Albany Great Danes Men's Lacrosse
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| Albany Great Danes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University at Albany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conference | America East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Albany, NY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head Coach | Scott Marr (8th year) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arena | John Fallon Field (Capacity: 1,500) |
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| Nickname | Great Danes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colors | Purple and Gold
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| Conference Tournament Champions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conference Regular Season Champions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Albany Great Danes Lacrosse team is the college lacrosse team that represent the University at Albany in Albany, New York. The school's team currently competes in the America East Conference. The team played in the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship in 2003-2005 and 2007. The Great Danes are currently coached by Scott Marr.
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[edit] Coaches
[edit] Current Coaching Staff
- Head Coach - Scott Marr (Johns Hopkins 2001)
- Assistant Coach - Chris Kivlen (UAlbany 2005)
- Assistant Coach - Donald Shea (Butler 1996)
- Assistant Coach - John Svec (Loyola Md. 2001)
[edit] All-Time Head Coaches
| Years | Coach | Win | Loss | Win % | Conference Titles |
NCAA Tournament Appearances |
NCAA Titles |
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| 1970 | Bill Muse | 3 | 7 | .300 | - | - | - |
| 1971-1973 | Bob Ford | 19 | 11 | .633 | - | - | - |
| 1974-1975 | Dave Armstrong | 10 | 13 | .435 | - | - | - |
| 1976 | Steve Axman | 6 | 5 | .545 | - | - | - |
| 1977-1983 | Mike Motta | 36 | 45 | .444 | - | - | - |
| 1984 | Gary Campbell | 7 | 6 | .538 | - | - | - |
| 1985 | Rick Flanders | 3 | 10 | .231 | - | - | - |
| 1986 | Chuck Priore | 5 | 8 | .385 | - | - | - |
| 1987 | Tom Fogarty | 5 | 7 | .417 | - | - | - |
| 1988-1994 | Steve O'Shea | 45 | 37 | .549 | - | - | - |
| 1995-2000 | Mark Wimmer | 42 | 31 | .575 | - | - | - |
| 2001-present | Scott Marr | 72 | 51 | .585 | 4 (America East) | 4 (NCAA D-I) | - |
[edit] Players
[edit] Albany Men's Lacrosse Current Roster
| 2008 Albany Men's Lacrosse Current Roster |
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| Pos. | # | Name | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown | Previous School | ||
| M | 12 |  |
John Alpizar | Junior | 5-9 | 178 lbs. | Summit, NJ |  |
Summit |
| M | 33 | |
Mike Ammann | Senior | 6-2 | 210 lbs. | Putnam Valley, NY |  |
Putnam Valley |
| M | 20 | |
Steve Ammann | Senior | 6-2 | 215 lbs. | Putnam Valley, NY | |
Putnam Valley |
| G | 3 | |
AJ Babnik | Senior | 5-7 | 180 lbs. | Putnam Valley, NY | |
Putnam Valley |
| D | 45 | |
Mike Banks | Freshman | 6-3 | 205 lbs. | Norwalk, CT |  |
Brien McMahon |
| G | 31 | |
Tony Behling | Freshman | 6-0 | 185 lbs. | Adams, NY | |
South Jefferson |
| A | 21 | |
Kyle Brunk | Sophomore | 6-4 | 215 lbs. | Gilbert, AZ |  |
Gilbert |
| A | 28 | |
Brian Caufield | Freshman | 6-4 | 205 lbs. | Bay Shore, NY | |
West Islip |
| M | 10 | |
Mark Cometti | Junior | 6-0 | 175 lbs. | Syracuse, NY | |
