Tag: America

  • UAlbany Totals 150 Student-Athletes On Winter/Spring America East Academic Honor Roll

    UAlbany Totals 150 Student-Athletes On Winter/Spring America East Academic Honor Roll CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Announced by the league office Thursday, the University at Albany had 150 student-athletes named to the Winter/Spring America East Academic Honor Roll, achieving grade-point averages (GPA) of 3.00 or higher during the spring term. Of the 150, the Great Danes had…

  • VHS Introduced to America

    June 4, 1977 The VHS videocassette format is introduced as Vidstar in North America at a press conference before the Consumer Electronics Show starts in Chicago. VHS, or Video Home System, was based on an open standard developed by JVC in 1976. As compared to the Sony Betamax format it would compete against, VHS allowed longer…

  • Softball Defeats Stony Brook, Wins Fifth America East Title

    Softball Defeats Stony Brook, Wins Fifth America East Title Box Score STONY BROOK, N.Y. – For the first time since the 2011 season, when the members of this year’s senior class were freshmen, the University at Albany softball team have been crowned America East Champions, the fifth title in school history.  The Danes (33-11) defeated…

  • Softball Wins Opening Game Of America East Tournament

    Softball Wins Opening Game Of America East Tournament Box Score STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The University at Albany (30-10) softball program kicked off the America East Tournament against Binghamton today, earning an opening round victory over the Bearcats (21-24) by a score of 8-7.  The Danes, by virtue of winning their first game in the…

  • Softball Gears Up For America East Tournament

    Softball Gears Up For America East Tournament ALBANY, N.Y. – The University at Albany softball team earned the second seed in the America East Tournament, traversing a trying regular season with a 29-10 overall record, and a 14-3 record in-conference.  Like many teams in the northeast, UAlbany had to withstand an unusually high number of…

  • Fanning, Futia Nominated For America East Woman And Man Of The Year

    Fanning, Futia Nominated For America East Woman And Man Of The Year WOMAN OF THE YEAR RELEASE  I  MAN OF THE YEAR RELEASE CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Announced by the league office Wednesday, seniors Kathryn Fanning of the cross country and track & field program and Cody Futia of the men’s lacrosse team have been nominated…

  • Fanning, Futia Nominated For America East Woman And Man Of The Year

    Fanning, Futia Nominated For America East Woman And Man Of The Year WOMAN OF THE YEAR RELEASE  I  MAN OF THE YEAR RELEASE CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Announced by the league office Wednesday, seniors Kathryn Fanning of the cross country and track & field program and Cody Futia of the men’s lacrosse team have been nominated…

  • Morris, Hiett, Earn America East Awards

    Morris, Hiett, Earn America East Awards   BURLINGTON, Vt. – Following the conclusion of the America East Outdoor Championships, a handful of athletes are recognized for their accomplishments during the competition with championship awards.  The University at Albany claimed two of these awards Sunday, with Kareem Morris winning the Men’s Coaches’ Award, and Nathan Hiett…

  • No. 19 Women’s Lacrosse Set to Battle Stony Brook for America East Championship on Sunday

    No. 19 Women’s Lacrosse Set to Battle Stony Brook for America East Championship on Sunday   GAME NOTES | CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL | WATCH ON ESPN3 | LIVE STATS STONY BROOK, N.Y.-  The University at Albany women’s lacrosse team (14-2) will face Stony Brook (15-3) in a 2013 rematch on Sunday at noon in the America East…

  • UAlbany Men’s Lacrosse Repeats as America East Champions with 20-11 Victory over UMBC

    UAlbany Men’s Lacrosse Repeats as America East Champions with 20-11 Victory over UMBC (Photo courtesy of the America East) Box Score | Box Score (PDF) STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Last season, UAlbany defeated UMBC by nine to secure the America East title.  In 2014, the Great Danes did it again.  UAlbany took down UMBC 20-11…