituencies. In order to retain these high quality finalists and to protect their positions in their present institutions, the search committee has established the provision that the finalist interviews will occur with a condition of complete confidentiality and discretion."

Physics professor William Lanford, a member of the University Senate who has not participated in the candidate interviews, said he had mixed feelings.
"While I'm a bit uncomfortable with that process, if the old process wasn't working, I'd rather they try something new," he said. "We hired Kermit Hall with a public process ... If we can get someone of comparable qualities, I'll be delighted and won't care about the process."

UAlbany has spent more on headhunters than Hall's $280,000 starting salary. It burned $185,565 on the first firm and is now paying more consultants $157,620.

Tough budget decisions won't be the new president's only challenge. They will take over an institution anxious to rise from the third to the first tier in the undergraduate category of the U.S. News & World Report's rankings. UAlbany also wants to reach the front rank of SUNY's university centers.

Its graduate programs in fields like public policy, sociology and criminal justice have placed high in rankings and the nanotechnology college was named No. 1.

But UAlbany has lagged behind some of its SUNY rivals in attracting top students. Fifteen percent of freshman had a high school class rank in the top tenth of their graduating class, compared with 49 percent at Binghamton.

All five contenders either declined to confirm their candidacies or did not respond to messages by deadline.

Marc Parry can be reached at 454-5057 or by e-mail at mparry@timesunion.com.


The candidates

Richard Wells: Chancellor and professor of sociology, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh ... provost and vice president of academic affairs at Indiana State University for eight years ... recently finished term on NCAA Division III Presidents' Council.

Barbara Couture: Senior vice chancellor for academic affairs and professor of english, University of Nebraska-Lincoln ... won award for book, "Toward a Phenomenological Rhetoric: Writing, Profession and Altruism" ... on editorial boards of three academic journals.

Ronald M. Berkman: Executive vice president and provost for academic affairs, Florida International University ... dean of academic affairs, City University of New York, from 1992-94 ... taught at Princeton University and Brooklyn College ... has frequently appeared as commentator on CNN.

Madhavi Beheruz Sethna: President, University of West Georgia ... also professor of business administration ... master's degrees from Clarkson and Columbia ... started career as teacher for multiply handicapped children in Canton, N.Y. ... technology volunteer for three Olympic Games.

David L. Felten: Vice president for research and medical director, Beaumont Hospitals ... was dean of the school of graduate medical education at Seton Hall University ... was undergrad at MIT ... professor and chair at University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.

— News Research Director Sarah J. Hinman

By MARC PARRY, Staff writer
First published in print: Friday, February 6, 2009

University of Albany's Wilfredo de Jesus Elias and Men's DMR Break School Records at New Balance Invitational - UAlbany Sports

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New York, N.Y. – Wilfredo de Jesus Elias broke his own school record in the weight throw for the second time this winter while the men’s distance medley relay team eclipsed the program standard by seven seconds to pace UAlbany at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational on Feb. 6-7. The Great Danes, who have seen school records in 10 men’s and women’s events reset this season, also had Luke Schoen provisionally qualify for the NCAA Championship in the pole vault and Kamilah McShine record two ECAC qualifying marks at the national meet.

The men’s DMR team consisting of Aaron Lozier, Joe Greene, Tyler Fogarty and Ricardo Estremera clocked in an eighth-place IC4A qualifying time of 9:48.27, breaking the previous mark of 9:55.02 set in 2007 by John Moore, Greene, Joe Belokopitsky and Estremera. Lozier led off by finishing the 1,200-meter leg in 3:00.02, and Greene ran the 400-meter leg in 47.2 seconds. Fogarty took the baton from Greene and finished the 800-meter leg in 1:48.8, while Estremera anchored the squad and clocked in a time of 4:11.9 in the mile.

The men’s team also had it’s 4x400 and 4x800-meter relay teams qualify for IC4As, while the women’s 4x800 relay met the ECAC standard for the first time this season. The men’s 4x400 consisting of Pat Weider, Alie Beauvais, Jeffery Barnes and Greene was 12th in 3:14.31. Running the men’s 4x800 which finished 11th in 7:46.38 were Moore, Nick Santos, Fogarty and Lozier, while Melissa Lee, Laura Cummings, Zuliana Fontanez and Esperanza Blanco combined for a fourth-place time of 9:10.27.

Elias’ school-record mark in the weight throw championship division was 63-feet, 6.75-inches, bettering his mark of 62-9.50 which was recorded at the Great Dane Classic. In addition to Elias’ fourth-place finish, Will Anger turned in an IC4A qualifying throw of 56-3.75 to place 15th. Leading the way for the women’s throwers were Kadine Johnson and Ritshell Verdier. Johnson finished 27th in the shot put with a mark of 41-3.25, while Verdier was 32nd in the weight throw with a season-best mark of 46-0.

For the third time this winter, Schoen turned in a provisional qualifying mark for the NCAAs. He cleared 17 feet, 4-1/2 inches to place fourth in the championship division. McShine recorded two ECAC qualifying marks in the 60-meter high hurdles and the long jump. She placed seventh with a leap of 19-1.25 in the long jump college division, and recorded a 22nd-place time of 8.66 in the 60-meter hurdles.

In addition to McShine, the Great Danes also had seven individuals qualify for the IC4A and ECAC Championships in the jumping and hurdle events. In the long jump, Fred Casimo was fourth in the college division for leaping 23-7.25 and Valete Graham was 10th in the championship division with a mark of 23-5.25. Mike McCadney, Nasim Siddeeq and Jenn Gurrant accomplished the feat in the men’s and women’s triple jump championship divisions. Gurrant was 11th with a jump of 41-5.25, McCadney finished 15th with a mark of 49-5.50 and Siddeeq placed 17th for leaping 49-4.50. Sandy Antenor was 16th in the college division of the triple jump with a mark of 38-9.50, while Jean Juste clocked in a 22nd-place time of 8.22 seconds in the 60-meter high hurdles.

In the sprinting events, UAlbany was led by Greene and Lee. Greene finished 23rd in the 400 in an IC4A qualifying time of 48.36, while Lee placed 18th in the 500, clocking in a time of 1:16.56, which was just shy of the ECAC standard of 1:16.00.

Two Great Danes met an IC4A standard in the middle distance events. Fogarty finished fifth in the men’s college division of the 800-meter run with a time of 1:52.76, and Lozier was 14th in 1:54.10. The best effort on the women’s side came from Fontanez, whose 10th-place finish of 2:15.41 in the 800 missed the ECAC mark by just 1.07 seconds. In the distance events, UAlbany was led by Ada Lauterbach and R.J. Sniffen. Lauterbach finished clocked in a 28th-place time of 10:27.92 in the women’s college division of the 3,000-meter run, while Sniffen finished 40th in the men’s race in 8:51.64.

The Great Danes also had several men’s and women’s student-athletes compete at Yale’s Giegengack Invitational over the weekend. Several student-athletes for the purple and gold recorded season-best marks and top-five finishes.

