Albany, N.Y. ? Corey Small scored four of his career-high six goals in the opening half in leading UAlbany to a 15-4 non-league victory over Yale on Tuesday, April 8 at John Fallon Field. The Great Danes posted their fifth straight win, matching the program's third longest streak at the Division I level.
UAlbany (5-5) used a six-goal first quarter to take control early. Leading 1-0 midway through the period, the Great Danes found the cage four times in a three-minute-and-49-second. Small, a junior attacker, scooped up a ground ball and scored from in front of the crease to start that run. Freshman Brian Caufield converted a pass from Steve Ammann after the senior midfielder intercepted a clearing pass near midfield. Small connected on blast from the right side, before Mike Ammann circled from the left and shot through a screen.
The Great Danes, who recorded their highest goal total of the season, put together another four-minute outburst in the second quarter to break the game wide open. Jordan Levine, who had two goals and one assist, rifled a shot into the top left corner from right of the cage for an 8-0 advantage. Small then connected on back-to-back goals, including a jump shot from the middle of zone on a man-advantage play. Steve Ammann connected on a bounce shot for an 11-goal cushion with 5:14 left in the period.
Yale (2-7) trailed 12-1 midway through the third quarter, but then showed some life with three unanswered. Brendan Gibson sent an underhanded shot into the net, before Michael Karwoski tallied off Tyler Castertano's feed following a turnover. The Bulldogs scored off the subsequent face-off when Gregory Duboff won the draw and passed ahead to Kyle Washabaugh for his second goal of the game.
UAlbany ended any thoughts of a comeback by scoring three times in a period of two minutes and 13 seconds. Small dodged two defenders and then found the top of the net from the right of reserve goalkeeper Joe Costa. Mike Ammann, a senior midfielder, tallied his career-best third goal of the game after a restart, before Small scored his 26th of the season following a failed clearing attempt.
“We were very excited and into the game,” said UAlbany coach Scott Marr, whose squad travels to No. 9 UMBC for a key America East Conference matchup on Saturday. “We had that focus where we wanted to win a fifth straight and get back to a .500 record. Kevin Courtney did an unbelievable job on the face-offs and we hustled to all the ground balls.”
Brett Queener, one of three UAlbany goalkeepers to see playing time, made 13 saves. Steve Ammann added two goals and assisted on another, while Mark Cometti scored once and handed out a pair of assists. Yale goalkeeper George Carafides was peppered for 11 goals in the opening 25 minutes, but back-up Joe Costa stopped 13 shots in this third appearance of the year.
“We came out strong and didn't let off the gas,” explained Mike Ammann, whose team has rebounded from five consecutive defeats to start the year. “We're not the type of team to take anything for granted. We've had four one-goal losses and that's enough character for the whole season.”
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UAlbany 15, Yale 4
Yale ? Scoring: Kyle Washabaugh 2-0, Brendan Gibson 1-0, Michael Karwoski 1-0, Tyler Casertano 0-1, Gregory DuBoff 0-1; Goalkeeper(s): George Carafides (24:46, 4 saves, 11 GA), Joe Costa (35:14, 13 saves, 4 GA).
UAlbany ? Scoring: Corey Small 6-1, Mike Ammann 3-0, Jordan Levine 2-1, Steve Ammann 2-1, Mark Cometti 1-2, Brian Caufield 1-1, John Alpizar 0-3, Derek Kreuzer 0-1; Goalkeeper(s): Brett Queener (50:09, 13 saves, 3 GA), Dan McKeon (5:53, 1 save, 1 GA), A.J. Babnik (3:58, 2 saves, 0 GA).
UAlbany 15, Yale 4 (Apr 08, 2008)
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Yale vs Albany (Apr 08, 2008 at Albany, N.Y.)
Yale (2-7) vs. Score by period 1 2 3 4 Tot
Albany (5-5) -------------------------------------
Date: Apr 08, 2008 Attendance: 526 Yale................ 0 1 3 0 - 4
Weather: Sunny, 61 degrees, S 8 mph Albany.............. 6 5 1 3 - 15
Yale SCORING: GOALS: Kyle Washabaugh 2; Michael Karwoski 1; Brendan Gibson 1.
ASSISTS: Tyler Casertano 1; Gregory DuBoff 1.
Albany SCORING: GOALS: Corey Small 6; Mike Ammann 3; Steve Ammann 2; Jordan
Levine 2; Mark Cometti 1; Brian Caufield 1.
ASSISTS: John Alpizar 3; Mark Cometti 2; Steve Ammann 1; Brian Caufield 1; Derek
Kreuzer 1; Jordan Levine 1; Corey Small 1.
