Football 10/4/2008 12:00:00 AM UAlbany Sports Information

Esposito & McCarty Helps Football Begin Northeast Conference Play with Duquesne Win

Pittsburgh, Pa. -- Vinny Esposito threw a career-high three touchdown passes and David McCarty rushed for 230 yards, his second-highest total as a collegian, in leading UAlbany to a 33-23 victory over Duquesne in the Great Danes' Northeast Conference opener on Saturday, Oct. 4 at Rooney Field.

UAlbany (2-3, NEC 1-0) led 20-17 in the fourth quarter, but then reached the end zone on consecutive possessions to pull away. The Great Danes, who have won eight of 10 games to begin NEC play since joining the league in 1999, marched 60 yards in nine plays, using their high-caliber ground attack. Esposito finished off the sequence by hooking up with Tim Bush on a five-yard slant pattern on third-and-goal. The series was set up by cornerback L.B. McCloskey's interception.

After a Duquesne fumble was recovered by linebacker Justin Brancaccio, UAlbany went eight plays to build a 33-17 margin with 3:54 remaining. Esposito, who completed 10 of 18 attempts, hit tight end Dan Archer for a first down at the nine-yard line. He later teamed with fullback Justin Petersen on a two-yard scoring touchdown in another third-down situation.

Duquesne (2-2, NEC 1-1) tried to mount a comeback behind the strong arm of Connor Dixon, who connected on 21-of-46 through the air for 338 yards and two touchdowns. Dixon found tight end Sean Bunevich across the middle on a 41-yard scoring pass to close the gap. The Dukes, who are in their first season as a league member after winning nine straight Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference titles, recovered the on-side kick, but UAlbany's defense stiffened at its own 36 to end the threat.

“I was very impressed with Duquesne,” said UAlbany coach Bob Ford, whose defensive unit forced five turnovers, including three interceptions. “But I think our offensive line grinded on them and eventually wore them down. We were trying to keep our defense off the field, but we made too many mental mistakes and had a ton of penalties.”

The first half featured three lead changes as the offenses combined for more than 400 yards in the opening two periods. The Dukes, who rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat Dayton last week, scored on the game's first possession. Cleodis Williams capped an 11-play drive by breaking off right tackle on a 20-yard touchdown.

UAlbany regrouped to take a 14-7 lead in the second quarter. Colin Simmons tied the contest with a two-yard blast over left tackle. McCarty, whose rushing total tied the fifth-highest single-game mark in school history, set up the touchdown with a 51-yard scamper around left end. The Great Danes' defense helped put their team ahead when inside linebacker Marc Wargo recovered a fumble at the Duquesne 19. Esposito would later run a quarterback sneak over left guard into the end zone from two yards out.

Duquesne rallied with 10 unanswered points. Dixon, a Michigan State transfer and the state of Pennsylvania's top player coming out of high school, found a streaking Conrad Carter on a post pattern for a 42-yard touchdown. The Dukes recovered from a third-and-20 situation when Bunevich hauled in a 23-yard completion. Bunevich, a 6-foot-4, 230-pound junior who caught eight passes for 163 yards on the day, later made a 30-yard catch to set up the go-ahead points. Mark Troyan booted a 20-yard field for a 17-14 advantage.

UAlbany went back in front before the intermission with a nine-play march. The Great Danes overcame a holding call in the Duquesne red zone, as Esposito, under pressure, dumped a pass to McCarty in the right flat. McCarty, who accounted for 270 all-purpose yards, used his blocking to finish off the 24-yard scoring pass.

“We did a much better job in the second half than we have in previous weeks,” offered McCarty, whose squad has won seven straight and 11 of its last 12 against conference opponents. “The mental errors made it a little nerve-racking at times, but there is always going to be mistakes in a game. Our offensive line and receivers allowed us to pound the ball.”

UAlbany 33, Duquesne 23 (Oct 04, 2008)

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary (Final)
2008 UAlbany Football
Albany vs Duquesne (Oct 04, 2008 at Pittsburgh, Pa.)

