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UAlbany Starts Hot, Finishes Hot, And Crushes UMBC
February 7, 2013
ualbany great danes
ualbany great danes
February 7, 2013
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UAlbany To Play Fairfield in BracketBusters Game
Despite battling injuries and fatigue at a crucial juncture in the season, the UAlbany Great Danes will take part in this year's BracketBusters event, which pits low to mid major college basketball programs against one another. The matchups were announced today, with the Great Danes drawing a road date with Fairfield out of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
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UAlbany’s Gary Johnson Throws Down Alley Oop In Big Purple Growl Game [VIDEO]
After a week that featured three straight losses and an appearance on SportsCenter's Not Top Ten, the UAlbany Great Danes got back on track with a 79-46 win over Binghamton in Saturday's Big Purple Growl. They also erased the memories of any bad plays with an amazing alley oop from DJ Evans to Gary Johnson.
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UAlbany’s Blake Metcalf Featured In SportsCenter Not Top Ten
It was a rough week for the UAlbany Great Danes basketball team after three straight losses to Boston U, Stony Brook and Vermont. However, things took a turn towards the lighter side when center Blake Metcalf was featured on SportsCenter's Not Top Ten yest
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UAlbany Gets Pummeled By Stony Brook, Fall To Fourth Place In America East
One week ago, yours truly asserted that the UAlbany Great Danes needed to win two out of three home games against Boston University, Vermont, and Stony Brook to be taken seriously in the America East Conference this season. Last night, the Great Danes fell to Stony Brook 65-49 to complete that stretch at 0-3, proving that they are nowhere near good enough to compete for a conference championship this season.
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UAlbany Women’s Hoops Coach Earns New Contract
University at Albany Vice President and Director of Athletics Lee McElroy has announced a two-year contract extension for head women's basketball coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson. With the extension in place, Abrahamson-Henderson will remain at the helm of the Great Dane program through the 2016-17 season.
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College Football Season Opens With UAlbany Win, Union Loss
As the RPI football team sat idle this past weekend, the College Football season got underway across the country, including a pair of games here in the Capital Region. The final results from both games were on different ends of the spectrum, as Union suffered a tough 17-14 loss to Salve Regina, while UAlbany opened their final season at University Field with a 41-20 victory over Colgate.
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UAlbany Offensive Coordinator Promoted To Associate Head Coach
Earlier today, and just four days before their 2012 season opener against Colgate, UAlbany announced that the Great Danes' offensive coordinator Ryan McCarthy has been promoted to associate head football coach. McCarthy is in his 11th season with the UAlbany football program and fifth as offensive coordinator.
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“Cady’s Corner” College Football Tour – Bob Ford [AUDIO]
Over the last 3 unofficial weekends of summer, Brian Cady is doing a local "College Football Tour," learning everything you need to know to get you ready for the 2012 College Football season in the Capital Region. Every Saturday during "Cady's Corner" from 10-11am, Brian will be joined by a head coach from one of the area college programs - UAlbany, RPI and Union.
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UAlbany Men’s Lacrosse Well Represented In New Movie
UAlbany men’s lacrosse players Ty, Miles and Lyle Thompson, along with former standout Mike Banks, are all making appearances in “Crooked Arrows,” Hollywood’s first feature film about the sport of lacrosse. The movie, produced by J. Todd Harris, Mitchell Peck and Adam Leff, is set to open this Friday, May 18, with showings locally at Crossgates Cinema.
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Siena & UAlbany Men’s Lacrosse Come Up Short
As the end of last week made the turn into the weekend, both UAlbany and Siena were in prime positions to earn berths in the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Tournament. The Great Danes dominated UMBC on Wednesday with a 19-8 blowout victory, setting up a contest at Stony Brook for the America East Title. And on the other hand, the Saints won an 11-9 slugfest against Marist and advanced to their fourth consecutive MAAC Championship Game. But within twenty-four hours, all of those “high hopes” turned into sheer disappointment.
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