Posted on Nov 17, 2004

It was a good season on the fields of competition and it was
a great season for individual recognition as 31 of Union's fall term
student-athletes represented Union on the various Liberty League All-Conference
teams.

Senior forward Brittany Cressman was named the
Liberty League's “Player of the Year” for women's soccer and followed
that up by being named the Eastern College Athletic Conference's “Most Valuable
Player” after leading the Dutchwomen to their first-ever Upstate New York
championship.  Cressman, a native of Duxbury, Massachusetts and a graduate
of Duxbury High School, was one of eight Dutchwomen chosen to the first or
second team. 

Junior forward Cassandra Mariani, (Boonton, NJ)
freshman midfielder Caitlin Cuozzo (Norfolk, MA), senior defender Briana
Bailey (Easthampton, MA) and junior goaltender Julie Gawronski (Dunkirk)
joined Cressman on the first team.

Selected to the second team were junior forward Erika
Eisenhut (Mohawk), junior midfielder Marissa VanWoeart (Schenectady,
NY), and junior defender Linsey Capecelatro (Orange, CT).

The men's team placed junior midfielder Mark Susko (Short
Hills, NJ) and junior defender Ryan McAleese (Walpole, MA) on the
second team.  Freshman forward Chris Poey (Amherst, MA) joined
senior midfielder Mike Carey (Westport, CT) has an honorable mention
selection.

Sophomore forward Jessica Trotter (St. Louis, MO) represented
Union's field hockey squad as an All-Conference second team selection.

Senior middle hitter Jess Meliosky (Amsterdam, NY)
was voted to the Liberty League volleyball All-Conference first team and was
one of three Dutchwomen that were selected.  Senior middle hitter Sue
Gestwick (Burnt Hills, NY) and junior setter Suzy Barbaritz (Clarence,
NY) were named to the second team. 

Senior hitter Ashley Clark (Greenwich, CT/Westminster)
was named to the league's All-Tournament team.

And last, but certainly not least, 15 members of the
football team were voted as All-Conference players.  Sophomore running back Tom
Arcidiacono (Castleton, NY), sophomore wide receiver Steve Angiletta
(Plantsville, CT) and junior right tackle Jim Masso (Ponte Vedra Beach,
FL) were named to the first team offense while senior tackle Alex Smith
(Gloversville, NY) and senior defensive back Brian Griffin (Holyoke, MA)
represented the Dutchmen on the first team defense. The pitch and catch tandem
of sophomores, quarterback Anthony Marotti (River Edge, NJ) and receiver
Ryan Twitchell (Fayetville, NY) were named to the second team as were
junior linemen, center Tim Cannon (Roxbury, MA) and right guard Pat
Hatch (Meriden, CT).  The second team defense included seniors, nose
tackle Andy Manocchio (Williamsville, NY), linebacker Ed Larkin
(Tupper Lake, NY) and Mike Flanagan (Oxford, NY).  Junior
punter Sean Losier (Waltham, MA) was also a second team selection while
tight end Ryan Perry (East Greenbush, NY) and junior left tackle Elliot
Silverstein (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) were honorable mention selections.

Posted on Nov 17, 2004

The dates Friday, November 12 and Saturday, November 13, 2003, will long be remembered in Union's athletic history as the weekend that the Dutchmen hockey and football teams swept Capital District rival RPI.  On the ice, the Dutchmen took a 5-4 victory from the Engineers in their own barn on Friday night, and then thrilled the capacity crowd at Messa Rink on Saturday by coming away with a 3-2 win.

The football team, meanwhile, did its part by coming from behind in the final two minutes to capture a thrilling 18-13 victory in Troy.  The win brought the Dutchman Shoes Trophy back to Schenectady…where they belong!

Saturday also marked the first time in history that both the hockey and football teams competed against RPI on the same day.

Coach Nate Leaman's hockey team accomplished a number of things with the twin win.  First, it marked the first time in the history of the rivalry that Union accomplished a sweep over RPI.  Second, it snapped a four-game losing streak at the hands of the Engineers and atoned for RPI's two-game sweep in the first round of last year's ECAC playoffs at Achilles Center.  Finally, and maybe most importantly, it gave the Dutchmen sole possession of first place in the ECAC Hockey League for the first time in the 14-year history of their Division I status.