Albany (2-3,1-0) vs. Duquesne (2-2,1-1)

Date: Oct 04, 2008 ? Site: Pittsburgh, Pa. ? Stadium: Rooney Field ? Attendance: 1682

Score by Quarters	1	2	3	4	Score
Albany	7	13	0	13	33
Duquesne	7	10	0	6	23

SCORING SUMMARY				ALB -DUQ
1st	09:59	DUQ	WILLIAMS, C 20 yd run (TROYAN, Mark kick)
			11 plays, 69 yards, TOP 5:01	0 - 7
	02:35	ALB	Colin Simmons 2 yd run (Herb Glass kick)
			6 plays, 65 yards, TOP 2:03	7 - 7
2nd	11:39	ALB	Vinny Esposito 2 yd run (Herb Glass kick)
			5 plays, 19 yards, TOP 1:43	14 - 7
	10:12	DUQ	CARTER, Conrad 42 yd pass from DIXON, Connor (TROYAN, Mark kick)
			5 plays, 62 yards, TOP 1:17	14 - 14
	04:09	DUQ	TROYAN, Mark 20 yd field goal
			14 plays, 77 yards, TOP 5:06	14 - 17
	00:58	ALB	David McCarty 24 yd pass from Vinny Esposito (Herb Glass kick failed)
			9 plays, 55 yards, TOP 3:03	20 - 17
4th	08:15	ALB	Tim Bush 5 yd pass from Vinny Esposito (Herb Glass kick failed)
			9 plays, 40 yards, TOP 3:41	26 - 17
	03:54	ALB	Justin Petersen 2 yd pass from Vinny Esposito (Herb Glass kick)
			8 plays, 31 yards, TOP 3:59	33 - 17
	02:35	DUQ	BUNEVICH, Sean 41 yd pass from DIXON, Connor (DIXON, Connor pass failed)
			5 plays, 71 yards, TOP 1:13	33 - 23

Kickoff time: 1:00 pm ? End of Game: 3:53 ? Total elapsed time: 2:53
Referee: Robert Webb ? Umpire: Timothy Gover ? Linesman: Frank Miranda ? Line judge: Phil DiDomenico ? Back judge: Bob Frazier ? Field judge: Scott Weidner ? Side judge: James Snyder ?
Temperature: 55 ? Wind: NE-4 ? Weather: Cool, partly cloudy

Team Statistics

Team Statistics (Final)
2008 UAlbany Football
Albany vs Duquesne (Oct 04, 2008 at Pittsburgh, Pa.)

Team Totals	ALB	DUQ
FIRST DOWNS	17	21
Rushing	14	3
Passing	3	15
Penalty	0	3
NET YARDS RUSHING	274	54
Rushing Attempts	58	29
Average Per Rush	4.7	1.9
Rushing Touchdowns	2	1
Yards Gained Rushing	287	86
Yards Lost Rushing	13	32
NET YARDS PASSING	69	338
Completions-Attempts-Int	10-18-0	21-46-3
Average Per Attempt	3.8	7.3
Average Per Completion	6.9	16.1
Passing Touchdowns	3	2
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS	343	392
Total offense plays	76	75
Average Gain Per Play	4.5	5.2
Fumbles: Number-Lost	2-2	5-2
Penalties: Number-Yards	10-103	2-10
PUNTS-YARDS	7-314	3-123
Average Yards Per Punt	44.9	41.0
Net Yards Per Punt	39.1	34.0
Inside 20	3	0
50+ Yards	2	0
Touchbacks	2	0
Fair catch	4	0
KICKOFFS-YARDS	6-362	4-188
Average Yards Per Kickoff	60.3	47.0
Net Yards Per Kickoff	38.3	31.2
Touchbacks	0	0
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD	2-21-0	0-0-0
Average Per Return	10.5	0.0
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD	5-63-0	6-132-0
Average Per Return	12.6	22.0
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD	3-60-0	0-0-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD	0-0-0	1-31-0
Miscellaneous Yards	0	0
Possession Time	30:26	29:34
1st Quarter	3:19	11:41
2nd Quarter	7:22	7:38
3rd Quarter	8:43	6:17
4th Quarter	11:02	3:58
Third-Down Conversions	7 of 15	9 of 17
Fourth-Down Conversions	1 of 1	0 of 3
Red-Zone Scores-Chances	5-5	2-2
Sacks By: Number-Yards	5-24	1-5
PAT Kicks	3-5	2-2
Field Goals	0-0	1-1

Individual Statistics

Individual Statistics (Final)
2008 UAlbany Football
Albany vs Duquesne (Oct 04, 2008 at Pittsburgh, Pa.)

