Posted on Dec 12, 2002

We're not sure who did it, but
thanks.

Those of us who work in the
Communications Office at 69 Union Ave.
just had to smile on our way into the office the morning of Dec. 12. After several
rounds of “Who did it?” we still don't know who was responsible for the
eight-foot snowman on our front yard.

We're assuming it was some
neighborhood kids, relieved of school by a half-foot of wet snow. But we also had
to wonder at the feat: there was some heavy lifting to get the giant into
place. Must have been big kids.

Whoever you are … nicely done.

Posted on Dec 4, 2002

Captain Nathan Gillies (Cambridge, Ontario) scored two shorthanded goals
vs. the Bears last Saturday. The shorthanders were the first for the Dutchmen
this season. Gillies captured the gamewinner for Union, his second of
the season, and was +2 in the contest. The senior forward is tied for
second among his teammates with 15 points and has points in 11 of 13
games played.

Marc Neron (Moonbeam, Ontario) now leads the Dutchmen with goals
scored after netting two vs. Brown last Saturday. Neron is second among
his teammates in ECAC scoring (4-0-4).

Brian Kerr (Kirkland, Quebec) capped off a four game scoring streak (3-3-
6) with two goals in Union's loss at Harvard last Friday. He is fifth on the
team in scoring with five goals and five assists.

Randy Dagenais (Val Rita, Ontario) led the Dutchmen last weekend with
four assists, assisting on three on Union's four goals on Saturday. The
senior defenseman leads all Union blueliners with 10 points (1-9-10). He is
currently on a three-game points streak (0-6-6) and is tied for seventh place
among all ECAC defensemen in scoring.

Jordan Webb (Nepean, Ontario) tallied a power play goal and an assist vs.
Harvard last Friday. Webb leads all Dutchmen with three power play goals
and is fourth in scoring overall (8-6-14).

Tim Roth (Teaneck, New Jersey) captured his first collegiate win last
Saturday at Brown. Roth turned away 26 of 27 shots and earned the third
star of the game.

P.J. Byrne (Brewster, New York) scored his first collegiate goal last Friday,
Union's fourth goal in the 7-4 loss at Harvard. Prior to Friday, the junior
defenseman had tallied two assists in 16 games.

Union scoring by class:

• Seniors (4): 15-31-46
• Juniors (3): 1-5-6
• Sophomores (9): 28-39-67
• Freshmen (8): 7-14-21

Union scoring by position:

• Forwards (16): 45-61-106
• Defensemen (8): 6-28-34

Posted on Dec 4, 2002

Union split last weekend with two teams currently ranked above the Dutchmen
in the ECAC standings. They lost to league-leader and nationally-ranked
Harvard on Friday and rebounded with a win Saturday at Brown.

Four goals were not enough vs. the Crimson as they scored seven and handed
the Dutchmen their fifth loss of the season. Harvard scored two of the goals
in the first and took that lead into the second period.

Brian Kerr scored their first of his two goals on the power play at 2:41 of the
second, assisted by Glenn Sanders. The Crimson answered with two additional
goals before Kerr tallied his second at 16:34 from Sanders and Max Seel.
The teams exchanged goals in the final two minutes of the period with Jordan
Webb closing out the scoring at 19:05 from Bryan Campbell and Randy Dagenais.

Like in the first, Harvard took two goals to open up the third for the 7-3 lead.
Junior defenseman P.J. Byrne scored his first collegiate goal at 12:31, assisted
by Webb, to end the game 7-4.

Union and Harvard combined for 106 penalty minutes, with Union taking 58 of
those minutes. The Dutchmen were 2-6 on the power play and were outshot
46-28.

Freshman goalie Kris Mayotte was in net, turning away 39 shots, earning the
second star of the game. His record is now 5-1-1 overall.

Union bounced back on Saturday and took advantage of a Brown team that
had scored only one goal in the previous three contests. The Dutchmen
scored twice in the first two periods to win the game.

Marc Neron helped set the tone early on with his goal just 57 seconds into the
first. His seventh goal of the season was assisted by Randy Dagenais and
Joel Beal. Late in the period, captain Nathan Gillies scored Union's first shorthanded
goal with Scott Seney in the box for obstruction-hooking. Gillies' goal,
assisted by Brent Booth, made it 2-0 going into the second.

The second period mirrored the first with Neron netting his second goal of the
game at 2:41, assisted by Randy Dagenais, to put the Dutchmen up by three.
Nathan Gillies then took advantage of another Brown miscue on the power
play and scored his second shorthander at 15:27 from Dagenais and Matt
Vagvolgyi. The Bears came back with a shorthander of their own under two
minutes later to end Union's bid for a shutout, but Brown was unable to get
anything else past Union's defense throughout the remainder of the game.