Rebecca Power cleared 10-6, which was good for third and was the highest mark by a UAlbany women’s pole vaulter this winter. The women’s DMR consisting of Jenn Pierson, Jessica Barberio, Allie Carlson and Laura Varble finished fifth in 13:20.67. In addition, seven UAlbany women recorded a season-best time in the 200-meter dash.

Jordan Pollock posted a pair of top-five finishes to pace the men at the meet. He was fourth in the triple jump (43-2.25) and fifth in the high jump (5-10.50). The UAlbany men were also strong in the middle distance events, as seven season-best times were recorded in the 800 and 1,000.



New Balance Notes: Twenty-one of the 50 nationally-ranked schools in the USTFCCCA men’s and women’s national polls released on Feb. 4 competed at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational ... The nationally-ranked squads were Arkansas (No. 1 men, No. 12 women), Texas A&M (No. 5 men, No. 1 women), Tennessee (No. 2 women), Oregon (No. 3 men, No. 4 women), Louisiana State (No. 10 men, No. 5 women), Florida State (No. 6 men, No. 8 women), Texas (No. 7 men, No. 6 women), Brigham Young (No. 9 men, No. 19 women), South Carolina (No. 14 men, No. 12 women), North Carolina (No. 18 women), Baylor (No. 20 men, No. 25 women) and Oklahoma (No. 22 men).

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Feb. 6-7 - New Balance Collegiate Invitational

UAlbany Men’s Results – 60-Meter Dash: 67. Pat Weider 7.11. 400-Meter Dash: 23. Joe Greene 48.36 (IC4A), 62. Alie Beauvais 49.52, 131. Jeffery Barnes 52.16. 500-Meter Dash: 25. Peter Rowell 1:06.09, 48. Andrew Overbaugh 1:07.50. 60-Meter High Hurdles: 24. Jean Juste 8.22 (IC4A), 36. Garrett Askew 8.32. 800-Meter Run (College): 5. Tyler Fogarty 1:52.76 (IC4A), 14. Aaron Lozier 1:54.10 (IC4A), 31. John Moore 1:55.97, 35. Nick Santos 1:56.62, 72. Joe Belokopitsky 2:00.46. Mile (College): 14. Ricardo Estremera 4:16.33, 30. Jon Juleus 4:22.62 3,000-Meter Run (College): 40. R.J. Sniffen 8:51.64. Long Jump (Championship): 10. Valete Graham 23-5.25 (IC4A) Long Jump (College): 4. Fred Casimo 23-7.25 (IC4A), 19. Kyle Nadler 22-3. Triple Jump (Championship): 15. Mike McCadney 49-5.50 (IC4A), 17. Nasim Siddeeq 49-4.50 (IC4A). Pole Vault (Championship): 4. Luke Schoen 17-4.50 (NCAA Provisional). Pole Vault (College): 16. Mike Dempsey 15-3. Weight Throw (Championship): 4. Wilfredo de Jesus Elias 63-6.75 (IC4A, School Record), 15. Will Anger 56-3.75 (IC4A). 4x400-Meter Relay (Championship): 12. Pat Weider, Alie Beauvais, Jeffery Barnes, Joe Greene 3:14.31 (IC4A). 4x800-Meter Relay: 11. John Moore, Nick Santos, Tyler Fogarty, Aaron Lozier 7:46.38 (IC4A). Distance Medley Relay (Championship): 8. Aaron Lozier, Joe Greene, Tyler Fogarty, Ricardo Estremera 9:48.27 (IC4A, School Record).



Feb. 6-7 - New Balance Collegiate Invitational

UAlbany Women’s Results – 200-Meter Dash: 126. Quante Harris 26.91. 400-Meter Dash: 99. Elia Francis 59.57, 105. Tierra Chavis 59.88, 124. Tenica Roberts 1:01.62. 500-Meter Dash: 18. Melissa Lee 1:16.56, 37. Octavia Clarkson 1:18.86. 60-Meter High Hurdles: 22. Kamilah McShine 8.66 (ECAC). 800-Meter Run (College): 10. Zuliana Fontanez 2:15.41. 1,000-Meter Run: 28. Laura Cummings 3:02.54. 3,000-Meter Run (College): 28. Ada Lauterbach 10:27.92, 37. Ally Panos 10:40.89. High Jump (Consolation): NH. Tiffany Bennett Long Jump (College): 7. Kamilah McShine 19-1.25 (ECAC), 19. Jenn Gurrant 18-1.50. Triple Jump (Championship): 11. Jenn Gurrant 41-5.25 (ECAC). Triple Jump (College): 16. Sandy Antenor 38-9.50 (ECAC), 18. Tiffany Sprenkels 38-3.25. Pole Vault (College): NH. Celine Cauderlier. Shot Put: 27. Kadine Johnson 41-3.25, 45. Ritshell Verdier 38-8.75. Weight Throw: 32. Ritshell Verdier 46-0, 33. Kadine Johnson 45-3. 4x400-Meter Relay (NY): 4. Kamilah McShine, Elia Francis, Tierra Chavis, Octavia Clarkson 3:54.21. 4x800-Meter Relay: 4. Melissa Lee, Laura Cummings, Zuliana Fontanez, Esperanza Blanco 9:10.27 (ECAC).



Feb. 6-7 - Giegengack Invitational

UAlbany Men’s Results – 60-Meter Dash: 28. Kevin O’Riley 7.43. 200-Meter Dash: 30. Mohamed Kanu 23.96. 60-Meter High Hurdles: 11. Alfred Pryor 8.69, 12. Mohamed Kanu 8.74, 17. Kevin O’Riley 9.60. 800-Meter Run: 10. Jared Jupin 1:56.93, 11. Bryan Lasky 1:56.97, 30. Devon Sedgwick 2:02.11. 1,000-Meter Run: 16. Paul Lagno 2:34.19, 18. Greg Miniger 2:35.67 19. Cory Greczyn 2:37.50, 21. Joe McAneney 2:44.66. Mile: 32. Ryan Florkiewicz 4:28.75. 3,000-Meter Run: 23. Chris Manico 8:59.52, 26. Ryan Florkiewicz 9:05.54. High Jump: 5. Jordan Pollock 5-10.50, 6. Kevin O’Riley 5-8.50. Long Jump: 6. Kevin O’Riley 21-7.50,12. Kadeem Howell 21-0.75, 16. Jordan Pollock 20-4.50. Triple Jump: 4. Jordan Pollock 43-2.25, FOUL. Kadeem Howell. Shot Put: 9. Frank Fazzino 44-2, 10. Cory Thomas 42-6.75, 11. Jordan Meikle 41-10.50. Weight Throw: 6. Kevin Lee 47-0.25. 4x400-Meter Relay: 13. Mohamed Kanu, Bryan Lasky, Kevin O’Riley, Jared Jupin 3:28.36, 17. Cory Greczyn, Greg Miniger, Alfred Pryor, Joe McAneney 3:39.62. Distance Medley Relay: 9. Cory Greczyn, Bryan Lasky, Jared Jupin, Paul Lagno 10:32.13.