Albany

Duquesne

RUSHING	No.	Gain	Loss	Net	TD	Lg	Avg.
David McCarty	37	232	2	230	0	51	6.2
Colin Simmons	7	18	0	18	1	5	2.6
Justin Gannon	7	19	6	13	0	5	1.9
Vinny Esposito	7	18	5	13	1	5	1.9
Totals...	58	287	13	274	2	51	4.7

RUSHING	No.	Gain	Loss	Net	TD	Lg	Avg.
WILLIAMS, C	17	73	8	65	1	20	3.8
HOUGH, Greg	4	6	0	6	0	4	1.5
DIXON, Connor	8	7	24	-17	0	4	-2.1
Totals...	29	86	32	54	1	20	1.9

PASSING	Cmp-Att-Int	Yds	TD	Long	Sack
Vinny Esposito	10-18-0	69	3	24	1
Totals...	10-18-0	69	3	24	1

PASSING	Cmp-Att-Int	Yds	TD	Long	Sack
DIXON, Connor	21-46-3	338	2	42	5
Totals...	21-46-3	338	2	42	5

RECEIVING	No.	Yds	TD	Lg
David McCarty	3	40	1	24
Dan Archer	2	17	0	10
Jason Smith	2	6	0	3
Tim Bush	1	5	1	5
Justin Petersen	1	2	1	2
D. Bocanegra	1	-1	0	1
Totals...	10	69	3	24

RECEIVING	No.	Yds	TD	Lg
BUNEVICH, Sean	8	163	1	41
CARTER, Conrad	6	98	1	42
ROBERSON, Alex	4	51	0	24
ROORBACK, B	2	22	0	13
RASKY, Michael	1	4	0	6
Totals...	21	338	2	42

PUNTING	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	In20	TB
Chris Lynch	7	314	44.9	68	3	2
Totals...	7	314	44.9	68	3	2

PUNTING	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	In20	TB
BRISK, Josh	3	123	41.0	42	0	0
Totals...	3	123	41.0	42	0	0

	Punts			Kickoffs			Intercept
ALL RETURNS	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg
Dave West	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	26	26
Dave Casale	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
TM	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
L.B. McCloskey	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	34	34
Andy Sparano	0	0	0	1	15	15	0	0	0
Justin Gannon	2	21	16	3	48	25	0	0	0
Totals...	2	21	16	5	63	25	3	60	34

	Punts			Kickoffs			Intercept
ALL RETURNS	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg
SCRUGGS, Tyler	0	0	0	1	18	18	0	0	0
MILHOUSE, W	0	0	0	5	114	32	0	0	0
Totals...	0	0	0	6	132	32	0	0	0

ALL PURPOSE	Rush	Rcv	KR	PR	IR	Total
David McCarty	230	40	0	0	0	270
Justin Gannon	13	0	48	21	0	82
L.B. McCloskey	0	0	0	0	34	34
Dave West	0	0	0	0	26	26
Colin Simmons	18	0	0	0	0	18
Dan Archer	0	17	0	0	0	17
Andy Sparano	0	0	15	0	0	15
Vinny Esposito	13	0	0	0	0	13
Jason Smith	0	6	0	0	0	6
Tim Bush	0	5	0	0	0	5
Justin Petersen	0	2	0	0	0	2
D. Bocanegra	0	-1	0	0	0	-1
Totals...	274	69	63	21	60	487

ALL PURPOSE	Rush	Rcv	KR	PR	IR	Total
BUNEVICH, Sean	0	163	0	0	0	163
MILHOUSE, W	0	0	114	0	0	114
CARTER, Conrad	0	98	0	0	0	98
WILLIAMS, C	65	0	0	0	0	65
ROBERSON, Alex	0	51	0	0	0	51
ROORBACK, B	0	22	0	0	0	22
SCRUGGS, Tyler	0	0	18	0	0	18
HOUGH, Greg	6	0	0	0	0	6
RASKY, Michael	0	4	0	0	0	4
DIXON, Connor	-17	0	0	0	0	-17
Totals...	54	338	132	0	0	524

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS
TROYAN, Mark	2nd	04:09	20 yards	Good

KICKOFFS	No.	Yds	TB	OB	Avg.
Herb Glass	6	362	0	0	60.3

KICKOFFS	No.	Yds	TB	OB	Avg.
TROYAN, Mark	4	188	0	0	47.0

FUMBLES: Albany-D. Bocanegra 1-1; TM 1-1. Duquesne-WILLIAMS, C 2-1; RASKY, Michael 1-1; BUNEVICH, Sean 1-0; MILHOUSE, W 1-0.