Shots by period 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Yale................ 9 12 9 4 - 34
Albany.............. 12 11 13 12 - 48
Ground balls by prd 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Yale................ 6 8 12 9 - 35
Albany.............. 13 6 12 10 - 41
Face-offs by prd 1 2 3 4 Total
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Yale................ 1-7 5-7 4-5 2-4 - 12-23
Albany.............. 6-7 2-7 1-5 2-4 - 11-23
Clears by period 1 2 3 4 Total
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Yale................ 4-6 2-3 6-12 5-7 - 17-28
Albany.............. 5-6 6-7 6-6 7-9 - 24-28
Extra-man opps 1 2 3 4 Total
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Yale................ 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-2 - 0-4
Albany.............. 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 - 1-2
Saves by period 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Yale................ 3 3 8 3 - 17
Albany.............. 4 5 3 4 - 16
Turnovers by prd 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Yale................ 4 3 11 7 - 25
Albany.............. 4 3 7 7 - 21
PENALTIES - YALE 4/3:30; ALBANY 7/5:00.
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Yale vs Albany (Apr 08, 2008 at Albany, N.Y.)
Albany
Pos. ## Player G A Pts Sh SOG GB Face T/O CT Pen-Min
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GK 23 Brett Queener....... - - - 1 - 4 - 1 -
A 12 John Alpizar........ - 3 3 2 - 4 - - -
D 19 Craig McDonald...... - - - 1 - 2 - - -
M 22 Jordan Levine....... 2 1 3 6 3 4 - 1 -
M 25 Chris Schongar...... - - - - - 2 0-1 - -
A 28 Brian Caufield...... 1 1 2 4 3 - - 2 -
D 38 Mark Phelan......... - - - - - 4 - - -
M 40 Kevin Courtney...... - - - - - 2 11-21 - - 1/ 1:00
A 43 Corey Small......... 6 1 7 11 10 2 - 1 -
D 45 Mike Banks.......... - - - - - 1 - - - 1/ 0:30
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3 A.J. Babnik......... - - - - - - - - -
4 Dan McKeon.......... - - - - - 2 - - -
5 Trevor Ortolano..... - - - - - - - - -
6 Joe Pompo........... - - - - - - - - -
7 Shane Moriarty...... - - - - - - - - -
8 Tyler Endres........ - - - - - 1 - 1 -
9 Derek Kreuzer....... - 1 1 1 1 - - 1 -
10 Mark Cometti........ 1 2 3 2 2 2 - 1 -
14 Kyle McLafferty..... - - - - - - - 1 -
15 Perry Craz.......... - - - - - - - - -
16 Mark Kelly.......... - - - - - - - - -
17 Greg Shondel........ - - - - - - - - -
18 Brian Grodotzke..... - - - - - - - - -
20 Steve Ammann........ 2 1 3 7 4 4 - 1 - 1/ 1:00
21 Kyle Brunk.......... - - - 1 - - - - - 1/ 0:30
24 Matt Novosel........ - - - - - - - - -
27 Scott Raffensperger. - - - - - - - - -
29 Mike Finnegan....... - - - - - - - 1 -
30 Kyle Crotty......... - - - 2 2 2 - 3 -
33 Mike Ammann......... 3 - 3 9 6 2 - 3 - 1/ 0:30
34 Garrett Pedley...... - - - - - - - 1 - 1/ 0:30
35 Dave McCarthy....... - - - - - - - - -
39 Matt Johnson........ - - - - - - - - - 1/ 1:00
41 Rob Mendizabal...... - - - - - - 0-1 - -
42 Nate Sullivan....... - - - 1 1 - - - -
44 Paul Guzzone........ - - - - - 3 - 2 -
46 Derek Speziale...... - - - - - - - - -
47 Ryan Ivory.......... - - - - - - - - -
Totals.............. 15 10 25 48 32 41 11-23 21 0 7/ 5:00
GOALTENDER SUMMARY
Albany Minutes GA W/L 1 2 3 4 Saves
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23 Brett Queener....... 50:09 3 W 4 5 3 1 13
3 A.J. Babnik......... 3:58 0 0 0 0 2 2
4 Dan McKeon.......... 5:53 1 0 0 0 1 1
Legend: Sh=shots SOG-shots on goal G=goals scored A=assists Face=faceoffs T/O=turnovers
CT=caused turnover SC=stick check INT=interception BLK=blocked pass/shot DCH=drawn charge
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Yale vs Albany (Apr 08, 2008 at Albany, N.Y.)
