Posted on Nov 10, 2001

SCHENECTADY, N.Y.-Freshman quarterback Mike Judge ran for 95
yards and two touchdowns, threw a 46-yard touchdown pass to Bob Seldor and set
up another score with a 44-yard pass to Luke Quigley to spark Springfield over
Union, 49-35, in a Division III football clash at Frank Bailey Field.

Besides the combined 84 points, the two teams amassed 1,087 total yards on 159 plays. Springfield gained 439 rushing yards against a Union defense that came into the contest allowing a nine-game average of 72. The Dutchmen, meanwhile, passed for 375 yards and scored three touchdowns against a Pride defense that had allowed six passing TDs all year and was allowing the
opposition an average of 123 yards.

The victory ended Springfield's season at 4-5 while Union, still hopeful of a postseason invitation, is 8-2.

Judge, who was making just his second start of the year, and the first since the season-opening 22-13 loss to UMass-Dartmouth, ran for 95 yards on 20 carries and completed two of his four passes for 90 yards. He helped the Pride to a 7-0 lead at 8:14 of the first quarter when he connected with Quigley for a 44-yard pass to the Union two. Quigley fumbled the ball into the end zone after being hit by defensive back James Weaver, but beat Weaver to the ball for the touchdown. Greg Switaj connected on the first of his seven PATs.

After Switaj failed to convert a 21-yard field goal with 10:58 left in the half, Union tied the game when senior quarterback Ben Gilbert found classmate wide receiver Craig Kopka on a 30-yard touchdown with 6:45 showing. For Gilbert, it was the 70th touchdown pass of his four-year career. Andrew Ruffo added the PAT for the 7-7 tie.

Springfield, which had lost all five of its games by nine
points or less (including a two-point loss and a pair of one-point setbacks),
exploded for 21 points over the final 5:46 of the second half. Senior tailback Bob Sedlor, who led the
Pride's ground effort with 215 yards on just 16 carries, went 70 yards around
left end for the touchdown that put Springfield in the lead for good. After Union went three and out following the kickoff, Judge camped a five-play, 44-yard drive with a 13-yard run that gave
the visitors a 21-7 advantage with 2:25 left in the half.

Union needed just five plays to travel 61 yards with the
ensuing kickoff with senior tailback Jasper Mills going over from one yard out
to cut Springfield's advantage to 21-14.
However, after Union recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff, Dan
Lyons picked off Gilbert and returned the ball 38 yards to paydirt for a 28-14
Pride lead with 1:02 left in the half.
The following kickoff resulted in a Union fumble that Judge converted
into points when he found Sedlor on a 46-yard scoring pass that gave
Springfield a 35-14 lead at the half.

Judge's one-yard run capped a 12-play, 67-yard drive and improved the Pride's margin to
42-14 with 8:58 left in the third quarter before Union scored the game's next
21 points to cut Springfield's margin to 42-35. Gilbert scored on a 15-yard run with 5:09 left in the third quarter before wide receiver, and former high school quarterback, Carm Taglione
hit Salvatore Leo with a 66-yard scoring pass.
Tight end Pat St. Denis pulled in a 15-yard pass from Gilbert and Union
was back to within seven points with 4:50 left to play.

Springfield finally broke the Dutchmen's back when Quigley
returned the ensuing kickoff 31 yards to the Springfield 31. On first down Sedlor outraced the defense
for a 67-yard pickup that put the ball on the Union 11. Dustin Grasso scored on the next play to
make it 49-35 in Springfield's favor with 3:57 left in the game.

Union's last gasp at victory ended with the Dutchmen moved
from their 21 to the Springfield 14 only to see a fourth and three pass fall
incomplete with 2:20 left to play.

Senior defensive back Thomas Allen enjoyed a tremendous day
for Springfield as he had three of the Pride's seven interceptions. Jesse Baker, Jason Perkins, Ryan Santo and Lyons had the other four. Baker was in on 15 tackles while Kyle Gulino added 12.

Gilbert finished the day completing 24 of 50 passes for 309 yards
and two touchdowns, but was intercepted a career-high six times. He also ran for 148 of the Dutchmen's 183 yards with one touchdown. Senior linebacker Mike Rosenthal was in on 13 tackles for Union while junior tackle Justin Sievert added 10.

Posted on Nov 9, 2001

Martin Benjamin, professor of visual arts, is showing eight photographs from his “Vietnam Shots, 1999” series in a group show – “Four Artists/Four Visions” – at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The exhibition runs through Dec. 10 at RPI's Shelnutt Gallery in the Student Union. He also showed photos from a term he led in Nanjing, China, in 1999 in a recent exhibit at the Albany Institute of History and Art titled “The Real and the Ideal: Fine Art Photography.” The Institute has acquired five of Benjamin's photos for its permanent collection. Also, 17 of Benjamin's “Rock Shots” photos are included in VH1's five-hour documentary, “VH1 Presents the 80's,” which premieres this week.

Posted on Nov 9, 2001

Joan Ramage, visiting assistant professor of geology, presented a poster (co-authored with George Shaw, professor, and students Sarah Johnston, Jeff Hoffman and Jeremy Farrell) titled “Early Quarries in Tephra Deposits of the Late Bronze Age Eruption of Thera/Santorini, Greece” at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Boston.

Posted on Nov 9, 2001

Chad Orzel, assistant professor of physics, had his research profiled in a recent issue of Optics and Photonics News. Orzel and colleagues at Yale University developed a method to manipulate the quantum states of atoms, a move that could dramatically improve precision measurement and navigation systems, according to the journal.

Posted on Nov 9, 2001

William Finlay, professor of theater, choreographed a production of “Sleuth” by Anthony Shaffer at the Capital Repertory Company in Albany. The play opened November 1.