Football 9/19/2009 8:15:00 PM UAlbany Sports Information

David McCarty's Fourth-Quarter TD Helps UAlbany Rally to 20-16 Victory Against No. 20 Maine

Albany, N.Y. -- David McCarty scored on a 24-yard run with just over two minutes remaining, as UAlbany rallied in the fourth quarter to upend nationally-ranked Maine in the Great Danes' home opener before 4,823 fans on Saturday, Sept. 19 at University Field. The Black Bears were ranked No. 20 by Sports Network and No. 19 in the FCS Coaches polls.
     UAlbany (1-2) trailed 16-3 heading into the final period, but finally gained some momentum with a 77-yard drive. Quarterback Vinny Esposito, who overcame a school-record four interceptions and a lost fumble on a first-quarter sack, fired a 41-yard strike to Tim Bush to jump-start the sequence. Esposito later rolled to his left and lofted a 22-yard touchdown pass to tight end Paul Booker, who outbattled two Maine defenders.
     After a blocked punt, UAlbany tried for the home run, but Esposito's pass, on a flea-flicker play, was picked off by strong safety Jerron McMillian, his second of the game. Despite the Great Danes fifth turnover, the defense stiffened and Jordan Waxman got off just a 17-yard punt under pressure. The short kick set up Herb Glass' 33-yard field goal and cut the deficit to 16-13 with 3:45 remaining.
     UAlbany's defense came up with another key play on Maine's next possession. Quarterback Mike Brusko ran a third-down option to the right and inside linebacker Chris Simpson forced the ball loose with one of his 11 tackles and defensive end Tony Sparano recovered at the Maine 26. McCarty knifed his way through the middle and cut back to his left two plays later on the winning touchdown.
     "I just took my read steps, came unblocked, and made a play," said Simpson, who turned in a career-high effort. "Our defense picked it up (in the second half) and we played with emotion and confidence."
     The Black Bears, who led 16-0 at halftime, marched to the UAlbany 37 in the final minute behind the arm of Warren Smith, but safety Jake Ciccarello picked off a fourth-down pass at the 13-yard line to preserve the comeback win.
     "The defense was lights out in the second half," said UAlbany coach Bob Ford, whose team allowed just 92 of Maine's 276 total yards after the intermission. "The offense started to catch fire and the blocked punt helped. We battling for respectability, just taking it one play at time. But it was a phenomenal win."
     In the opening half, Maine was in complete control after forcing the home team to commit four turnovers. Defensive back Steven Barker sacked Esposito and lineman Al Serena recovered the fumble on the sideline. Sophomore tailback Derek Session, who ran 21 times for 76 yards, scored on a 20-yard run over the left side for a 7-0 lead.
     The Black Bears upped their advantage to 14-0 with Brusko tossed a 15-yard scoring pass to wideout Landis Williams early in the second quarter. UAlbany safety Emerson Kinsey came on a blitz from the right side and Williams beat his defender down the sideline. Defensive end Jordan Stevens added a safety when he sacked Esposito in the end zone with 2:50 left in the first half. UAlbany drove to the Maine 3-yard line in the closing seconds of the period, but on second-and goal, Esposito's pass over the middle was deflected and Barker came up with the diving interception.
     McCarty rushed for 109 yards on 27 carries, the 20th time he has reached the century mark as a collegian. Esposito went 14-of-28 through the air for 186 yards, as his team defeated a FCS top-25 opponent for the first time since 2006.
     "I am sore from my hip down," said McCarty, who has battled through injuries throughout the season. "The emotions were running through me and I saw how hard everyone was playing. I saw the hole (on the winning touchdown) and I wasn't touched."