Drive Chart

Drive Chart (Final)
2008 UAlbany Football
Albany vs Duquesne (Oct 04, 2008 at Pittsburgh, Pa.)

	Drive Started				Drive Ended				Consumed
Team	Qtr	Spot	Time	Obtained	Spot	Time		How Lost	Pl-Yds	TOP	RZ
ALB	1st	A32	09:59	Kickoff	A37	08:43		Punt	3-5	1:16
ALB	1st	A35	04:38	Downs	D00	02:35	*	TOUCHDOWN	6-65	2:03
ALB	2nd	A43	14:55	Downs	A47	14:03		Punt	3-4	0:52
ALB	2nd	D19	13:22	Fumble	D00	11:39	*	TOUCHDOWN	5-19	1:43
ALB	2nd	A48	10:04	Kickoff	A49	09:15		Punt	3-1	0:49
ALB	2nd	A45	04:01	Kickoff	D00	00:58	*	TOUCHDOWN	9-55	3:03
ALB	2nd	A33	00:39	Interception	A28	00:00		End of half	1--5	0:39
ALB	3rd	A30	14:55	Kickoff	D28	12:26		Fumble	8-42	2:29
ALB	3rd	A34	11:27	Interception	D35	08:00		Punt	9-31	3:27
ALB	3rd	A36	05:57	Punt	A45	04:21		Punt	3-9	1:36
ALB	3rd	A30	02:10	Punt	A23	01:04		Punt	3--7	1:06
ALB	4th	A22	14:01	Punt	A31	12:10		Punt	3-9	1:51
ALB	4th	D40	11:56	Interception	D00	08:15	*	TOUCHDOWN	9-40	3:41
ALB	4th	D31	07:53	Fumble	D00	03:54	*	TOUCHDOWN	8-31	3:59
ALB	4th	A36	01:31	Downs	A40	00:00		End of half	3-4	1:31

DUQ	1st	D31	15:00	Kickoff	A00	09:59	*	TOUCHDOWN	11-69	5:01
DUQ	1st	D24	08:43	Punt	A35	04:38		Downs	9-41	4:05
DUQ	1st	D38	02:25	Kickoff	A43	14:55		Downs	7-19	2:30
DUQ	2nd	D09	14:03	Punt	D19	13:22		Fumble	1-10	0:41
DUQ	2nd	D38	11:29	Kickoff	A00	10:12	*	TOUCHDOWN	5-62	1:17
DUQ	2nd	D20	09:15	Punt	A03	04:09	*	FIELD GOAL	14-77	5:06
DUQ	2nd	D27	00:51	Kickoff	D27	00:39		Interception	2-0	0:12
DUQ	3rd	D28	12:26	Fumble	A49	11:27		Interception	3-23	0:59
DUQ	3rd	D20	08:00	Punt	D25	05:57		Punt	3-5	2:03
DUQ	3rd	D17	04:21	Punt	D34	02:10		Punt	4-17	2:11
DUQ	3rd	D09	01:04	Punt	D41	14:01		Punt	4-32	2:03
DUQ	4th	D30	12:10	Punt	D30	11:56		Interception	1-0	0:14
DUQ	4th	D27	08:06	Kickoff	D31	07:53		Fumble	1-4	0:13
DUQ	4th	D29	03:48	Kickoff	A00	02:35	*	TOUCHDOWN	5-71	1:13
DUQ	4th	D43	02:31	Kickoff	A36	01:31		Downs	6-21	1:00

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	1st	2nd
Albany	Qtr	Qtr	Qtr	Qtr	Half	Half	Total
Time of possession	03:19	07:22	08:43	11:02	10:41	19:45	30:26
3rd Down Conversions	0/2	1/3	1/3	5/7	1/5	6/10	7/15
Average field position	A33	A50	A32	A46	A45	A39	A42
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0	0/0	0/0	1/1	0/0	1/1