Feb. 6-7 - Giegengack Invitational
UAlbany Women’s Results – 60-Meter Dash: 13. Sarah Lapierre 8.24, 17. Jessica Antoniades 8.37, 17. Arielle Roberts 8.37. 200-Meter Dash: 19. Jessica Hunter 26.79, 22. Nyree Richardson 26.97, 29. Laura Bolognino 27.70, 31. Arielle Roberts 27.80, 34. Lindsay Hall 28.09, 36. Rashida Charles 28.25, 37. Renee Johnson 28.25, 42. Sara Lapierre 28.72, 45. Emily Curry 30.23. 400-Meter Dash: 11. Nyree Richardson 1:00.73, 14. Jessica Hunter 1:01.45. 500-Meter Dash: 16. Jessica Panos 1:23.51, 20. Lesan Mattis 1:27.19. 60-Meter High Hurdles: 24. Emily Curry 11.17. 800-Meter Run: 10. Allie Carlson 2:22.94, 16. Maureen Nweke 2:26.10, 22. Jessica Barberio 2:29.78. 1,000-Meter Run: 16. Laura Varble 3:07.74, 18. Jenn Pierson 3:13.85. 3,000-Meter Run: 21. Laine Sefick 10:38.97, 32. Kristin Grab 11:31.35. High Jump: 14. Ashleigh Whitfield 4-11, NH. Bryanna Hebenstreit, NH. Emily Curry Long Jump: 15. Traequanda Brock 15-2. Triple Jump: 8. Traequanda Brock 34-8.50. Pole Vault: 3. Rebecca Power 10-6, NH. Emily Mino, NH. Krystal Meyers. Shot Put: 7. Ashley Lewis 39-5. Weight Throw: 9. Sinead Corley 44-11.50, 14. Isabella Katsarelis 34-8.25. 4x400-Meter Relay: 9. Jessica Hunter, Arielle Roberts, Nyree Richardson, Jessica Panos 4:08.42, 14. Laura Varble, Jessica Barberio, Allie Carlson, Maureen Nweke 4:17.35. 15. Lindsay Hall, Sarah Lapierre, Rashida Charles, Lesan Mattis 4:19.79. Distance Medley Relay: 5. Jenn Pierson, Jessica Barberio, Allie Carlson, Laura Varble 13:20.67.

University of Albany Tennis Sweeps St. Bonaventure in Non-Conference Action - UAlbany Sports

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Albany, N.Y. – Susan Ma claimed a three-game win over Manuela Marin at No. 1 singles and teamed with Laine Mackey for an 8-4 win at the top doubles spot to lead the UAlbany tennis team to a 7-0 sweep of St. Bonaventure on Sunday morning at the UAlbany Bubble.

Ma posted a 7-5, 1-6, 10-7 win over Marin at the top singles slot. Senior Kim Weltman defeated St. Bonaventure’s Maira Barousse, 6-0, 6-1 at No. 2 singles, while Charlotte Tatler recorded a 6-0, 6-0 sweep of Ana Delgado at the third spot. Mackey posted a 6-1, 6-2 win over Vanessa Rumpel at No. 4 singles, while Holly Smith helped complete the sweep with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Eileen Horgan at the fifth spot. Aubrey Brooks claimed a default win at No. 6.

In doubles action, Tatler and Smith teamed up for an 8-6 defeat of Delgado and Rumpel at the No. 2 slot. Brooks and Weltman also claimed a default win at No. 3 doubles to give UAlbany the point.

The Great Danes will return to action on Saturday, Feb. 14, hosting Holy Cross at 2 p.m. at The Bubble.

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Doubles

Susan Ma/Laine Mackey (UA) def. Mauela Marin/Maria Barousse (SBU), 8-4
Charlotte Tatler/Holly Smith (UA) def. Ana Delgado/Vanessa Rumpel (SBU), 8-6
Aubrey Brooks/Kim Weltman (UA) def. St. Bonaventure, def.
Singles

1. Ma (UA) def. Marin (SBU), 7-5, 1-6, 10-7

2. Weltman (UA) def. Barousse (SBU), 6-0, 6-1

3. Tatler (UA) def. Delgado (SBU), 6-0, 6-0

4. Mackey (UA) def. Rumpel (SBU), 6-1, 6-2

5. Smith (UA) def. Eileen Horgan (SBU), 6-0, 6-0

6. Brooks (UA) def. St. Bonaventure, def.

UAlbany Men's Basketball @ Stony Brook Game Facts

Opponent: Stony Brook
City: Stony Brook, NY
Date: Monday, February 12, 2009
Time: 7pm Eastern
Facility: Pritchard Gym
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Men's Basketball Loses to Vermont, 79-70, in 12th Annual Big Purple Growl at SEFCU Arena

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Albany, N.Y. – Mike Trimboli had 20 points and Marqus Blakely added 19 points and 12 rebounds in leading Vermont to a 79-70 America East Conference victory over UAlbany on Saturday, Feb. 7 at SEFCU Arena. The contest was played before a capacity crowd of 4,538 on Big Purple Growl, the school’s winter homecoming.

Vermont (17-7, AE 8-3) led 34-30 early in the second half, but then ripped off 13 of the game’s next 16 points. Blakely, last year’s America East player and defender of the year, hit a one-hander on the move in the lane, before Garvey Young made a three-point play when he was fouled on a driving bank shot. Blakely added another pair of baskets, including a slam dunk on the left baseline. Young, who had nine points, converted a turnover into a layup and Blakely sank two foul shots for a 47-33 advantage.

UAlbany (13-10, AE 5-5) clawed its back into the fray behind the play of sophomore guard Tim Ambrose, who netted a career-high 29 points, all in the final period. Ambrose, who tied the school’s scoring mark for one half which was established in 1956, twice closed the gap to six, including 51-45 on a driving shot.

The Catamounts, who ended a four-game skid in this series, built their margin back to double figures. Blakely connected on a turnaround bank shot in the lane for a 61-51 lead with 4:26 remaining. However, the Great Danes made one last run with seven unanswered. Ambrose canned a jumper off the dribble and drilled two free throws. Louis Barraza, a sophomore who had a career-best 17 points off the bench, then delivered his fifth 3-pointer off a double-screen that got his club within one possession.

The Great Danes could have got even closer, but Will Harris missed the front end of a one-and-one with 2:14 to play. UVM’s Colin McIntosh, who had 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting, made the key shot when he buried a three-point field goal, under pressure, from the top of the arc for a 64-58 lead. The Catamounts held that margin the rest of the way by making 15-of-17 from the line in the stretch.

“Vermont runs everything through Blakely and he makes everyone on the floor better,” said UAlbany coach Will Brown, whose team had won nine of its previous 11 Big Purple Growl games. “We had plenty of opportunities to win the game. There were too many breakdowns on both ends of the floor and we didn’t get enough guys to contribute.”