UAlbany 20, #20 Maine 16 (Sep 19, 2009)

MAINE (2-1) vs. Albany (1-2)

Date: Sep 19, 2009 • Site: Albany, N.Y. • Stadium: University Field • Attendance: 4823

Score by Quarters	1	2	3	4	Score
MAINE	7	9	0	0	16
Albany	0	0	3	17	20

SCORING SUMMARY				MAINE -ALBANY
1st	09:14	MAINE	Session 20 yd run (Waxman kick)
			9 plays, 38 yards, TOP 4:24	7 - 0
2nd	11:28	MAINE	Williams 15 yd pass from Brusko (Waxman kick)
			8 plays, 63 yards, TOP 4:29	14 - 0
	02:50	MAINE	Stevens safety
				16 - 0
3rd	08:12	ALBANY	Herb Glass 27 yd field goal
			12 plays, 39 yards, TOP 5:19	16 - 3
4th	11:15	ALBANY	Paul Booker 22 yd pass from Vinny Esposito (Herb Glass kick)
			6 plays, 77 yards, TOP 2:19	16 - 10
	03:45	ALBANY	Herb Glass 33 yd field goal
			7 plays, 12 yards, TOP 2:05	16 - 13
	02:02	ALBANY	David McCarty 24 yd run (Herb Glass kick)
			2 plays, 26 yards, TOP 0:37	16 - 20

Kickoff time: 4:07 pm

End of Game: 6:49 pm Total elapsed time: 2:42

Referee: Raymond Skold

Umpire: Fred Yawger Linesman: Peter Ciriello Line judge: Jonathan Perry Back judge: Ron Roberts Jr. Field judge: Bill Surdovel Side judge: John O'Brien Scorer: Matt Chmura

Temperature: 64 • Wind: 9 NW • Weather: Sunny

Team Totals	MAINE	ALBANY
FIRST DOWNS	15	18
Rushing	11	7
Passing	4	10
Penalty	0	1
NET YARDS RUSHING	171	96
Rushing Attempts	50	42
Average Per Rush	3.4	2.3
Rushing Touchdowns	1	1
Yards Gained Rushing	195	138
Yards Lost Rushing	24	42
NET YARDS PASSING	96	186
Completions-Attempts-Int	12-23-1	14-28-4
Average Per Attempt	4.2	6.6
Average Per Completion	8.0	13.3
Passing Touchdowns	1	1
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS	267	282
Total offense plays	73	70
Average Gain Per Play	3.7	4.0
Fumbles: Number-Lost	2-1	1-1
Penalties: Number-Yards	6-45	2-15
PUNTS-YARDS	7-170	1-38
Average Yards Per Punt	24.3	38.0
Net Yards Per Punt	23.9	38.0
Inside 20	1	0
50+ Yards	0	0
Touchbacks	0	0
Fair catch	3	0
KICKOFFS-YARDS	3-200	6-381
Average Yards Per Kickoff	66.7	63.5
Net Yards Per Kickoff	33.7	42.2
Touchbacks	1	1
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD	0-0-0	1-3-0
Average Per Return	0.0	3.0
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD	5-108-0	2-79-0
Average Per Return	21.6	39.5
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD	4-29-0	1-7-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD	0-0-0	0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards	0	0
Possession Time	34:09	25:51
1st Quarter	8:19	6:41
2nd Quarter	9:45	5:15
3rd Quarter	6:41	8:19
4th Quarter	9:24	5:36
Third-Down Conversions	10 of 20	9 of 17
Fourth-Down Conversions	0 of 2	0 of 0
Red-Zone Scores-Chances	2-3	2-4
Sacks By: Number-Yards	4-25	2-6
PAT Kicks	2-2	2-2
Field Goals	0-0	2-3

MAINE

Albany

RUSHING	No.	Gain	Loss	Net	TD	Lg	Avg.
Session	21	82	6	76	1	20	3.6
Boone	5	50	0	50	0	30	10.0
Brusko	10	24	5	19	0	10	1.9
Smith	8	28	11	17	0	10	2.1
Brown	5	11	0	11	0	4	2.2
TEAM	1	0	2	-2	0	0	-2.0
Totals...	50	195	24	171	1	30	3.4

RUSHING	No.	Gain	Loss	Net	TD	Lg	Avg.
David McCarty	27	113	4	109	1	24	4.0
Justin Gannon	6	12	1	11	0	6	1.8
Andrew Smith	3	10	6	4	0	6	1.3
TEAM	1	0	2	-2	0	0	-2.0
Vinny Esposito	5	3	29	-26	0	3	-5.2
Totals...	42	138	42	96	1	24	2.3

