Albertus Magnus College Assistant Director of Athletics/Sports Information Director Kristen DeCarli was voted the 2012 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Sports Information Director of the Year. The announcement was made by GNAC Commissioner Joe Walsh in advance of the 2012 GNAC Professional Development Seminar on August 7 and 8 in Boston, Massachusetts. DeCarli will accept her award on the final day of the seminar.
The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) has announced the All-Academic Team for the 2011-12 school year. Twenty-two student-athletes from Albertus Magnus College were among the 618 members of the Academic Team from 14 institutions in the conference.
The Albertus Magnus Department of Athletics had a very successful 2011-12 year, producing two GNAC Regular-Season Championship teams, one GNAC Tournament Championship team, two All-Americans and 33 All-Conference Team selections.
At the 2012 Athletics Banquet on Tuesday, May 8, the Albertus Magnus Department of Athletics presented three student-athletes with the honor of Athlete of the Year as Samantha Farley (Shelton, Conn.) was named the Female Athlete of the Year, while both Ray Askew (Hamden, Conn.) and Jamal Howard (West Haven, Conn.) were named Male Athlete of the Year.
Albertus Magnus College will celebrate the birthday of its mascot, Frankie the Falcon, in honor of Student-Athlete Appreciation Day on April 4. Student-Athlete Appreciation Day is honored annually on April 6 but with the day falling on Good Friday, Frankie’s birthday will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 4 at noon in the DeDominicis Dining Hall.
The Albertus Magnus men’s soccer team had two individuals earn Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) honors, which were announced Thursday evening. Jamal Howard (West Haven, Conn.) was named an ECAC Division III New England First-Team All- Star, while Stephen Zapata (Hamden, Conn.) was tagged with Second-Team honors.
Albertus Magnus senior Jamal Howard (West Haven, Conn.) has been named to the 2011 NSCAA/Continental Tires NCAA Men’s Soccer Division III All-America Second Team. Howard is the first-ever Albertus Magnus student-athlete to earn All-America status.
Albertus Magnus is represented among the elite men’s soccer players in New England as three Falcons earned a spot on the 2011 NCAA DIII All-New England Team, which released this past weekend.
At the end of the 2011 men’s soccer season, junior Stephen Zapata (Hamden, Conn.) remains the Nation’s leader in assists as he dished out 23 on the year, including a 1.15 average per game.
Albertus Magnus men’s soccer standout Jamal Howard (West Haven, Conn.) has been selected to play in the 2011 New England Intercollegiate Soccer League (NEISL) Division III All-Star Game scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 27 at Harvard University.
“It was definitely a dream to play college sports and Albertus gave me that opportunity.” says Victor Crespo, a former Albertus Magnus soccer player who graduated in 2000. After choosing to attend Albertus for its small atmosphere and soccer program, Victor pursued his dreams of playing college soccer and created a legacy for himself with the Falcons’ soccer program.
The Albertus Magnus men’s soccer season ended on Sunday after an 8-0 loss to Brandeis in the ECAC Tournament Championship game. For the Judges, it was their second-straight ECAC title win.
The Albertus Magnus men’s soccer team came from behind to defeat Castleton State College 5-3 on Saturday afternoon in the ECAC Tournament semifinals at Brandeis University. Lindsley Barrett (Shelton, Conn.) recorded his first career hat trick to help extend the Falcons’ season as they will now face Brandeis on Sunday in the ECAC New England Championship game. That contest will begin at noon.
For Albertus Magnus men’s soccer fans that want to follow the ECAC Tournament semifinal game between the Falcons and Castleton State on Saturday, you can follow Albertus Director of Athletics Michael Spinner @MichaelSpinner on Twitter!
The Albertus Magnus men’s soccer team will head to Brandeis University this weekend for the ECAC New England Tournament semifinals, which are scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 12. The winners from the two semifinal matches will play in the final on Sunday afternoon.
Richard Mitchell (Naugatuck, Conn.) scored the game-winning goal and added an assist as the Albertus Magnus men’s soccer team defeated Endicott College 3-2 on Wednesday afternoon in an ECAC Tournament quarterfinal match-up. The victory marks the first-ever ECAC Tournament win for the Falcons.
Albertus Magnus men’s soccer standouts Jamal Howard (West Haven, Conn.) and Lindsley Barrett (Shelton, Conn.) have been selected as recipients of two prestigious Great Northeast Athletic Conference yearly honors, as announced by the league office on Tuesday.
The Albertus Magnus men’s soccer team has earned its second-straight ECAC Tournament bid and will host No. 7 Endicott College on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 1:30 p.m. on Celentano Field.
Anthony Amell scored the game-winning goal with 2:08 left on the clock to lift the Norwich men’s soccer team over Albertus Magnus 1-0 in the GNAC Tournament Semifinals on Thursday afternoon.
Albertus Magnus head men’s soccer coach Jim Bernardo and head women’s soccer coach Nick Wajnowski have been named the 2011 GNAC Coaches of the Year, announced Wednesday evening by the conference office.
The Albertus Magnus men’s soccer team downed Mount Ida 2-0 in its Great Northeast Athletic Conference Tournament Quaterfinal contest on Monday afternoon.
New Haven, CT - Due to the snowstorm that took place in New England on Saturday October 29, both Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) soccer playoff games, scheduled to be played at Albertus Magnus College were postponed. The games will be played on Monday October 31 with the Men's GNAC quarterfinal game against Mount Ida College starting at 12:00pm and the Women's GNAC quarterfinal game against Simmons College starting at 2:30 pm.
Albertus Magnus men’s soccer players Jamal Howard (West Haven, Conn.) and Donato Piroscafo (Naugatuck, Conn.) have been named to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll as announced earlier this week by the league office.
The Albertus Magnus men's soccer team will begin its quest for the program’s second Great Northeast Athletic Conference Tournament title on Sunday, Oct. 30 as the Falcons will host Mount Ida College at Celentano Field at 1:00 p.m.
Stephen Zapata (Hamden, Conn.), who currently leads the nation in assists with 19 on the year, has set an Albertus Magnus men’s soccer program single-season record with his assist tally.
The Albertus Magnus men’s soccer team is ranked No. 9 in New England as announced Tuesday by the NSCAA. The Falcons move up one spot from last week’s rankings.
Jamal Howard (West Haven, Conn.) scored in the 15th minute of play to become the Albertus Magnus men’s soccer all-time leader in points as he finished the day with 111 career points. With three goals in today’s match, Howard surpassed Vic Crespo’s single-season record of 18 goals. Howard now has 19 in 2011.
Jamal Howard (West Haven, Conn.) tallied his second hat trick of the season as he led the Albertus Magnus men’s soccer team over Lasell 6-0 in GNAC action on Saturday afternoon.