The Catamounts, who dropped an 82-77 decision to UAlbany on their home floor in the first meeting this season, broke an early first-half deadlock with seven straight points. Trimboli, a 6-foot-1n senior who added six assists and four steals to his scoring total, made a 15-foot jumper to put his in front. Vermont would extend its lead to as much as 30-19 in the period when reserve guard Joey Accaoui nailed a 3-pointer from the right corner. UAlbany worked that deficit down to 34-28 by halftime.

“It’s tough to play without one of your stars,” said UAlbany forward Brian Connelly about Ambrose who sat all but two minutes in the opening half due to foul trouble. “We didn’t give up, but we didn’t get it done. We had too many mental lapses and the defense broke down several times.”

Ambrose made 11 of 17 from the field in reaching the 20-point mark for the fifth time this season. He added seven rebounds and three steals for the Great Danes, who played before a sellout for the fourth consecutive year in this homecoming game. Harris, the teams’ top scorer, was limited to two points on 1-of-9 from the field, as his nine-game, double-digit scoring streak came to an end.

Women's Basketball Edged By Binghamton in First Half of Big Purple Growl Doubleheader

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Albany, N.Y. -- Freshman guard Andrea Holmes scored 19 of her 24 points in the second half to lead Binghamton past UAlbany, 66-63, in America East Conference play on Saturday, Feb. 7 at SEFCU Arena. The contest was the first half of the school’s annual Big Purple Growl doubleheader.

UAlbany (3-19, AE 1-8) rallied from an 11-point deficit in the final period. Janea Aiken, who had 21 points on 8-of-18 shooting, converted a fastbreak layup for a 43-42 lead midway through the half. The final 20 minutes featured 10 lead changes and three ties.

Binghamton (10-12, AE 5-4) went back in front, 55-54, when Holmes made a one-handed jumper from the foul line on an inbounds play. The Great Danes regained the lead as Tabitha Makopondo, a freshman who had seven points and six rebounds, connected in the lane and Charity Iromuanya made two free throws.

After Darryll Peterson scored in the lane off a high-low exchange, UAlbany’s Britney McGee drilled a 22-footer for a 61-57 advantage. However, Holmes, who scored 20-plus for the third time this year, willed her team back. She made a three-point shot from right of the circle off a screen.

McGee, who totaled nine points and six assists, scored off a lob pass from Aiken for a 63-60 cushion. But Holmes came up with a rare four-point play when she was fouled while sinking a long-range 3-pointer from left of the key. After Holmes split a pair of free throws for a 65-63 lead, Aiken could not connect on a right baseline drive with 5.4 seconds remaining.

"I thought we played with a lot of heart," said UAlbany coach Trina Patterson. "The chemistry was pretty good - but that one play where Holmes hit (a four-point play), as well as Janea missing a bunny layup, hurt us. This was a gut-check game for us, so it was pretty disheartening."

The Bearcats, who shot 55 percent from the field in the opening half, broke an 11-11 tie with 10 of the game’s next 12 points. Muffy Sadler canned a three-point field goal from the top of the arc to put her team ahead. Jaki Goldner, a 6-foot-2 sophomore, scored three consecutive baskets, including a turnaround on the baseline that gave her club a 21-13 advantage with 6:16 left in the period.

The Great Danes, who made just 9-of-32 from the floor in the stanza, worked their way back into the contest. Aiken buried a three-pointer after an offensive rebound, before Iromuanya followed a missed long-range shot that closed the gap to 23-21. Binghamton’s Holmes sank a 3-pointer from left of the key off the dribble and Erica Carter later made a 16-footer in transition. The Bearcats took a 28-23 lead to the locker room.

Goldner finished with 13 points and five rebounds for the Bearcats, who also won this year’s first meeting between these teams. Tiffanie Johnson had 12 points and eight rebounds for the Great Danes, who have dropped seven in a row. Iromuanya turned in her best effort since early December with 10 points, six rebounds and four assists.

Tatler Leads University of Albany Tennis to a 7-0 Sweep of Providence - UAlbany Sports

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Albany, N.Y. – Senior Charlotte Tatler posted a 6-0, 6-0 win over Meg Gilroy at No. 3 singles and also teamed with Holly Smith for an 8-3 win at No. 2 doubles to lead UAlbany to a 7-0 defeat of Providence in non-conference tennis action on Friday evening at the UAlbany Bubble.

Smith also posted a sweep in her singles match against Providence’s Jenn Cusack at the fifth position. Sophomore Susan Ma defeated Ashley Rissolo at No. 1 singles, 6-3, 6-1, while senior Kim Weltman posted a 6-1, 6-1 win against Ayushi Sinha at the second singles spot. Laine Mackey and Aubrey Brooks helped complete the singles sweeps with victories at the No. 4 and No. 6 slots, respectively. Mackey recorded a 6-1, 6-1 win over the Friars’ Mel Albert while Brooks defeated Ally Wegner 6-1, 6-0.

In doubles action, Ma and Mackey defeated Gilroy and Sinha, 8-2, in the No. 1 match. Weltman and Brooks posted an 8-0 sweep over Courtney Fuller and Liz Gillis in the third doubles position.

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UAlbany 7, Providence 0

Doubles

1. Susan Ma/Laine Mackey (UA) def. Meg Gilroy/Ayushi Sinha (PC), 8-2

2. Charlotte Tatler/Holly Smith (UA) def. Ashley Rissolo/Jenn Cusack (PC), 8-3

3. Kim Weltman/Aubrey Brooks (UA) def. Courtney Fuller/Liz Gillis (PC), 8-0

Singles

1. Ma (UA) def. Rissolo (PC), 6-3, 6-1

2. Weltman (UA) def. Sinha (PC), 6-1, 6-1

3. Tatler (UA) def. Gilroy (PC), 6-0, 6-0

4. Mackey (UA) def. Mel Albert (PC), 6-1, 6-1

5. Smith (UA) def. Cusack (PC), 6-0, 6-0

6. Brooks (UA) def. Ally Wegner (PC), 6-1, 6-0

University of Albany Prepares for Saturday's Big Purple Growl & Ferocious Feast Festivities

Albany, N.Y. -- The University at Albany’s Big Purple Growl and Ferocious Feast will be held on Saturday, Feb. 7 at SEFCU Arena on campus. UAlbany’s Winter Homecoming features an America East Conference basketball doubleheader, beginning at 4:30 p.m. The women meet conference-rival Binghamton in the first game, while the men tangle with league co-leader Vermont at 7:00 p.m.

Time Warner Cable (TW3) will televise the both Big Purple Growl games, with Rodger Wyland and UAlbany Hall of Famer John Quattrocchi handling the play-by-play duties. The Ferocious Feast will be conducted in University Gymnasium, adjacent to SEFCU Arena, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. as part of the festivities. The BPG doubleheader has averaged 3,644 fans over the previous eleven years, including three consecutive sellouts.

Big Purple Growl T-shirts, courtesy of Verizon Wireless, will be distributed to the first 1,000 fans in attendance. Someone will shoot for a 2009 Toyota Scion, as presented by Capital Region Toyota Dealers. UAlbany’s pep band, dance team and cheerleaders will perform.

