Albany Women Unleash 2011 Schedule
from press release
ALBANY, N.Y. - University at Albany Vice President
and Director of Athletics Lee McElroy announced today the school's
women's lacrosse schedule for the 2011 campaign. The Great Danes,
who won last year's America East Conference regular-season title
for the first time, will play six conference opponents. UAlbany
also meets Penn State and Oregon for the first time as part of the
non-league slate.
UAlbany begins its 12th season at the NCAA Division I level on
Tuesday, Feb. 22 at home against crosstown-rival Siena. The Capital
Region programs will square off for the 14th time. The Great Danes
travel to Penn State four days later. The Nittany Lions won 10
games and reached the American Lacrosse Conference Tournament 's
semifinal round last year.
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champion and NCAA Tournament
participant Marist invades UAlbany's John Fallon Field on
Wednesday, March 9. Oregon, a program that has 10-plus wins in four
of the last five seasons as a member of the Mountain Pacific Sports
Federation, comes to campus on Sunday, March 27 at 12 noon.
Hofstra, a Colonial Athletic Association semifinalist with a 12-6
record last year, and Niagara are also on the home schedule.
Massachusetts, who captured its second straight Atlantic 10
Conference crown before dropping an NCAA play-in game against
Stanford, tops the list of remaining road opponents. UAlbany faces
Atlantic Coast Conference member Boston College for the first time
since 2001, plus visits Colgate and Canisius.
America East Conference play starts at Stony Brook on Saturday,
April 2. The Great Danes have home conference dates with Vermont
(April 6), New Hampshire (April 9) and UMBC (April 30). UAlbany
tangles with six-time defending America East winner Boston
University at Nickerson Field on April 16.
John Battaglino, who is in his first season as head coach, has
several key players back from a squad that posted a school-record
13-3 mark and was ranked in the national top-20 for the first time.
Nikki Branchini, the America East Player of the Year, earned
third-team IWLCA All-America recognition. Mel Rorie (30 goals, 4
assists) was a member of the all-conference first team. Taylor
Frink, the team's leading scorer with 30 goals and 25 assists, and
defender Jenn Primeau were members of the all-league second
team.
2011 University at Albany Women's Lacrosse Schedule
February - 22 (Tue.), Siena, 3:00; 26 (Sat.), at
Penn State, 1:00.
March - 5 (Sat.), Hofstra, 12:00; 9 (Wed.),
Marist, 3:00; 11 (Fri.), Niagara, 12:00; 19 (Sat.), at
Massachusetts, 3:00; 23 (Wed.), at Colgate, 5:00; 27 (Sun.),
Oregon, 12:00; 30 (Wed.), at Boston College, 4:00.
April - 2 (Sat.), at Stony Brook*, 4:00; 6 (Wed.),
Vermont*, 3:00; 9 (Sat.), New Hampshire*, 1:00; 16 (Sat.), at
Boston U.*, 1:00; 21 (Thu.), at Canisius, 4:00; 23 (Sat.), at
Binghamton*, 1:00; 30 (Sat.), UMBC*, 1:00.
May - 5 (Thu.), at America East Conference
Tournament+; 7 (Sat.), at America East Conference Tournament +
*America East Conference Opponent +Player at Highest Seed's Home
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