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	1st	2nd
Duquesne	Qtr	Qtr	Qtr	Qtr	Half	Half	Total
Time of possession	11:41	07:38	06:17	03:58	19:19	10:15	29:34
3rd Down Conversions	5/7	3/4	0/3	1/3	8/11	1/6	9/17
Average field position	D31	D23	D18	D32	D26	D25	D26
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1	0/0	0/1	0/2	0/1	0/3

Drive Chart (By Quarter)

	Drive Started				Drive Ended				Consumed
Team	Qtr	Spot	Time	Obtained	Spot	Time		How Lost	Pl-Yds	TOP	RZ
DUQ	1st	D31	15:00	Kickoff	A00	09:59	*	TOUCHDOWN	11-69	5:01
ALB	1st	A32	09:59	Kickoff	A37	08:43		Punt	3-5	1:16
DUQ	1st	D24	08:43	Punt	A35	04:38		Downs	9-41	4:05
ALB	1st	A35	04:38	Downs	D00	02:35	*	TOUCHDOWN	6-65	2:03
DUQ	1st	D38	02:25	Kickoff	A43	14:55		Downs	7-19	2:30
ALB	2nd	A43	14:55	Downs	A47	14:03		Punt	3-4	0:52

DUQ	2nd	D09	14:03	Punt	D19	13:22		Fumble	1-10	0:41
ALB	2nd	D19	13:22	Fumble	D00	11:39	*	TOUCHDOWN	5-19	1:43
DUQ	2nd	D38	11:29	Kickoff	A00	10:12	*	TOUCHDOWN	5-62	1:17
ALB	2nd	A48	10:04	Kickoff	A49	09:15		Punt	3-1	0:49
DUQ	2nd	D20	09:15	Punt	A03	04:09	*	FIELD GOAL	14-77	5:06
ALB	2nd	A45	04:01	Kickoff	D00	00:58	*	TOUCHDOWN	9-55	3:03
DUQ	2nd	D27	00:51	Kickoff	D27	00:39		Interception	2-0	0:12
ALB	2nd	A33	00:39	Interception	A28	00:00		End of half	1--5	0:39
ALB	3rd	A30	14:55	Kickoff	D28	12:26		Fumble	8-42	2:29

DUQ	3rd	D28	12:26	Fumble	A49	11:27		Interception	3-23	0:59
ALB	3rd	A34	11:27	Interception	D35	08:00		Punt	9-31	3:27
DUQ	3rd	D20	08:00	Punt	D25	05:57		Punt	3-5	2:03
ALB	3rd	A36	05:57	Punt	A45	04:21		Punt	3-9	1:36
DUQ	3rd	D17	04:21	Punt	D34	02:10		Punt	4-17	2:11
ALB	3rd	A30	02:10	Punt	A23	01:04		Punt	3--7	1:06
DUQ	3rd	D09	01:04	Punt	D41	14:01		Punt	4-32	2:03
ALB	4th	A22	14:01	Punt	A31	12:10		Punt	3-9	1:51

DUQ	4th	D30	12:10	Punt	D30	11:56		Interception	1-0	0:14
ALB	4th	D40	11:56	Interception	D00	08:15	*	TOUCHDOWN	9-40	3:41
DUQ	4th	D27	08:06	Kickoff	D31	07:53		Fumble	1-4	0:13
ALB	4th	D31	07:53	Fumble	D00	03:54	*	TOUCHDOWN	8-31	3:59
DUQ	4th	D29	03:48	Kickoff	A00	02:35	*	TOUCHDOWN	5-71	1:13
DUQ	4th	D43	02:31	Kickoff	A36	01:31		Downs	6-21	1:00
ALB	4th	A36	01:31	Downs	A40	00:00		End of half	3-4	1:31

Defensive Statistics

Defensive Statistics (Final)
2008 UAlbany Football
Albany vs Duquesne (Oct 04, 2008 at Pittsburgh, Pa.)