Students will participate in the CDTA Shot for Tuition, with the winner receiving an award that is equivalent to one semester’s in-state tuition. Residential Life will sponsor a housing lottery for UAlbany students during halftime of the men’s game. Time Warner Cable, Butcher Block and Bountiful Bread are among several companies who are making hundreds of prizes available.

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Big Purple Growl & Ferocious Feast
Men’s Basketball History

Date Opponent Result Attn.
Jan. 29, 1998 New Haven 87-79, W 2,327
Feb. 6, 1999 Sacred Heart 70-55, W 2,635
Feb. 5, 2000 Stony Brook 67-53, W 4,017
Feb. 3, 2001 Army 88-86, W (2OT) 3,006
Feb. 10, 2002 Vermont 61-45, W 2,712
Feb. 8, 2003 Maine 82-71, L 3,961
Feb. 7, 2004 New Hampshire 60-54, L 3,721
Feb. 5, 2005 New Hampshire 81-68, W 4,091
Feb. 4, 2006 Boston U. 71-60, W 4,538*
Feb. 3, 2007 Binghamton 65-62, W 4,538*
Feb. 2, 2008 Stony Brook 64-46, W 4,538*
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Gather with UAlbany fans and get fired up with the rest of the Grrr…eat Dane nation while enjoying good food, entertainment, giveaways and games. Then watch our UAlbany Great Danes men’s and women’s teams slam dunk their way to victory against the University of Binghamton Bearcats and University of Vermont Catamounts.

Food, Fun and Fellowship at the Ferocious Feast
5:00-7:00 p.m. at the University Gym
Free Big Purple Growl T-shirts

Delicious catered food features soy whiskey chicken, barbecue pulled pork sandwich, macaroni and cheese and more. Drink and dessert included. Cash bar available.
Includes entertainment and games, including the Puppy Pound for children. Musical performance from UAlbany’s men’s a capella group, The Earth Tones

Registration: Package for the Ferocious Feast & women’s and men’s basketball games:

$15.00 Varsity Club members
$18.00 nonmembers
$ 6.00 children 6-12
Ferocious Feast tickets only:
$12.00 Varsity Club members
$15.00 nonmembers
$ 6.00 children 6-12

Children 5 and under – game and Feast free

(Note: Children 5 and under are not assigned a seat in the arena unless a
ticket is purchased for them. Game tickets are $1.00)

BEAT THE BUZZER and register now for this sell-out event!
For more information, contact the Alumni Association.
PHONE: (518) 442-3080 or 1-800-836-ALUM
EMAIL: alumniassociation@uamail.albany.edu

Conference-Leader Holds Off Men's Basketball, 77-67

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Boston, Mass. -- Corey Lowe had 27 points and John Holland added 25 as Boston University held off UAlbany, 77-67, in America East Conference play on Thursday, Feb. 5 at Agganis Arena. The Terriers, who extended their winning streak to seven straight games, avenged a one-point loss to the visitors in the first meeting of the season.

Boston U. (13-9, AE 8-2) reversed an early 8-7 deficit with eight unanswered. Jake O’Brien, one of three BU players in double figures with 10 points, canned a three-point field goal to put his team ahead. Lowe, who did not play in the first matchup between these teams due to a suspension, then drilled a 3-pointer from the right wing and made a baseline jumper.

The Terriers, who shot 53.6 percent in the period, including 8-of-16 from beyond the arc, later built a 29-16 advantage. Lowe, who added seven rebounds and seven assists, made another long-range jumper from the left side off an inbounds pass.

Holland, a 6’5’ sophomore who is the conference’s third-leading scorer, then went to work by connecting on a 3-point shot and converting a three-point play when he was fouled on a fastbreak layup. Holland, a third-team all-conference selection as a freshman, finished with 20 of his final scoring total at the intermission.

UAlbany (13-9, AE 5-4) would whittle away at the Terriers’ 12-point halftime margin. Will Harris, who scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed nine rebounds, delivered a 3-pointer from the right wing that cut the lead to 61-58 with 5:46 remaining. But O’Brien answered with a long-range shot on his team’s next possession and Matt Wolff later split a pair of free throws as their squad pushed out to a 68-60 cushion.

The Great Danes, who were playing for the first time in eight days, made one more run. Tim Ambrose sank a three-pointer from right of the key and Anthony Raffa hit a jumper in the lane. However, Lowe made two from the line and Holland broke out of the pack to send home a slam dunk for a 72-65 lead. The Terriers, who are in sole possession of first place in the conference standings, used the charity stripe to stay ahead.

“We had no sense of urgency in the first half,” said UAlbany coach Will Brown, whose club had won its previous two outings. “We did some good things in the second half, but then we were too impatient and a couple of turnovers hurt us at the wrong time.”

UAlbany’s Brian Connelly, a 6-foot-8 senior, recorded his second career double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds. Raffa and Ambrose had nine and seven points, respectively. Harris, who connected on 12-of-27 from the floor, has scored in twin figures in nine straight contests.

“We used some junk defenses, mostly triangle-and-two, in the second half,” Brown explained. “Lowe hit some big-time shots and Holland is the leading candidate for player of the year. The time off coupled with a team that is playing the best basketball in the league was a bad combination for us.”

UAlbany Men's Basketball vs BU Game Facts

Where: University of Albany
Opponent: BU
Date: Sunday, February 5, 2009
Time: 7pm
Facility: SEFCU Arena
Seating capacity: 4538

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from Boston 168 miles
from NYC 147 miles
from Syracuse 146
from Philadelphia 228 miles

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University of Albany FCS Football Announces Eleven Student-Athletes Have Signed Letters of Intent - UAlbany Sports

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Albany, N.Y. – University at Albany head football coach Bob Ford announced on Wednesday, Feb. 4 that 11 student-athletes have signed national letters of intent to play for the Great Danes in the 2009-10 academic year. UAlbany won its second consecutive Northeast Conference championship, captured the Gridiron Classic title and finished with a 9-3 record last season.

The 2009 signing class features four players from the state of New York, plus three from New Jersey, two from Ohio, and one each from Pennsylvania and Virginia. The breakdown by position includes two offensive linemen, one wide receiver, two running backs, three defensive linemen, one linebacker and two defensive backs.

"Our pressing needs were to find good-sized offensive tackles and defensive ends that other teams would have to game plan around," said Ford, who is first among active Division I FCS coaches with 234 career victories. "The defensive ends are athletic and have great range. We were also fortunate to pick up a couple of good safeties. (Tramaine) Wilson was the best running back we saw on film this year. We may not need running backs right away, but you are always trying to recruit that next team and we are excited about both of these players."

The Great Danes, who have won or shared four NEC championships since joining the conference in 1999, have 13 of 22 starters returning off this past year's championship team. UAlbany begins spring practice the second week of March.