As for coach John Audino's football squad, it ended the 2003 campaign on a positive note.  The Dutchmen finished 5-1 in the league, losing 33-27 in overtime at Hobart in the eighth game of the season.  Union, was 6-3 overall, posted its 24th consecutive non-losing season (which includes five .500 campaigns).  The Dutchmen sport an overall record of 187-56-1 (.768) during that streak.  The win snapped a seven-year string in which the home team captured “The Shoes” and marked the eighth consecutive season that the trophy has changed hands (Union played at RPI for the second consecutive year due to a scheduling fluke that saw WPI, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine come into the league).

While all three wins took total team efforts, there were a few individual efforts that were recognized. 

Senior Jordan Webb (Nepean, ONT) was named the ECACHL Player of the Week, making it the second straight week a Union College men's hockey player has earned the award.  Meanwhile, sophomore quarterback Anthony Marotti (River Edge, NJ) picked up the Liberty League's Offensive Performer of the Week award for the second time this season.

Webb made history in front of the home crowd on Saturday night as he moved up to second on Union's Division I all-time scoring list.  In Friday's game Webb scored a goal and had one assist.  The goal came at 12:47 of the first period to break a 1-1 tie.  He then assisted on Union's third goal of the game to help break a 3-3 tie in the second period.  Webb followed that up with a pair of power play goals in the series finale.  He broke open a scoreless game with back-to-back goals in the second period to give Union a two-goal lead. 

Webb now has 10 goals on the season to tie him for first overall in the league.  He is also first in the league in power play goals with seven. 

Webb's first goal of the second game gave him 96 career points as he passed He now stands at 97 points and needs just eight more to overtake Christopher Ford. 

Junior Scott Seney (Silver Spring, MD) was named to the ECACHL Honor Roll following an impressive offensive display.  He recorded two goals and two assists.  Both goals came in the first game and the second would prove to be the game-winner.  His second assist the following night came on Union's game-winning goal.  He leads the team with nine assists and has three goals on the season.

Union, 5-5 overall, looks to continue its win streak at Princeton this Friday to start a nine-game road trip.     

Marotti, who was one of 15 Dutchmen named to the Liberty League's All-Conference team, completed 21-of-40 passes for 418 yards to break the mark of 362 set by Brett Russ against Plymouth State in an ECAC playoff game on November 17, 1990.  He had two touchdown passes, the last being a 15-yarder to Ryan Twitchell with 1:27 left to play.

Marotti established two Union records this year when he threw five touchdowns in the game against Rochester (breaking the old mark of four) and finished with 418 yards against Rensselaer to smash the mark of 362 set by Brett Russ in 1990.   In nine games this season, Marotti completed 158 of 283 passes (55.8%) for 2,319 yards, the team's third highest all-time total behind Brett Russ, who had 2,670 in 14 games in 1989, and Ben Gilbert, who had 2,337 yards in 11 games in 2001. 

Marotti's 20 touchdown passes ties Dan Stewart's 1983 standard, which was accomplished in 12 games.  Gilbert threw for 27 touchdowns in 11 games in 2001 and had 24 scoring passes in 11 games in 2000.  Russ had 23 touchdown passes in '89.  His 3,275 career yards and 28 touchdown passes each rank sixth all-time.

Posted on Nov 17, 2004

Senior middle hitter Jess Meliosky (Amsterdam, NY)
was voted to the Liberty League volleyball All-Conference first team and was
one of three Dutchwomen that were selected. 
Senior middle hitter Sue Gestwick (Burnt Hills, NY) and junior
setter Suzy Barbaritz (Clarence, NY) were named to the second team. 

Senior hitter Ashley Clark (Greenwich, CT/Westminster)
was named to the league's All-Tournament team.

Meliosky led the Dutchwomen with her 302 kills and her 48
blocked shots and is second in assists with 41.  For her career, Meliosky finished third on the Dutchwomen's
all-time block list with 404, is eighth with 850 kills, and tied for 16th
in assists with 103.

Getswick enjoyed another solid all-around season as she
placed second with her 42 blocked shots, fifth with 22 assists and is fourth
with 157 kills.  Gestwick placed second
on the all-time Dutchwoman career block list with 484 while her 790 kills
leaves her in fifth place.  She finished
19th on the dig list with 461, and 22nd on the ace list
with 20.

