Football:
Senior J.T. Herfurth was selected to play in the 2001 Hula Bowl, a college all-star game that was televised nationally on January 20 by ESPN. Herfurth, a 6-foot-6, 300-pound offensive tackle, was named to the Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, and Football Gazette Division I-AA All-America squads. Head coach Bob Ford served as an assistant coach at the Hula Bowl. The Great Danes finished 5-6 overall and 5-3 in Northeast Conference.

Field Hockey:
Sophomore Angie Stegel led the Great Danes in scoring with 17 goals and seven assists. Albany posted its second consecutive winning campaign as a Division I program with a 10-8 record.

Men’s Soccer:
The Great Danes finished with an 8-7-3 record under first-year coach Johan Aarnio, and competed in the Atlantic Soccer Conference for the first time. Nick Southworth was one of 11 players on the first-team all-conference unit. Southworth’s 22 points (9 goals, 4 assists) was the highest single-season total by a UAlbany player since 1996.

Volleyball:
Alissa Gibbs was a bright spot in a tough season for the program, which finished at 3-24. Gibbs, a sophomore outside hitter, received first-team All-Independent honors. She averaged 3.28 kills, 3.22 digs, 0.42 service aces and 0.19 blocks, and recorded 12 double-doubles in kills and digs.

Women’s Soccer:
UAlbany made steady improvement in head coach Joanna Tomasino’s first season, posting a 3-15 record. Sophomores Janee’ Feliciano (3 goals, 4 assists) and Erin Stanek (3 goals, 2 assists) form a solid nucleus for the future.

Women’s Golf:
Sophomore Katie Wachtl led the team with a 94.3 stroke average in eight rounds played. The Great Danes competed in the Dartmouth, Princeton and Rutgers tournaments.

Women’s Tennis:
The Great Danes were 2-3 in dual matches, including victories over Buffalo and Marist. Seniors Erinn Langford and Jennifer Hahn each moved past the 30-career win mark in both singles and doubles.

Men’s Cross Country:
Jamie Rodriguez, a junior, was the Stanford Invitational’s college open section champion and first at Syracuse’s Orange Classic. Rodriguez, who had four top-10 finishes overall, took 19th at the NCAA Northeast Regional in November.

Women’s Cross Country:
Freshman Jessica Walton won both the 34th annual Albany Invitational and Syracuse’s Orange Classic, and was second at the ECAC Division I championships.

Women’s Basketball:
Senior Liz Tucker earned first-team All-Independent honors. Tucker, a co-captain from Plaistow, N.H., led her club in scoring (13.0 ppg), rebounding (6.4 pg), assists (3.1 pg) and steals (1.9 pg). Tucker, who also was a Verizon District I all-academic choice with a 3.55 cumulative grade point average, is the only player in school history to combine for more than 1,000 points, 600 rebounds, 300 assists and 200 steals in a career. Albany completed its season with a 5-22 record.

Freshman guard E.J. Gallup shoots over two Syracuse defenders in a basketball game at the Carrier Dome last December 5th. Below: new Head Coach Scott Beeten. (Photos by Mike Okoniewski.)

Men’s Basketball:
Freshman guard E.J. Gallup was voted to the Division I All-Independent second team. Gallup led the Great Danes in scoring at 17.4 points per game and totaled the most points (487) by a frosh since Gary Holway in 1955-56. Will Brand, a 6-foot-5 junior, became the 24th player in school history to score 1,000 career points. Brand, who averaged 14.0 points and 6.9 rebounds, will enter his final season ranked 15th on the career scoring list with 1,118 points. UAlbany finished with a 6-22 record in its final year as a Division I independent.

Women’s Indoor Track:
Albany’s 4x800-meter relay placed seventh at the ECAC championships. The squad of Jessica Walton, Diane Matthews, Jessica Burger and Megan Roeder shaved more than 13 seconds off the school record with a time of 9:08.42 in qualifying. Walton, a freshman, also helped break marks in the 1,000-meter run and distance medley relay.

Men’s Indoor Track:
Senior triple jumper Ronald Edmundson placed eighth at the IC4A championships with a school-record leap of 48-feet, 0.50-inches. Jamie Rodriguez was ninth in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:35.58. Alix Rodriques, an IC4A qualifier in the 55- and 200-dashes, shattered school standards in both events during the season.