2009 University at Albany Football Signings

Name, Pos., Ht., Wt., Hometown (High School)

Corey Bundrage, DE, 6-3, 215, Liverpool, N.Y. (Liverpool)

Matt Custer, OL, 6-5, 290, Ashburn, Va. (Stone Bridge)

Jahi Fields, DE, 6-3, 215, Hempstead, N.Y. (Hempstead)

Alex Helmer, S, 6-1, 180, Pompton Lakes, N.J. (Pequannock Township)

Justinian Mason, S, 6-1, 180, Mason, Ohio (Cincinnati St. Xavier)

Ben Miseikis, RB, 5-10, 185, Fort Johnson, N.Y. (Amsterdam)

Zach Stocum, DE, 6-2, 240, Painesville, Ohio (Riverside)

Eddie Tretina, ILB, 6-0, 215, Cherry Hill, N.J. (Camden Catholic)

Rhakeem Wiggins, WR, 5-10, 175, Cheektowaga, N.Y. (Cleveland Hill)

Kadeem Williams, OL, 6-7, 335, Jersey City, N.J. (Hudson Catholic)

Tramaine Wilson, RB, 5-10, 180, Staten Island, N.Y. (Tottenville)


PLAYER PROFILES

Corey Bundrage

DE, 6-3, 215, Liverpool, N.Y. (Liverpool)

High School: Named third-team All-Central New York by Syracuse Post-Standard ... second-team Class AA-I All-Onondaga League ... made 41 tackles, including 30 unassisted and six for a loss ... added eight sacks, one pass break-up and one fumble recovery ... member of track & field team ... competes in 55-meter dash and 55m-hurdles (indoors) and 100m-hurdles and 200-meter dash (outdoors) ... Section III 110-hurdles champion ...

Matt Custer

OL, 6-5, 290, Ashburn, Va. (Stone Bridge)

High School: All-Liberty AAA District ... started all 14 games for an offense that average more than 49 points per game ... Stone Bridge High captured 2008 Northern Region and District championships ... finished 13-1 overall and reached AAA Division 5 state semifinals ... played at Loudon Valley High as a junior ... competes in discus and shot put and advanced to the regionals the last two years ...

Jahi Fields

DE, 6-3, 215, Hempstead, N.Y. (Hempstead)

High School: Selected to Newsday All-Long Island Team ... accounted for 77 tackles, three fumble recoveries and a school-record 10 sacks ... also had 12 receptions for 194 yards and two touchdowns ... program's career sacks leader with 26 ... led team that finished 7-3 overall in Conference I ... blocked for Thorp Award winner Terrell Williams ... member of basketball squad ...

Alex Helmer

S, 6-1, 180, Pompton Plains, N.J. (Pequannock Township)

High School: Earned All-Morris County recognition by Daily Record ... second-team All-Northern Hills Conference - Suburban Division ... made 102 tackles, including 71 unassisted, with five pass break-ups and one fumble recovery ... caught 34 passes for 393 yards and three touchdowns ... returned 22 kickoffs for 538 yards and one score ...

Justinian Mason

S, 6-1, 180, Mason, Ohio (Cincinnati St. Xavier)

High School: All-Greater Catholic League honorable mention selection ... made 50 tackles with three hits for a loss, two blocked punts and one blocked field goal as a senior ... voted top special teams performer ... member of 2007 Division I state championship team that finished with a perfect 15-0 record ... two-time track & field captain ... team MVP as a junior when he competed in the 55- and 400-meter events ...

Ben Miseikis

RB, 5-10, 185, Fort Johnson, N.Y. (Amsterdam)

High School: Chosen Class A third-team all-state by the New York State Sportswriters Association ... consensus first-team All-Area by Daily Gazette, Troy Record and Albany Times Union ... totaled 67 tackles, three interceptions and two fumble recoveries as a safety and cornerback ... rushed for 1,158 yards and 21 touchdowns ... Northwest Division All-Purpose Player of the Year ... MVP of Section II Exceptional Senior Game ...

Zach Stocum

DE, 6-2, 240, Painesville, Ohio (Riverside)

High School: Named to Division I Northeast Ohio Lakes All-District Team in the honorable mention category ... first-team All-Premier Athletic Conference for the second consecutive season ... made 49 tackles, including 15 for a loss ... totaled 11 quarterback hurries, two sacks and one fumble recovery ... first-team All-Lake County as a junior when he accounted for 53 tackles and eight sacks ... 109 career tackles with 11 sacks, six forced fumbles and three pass break-ups ... ranked No. 16 among the state's top wrestlers in the 285-pound class...

Eddie Tretina

ILB, 6-0, 215, Cherry Hill, N.J. (Camden Catholic)

High School: Recorded more than 100 tackles and had 10 sacks in leading team to the Burlco/Olympic National Conference championship ... Fighting Irish finished with a 9-2 record ... earned All-Parochial and all-conference recognition ... team defensive MVP ... totaled 89 tackles, 10 sacks and one interception as a junior ... 60 tackles as a sophomore ... Brooks Irvine Award as top scholar-athlete in South Jersey ...

Rhakeem Wiggins

WR, 5-10, 175, Cheektowaga, N.Y. (Cleveland Hill)

High School: Selected Class C first-team all-state as a defensive back by the New York State Sportswriters Association ... All-Western New York first team ... Section VI Class C North Division Offensive Co-MVP for the second consecutive year ... first-team All-Erie County Interscholastic Conference ... team reached Class C semifinals and recorded its first undefeated regular season ... rushed for more than 1,000 yards as a junior quarterback ... Division II sectional champion in the 100- and 200-meter dashes ... tied ECIC record in 200-meters (21.7) ...

Kadeem Williams

OL, 6-7, 335, Jersey City, N.J. (Hudson Catholic)

High School: Second-team All-Hudson County by Jersey Journal ... Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association (HCIAA) American Conference first team ... led team to NJSIAA Group II final with a 7-4 record ... starter on basketball team ... had 11 rebounds and 10 blocks against Hoboken this winter ...

Tramaine Wilson

RB, 5-10, 280, Staten Island, N.Y. (Tottenville)

High School: New York City Coaches Association All-Borough selection ... PSAL second-team all-city ... All-Staten Island Advance ... rushed for 929 yards and 11 touchdowns ... caught 19 passes for 351 yards and two TDs ... 205 rushing yards and two scores against Chistopher Columbus ... ran for 180 yards and four touchdowns vs. Susan Wagner ...

Trinity High School All Star Billy Phillipy Signs With University of Albany FCS Football - UAlbany Sports

"(Billy Phillipy) turned down a preferred walk-on invitation at Penn State to pursue his two-sport dream at Albany."

THE DETAILS: Trinity's outstanding tight end and defensive end has committed to Albany, where he'll play on the offensive side of the ball for the Great Danes.

THE SCHOOL: The University of Albany, is part of the sprawling State University of New York and has 12,500 undergraduates studying in New York's state capital. UAlbany athletic teams compete in the America East Conference, except for football, which competes in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) Northeast Conference.

THE DECISION: "Albany was a better fit for me [than Monmouth, Stony Brook or Villanova]," Phillipy said. "I'm going to throw the javelin, too, and Albany is giving me that opportunity."