Barbaritz led this season's Dutchwomen with 1,052
assists.  She contributed 55 kills, 21
service aces, and 157 digs.  She goes
into her senior season second on the assist list with 1,738.  Sarah Pontius is the all-time leader with
4,212.

Clark finished her career 10th on the kill list
with 750, was 19th with 72 aces, 15th with 73 blocks and
20th with 459 digs.

Posted on Nov 16, 2004

Best-selling novelist Andrea
Barrett '74, who won the National Book Award for Ship Fever, was featured on Garrison Keillor's “Writers Almanac” on
Tuesday, Nov. 16.

“It's the birthday of the novelist
Andrea Barrett, born
in Boston, Massachusetts (1954). She is known for
writing about botanists, oceanographers and geologists in novels such as The Forms of Water (1993) and The Voyage of the Narwhal (1998),”
Keillor said on his daily public radio program of literature and history.

“She grew up on Cape
Cod, and spent most of her time near the ocean, fascinated by sea
life. She decided to study biology [at Union College]
and went on to study zoology in graduate school.

“At some point, she decided she
was more interested in history than biology, and started studying medieval
religion. It was while she was writing papers about the Spanish Inquisition
that she realized she should be a writer. She said, 'I'd go to the library and
pull out everything, fill my room and become obsessed with the shape and the
texture of the paper, and the way the words look, trying to make it all
dramatic. At some point I realized: 'Hey, this isn't history, and I'm not a
scholar.'”

To read the complete transcript or
hear the show, visit the “Writer's Almanac” web site at: http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/.

Posted on Nov 16, 2004

     SCHENECTADY,
N.Y.-Fifteen members of the Union College football team were selected to the
Liberty League All-Conference team. 
Sophomore running back Tom Arcidiacono (Castleton, NY), sophomore
wide receiver Steve Angiletta (Plantsville, CT) and junior right tackle Jim
Masso (Ponte Vedra Beach, FL) were named to the first team offense while
senior tackle Alex Smith (Gloversville, NY) and senior defensive back Brian
Griffin (Holyoke, MA) represented the Dutchmen on the first team defense.

“This is quite an honor to have so many of our players
selected All-Conference,” said head coach John Audino, who sports a
record of 97-33-0 in his 13 seasons at Union and a 15-year standard of
105-45-0.  “It shows that the league's
coaches have a lot of respect for our football program.”

The Dutchmen finished 5-1 in the league, losing 33-27 in
overtime at Hobart in the eighth game of the season.  Union, was 6-3 overall, posted its 24th consecutive
non-losing season (which includes five .500 campaigns).  The Dutchmen sport an overall record of
187-56-1 (.768) during that streak.

The pitch and catch tandem of sophomores, quarterback Anthony
Marotti (River Edge, NJ) and receiver Ryan Twitchell (Fayetville, NY)
were named to the second team as were junior linemen, center Tim Cannon
(Roxbury, MA) and right guard Pat Hatch (Meriden, CT).  The second team defense included seniors,
nose tackle Andy Manocchio (Williamsville, NY), linebacker Ed Larkin
(Tupper Lake, NY) and Mike Flanagan (Oxford, NY).  Junior punter Sean Losier (Waltham, MA)
was also a second team selection while tight end Ryan Perry (East Greenbush,
NY) and junior left tackle Elliot Silverstein (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
were honorable mention selections.

Arcidicano, who led the Dutchmen in rushing with 888 yards on 207 carries and nine
touchdowns, was named the league's Offensive Player of the game once this season and
finished second in the league in rushing, with a per game average of 98.7) and rushing
touchdowns.

Angiletta established a Union single-season record for yards
in a season as he picked up 897 with his 55 receptions (breaking the old mark
of 795 set by Ryan Gallo in 2002). He led the league in receptions (6.1) a
game, receiving yards a game (99.7), and tied for fifth in touchdown
receptions.

Masso is part of an offensive line that will graduate just
one player among its top 10 first and second team members, Union's offense was
first in the league on third down conversions at 44%, third in total offense
with 408.3 yards per game, second in sacks against with eight, second in time
of possession with an average of 33.08, and fourth in scoring with an average
of 26.6.