PASSING	Cmp-Att-Int	Yds	TD	Long	Sack
Smith	8-16-1	67	0	18	1
Brusko	4-6-0	29	1	15	1
TEAM	0-1-0	0	0	0	0
Totals...	12-23-1	96	1	18	2

PASSING	Cmp-Att-Int	Yds	TD	Long	Sack
Vinny Esposito	14-28-4	186	1	41	4
Totals...	14-28-4	186	1	41	4

RECEIVING	No.	Yds	TD	Lg
Williams	6	53	1	15
Session	3	30	0	18
Buttles	1	6	0	6
Brown	1	4	0	4
Ty. Jones	1	3	0	3
Totals...	12	96	1	18

RECEIVING	No.	Yds	TD	Lg
Tim Bush	5	101	0	41
John Lullen	2	15	0	8
Jason Poore	2	12	0	8
Devin Wooten	2	12	0	6
Paul Booker	1	22	1	22
Ryan Kirchner	1	13	0	13
Justin Gannon	1	11	0	11
Totals...	14	186	1	41

PUNTING	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	In20	TB
Waxman	6	170	28.3	37	1	0
TEAM	1	0	0.0	0	0	0
Totals...	7	170	24.3	37	1	0

PUNTING	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	In20	TB
Bobby Woods	1	38	38.0	38	0	0
Totals...	1	38	38.0	38	0	0

	Punts			Kickoffs			Intercept
ALL RETURNS	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg
Barker	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
McMillian	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	29	28
Randall	0	0	0	3	77	38	0	0	0
Boone	0	0	0	2	31	16	0	0	0
Dennis	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Totals...	0	0	0	5	108	38	4	29	28

	Punts			Kickoffs			Intercept
ALL RETURNS	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg
Jake Ciccarello	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	7	7
Andrew Smith	0	0	0	2	79	46	0	0	0
Totals...	1	3	0	2	79	46	1	7	7

ALL PURPOSE	Rush	Rcv	KR	PR	IR	Total
Session	76	30	0	0	0	106
Boone	50	0	31	0	0	81
Randall	0	0	77	0	0	77
Williams	0	53	0	0	0	53
McMillian	0	0	0	0	29	29
Brusko	19	0	0	0	0	19
Smith	17	0	0	0	0	17
Brown	11	4	0	0	0	15
Buttles	0	6	0	0	0	6
Ty. Jones	0	3	0	0	0	3
TEAM	-2	0	0	0	0	-2
Totals...	171	96	108	0	29	404

ALL PURPOSE	Rush	Rcv	KR	PR	IR	Total
David McCarty	109	0	0	0	0	109
Tim Bush	0	101	0	0	0	101
Andrew Smith	4	0	79	0	0	83
Justin Gannon	11	11	0	0	0	22
Paul Booker	0	22	0	0	0	22
John Lullen	0	15	0	0	0	15
Ryan Kirchner	0	13	0	0	0	13
Devin Wooten	0	12	0	0	0	12
Jason Poore	0	12	0	0	0	12
Jake Ciccarello	0	0	0	3	7	10
TEAM	-2	0	0	0	0	-2
Vinny Esposito	-26	0	0	0	0	-26
Totals...	96	186	79	3	7	371

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS
Herb Glass	3rd	08:12	27 yards	Good
Herb Glass	3rd	02:18	36 yards	Missed
Herb Glass	4th	03:45	33 yards	Good

KICKOFFS	No.	Yds	TB	OB	Avg.
Waxman	3	200	1	0	66.7

KICKOFFS	No.	Yds	TB	OB	Avg.
Herb Glass	6	381	1	0	63.5

FUMBLES: MAINE-Smith 1-0; Brusko 1-1. Albany-Vinny Esposito 1-1.