THE ATHLETE: Phillipy was known primarily as a strong defensive end who could both rush the passer and provide good run tackling. But this year, he blossomed as a pass-catching tight end and did so well he scored an Associated Press first-team spot as a tight end. He was recruited primarily for offense, and he turned down a preferred walk-on invitation at Penn State to pursue his two-sport dream at Albany.

THEY'RE SAYING: "He's a tremendous athlete," Trinity head coach Jeff Boger said. "He was focused almost solely on defense for most of his time here, but last year [the 2007 season] he caught two touchdown passes in our game with Boiling Springs. That's when the light went on about what he could do at tight end."

Courtesy: PennLive.com

Four Decades of Academic Excellence For University of Albany's School of Criminal Justice

UAlbany graduates have become deans of schools, chairs of departments, distinguished professors and have occupied leadership positions in federal and state government.

UAlbany's School of Criminal Justice (SCJ) has changed the landscape of research and education in the field. Over the past 40 years, SCJ has boasted nationally-recognized faculty, ground-breaking research and accomplished alumni, paving the way to academic excellence for which the School has become known.

In fact, after its founding in 1968, the School achieved almost instantaneous recognition and quickly began attracting exceptional students with its novel interdisciplinary approach and pre-eminent faculty. It became the first doctoral-granting criminal justice program in the nation. Its curriculum has been emulated by many of the doctoral programs founded since then.

"UAlbany's School broadened the field, from the study of crime to the study of society's response to crime," said Distinguished Professor David Bayley, who served as dean from 1995-1999. "Faculty developed the 'Albany Model,' which focuses on the institutions that deal with crime, the legal and social contexts of crime, and bringing about change in the criminal justice system. That model became the basis for the formal study of criminal justice issues in the U.S."

Today, the School continues to build its reputation, setting the standard for high academic achievement and scholarly research. In 2006, the School garnered a #2 ranking by U.S. News and World Report for doctoral programs in criminology. There's no doubt, the School's contributions are -- and continue to be -- far reaching.

Alumnus Thomas A. Constantine, '71, former Drug Enforcement Administration head and superintendent of the New York State Police, recalled the public negativity toward police officers during the 1960s, when the nation experienced a rise in violent crime and use of illegal drugs. But it was the SCJ that helped change that view, said Constantine, "by educating police officers who are honest, bright, well prepared, and rigorously tested."

In addition to the field, the SCJ has also had profound impacts on its students, like Constantine, who noted that his time at SCJ "gave me a life I never thought possible and skills that, to this day, have carried me through some tough situations."

The same holds true for today's students.


In SCJ's first class, there was only one woman student. Today, in the School's doctorate program, women outnumber men by more than 1.5 to 1.


"Being part of a University with such a high reputation in the criminal justice community certainly provides a sense of pride," said third-year doctoral student Nicole Schmidt, of Boston. "The UAlbany faculty is regarded as some of the best in the country and the opportunity to collaborate with them as a graduate student is extraordinary."

The quality of its faculty has always given the School an extraordinary stature. The first four faculty members hired -- Fred Cohen, Donald Newman, Hans Toch and William Brown -- were all established and lured to Albany by the challenge of inventing new curriculum. Today, the School’s faculty is widely recognized for both research and teaching. Two faculty, Bayley and Toch, hold the rank of SUNY Distinguished Professor -- the system’s highest rank, awarded for outstanding accomplishments in research. Professors James Acker and Graeme Newman hold the rank of SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor. Others have been awarded UAlbany Excellence Awards for teaching and academic service.

"While the School has long been well known for the accomplishments of its senior faculty, in recent years its reputation has also been enhanced by the outstanding young faculty members who have joined the program," said SCJ Dean Julie Horney. "These stars of the future are already making their mark on scholarship in the field. In addition, they are dedicated teachers who will continue the tradition of excellence in preparing our students for both academic careers and for leadership in the practical world of criminal justice."

The School’s faculty is recognized nationally and internationally for their research on delinquency, violence, sentencing, policing, capital punishment and other topics. Current research projects include the Rochester Youth Development Study (RYDS), an ongoing longitudinal investigation of the development of antisocial behavior, including delinquency and drug use. The study, which began in 1988, is crucial in examining whether or not delinquency occurs because of the pattern of interactions between the individual and his or her environment.

Other highlights include the Capital Punishment Research Initiative (CPRI), founded in the late 1990s by Acker to encourage scholarship, conduct training, and disseminate scientifically grounded knowledge about the ultimate penal sanction. Its scope expanded to include building and maintaining the National Death Penalty Archives for historical documents and data on the death penalty.

UAlbany graduates have become deans of schools, chairs of departments, distinguished professors and have occupied leadership positions in federal and state government. They include Adam C. Bouloukos, who after a stint in Afghanistan directing that country's first even general election, now directs the U.N.'s operations in the Sudan. The School continues to attract the top students from around the nation, producing a new generation of scholars and practitioners.

The University of New York System Expected to Pick University of Cincinnati Leader as Chancellor

The trustees of the State University of New York are poised to select Nancy L. Zimpher, the president of the University of Cincinnati, to be the next chancellor of SUNY, the nation’s largest public university system, according to people involved in the process. They said an announcement could come within days.

Nancy L. Zimpher, 62, would fill a leadership void that has stretched for nearly two years.

The choice of Dr. Zimpher, who is widely credited with strengthening the University of Cincinnati financially and academically, was all but assured when a search committee of the SUNY board endorsed her last week. Dr. Zimpher, 62, has spent her entire academic and professional life in the Midwest, and would fill a leadership void that has stretched for nearly two years. And the choice would end a search that was stalled first by the turmoil surrounding Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s abrupt resignation and then by the withdrawal of some candidates.

David M. Henahan, a spokesman for SUNY, declined to comment on the appointment. Dr. Zimpher also declined to discuss the matter, but issued a statement in response to questions.

“The State University of New York system has approached me to discuss their search for a chancellor,” it said. “It is not uncommon for me to receive such inquiries. I see it as recognition of the progress made by the University of Cincinnati on academic quality and accountability, urban issues, our strong research program and our collaborative endeavors throughout the region and state.”

If approved by the full board, as expected, Dr. Zimpher would be the first woman to take over SUNY, which has 64 campuses and almost half a million students. She would assume leadership at a time of growing financial uncertainty. The system has an operating budget of $10 billion a year, and is facing severe budget cuts in the next year.

The previous chancellor, John R. Ryan, a retired Navy vice admiral, left after less than two years to run a nonprofit organization in North Carolina.

Dr. Zimpher in 2003 took the helm of the University of Cincinnati, which has about 37,000 students and a $1 billion annual budget, after serving as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for five years. Her predecessor at Cincinnati had overseen a multiyear building boom that led to many campus improvements, but also left the university in poor fiscal health.

“President Zimpher has brought in a great team and is doing her best to improve the financial situation of the university,” said Russel Durst, head of the English department at McMicken College of Arts and Sciences, one of 16 colleges, schools and divisions at the University of Cincinnati. “She is digging us out of a mountain of debt.”