Yale
Pos. ## Player G A Pts Sh SOG GB Face T/O CT Pen-Min
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GK 10 George Carafides.... - - - - - 2 - - -
M 1 Gregory DuBoff...... - 1 1 1 1 8 12-23 1 -
A 2 Brendan Gibson...... 1 - 1 4 3 1 - 1 -
A 4 Michael Karwoski.... 1 - 1 9 3 3 - 1 - 1/ 1:00
D 5 Pat Grimm........... - - - - - 1 - 1 -
A 7 Tyler Casertano..... - 1 1 4 1 4 - 4 - 1/ 1:00
D 13 Matt Aronson........ - - - - - 5 - 2 -
A 19 Kyle Washabaugh..... 2 - 2 6 4 1 - 3 -
M 40 Will Gano........... - - - - - 2 - - -
D 45 Mark Schlam......... - - - - - 2 - - - 1/ 1:00
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3 Brian Douglass...... - - - 2 2 - - - -
6 Tom Hamilton........ - - - - - - - - -
8 Francis Johnson..... - - - - - - - - -
9 Matt Fuchs.......... - - - 1 1 - - - - 1/ 0:30
11 Alex Forrey......... - - - - - - - 1 -
12 Davis Lindsey....... - - - 5 3 - - - -
14 Colin Ford.......... - - - - - - - 1 -
15 Michael Raynor...... - - - - - - - - -
16 Michael Barry....... - - - - - - - - -
17 Lucas Aronson....... - - - - - - - - -
20 Jack Flaherty....... - - - - - - - - -
21 Chad Costello....... - - - - - 1 - - -
22 Jerome Arnold....... - - - - - - - - -
24 Jonathan Koenig..... - - - 2 2 - - 3 -
25 Nick Tsouris........ - - - - - - - 1 -
26 Joe Costa........... - - - - - 2 - 3 -
28 Devon Kelley........ - - - - - - - - -
34 Max Rodman.......... - - - - - - - - -
41 Gabe Nadel.......... - - - - - - - - -
43 Patrick Coleman..... - - - - - 3 - 1 -
46 Kevin Discepolo..... - - - - - - - - -
Totals.............. 4 2 6 34 20 35 12-23 25 0 4/ 3:30
GOALTENDER SUMMARY
Yale Minutes GA W/L 1 2 3 4 Saves
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10 George Carafides.... 24:46 11 L 3 1 0 0 4
26 Joe Costa........... 35:14 4 0 2 8 3 13
Legend: Sh=shots SOG-shots on goal G=goals scored A=assists Face=faceoffs T/O=turnovers
CT=caused turnover SC=stick check INT=interception BLK=blocked pass/shot DCH=drawn charge
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Yale vs Albany (Apr 08, 2008 at Albany, N.Y.)
SCORING SUMMARY:
Prd Time Team Type Goal Scorer Assists
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1. 1st 12:43 ALBANY EVEN Steve Ammann Mark Cometti
2. 7:26 ALBANY EVEN Corey Small Unassisted
3. 5:54 ALBANY EVEN Brian Caufield Steve Ammann
4. 5:16 ALBANY EVEN Corey Small Jordan Levine
5. 3:43 ALBANY EVEN Mike Ammann Unassisted
6. 0:06 ALBANY EVEN Mike Ammann Derek Kreuzer
7. 2nd 12:42 ALBANY EVEN Mark Cometti Corey Small
8. 8:57 ALBANY EVEN Jordan Levine John Alpizar
9. 8:00 ALBANY UP Corey Small Brian Caufield
10. 5:43 ALBANY EVEN Corey Small Mark Cometti
11. 5:14 ALBANY EVEN Steve Ammann John Alpizar
12. 1:32 YALE EVEN Kyle Washabaugh Unassisted
13. 3rd 14:41 ALBANY EVEN Jordan Levine Unassisted
14. 7:44 YALE EVEN Brendan Gibson Unassisted
15. 5:45 YALE EVEN Michael Karwoski Tyler Casertano
16. 5:40 YALE EVEN Kyle Washabaugh Gregory DuBoff
17. 4th 11:42 ALBANY EVEN Corey Small Unassisted
18. 11:18 ALBANY EVEN Mike Ammann Unassisted
19. 9:29 ALBANY EVEN Corey Small John Alpizar
PENALTY SUMMARY:
Prd Time Team ##-Player Min Offense
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2nd 13:40 ALBANY 45-Mike Banks 0:30 PP PUSHING.................................
13:40 ALBANY 33-Mike Ammann 0:30 PUSHING.................................
09:53 ALBANY 20-Steve Ammann 1:00 UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS...................
09:53 YALE 45-Mark Schlam 1:00 UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS...................
08:20 YALE 9 -Matt Fuchs 0:30 PP OFFSIDE.................................
3rd 11:38 ALBANY 34-Garrett Pedley 0:30 PP PUSHING.................................
09:37 YALE 7 -Tyler Casertano 1:00 PP UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS...................
4th 11:28 ALBANY 40-Kevin Courtney 1:00 UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS...................
11:28 YALE 4 -Michael Karwoski 1:00 UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS...................
07:04 ALBANY 39-Matt Johnson 1:00 PP TRIPPING................................
02:03 ALBANY 21-Kyle Brunk 0:30 PP PUSHING.................................