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
MAINE...............  7  9  0  0  - 16       Record: (2-1)
Albany..............  0  0  3 17  - 20       Record: (1-2)



Scoring Summary:
1st 09:14 MAINE - Session 20 yd run (Waxman kick), 9-38 4:24, MAINE 7 - ALBANY 0
2nd 11:28 MAINE - Williams 15 yd pass from Brusko (Waxman kick), 8-63 4:29, MAINE 14 - ALBANY 0
    02:50 MAINE - Stevens safety, , MAINE 16 - ALBANY 0
3rd 08:12 ALBANY - Herb Glass 27 yd field goal, 12-39 5:19, MAINE 16 - ALBANY 3
4th 11:15 ALBANY - Paul Booker 22 yd pass from Vinny Esposito (Herb Glass kick), 6-77 2:19, MAINE 16 - ALBANY 10
    03:45 ALBANY - Herb Glass 33 yd field goal, 7-12 2:05, MAINE 16 - ALBANY 13
    02:02 ALBANY - David McCarty 24 yd run (Herb Glass kick), 2-26 0:37, MAINE 16 - ALBANY 20



                                  MAINE   ALBANY
FIRST DOWNS...................       15       18
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   50-171    42-96
PASSING YDS (NET).............       96      186
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  23-12-1  28-14-4
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   73-267   70-282
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............      0-0      1-3
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........    5-108     2-79
Interception Returns-Yards....     4-29      1-7
Punts (Number-Avg)............   7-24.3   1-38.0
Fumbles-Lost..................      2-1      1-1
Penalties-Yards...............     6-45     2-15
Possession Time...............    34:09    25:51
Third-Down Conversions........ 10 of 20  9 of 17
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   0 of 2   0 of 0
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      2-3      2-4
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     4-25      2-6


RUSHING: MAINE-Session 21-76; Boone 5-50; Brusko 10-19; Smith 8-17; Brown
5-11; TEAM 1-minus 2. Albany-David McCarty 27-109; Justin Gannon 6-11; Andrew
Smith 3-4; TEAM 1-minus 2; Vinny Esposito 5-minus 26.

PASSING: MAINE-Smith 8-16-1-67; Brusko 4-6-0-29; TEAM 0-1-0-0.
Albany-Vinny Esposito 14-28-4-186.

RECEIVING: MAINE-Williams 6-53; Session 3-30; Buttles 1-6; Brown 1-4; Ty.
Jones 1-3. Albany-Tim Bush 5-101; John Lullen 2-15; Jason Poore 2-12; Devin
Wooten 2-12; Paul Booker 1-22; Ryan Kirchner 1-13; Justin Gannon 1-11.

INTERCEPTIONS: MAINE-McMillian 2-29; Dennis 1-0; Barker 1-0. Albany-Jake
Ciccarello 1-7.

FUMBLES: MAINE-Brusko 1-1; Smith 1-0. Albany-Vinny Esposito 1-1.

Stadium: University Field      Attendance: 4823
Kickoff time: 4:07 pm   End of Game: 6:49 pm   Total elapsed time: 2:42
Officials: Referee: Raymond Skold; Umpire: Fred Yawger; Linesman: Peter Ciriello;
Line judge: Jonathan Perry; Back judge: Ron Roberts Jr.; Field judge: Bill Surdovel;
Side judge: John O'Brien; Scorer: Matt Chmura;
Temperature: 64        Wind: 9 NW      Weather: Sunny



               #20 MAINE vs Albany (Sep 19, 2009 at Albany, N.Y.)

SACKS (UA-A): MAINE-Stevens 2-0; Phanor 1-0; Barker 1-0. Albany-Dave
Nicomini 1-0; Chris Simpson 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): MAINE-Stevens 4-6; Dennis 3-7; Coston 3-5; Ervin 2-5;
McLaughlin 1-6; Phanor 2-3; Enslen 0-5; Harris 3-1; Cusano 2-1; Barker 2-1;
McMillian 1-2; Nani 1-2; Charles 0-3; Lee 0-3; Randall 1-0; Alston 0-1; D. James
0-1. Albany-Chris Simpson 4-7; Dave Nicomini 5-5; Justin Brancaccio 4-6; Ross
Bertrand 6-3; Rich Duff 1-7; Emerson Kinsey 2-5; Trevor Anderson 1-6; Zach Gallo
0-5; Jon Morgan 2-2; Jean Juste 1-3; Mike Kelly 1-3; Dave Casale 1-2; Jake
Ciccarello 0-3; Tony Sparano 0-2; Tim Bush 1-0; Chris Wilk 1-0; Justin Hassan
0-1; Raymond Dorcely 0-1; Marc Wargo 0-1; Herb Glass 0-1; Marc Holloway 0-1.


