Albany remains undefeated with 16-4 win over Hartford March 24, 2007
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Merrick Thomson had four goals and one assist as UAlbany upended Hartford, 16-4, in the America East Conference opener for both teams on Saturday afternoon at John Fallon Field. The Great Danes, who are ranked No. 5 by Nike/Inside Lacrosse, are off to their best start since 1993 with a 6-0 record. MORE>>
New NCAA DIII Lacrosse Program March 15, 2007
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In some form of communications or another, and throughout the academic year, I have introduced myself, our new NCAA DIII lacrosse program, and solicited input on fine young men who have graced your rosters. Your season has just gotten underway or soon will be and I have come to yet another critical juncture in my recruiting cycle. At this point of the year most of your players have made their decisions on where they will attend next year. What I am after are those who may still be in search of, undecided and are looking for a good opportunity for a top notch education and a desire to participate in Division III lacrosse.
Wells College is a small, private, liberal arts school with great ties to Cornell University. Some may know it better as a former “all-women’s” school, as we transitioned to coeducational in 2005. By today’s standards we offer a rather affordable education: Approx. 24,000 for room, board and tuition. Within the above statements are many features that make our opportunity a unique one; 8:1 student teacher ratio, student body of less than 600, male female ratio, etc …
The college is located in Aurora, New York, on the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake. We are within close proximity to the cities of Ithaca, Syracuse and Rochester; and surrounded by lacrosse excellence. Cornell University, Syracuse University, Hobart College, LeMoyne College, SUNY Cortland and Onondaga Community College are all within one hour travel.
As far as lacrosse, our first season will be the 2007-2008 academic year so I have been pounding the pavement and working the phones primarily targeting High School Seniors (Class of 2007) and JuCo sophomores to fill that roster. I am attempting to bring in 25 – 30 players for this class, so it is a good opportunity for the right players to make an immediate impact. Thus far, I feel confident that I have a solid core of 15 recruits, with another 15 on the bubble. But in DIII you just never know and as both of us know; there is a huge difference between a roster of 16 and a roster of 35.
So what am I after? I am after the contact information on any of your players who you feel are appropriate for our program and are still in search of the right institution. I apologize if any of this is redundant as it takes a generic form to reach the masses, but I need to feel that I have overturned each and every stone to find the right young men.
Any and all assistance is greatly appreciated and I look forward to hearing from you. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
Respectfully, Mike
Michael D. Eighmey
Wells College
Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach
Aurora, NY 13026
meighmey@wells.edu
Duke highlights March 11, 2007
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Duke Lacrosse is back!
Navy Lacrosse 2006 March 10, 2007
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It’s not Army, but this is a great video. Make sure that you don’t blink and miss the fast break at the 2 minutes, 22 seconds mark in this video.
Albany rally stuns No. 1 Johns Hopkins, 8-7 February 24, 2007
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Baltimore, MD – In a game of runs, it was visiting Albany that had the final one as the visiting Great Danes stunned the Johns Hopkins men’s lacrosse team, 8-7, at Homewood Field Saturday afternoon. Albany grabs its first win in the six-game series and moves to 1-0, while the Blue Jays drop their first season-opener since 2001 and are now 0-1. Johns Hopkins was ranked number one in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll, while the Danes were listed as receiving votes.Hopkins led 7-5 after a seven-goal run erased an early 5-0 Albany lead, but it would be the Danes who had the final spree. Steve Ammann’s unassisted goal with 4:46 remaining drew Albany within one at 7-6 and it took just 41 seconds for John Alpizar to get the equalizer as he drove hard to the goal and beat a late slide to tie the score at 7-7.Albany, which won 4-of-5 faceoffs in the fourth quarter after winning just 5-of-13 through three quarters, won the faceoff after Alpizar’s goal and worked the clock down under two minutes before Alpizar fed a cutting Frank Resetarits, who beat Blue Jay goalie Jesse Schwartzman with a shot low inside the far post to give Albany the 8-7 lead. Albany won the ensuing faceoff as well, but turned the ball over quickly to give the Blue Jays one last shot. The Blue Jays had two shots in the final 10 seconds, but Kevin Huntley whistled one low just past the far post and freshman Steven Boyle was stuffed on the crease as time expired.
A late-game rally didn’t seem like it would be necessary for Albany as the Danes sprinted out to a 5-0 lead in the first 22 minutes. Resetarits scored three of his four goals during the spree, including one less than one minute after a Matthew Green goal to make it 5-0 with just over eight minutes remaining in the second quarter.
The Blue Jays trimmed the deficit to 5-3 at the half as Huntley, Jake Byrne and freshman Michael Kimmel all scored in the final 7:34 of the second quarter. Huntley and Byrne scored within 35 seconds of each other, while Kimmel’s goal came off a restart with three seconds remaining in the second period.
It took just 55 seconds of the third quarter for the Blue Jays to pull within one as senior Drew Dabrowski beat Albany goalie Brett Queener from in tight after a nifty spin move to avoid a defender. Sophomore Mark Bryan finally knotted the game with 12:30 remaining when he took a pass from Kimmel and one-timed one past Queener.
When Boyle and junior Michael Doneger scored within three minutes late in the third and early in the fourth quarter it appeared the Blue Jays would avoid their first two-game losing streak in seven years, but Ammann’s goal jump-started the game-ending run for the Danes and provided a win that wasn’t secured until Boyle was stuffed at the gun.
Resetarits led the Danes with four goals, while Alpizar and Steve Ammann added one goal and one assist. Queener played 50:39 in goal and posted four saves, while Dan McKeon played 9:21 and registered two.
Seven different players scored goals for the Blue Jays with Boyle and Kimmel each knotting a goal and an assist in their collegiate debuts. The Blue Jays held a 30-21 advantage in shots and won the ground ball war 40-29, but Hopkins couldn’t overcome Resetarits and the spirited late-game rally by Albany.