Another professor, Steve Howe, who heads the psychology department at McMicken, added, “We overspent and Nancy deserves a good deal of credit for having brought in a fiscal team that operated very transparently about the university finances and the deficit spending.”

Like Dr. Durst, Professor Howe, who is also president of the university’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors, praised Dr. Zimpher for her academic strategy, laid out in “UC/21: Defining the New Urban Research University.” That plan called for strengthening research, fostering interaction between faculty and students, taking greater advantage of technology and bolstering study-abroad programs, among other things.

“It’s basically the right vision for the university and stresses the importance of research and puts students at the center,” Professor Howe said. “We’re doing a better job of recruiting undergraduate students than we had, and the College of Arts and Sciences has a more prominent role in the culture of the university.”

Dr. Zimpher, who is known for her vibrant outfits in the school’s colors of red and black, also demonstrated a willingness to stand up to a popular basketball coach who had led a winning team for 16 years.

The coach, Bob Huggins, brought embarrassment to the university after he was arrested on a drunken driving charge in 2004. His role at Cincinnati had attracted negative publicity even before then, with his players getting arrested in connection with everything from domestic violence to punching a police horse.

Dr. Zimpher forced him out in 2005, after declaring, “Character counts” before a room full of reporters and television cameras.

Dr. Durst called the move a “formative event in her presidency.”

He recalled about the coach: “The last straw was when one of his players was walking on campus in the middle of the day and a loaded gun fell out of his pocket and went off.” The coach, he said, “challenged her authority.”

But while many faculty members applauded her willingness to take on the athletic juggernaut — Mr. Huggins led Cincinnati to 14 straight N.C.A.A. tournament appearances — others in the community resented her move long afterward.

University of Albany Alumni Scholarships Open Window into UAlbany’s Rich Past

Albert Husted, a long-time mathematics professor retired in 1905 after years of dedicated service to UAlbany. He was also a Civil War veteran, as well as an 1855 graduate of what was then known as the State Normal School. Bertha Brimmer, class of 1900, was a devoted advocate of education and an early executive director of the Alumni Association. Their stories and devotion to UAlbany continue to help students today, through scholarships named to honor significant individuals in the history of the University.

The UAlbany Alumni Association is offering five scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students for the 2009-2010 academic year. Applications are due March 2, 2009.

"Opportunities for students to complete their education are created through these scholarships," said Alumni Association Executive Director Lee Serravillo, Jr. "In many instances, it is a way to support those individuals who have most recently become alumni. We look at these scholarships as one more way we can help maintain traditions and make UAlbany stronger."



Agnes Futterer, at right, fencing with Arthur Lenig.

Applications are being accepted for:

The Bertha E. Brimmer Legacy Scholarship, created in 2005 in honor of Brimmer, Class of 1900, an early executive director of the Alumni Association and a devoted advocate of education. This $1,500 award is granted to a legacy, a current or incoming freshman or transfer student who is the child or grandchild of an alum.
The Agnes E. Futterer Memorial Fellowship ($1,000), awarded to a senior entering graduate study in theatre or a related field at UAlbany or any other accredited institution. The Theatre Alumni Association created the fellowship to honor the memory of Futterer, professor of English and drama at UAlbany from 1917 to 1959.
The Class of 1972 Scholarship ($750) is awarded to a graduating UAlbany senior planning to enter full-time graduate study at the University during the next academic year.
The Albert N. Husted Fellowship ($1,000) goes to a senior planning full-time graduate study in any discipline at the University or any other accredited university. This gift was established by UAlbany alumni in honor of Husted, a mathematics professor, when he retired in 1905. Husted, an 1855 graduate of the State Normal School and the namesake of Husted Hall, was also a founder of the 44th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, which fought in 17 battles in the Civil War.
The Adna W. Risley Memorial Scholarship ($500) is awarded to a UAlbany senior seeking a graduate degree in history, and was set up in 1946 to honor Risley, a professor of history at UAlbany from 1909-1939. Applications are available at the Alumni Association, Graduate Admissions and Financial Aid offices. For more information, call Melissa Samuels at (518) 442-3083.

World Team Tennis' New York Buzz Will Call The University of Albany Home - UAlbany Sports

ALBANY - The Washington Avenue Armory in Albany is losing a money-maker. World Team Tennis is taking its stars like Serena Williams and Anna Kournikova and moving up the road to the University at Albany.

New York Buzz owner Nitty Singh says her team will move their home games this season to SEFCU Arena on the UAlbany campus. A news conference to formally announce the switch has been scheduled for Tuesday at 12:30 p.m.

Nitty says UAlbany offers a bigger venue to accommodate more fans. The armory seated 2,300. SEFCU Arena will seat 3,300.

Plus, the parking will be better and the arena has an air conditioning system, which the armory does not.

Armory General Manager Jim Coyne says the lack of an air conditioner was a big factor in the Buzz leaving. He also said losing the buzz is not a big financial loss.

Prior to last season, the Buzz spent 13 summers outdoors at Central Park in Schenectady.

University of Albany's Kaloyeros helped persuade New York to put $900 million into a UAlbany operation that now employs 2,200 researchers

As staff at the College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering wait patiently in a conference room, a loud rumble shatters the silence. "Must be him," someone says. Alain E. Kaloyeros has just pulled into a parking lot at the State University of New York's Albany campus in his $220,000 black Ferrari F430 F1 Spider, the one with the "Dr. Nano" license plates. Minutes later, Kaloyeros, 52, the school's $696,000-a-year CEO, strides into the room talking into his BlackBerry and wearing a white long-sleeve cotton shirt and faded jeans. He apologizes for being late. "I can't understand why some people think they're saving money driving 15 miles an hour," he fumes.

Fast and flamboyant, Kaloyeros epitomizes a new breed of entrepreneurial public servant. He has helped persuade the state of New York to inject $900 million in taxpayer money into research and development facilities, including one of the world's most advanced clean rooms for making prototypes of next-generation chips.

Kaloyeros earns his high salary by running an operation that employs 2,200 researchers and has drawn $3.5 billion in R&D investment from the likes of IBM (IBM), Advanced Materials (ADMG), Tokyo Electron, and the government-industry chip-research consortium Sematech, for whom mastering materials at the atomic scale is vital for future products. The effort helped persuade IBM to build a plant nearby to make silicon wafers, the material used to manufacture chips. In October, struggling chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) said it will build a $4.5 billion wafer facility near Albany with help from Abu Dhabi. New York is contributing $1.2 billion in tax breaks and cash rebates to help cover construction and equipment costs.

SUNY Albany's nanotech push marks a daring new direction in economic strategy sweeping U.S. states—one that is now being severely tested. States have lavished perks on private industry for decades. In recent years, though, some have brazenly crossed the line between the public and private sectors, designing strategies that look a lot like industrial policy. They have been targeting specific businesses and technologies and, alongside companies, investing big bucks in elaborate research centers, plants to test new technologies, and industrial parks whose occupants receive a special boost. States from Pennsylvania to Oregon have become increasingly important sources of early startup capital to technology companies.

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By Pete Engardio