##	Albany	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL/Yds	FF	FR-Yds	Int-Yds	BrUp	Blkd	Sack/Yds	QBH
31	Dave Casale	6	3	9	.	.	.	1-0	.	.	.	.
90	Mike Kelly	4	3	7	1.5/6	.	.	.	.	.	1.5/6	.
94	Tom Pandolf	1	6	7	1.0/5	.	.	.	1	.	0.5/4	.
54	J. Brancaccio	2	4	6	2.0/4	1	1-0	.	.	.	1.0/3	.
2	Jean Juste	4	.	4	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
91	Trevor Anderson	1	3	4	1.0/5	.	.	.	.	.	.	1
56	Marc Wargo	2	1	3	1.0/1	.	1-0	.	.	.	1.0/1	.
5	L.B. McCloskey	2	1	3	.	.	.	1-34	1	.	.	.
97	Tony Sparano	1	2	3	1.0/2	1	.	.	.	.	.	.
38	Garrett Askew	2	.	2	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.
28	Emerson Kinsey	2	.	2	1.0/10	.	.	.	2	.	1.0/10	.
51	Chris Simpson	2	.	2	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
57	Chris Wilk	2	.	2	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
22	Dave West	1	1	2	.	.	.	1-26	1	.	.	.
24	Mark Peretore	1	1	2	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.
50	Rich Duff	1	1	2	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	1
96	Eddie Delaney	.	2	2	0.5/0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
26	Justin Gannon	1	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
19	Daniel Avery	1	.	1	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.
18	Ross Bertrand	1	.	1	.	.	.	.	1	.	.	.
43	Raymond Dorcely	1	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.

##	Duquesne	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL/Yds	FF	FR-Yds	Int-Yds	BrUp	Blkd	Sack/Yds	QBH
44	TOTINO, Nathan	13	10	23	1.0/6	1	.	.	.	.	.	.
5	BROWN, Wiley	4	8	12	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
22	OPARANOZIE, C	3	8	11	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
97	GARVIN, Ronnie	2	8	10	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
3	MILHOUSE, W	4	4	8	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
39	SCRUGGS, Tyler	4	4	8	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
90	INDA, Alex	2	3	5	0.5/2	.	1-31	.	.	.	0.5/2	.
15	BURNO, Ashton	.	5	5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
13	STRADER, Aaron	2	1	3	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
73	SUTTON, Aldon	1	2	3	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
55	GARDINER, Mykol	1	2	3	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
54	BANGURA, Thaimu	.	3	3	0.5/3	.	.	.	.	.	0.5/3	.
24	FITZPATRICK, A	1	1	2	.	.	.	.	2	.	.	.
36	HALBERSTADT, E	1	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
4	MOORE, Akeem	1	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
80	ROBERSON, Alex	1	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
16	POWELL, Wade	.	1	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.

Box Score

Box Score (Final)
Albany vs Duquesne (Oct 04, 2008 at Pittsburgh, Pa.)

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
Albany..............  7 13  0 13  - 33       Record: (2-3,1-0)
Duquesne............  7 10  0  6  - 23       Record: (2-2,1-1)



Scoring Summary:
1st 09:59 DUQ - WILLIAMS, C 20 yd run (TROYAN, Mark kick), 11-69 5:01, ALB 0 - DUQ 7
    02:35 ALB - Colin Simmons 2 yd run (Herb Glass kick), 6-65 2:03, ALB 7 - DUQ 7
2nd 11:39 ALB - Vinny Esposito 2 yd run (Herb Glass kick), 5-19 1:43, ALB 14 - DUQ 7
    10:12 DUQ - CARTER, Conrad 42 yd pass from DIXON, Connor (TROYAN, Mark kick), 5-62 1:17, ALB 14 - DUQ 14
    04:09 DUQ - TROYAN, Mark 20 yd field goal, 14-77 5:06, ALB 14 - DUQ 17
    00:58 ALB - David McCarty 24 yd pass from Vinny Esposito (Herb Glass kick failed), 9-55 3:03, ALB 20 - DUQ 17
4th 08:15 ALB - Tim Bush 5 yd pass from Vinny Esposito (Herb Glass kick failed), 9-40 3:41, ALB 26 - DUQ 17
    03:54 ALB - Justin Petersen 2 yd pass from Vinny Esposito (Herb Glass kick), 8-31 3:59, ALB 33 - DUQ 17
    02:35 DUQ - BUNEVICH, Sean 41 yd pass from DIXON, Connor (DIXON, Connor pass failed), 5-71 1:13, ALB 33 - DUQ 23



