Great Danes Take Aim for Sports Success
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 8, 2022) — The University at Albany Great Danes are readying for success on the court and on the field as their seasons and postseasons kick into high gear.
Fresh off of a victory over America East foe New Hampshire in the quarterfinals, the women's basketball team is set to host rival Vermont today at 7 p.m. in the semifinals. The winner will advance to the America East championship game, with a spot in the NCAA Tournament on the line.
Seniors Ellen Hahne and Lucia Decortes lead a talented team of freshmen, sophomores and juniors who aim to return UAlbany to March Madness for the first time since 2017.
In the meantime, track and field, softball, baseball, men's and women's lacrosse and women's golf teams are also starting their spring seasons.
Fresh off their ninth straight indoor track title, the women's track and field team is set to compete in the University of Central Florida's Black and Gold Invite starting on March 18. The men's track and field team will be there as well. The teams will also look to defend home turf when the Great Danes host the Bobbi Palma Spring Classic on April 23 at the UAlbany Track and Field Complex. Among team leaders are weight throw specialist Ludith Campos, who set an America East indoor championship meet record this winter and triple jumper Robert Blue, who set an indoor record for the men's championship.
The women's golf team, competing in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, heads to Florida to face Florida Gulf Coast and Western Kentucky on March 14. The Great Danes face crosstown rival Siena on April 10 at Wolferts Roost in Albany before the MAAC championships get underway on April 22.
The baseball team is off to an 8-3 start to their season. They face Central Connecticut State in a nonleague clash today at 2 p.m. The America East portion of their schedule starts March 18 with a three-game series at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County.
The Great Danes softball players stand at 5-5 in the early portion of their season. After a slate of more non-league contests, the softball team also heads to UMBC to start their America East season on April 2.
The men's lacrosse team earned a victory over Siena in their last outing on March 2. The Great Danes head to Amherst today to face the University of Massachusetts in a 3 p.m. battle before heading to College Park, Md., to square off against the Inside Lacrosse No. 1-ranked Maryland Terrapins on Saturday. The next home game is March 19 against America East foe Binghamton. The game starts at 1 p.m. at Casey Stadium.
Meanwhile, the women's lacrosse team is set to host Drexel on Saturday at John Fallon Field. The game gets underway at 3 p.m. The America East portion of their season stars on March 26 against Binghamton, also at John Fallon Field.