West Genesee |
| M | 40 | |
Kevin Courtney | Sophomore | 5-9 | 205 lbs. | Camillus, NY | |
West Genesee |
| M | 15 | |
Perry Craz | Freshman | 5-10 | 165 lbs. | Remsenburg, NY | |
Westhampton Beach |
| M | 30 | |
Kyle Crotty | Freshman | 6-1 | 195 lbs. | Bethpage, NY | |
Bethpage |
| A | 26 | |
Derek Dale | Senior | 6-0 | 175 lbs. | Lake Ronkonkoma, NY | |
Sachem |
| G | 11 | |
Drew DiCioccio | Freshman | 6-0 | 225 lbs. | West Islip, NY | |
West Islip |
| M | 36 | |
Jordan DuBose | Freshman | 6-0 | 198 lbs. | Altamont, NY | |
Guilderland |
| M | 8 | |
Tyler Endres | Senior | 6-1 | 190 lbs. | Brockport, NY | |
Hilton Central |
| M | 29 | |
Mike Finnegan | Freshman | 6-3 | 215 lbs. | Bay Shore, NY | |
West Islip |
| D | 32 | |
Brendan Gleason | Sophomore | 6-4 | 200 lbs. | Wading River, NY | |
Shoreham-Wading River |
| A | 18 | |
Brian Grodotzke | Sophomore | 6-3 | 200 lbs. | Rocky Point, NY | |
Rocky Point |
| D | 44 | |
Paul Guzzone | Senior | 6-1 | 200 lbs. | Melville, NY | |
Half Hollow Hills East |
| M | 47 | |
Ryan Ivory | Freshman | 6-4 | 200 lbs. | Saratoga Springs, NY | |
Saratoga Springs |
| A | 39 | |
Matt Johnson | Freshman | 6-0 | 200 lbs. | Glenmont, NY | |
Bethlehem Central |
| M | 37 | |
Mike Kehoe | Freshman | 6-0 | 180 lbs. | Glen Rock, NJ | |
Glen Rock |
| D | 16 | |
Mark Kelly | Sophomore | 6-3 | 185 lbs. | Syracuse, NY | |
West Genesee |
| A | 9 | |
Derek Kreuzer | Freshman | 6-0 | 170 lbs. | Liverpool, NY | |
Liverpool |
| M | 22 | |
Jordan Levine | Senior | 5-8 | 170 lbs. | Bethpage, NY | |
Bethpage |
| M | 35 | |
Dave McCarthy | Junior | 5-11 | 175 lbs. | Albany, NY | |
Mt. Anthony, Vt. |
| D | 19 | |
Craig McDonald | Senior | 6-1 | 210 lbs. | Geneva, NY | |
Geneva |
| G | 4 | |
Dan McKeon | Junior | 5-10 | 195 lbs. | Camillus, NY | |
West Genesee |
| A | 14 | |
Kyle McLafferty | Junior | 5-11 | 165 lbs. | South Salem, NY | |
John Jay-Cross River |
| M | 41 | |
Rob Mendizabal | Senior | 5-8 | 200 lbs. | East Aurora, NY | |
East Aurora |
| M | 7 | |
Shane Moriarty | Junior | 6-2 | 185 lbs. | Seattle, WA |  |
O'Dea |
| D | 24 | |
Matt Novosel | Freshman | 6-6 | 240 lbs. | Hudson, NY | |
Hudson |
| M | 5 | |
Trevor Ortolano | Senior | 6-4 | 215 lbs. | East Nassau, NY | |
Albany Academy |
| D | 34 | |
Garrett Pedley | Junior | 6-3 | 205 lbs. | Bow, NH |  |
Bow |
| D | 38 | |
Mark Phelan | Junior | 5-11 | 205 lbs. | Arnold, MD |  |
Broadneck |
| M | 6 | |
Joe Pompo | Freshman | 6-4 | 212 lbs. | Syracuse, NY | |
West Genesee |
| G | 23 | |
Brett Queener | Senior | 5-10 | 180 lbs. | Penn Yan, NY | |
Penn Yan Academy |
| D | 27 | |
Scott Raffensperger | Freshman | 6-2 | 200 lbs. | Altamont, NY | |
Guilderland |
| D | 25 | |
Chris Schongar | Junior | 6-1 | 190 lbs. | Clifton Park, NY | |
Shenendehowa |
| D | 17 | |
Greg Shondel | Sophomore | 6-3 | 205 lbs. | Kinnelon, NJ | |
Kinnelon |
| D | 1 | |
BJ Simmons | Freshman | 6-0 | 180 lbs. | Auburn, NY | |
Auburn |
| A | 43 |  |
Corey Small | Junior | 5-9 | 180 lbs. | St. Catharines, ON |  |
Holy Cross |
| D | 46 | |
Derek Speziale | Freshman | 5-6 | 180 lbs. | West Islip, NY | |
West Islip |
| D | 42 | |
Nate Sullivan | Sophomore | 6-0 | 175 lbs. | Gilbert, AZ | |
Mesquite |
[edit] Current Season
| 2008 Albany Men's Lacrosse Season Schedule |
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| Date & Time | Away Team | Score | Home Team | Score | Location | Game Notes/Scoring Leader | |||