Game Starters:
MAINE

POS  ## OFFENSE
WR   8  Ty. Jones
LT   72 Ty. Eastman
LG   50 Howley
C    56 Williamson
RG   55 Barber
RT   76 Batanian
TE   80 Buttles
WR   2  Williams
QB   15 Brusko
FB   30 Keating
TB   6  Session

POS  ## DEFENSE
DE   9  Stevens
NT   77 Phanor
DT   92 Charles
DE   44 Enslen
ROV  23 McLaughlin
LB   35 McCrossan
LB   10 Dennis
LCB  24 Harris
FS   3  Coston
SS   26 McMillian
RCB  20 Barker

Albany

POS  ## OFFENSE
TE   32 Paul Booker
LT   64 Vince Gonzales
LG   55 Kyle O'Keefe
C    75 Kevin Richards
RG   62 Andy Sparano
RT   71 Keith Peifer
WR   1  Tim Bush
WR   85 Jason Poore
QB   7  Vinny Esposito
FB   25 Chris Kenneally
TB   3  David McCarty

POS  ## DEFENSE
DE   53 Mike Kelly
DT   91 Trevor Anderson
DE   97 Tony Sparano
OLB  50 Rich Duff
ILB  54 J. Brancaccio
ILB  51 Chris Simpson
OLB  21 Dave Nicomini
CB   18 Ross Bertrand
S    28 Emerson Kinsey
FS   31 Dave Casale
CB   2  Jean Juste


Player participation:


MAINE: 1-Kelley, 5-Randall, 7-Cusano, 13-Smith, 22-Ervin, 28-Kuhn, 29-D. James, 31-Brown, 34-Boone, 37-Waxman, 40-Givans,
45-McCall, 58-Shea, 74-M. Spearin, 78-Martin, 82-Falvey, 90-Nani, 91-Alston, 94-Lee, 95-Serena.

Albany: 4-Jake Ciccarello, 5-Justin Gannon, 6-C. Van Zelfden, 8-Devin Wooten, 9-Frank Blasinsky, 10-Andrew Smith, 11-Jon Morgan,
13-Herb Glass, 17-Ryan Kirchner, 19-Rashad Head, 22-Justin Hassan, 30-Marc Holloway, 34-Duane Harper, 35-Dean Mercuris,
37-Kareem Cooper, 41-Alfred Pryor, 43-Raymond Dorcely, 45-Dave Plungas, 47-Ben Carl, 56-Marc Wargo, 57-Chris Wilk,
61-Chaz Mitchell, 66-Matt Faughnan, 68-Bobby Woods, 70-Justin Anderson, 78-Andrew Stevens, 79-A. Bazzoffi, 80-Luke Weaver,
87-John Lullen, 95-Zach Gallo, 96-Eddie Delaney, 99-Wil Moushey.

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Players Mentioned

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

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

#9 Frank Blasinsky: QB; 6' 0"; Senior

#32 Paul Booker: TE; 6' 4"; Redshirt Freshman

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

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

#47 Ben Carl: FB; 6' 1"; Redshirt Freshman

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

#4 Jake Ciccarello: S; 5' 11"; Sophomore

#37 Kareem Cooper: CB; 5' 9"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

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

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

#9 Frank Blasinsky
: 6' 0"; Senior
: QB

#32 Paul Booker
: 6' 4"; Redshirt Freshman
: TE

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

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

#47 Ben Carl
: 6' 1"; Redshirt Freshman
: FB

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

#4 Jake Ciccarello
: 5' 11"; Sophomore
: S

#37 Kareem Cooper
: 5' 9"; Sophomore
: CB