                                    ALB      DUQ
FIRST DOWNS...................       17       21
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   58-274    29-54
PASSING YDS (NET).............       69      338
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  18-10-0  46-21-3
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   76-343   75-392
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0     1-31
Punt Returns-Yards............     2-21      0-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........     5-63    6-132
Interception Returns-Yards....     3-60      0-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............   7-44.9   3-41.0
Fumbles-Lost..................      2-2      5-2
Penalties-Yards...............   10-103     2-10
Possession Time...............    30:26    29:34
Third-Down Conversions........  7 of 15  9 of 17
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   1 of 1   0 of 3
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      5-5      2-2
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     5-24      1-5


RUSHING: Albany-David McCarty 37-230; Colin Simmons 7-18; Justin Gannon
7-13; Vinny Esposito 7-13. Duquesne-WILLIAMS, C 17-65; HOUGH, Greg 4-6; DIXON,
Connor 8-minus 17.

PASSING: Albany-Vinny Esposito 10-18-0-69. Duquesne-DIXON, Connor
21-46-3-338.

RECEIVING: Albany-David McCarty 3-40; Dan Archer 2-17; Jason Smith 2-6;
Tim Bush 1-5; Justin Petersen 1-2; D. Bocanegra 1-minus 1. Duquesne-BUNEVICH,
Sean 8-163; CARTER, Conrad 6-98; ROBERSON, Alex 4-51; ROORBACK, B 2-22; RASKY,
Michael 1-4.

INTERCEPTIONS: Albany-L.B. McCloskey 1-34; Dave West 1-26; Dave Casale
1-0. Duquesne-None.

FUMBLES: Albany-D. Bocanegra 1-1; TM 1-1. Duquesne-WILLIAMS, C 2-1;
BUNEVICH, Sean 1-0; MILHOUSE, W 1-0; RASKY, Michael 1-1.

Stadium: Rooney Field          Attendance: 1682
Kickoff time: 1:00 pm   End of Game: 3:53      Total elapsed time: 2:53
Officials: Referee: Robert Webb; Umpire: Timothy Gover; Linesman: Frank Miranda;
Line judge: Phil DiDomenico; Back judge: Bob Frazier; Field judge: Scott Weidner;
Side judge: James Snyder;
Temperature: 55        Wind: NE-4      Weather: Cool, partly cloudy



              Albany vs Duquesne (Oct 04, 2008 at Pittsburgh, Pa.)

SACKS (UA-A): Albany-Mike Kelly 1-1; Tom Pandolf 0-1; Marc Wargo 1-0;
Emerson Kinsey 1-0; J. Brancaccio 1-0. Duquesne-BANGURA, Thaimu 0-1; INDA, Alex
0-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): Albany-Dave Casale 6-3; Mike Kelly 4-3; Tom Pandolf 1-6;
J. Brancaccio 2-4; Jean Juste 4-0; Trevor Anderson 1-3; Marc Wargo 2-1; L.B.
McCloskey 2-1; Tony Sparano 1-2; Emerson Kinsey 2-0; Chris Wilk 2-0; Chris
Simpson 2-0; Garrett Askew 2-0; Mark Peretore 1-1; Rich Duff 1-1; Dave West 1-1;
Eddie Delaney 0-2; Ross Bertrand 1-0; Raymond Dorcely 1-0; Daniel Avery 1-0;
Justin Gannon 1-0. Duquesne-TOTINO, Nathan 13-10; BROWN, Wiley 4-8; OPARANOZIE,
C 3-8; GARVIN, Ronnie 2-8; SCRUGGS, Tyler 4-4; MILHOUSE, W 4-4; INDA, Alex 2-3;
BURNO, Ashton 0-5; STRADER, Aaron 2-1; GARDINER, Mykol 1-2; SUTTON, Aldon 1-2;
BANGURA, Thaimu 0-3; FITZPATRICK, A 1-1; HALBERSTADT, E 1-0; ROBERSON, Alex 1-0;
MOORE, Akeem 1-0; POWELL, Wade 0-1.