| Feb. 23, 2008 at 12 PM | #11 Albany | 5 | #1 Johns Hopkins | 10 | Baltimore, MD | Jordan Levine(2) | |||
| Feb. 26, 2008 at 2 PM | Siena | X | Albany | X | Albany, NY | Postponed for Snow until April 2 | |||
| Mar. 1, 2008 at 1 PM | #13 Albany | 6 | #6 Notre Dame | 7 | South Bend, IN | Corey Small(3) | |||
| Mar. 8, 2008 at 1 PM | #16 Albany | 7 | #9 Delaware | 8 | Newark, DE | 3-OT/Brian Grodotske & Corey Small(3) | |||
| Mar. 11, 2008 at 3 PM | Albany | 8 | UMass | 9 | Amherst, MA | Derek Dale & Jordan Levine(2) | |||
| Mar. 15, 2008 at 1 PM | #14 Drexel | 7 | Albany | 6 | Albany, NY | Steve Ammann(2) | |||
| Mar. 21, 2008 at 1 PM | #11 Princeton | 2 | Albany | 10 | Albany, NY | Corey Small(4) | |||
| Mar. 29, 2008 at 1 PM | Binghamton | 2 | Albany | 8 | Albany, NY | Corey Small(2) | |||
| Apr. 2, 2008 at 7 PM | Siena | 6 | Albany | 13 | Albany, NY | Corey Small(4) | |||
| Apr. 5, 2008 at 1 PM | Albany | 14 | Hartford | 11 | West Hartford, CT | Brian Caufield(7) | |||
| Apr. 8, 2008 at 7 PM | Yale | 4 | Albany | 15 | Albany, NY | Corey Small(6) | |||
| Apr. 12, 2008 at 7:30 PM | Albany | 10 | #9 UMBC | 14 | Baltimore, MD | Brian Caufield(3) | |||
| Apr. 18, 2008 at 7 PM | Albany | 5 | #1 Syracuse | 10 | Syracuse, NY | Brian Caufield(3) | |||
| Apr. 20, 2008 at 1 PM | Vermont | 3 | Albany | 13 | Albany, NY | Brian Caufield(5) | |||
| Apr. 26, 2008 at 7 PM | Stony Brook | 7 | Albany | 10 | Albany, NY | Joe Pompo(3) | |||
| May 1, 2008 | #3 Stony Brook | 9 | #2 Albany | 12 | Baltimore, MD | America East Conference Tournament/ Corey Small(5) |
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| May 3, 2008 | #2 Albany | 13 | #1 UMBC | 14 | Baltimore, MD | America East Conference Tournament/ Joe Pompo(4) |
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[edit] All-Time Records, Standings & Statistics
[edit] Coaching Records & Standings
| Year | Coach | Regular Season | Conference | Post Season | |||||
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| Won | Lost | Win % | Won | Lost | Win % | Standing | |||
| Division III (Independent) (1970-1995) | |||||||||
| 1970 | Bill Muse | 3 | 7 | .300 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1971 | Bob Ford | 8 | 2 | .800 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1972 | Bob Ford | 7 | 2 | .778 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1973 | Bob Ford | 4 | 7 | .364 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1974 | Dave Armstrong | 4 | 7 | .364 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1975 | Dave Armstrong | 6 | 6 | .500 | - | - | - | - | ECAC D-III Tournament |
| 1976 | Steve Axman | 6 | 5 | .545 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1977 | Mike Motta | 6 | 6 | .500 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1978 | Mike Motta | 5 | 7 | .417 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1979 | Mike Motta | 4 | 8 | .333 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1980 | Mike Motta | 6 | 5 | .545 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1981 | Mike Motta | 5 | 8 | .385 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1982 | Mike Motta | 6 | 8 | .429 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1983 | Mike Motta | 7 | 5 | .583 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1984 | Gary Campbell | 7 | 6 | .538 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1985 | Rick Flanders | 3 | 10 | .231 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1986 | Chuck Priore | 9 | 8 | .529 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1987 | Tom Fogarty | 5 | 7 | .417 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1988 | Steve O'Shea | 2 | 9 | .182 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1989 | Steve O'Shea | 7 | 4 | .636 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1990 | Steve O'Shea | 4 | 7 | .364 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1991 | Steve O'Shea | 7 | 5 | .583 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1992 | Steve O'Shea | 10 | 3 | .769 | - | - | - | - | ECAC D-III Tournament |
| 1993 | Steve O'Shea | 8 | 3 | .727 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1994 | Steve O'Shea | 7 | 6 | .538 | - | - | - | - | ECAC D-III Tournament |
| 1995 | Mark Wimmer | 6 | 5 | .545 | - | - | - | - | |
| Division II (Independent) (1996-1999) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Mark Wimmer | 7 | 6 | .538 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1997 | Mark Wimmer | 8 | 5 | .615 | - | - | - | - | ECAC D-II Tournament |
| 1998 | Mark Wimmer | 8 | 4 | .667 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1999 | Mark Wimmer | 7 | 6 | .538 | - | - | - | - | |
| Division I (Independent) (2000-2001) | |||||||||
| 2000 | Mark Wimmer | 6 | 5 | .545 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2001 | Scott Marr | 3 | 8 | .273 | - | - | - | - | |
| Division I (America East Conference) (2002-Present) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Scott Marr | 9 | 7 | .563 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 1st | America East Conference Tournament (Semifinal Win over Quinnipiac 12-5) (Championship Loss to Stony Brook 8-6) |
| 2003 | Scott Marr | 10 | 6 | .625 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 1st | America East Conference Tournament (Semifinal Win over Stony Brook 11-5) (Championship Game Win over Hartford 7-5) NCAA First Round (Loss to Princeton 16-10) |
| 2004 | Scott Marr | 10 | 6 | .625 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 4th | America East Conference Tournament (Semifinal win over UMBC 9-8) (Championship Win over Binghamton 10-4) NCAA First Round (Loss to Syracuse 21-13) |
| 2005 | Scott Marr | 10 | 6 | .625 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 1st | America East Conference Tournament (Semifinal Win over Binghamton 11-3) (Championship Win over Stony Brook 16-7) NCAA First Round (Loss to Virginia 23-9) |
| 2006 | Scott Marr | 8 | 7 | .533 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3rd | America East Conference Tournament (Semifinal Win over Stony Brook 14-13) (Championship Loss to UMBC 19-10) |
| 2007 | Scott Marr | 15 | 3 | .833 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 1st | America East Conference Tournament (Semifinal Win over Stony Brook 17-5) (Championship Win over UMBC 15-14) NCAA First Round (Win over Loyola 19-10) NCAA Second Round (Loss to Cornell 12-11 in OT) |
| 2008 | Scott Marr | 8 | 8 | .500 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2nd | America East Conference Tournament (Semifinal Win over Stony Brook 12-9) (Championship Loss to UMBC 14-13) |
| Albany Totals: | 261 | 232 | .529 | 41 | 10 | .804 | |||