Union was 0-4 on the power play and the Dutchmen were outshot 21-27.
Freshman goalie Tim Roth was in net for his first collegiate win. He is now 1-
3-1 overall and 1-1-1 in the ECAC.

Posted on Dec 4, 2002

Union College remains in sixth place in the ECAC standings after their split
last weekend with Harvard and Brown. On deck this weekend is cross-town
rival Rensselaer and Iona College of the MAAC. Union will not face another
ECAC opponent until January of 2003.

The Dutchmen are ready for RPI, a team that they haven't lost to since
January of 2000. Union earned three of four points vs. the Engineers last
season, taking a 1-1 OT tie at the Houston Field House and skating away with
a 5-4 win at Achilles.

RPI is currently in 10th place in the ECAC with a 1-4-1 conference record (6-
8-1 overall). Their win came against St. Lawrence (2-1 at RPI), they've dropped
games to Harvard, Princeton, Yale, and Clarkson, and their tie came last weekend
vs. Brown.

The Engineers are averaging 1.67 goals/game in-conference while their
opponents average 2.67. They are 6/41 (14.6%) on the power play in the ECAC
and have killed 31 of 36 (86.1%).

Freshmen Kevin Croxton and Brad Farynuk lead RPI overall with .714 points/
game. Croxton averages 1.33 pts/gm in ECAC play. Nathan Marsters and
Kevin Kurk have been splitting time in net with Marsters going 3-3-0 overall (1-
1-0 ECAC) and Kurk going 3-5-1 (0-3-1 ECAC).

Union hosts Iona on Sunday evening, a team with a 2-10-1 overall record
coming into the weekend. The Dutchmen have hosted two MAAC schools
this season, falling 4-1 to Holy Cross and most recently shutting out Connecticut
8-0. The Gaels' wins have come against MAAC opponents Mercyhurst
and Fairfield. RPI is the only ECAC team that Iona has faced this season and
the Gaels were handed a 2-0 loss at RPI. Iona will face Brown later in the
season.

Iona is averaging 1.77 goals/game compared to the 4.15 of their opponents.
They are 4/55 with the man advantage (7.3%) and are 56/69 on the kill
(81.2%).

Mark Hallam and Brent Williams each average .54 points per game to lead
the Gaels. Ian Vigier and Mike Fraser have both spent time in net. Vigier holds
a .902 sv% and 3.15 GAA while Fraser stands at .851 and 5.16.

Leading Union is captain Nathan Gillies (2 shorthanders vs. Brown), Randy
Dagenais (4 assists last weekend, 3-game points streak), Marc Neron (2 goals
vs. Brown), Brian Kerr (2 goals vs. Harvard), Glenn Sanders (2 assists vs.
Harvard), and Jordan Webb (1-1-2 vs. Harvard). Kris Mayotte (5-1-1 overall, 2-
1-0 ECAC) and Tim Roth (1-3-1 overall, 1-1-1 ECAC) continue to split time in net
for the Dutchmen.

Posted on Dec 4, 2002

Last season guard Melissa Marra (Mechanicville, NY/Mechanicville) and forward Katlyn Cunningham (Clarksburg, MA/Drury) combined to earn eight of the 11 Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association's “Rookie of the Week” awards. Marra, who was recognized five times, was voted the conference's “Rookie of the Year” by the league's head coaches.

Freshman Katie DeSorrento (Schaghticoke, NY/Catholic Central) has picked right up where her teammates have left off as she earned the UCAA's first “Rookie of the Week” award after leading the Dutchwomen to the Manhattanville Tournament championship.

In the season opener, DeSorrento scored a game-high 19 points while connecting on six-of-12 field goal attempts while canning seven-of-eight free throws. She also had five steals and four assists. The title contest with the host Valients saw DeSorrento again come away with game-high scoring honors as she knocked down 21 points. The 5'8 guard was eight-of-15 from the floor, five-of-five from the line and had five steals and four assists.

Cunningham, meanwhile, was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player as she scored 31 points in the two games while hitting 13-of-19 field goals, five-of-six free throws and added 13 rebounds, including five offensive boards. Junior forward
Kelly Baker (Cutchogue, NY/Mattituck-Cutchogue) earned a spot on the All-Tournament team as her stellar defensive play helped Union collect 57 turnovers in the two games. Offensively, Baker 17 points with 11 rebounds.

On the men's side of the court, sophomore forward Devon Bruce (Guilderland, NY/Guilderland) came up with the Dutchmen's first double-double of the season (double-digit numbers in either points, rebounds, or assists) with 10 points and 14 rebounds in helping Union even its record to 1-1 with a 61-54 victory over host Swarthmore.

The Dutchmen, who play their first seven games on the road, won't be home until they host their annual tournament the weekend of January 10-11.