Game Starters:
Albany

POS  ## OFFENSE
WR   1  Tim Bush
LT   74 Raphael Nguti
LG   78 Andrew Stevens
C    75 Kevin Richards
RG   72 Nik Schultz
RT   76 Jon Leible
TE   89 Dan Archer
WR   85 Jason Poore
FB   46 Justin Petersen
TB   3  David McCarty
QB   7  Vinny Esposito

POS  ## DEFENSE
DE   97 Tony Sparano
DT   94 Tom Pandolf
DE   90 Mike Kelly
OLB  30 Chris Blais
ILB  54 J. Brancaccio
ILB  24 Mark Peretore
OLB  50 Rich Duff
CB   18 Ross Bertrand
S    22 Dave West
FS   31 Dave Casale
CB   5  L.B. McCloskey

Duquesne

POS  ## OFFENSE
SE   80 ROBERSON, Alex
LT   74 KUHNS, Steve
LG   75 DOWNEY, Cameron
C    66 JONES, M
RG   77 DUNN, Ron
RT   63 KIKTA, Matt
TE   84 BUNEVICH, Sean
FL   8  CARTER, Conrad
FB   21 HOUGH, Greg
RB   31 WILLIAMS, C
QB   10 DIXON, Connor

POS  ## DEFENSE
DE   55 GARDINER, Mykol
NT   97 GARVIN, Ronnie
DT   90 INDA, Alex
DE   15 BURNO, Ashton
WLB  5  BROWN, Wiley
MLB  22 OPARANOZIE, C
SLB  44 TOTINO, Nathan
CB   13 STRADER, Aaron
FS   4  MOORE, Akeem
SS   3  MILHOUSE, W
CB   24 FITZPATRICK, A


Player participation:


Albany: 2-Jean Juste, 4-Chris Lynch, 11-D. Bocanegra, 13-Herb Glass, 17-Jason Smith, 19-Daniel Avery, 20-Colin Simmons,
26-Justin Gannon, 27-Jeff Benway, 28-Emerson Kinsey, 29-Erasto Nova, 34-Duane Harper, 37-Kareem Cooper, 38-Garrett Askew,
43-Raymond Dorcely, 44-Nick Crockett, 51-Chris Simpson, 53-Nick Krajacic, 55-Kyle O'Keefe, 56-Marc Wargo, 57-Chris Wilk,
58-Jake Ciccarello, 62-Andy Sparano, 66-Matt Faughnan, 71-Keith Peifer, 80-Luke Weaver, 82-Marcus Miles, 87-John Lullen,
91-Trevor Anderson, 93-Kyle Hussey, 95-Zach Gallo, 96-Eddie Delaney, 99-Wil Moushey.

Duquesne: 2-RASKY, Michael, 7-ROMBACH, Kevin, 11-BLASSINGAME, J, 16-POWELL, Wade, 17-GILCRIST, Todd, 25-SMOOT, Brian,
26-OLIVER, C, 32-TROYAN, Mark, 34-D'ORSIE, Joe, 36-HALBERSTADT, E, 39-SCRUGGS, Tyler, 42-LODOVICO, Geno, 43-POLETTI, Bill,
48-BRISK, Josh, 50-CHASE, Anthony, 51-GLUNT, David, 54-BANGURA, Thaimu, 73-SUTTON, Aldon, 78-AKINTOYE, A, 79-WARNING, Eric,
87-CARTER, Khiry, 88-ROORBACK, B.

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Players Mentioned

#91 Trevor Anderson: DT; 6' 2"; Sophomore

#89 Dan Archer: TE; 6' 3"; Senior

#38 Garrett Askew: S; 6' 1"; Sophomore

#19 Daniel Avery: CB; 5' 9"; Redshirt Freshman

#27 Jeff Benway: FS; 5' 11"; Redshirt Freshman

#18 Ross Bertrand: CB; 5' 11"; Sophomore

#30 Chris Blais: OLB; 6' 0"; Sophomore

#54 Justin Brancaccio: ILB; 6' 0"; Junior

#1 Tim Bush: WR; 5' 9"; Senior

#31 Dave Casale: FS; 6' 2"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#91 Trevor Anderson
: 6' 2"; Sophomore
: DT

#89 Dan Archer
: 6' 3"; Senior
: TE

#38 Garrett Askew
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: S

#19 Daniel Avery
: 5' 9"; Redshirt Freshman
: CB

#27 Jeff Benway
: 5' 11"; Redshirt Freshman
: FS

#18 Ross Bertrand
: 5' 11"; Sophomore
: CB

#30 Chris Blais
: 6' 0"; Sophomore
: OLB

#54 Justin Brancaccio
: 6' 0"; Junior
: ILB

#1 Tim Bush
: 5' 9"; Senior
: WR

#31 Dave Casale
: 6' 2"; Junior
: FS