Smith finished first for the Dutchmen with his 37 tackles
and was second in total tackles with 47. 
He tied for first on the team with his five quarterback sacks.  A three-year starter and four-year
letterwinner, Smith finished with career totals of 107 tackles, 67 assists, 174
total, 25 sacks, three interceptions, six pass break ups, two fumble
recoveries, and a forced fumble. 

Griffin, meanwhile, tied for the Liberty League lead in both
interceptions (five) and pass break-ups (16). 
He also was in on 44 total tackles, including 34 first hits, and
recovered a pair of fumbles.  A
three-year starter and four-year letterwinner, Griffin's career totals show 100
tackles, 36 assists, 11 interceptions, 23 pass break-ups, one forced fumble,
and five fumble recoveries.

Union's defense led the league in total defense (275.3), and
pass defense (147.2) and was second in scoring defense (19.2) and in rush
defense (128.1).

Marotti established two Union records this year when he
threw five touchdowns in the game against Rochester (breaking the old mark of
four) and finished with 418 yards against Rensselaer to smash the mark of 362
set by Brett Russ in 1990.   In nine
games this season, Marotti completed 158 of 283 passes (55.8%) for 2,319 yards,
the team's third highest all-time total behind Brett Russ, who had 2,670 in 14
games in 1989, and Ben Gilbert, who had 2,337 yards in 11 games in 2001. 

Marotti's 20 touchdown passes ties Dan Stewart's 1983
standard, which was accomplished in 12 games. 
Gilbert threw for 27 touchdowns in 11 games in 2001 and had 24 scoring
passes in 11 games in 2000.  Russ had 23
touchdown passes in '89.  His 3,275
career yards and 28 touchdowns passes each rank sixth all-time.

Twitchell also broke Gallo's single-season standard with his
875 receiving yards.  His 10 touchdowns
led the Dutchmen.  Among them was the
game-winning 15-yard pass with less than two minutes to play in Union's 18-13
come-from-behind win over Rensselaer in the season finale that returned the
“SHOES” to Union.

Larkin, a three-year starter an co-captain this year, was in
on 41 tackles this year, including 28 first hits, with five sacks, an
interception, four pass breakups a fumble recovery and three forced
fumbles.  His career totals show 97
tackles, 37 assists, 134 total tackles, 13 tackles for loss, five
interceptions, 13 pass deflections, a pair of fumble recoveries and three
forced fumbles.

Manocchio, a three-year starter, was in on 39 tackles this
season with 22 first hits, a sack, two interceptions, a fumble recovery and two
forced fumbles.  He finished his career
with 59 tackles, 62 assists, 121 total tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 3 1/2
quarterback sacks, 3 fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and two
interceptions.

Flanagan, who broke is hand in the season opener and played
with a cast from the second game to the eighth, finished second on the
Dutchmen's tackle chart with 32 tackles, 42 total, two interceptions and eight
pass deflections.  A three-year starter,
his career totals show 116 tackles, 50 assists, 166 total tackles, 5.5 tackles
for loss, 10 interceptions, 16 deflections and a pair of fumble recoveries.

Losier, a three-year starter, had 43 punts 1,547 yards this
year (36.0 average) with a long of 66. 
Three of his punts went for touchbacks while 13 others landed inside the
opposition's 20-yard line.  He finished
second in the league in average and was named Special Teams Player of the Week
once this season.  Losier has 163 career
kicks for 5,603 yards, a 34.4 average, with 38 inside the 20. 

Perry, a converted quarterback, was having an outstanding season before suffering a season-ending knee injury in the game against Coast Guard. He finished with 14 catches, 131 yards and two touchdowns in six games and is one of the best blocking tight ends in the program's history.

Hobart led the league with 17 selections (nine first team, three second team and five
honorable mention) with Union second followed by St. Lawrence (1-5-1), Rensselaer
(0-5-3), Merchant Marine (3-2-1), WPI (2-2-2), Rochester (3-1-1), and Coast Guard
(2-0-2).  Hobart's Mike
Cragg was named Coach of the Year, Merchant Marine's Jason Hardwick was the
Offensive Player of the Year, Hobart's Chris Purtell was the Defensive Player,
WPI's Miguel Concepcion was the top Special Teams Player and Brett Young of St.
Lawrence was the Rookie of the Year.

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