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.
A volleyball and softball two-sport athlete, Candice Giordano Damico graduated from Albertus Magnus in 2003 as one of the finest softball pitchers in the history of the program. As a freshman, she finished second in the nation with 9.7 strikeouts per game en route to being named to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference All-Conference Second Team for her efforts.
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.
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 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) volunteered in its Second Annual Campus Clean-Up on Friday prior to the college’s Nov. 12 Open House.
On Friday, Oct. 21, Albertus Magnus College inducted its Class of 2011 into its Athletics Hall of Fame. The newest members include Natalia Perlaza, Jay Wyatt, Tim Russell and Candice Giordano Damico.
Tiffany Ortiz (New Haven, Conn.) recorded seven kills and two service aces to lead the Albertus Magnus women’s volleyball team to a 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-20) win over Sarah Lawrence on Sunday afternoon.
The Emerson College Lions defeated the Albertus Magnus women’s volleyball team 3-0 (25-12, 25-10, 25-9) on Saturday afternoon as the Falcons fall to 2-20 on the year and 1-11 in Great Northeast Athletic Conference play.
The Albertus Magnus women’s volleyball team battled Lasell in a 3-1 (25-15, 25-22, 17-25, 25-9) loss on Saturday afternoon as part of a tri-match at Emerson College in Boston, Mass.
Despite 11 assists and 12 digs from Krista LaBissioniere (Meriden, Conn.) the Albertus Magnus women’s volleyball team fell to Saint Joseph College (Conn.) 3-1 (25-22, 25-14, 24-26, 25-20) on Tuesday night in West Hartford.
Krista LaBissioniere (Meriden, Conn.) recorded 21 digs as the Albertus Magnus women's volleyball team fell to Suffolk 3-0 (25-13, 25-19, 25-13) on Saturday afternoon in Boston.
The Albertus Magnus women's volleyball team fell to Emmanuel 3-0 (25-11, 25-14, 25-17) on Saturday afternoon as part of a tri-match at Suffolk University.
Elizabeth Williams (West Haven, Conn.) tallied eight kills and 11 digs as the Albertus Magnus women's volleyball team fell to Rivier 3-0 (25-16, 25-14, 25-18) on Monday afternoon in GNAC play.
The Albertus Magnus women's volleyball team dropped a 3-1 decision to Pine Manor on Monday afternoon. After winning the first set 25-22, the Gators came back and won the next three with scores of 25-10, 25-10 and 25-21.
Melissa Manning (Milford, Conn.) recorded 11 kills, while Leanna Velez (Waterbury, Conn.) dished out 21 assists as the Albertus Magnus women’s volleyball team defeated Becker 3-0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-17) on Saturday afternoon.
Despite winning the first two sets of the match, the Albertus Magnus women’s volleyball team fell to Elms College 3-2 (25-19, 25-17, 22-25, 22-25, 10-15) on Saturday afternoon in non-conference action.
Nicole Acerra (East Haven, Conn.) recorded 19 digs and seven kills as the Albertus Magnus women’s volleyball team fell to Mount Saint Vincent 3-1 (24-26, 25-17, 25-12, 25-15) in non-conference action on Thursday night.
Despite 14 digs and three kills from Tiffany Ortiz (New Haven, Conn.), the Albertus Magnus women’s volleyball team fell to Mount Ida 3-0 (25-12, 25-19, 25-11) on Saturday afternoon in Great Northeast Athletic Conference action.
Albertus Magnus College will induct four former student-athletes into its Class of 2011 Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday, Oct. 21. The newest members of the Hall of Fame include two-sport athlete Candice Giordano Damico ’03; women’s basketball’s Natalia Perlaza ’05, men’s basketball’s Tim Russell ’05, and baseball’s Jason “Jay” Wyatt ’03.
Nicole Acerra (East Haven, Conn.) recorded 12 digs as the Albertus Magnus women’s volleyball team fell to Johnson & Wales (R.I.) 3-0 (25-20, 25-11, 25-14) on Tuesday night.
Maritza Rosemond (New Haven, Conn.) recorded 23 assists and 14 digs to lead the Albertus Magnus women’s volleyball team to its first win of the 2011 season as the Falcons downed Anna Maria 3-0 (25-22, 25-9, 25-20).
The Albertus Magnus women’s volleyball team dropped a 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-18) decision to Simmons in GNAC play on Saturday afternoon. Maritza Rosemond (New Haven, Conn.) dished out 11 assists and added six digs in the loss. Tiffany Ortiz (New Haven, Conn.) and Nicole Acerra (East Haven, Conn.) both chipped in with seven digs to lead the Falcons.
Maritza Rosemond (New Haven, Conn.) dished out 29 assists and recorded 18 digs in the Falcons’ 3-2 (26-24, 22-25, 25-20, 23-25, 11-15) non-conference loss to Mitchell College in women’s volleyball on Wednesday night.
Despite 12 kills and 20 digs from Elizabeth Williams (West Haven, Conn.) the Albertus Magnus women’s volleyball team fell to Mitchell 3-2 (25-17, 23-25, 24-26, 25-21, 8-15) in a close match-up on Saturday afternoon.
The Albertus Magnus women’s volleyball team fell to Norwich University 3-0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-15) in the Falcons’ Great Northeast Athletic Conference opener on Saturday afternoon.
In its first match against Wesleyan since 2005, the Albertus Magnus women’s volleyball team fell to the Cardinals 3-0 (25-7, 25-10, 25-15) in non-conference action on Tuesday night.