By Maria Runco | November 5, 2026 Photo Credit: Ethan Hutchinson After the University at Albany men’s soccer team reached No. 24 in the national rankings, head coach Trevor Gorman said the team’s success comes from focusing on daily improvement rather than championships or outside recognition. "Our process is not to worry about big things like being ranked or winning championships or, you know, how people on the outside see us," Gorman said. "We just want to get better every

By Carter Schum | November 3, 2026 Ollie Engen (#2) scored 25 points on Monday (11/2). Photo Credit: Brent Warzocha / UAlbany Athletics On Monday, Nov. 2, the University at Albany men’s basketball team defeated the Rhode Island College Anchormen 74-67. “If we are going to be a real team, we just have to be better defensively, “ said the team's head coach Dwayne Killings after the game. The game stayed close early. Despite Great Dane freshman U-Mier Graham scoring a couple o

By Carter Schum | November 3, 2026 Rahshan La Mons (#2) rushed for 124 yards on Saturday (10/30). Photo Credit: Liam Martin / The ASP On Saturday, Oct. 30, the University at Albany men’s football team beat the Campbell Fighting Camels by a score of 45-35. “Really proud of our team, it's a big win, but it’s just one step,” said the team’s head coach Tom Perkovich following the win. On the game's first drive, the Fighting Camels drove inside the UAlbany 25-yard line before Di

By Carter Schum | November 3, 2026 Shawn Tanaka (#12) scored a game winning goal last Friday (10/30). Photo Credit: UAlbany Athletics Thursday, October 29 Field Hockey fell to the UMass Lowell Riverhawks 2-0. Quinty Reumer led all Great Danes in shots with four total. Emma Staron and Tatum Hickey each had two shots. Finleigh McClain, Mathilda Prada and Pilar Lorenzini each had one shot. Merle Vaandrager made three saves in net. Friday, October 30 Men’s Soccer topped the UMB

By Quincy Irvin | October 26, 2026 Photo Credit: Bruce Dudek / UAlbany Athletics The University at Albany men’s basketball team enters the 2026-2027 season looking to reshape its identity with new faces and build a roster capable of success. The UAlbany coaching staff went to the drawing board and pieced together a brand new team looking to bring a new type of intensity and competitiveness, while including influence from all corners of the world. Chief among these, is incomin

By Carter Schum | October 26, 2026 This past week saw the following results for University at Albany sports: Rahshan La Mons (#2) scored three touchdowns on Saturday (10/24). Photo Credit: Taylor O’Connor / UAlbany Athletics Thursday, October 22 Women’s Soccer drew with the Vermont Catamounts 2-2. Tamia Nelson and Oluchi Njoku each scored one goal for the Great Danes. Kiara Levac led the team in shots with four total in the mat

By Carter Schum | October 19, 2026 Lillian Willis (#14) scored the game winning goal on Friday (10/9). Photo Credit: Brent Warzocha / UAlbany Athletics Wednesday, October 7 Volleyball defeated the rival Siena Saints 3-1. Pinar Erol and Lily Lott tied for the team lead in kills with 12. Nia Gibson was not far behind with 11 kills. Cambell Robinson had nine kills and Mina Benucci had seven. Addy B

By Carter Schum | October 5, 2026 The Football team celebrated Homecoming Weekend last Saturday, (10/3). Photo Credit: Brent Warzocha / UAlbany Athletics The University at Albany Football team defeated the Delaware State Hornets by a score of 28-3 on Saturday, in front of a sellout crowd of 8,500 fans. “Really proud of you guys for believing in what we are doing, and just going to work,” said

By Carter Schum | October 5, 2026 Volleyball hosted their second home game on Sunday (10/4) . Photo Credit: Brent Warzocha / UAlbany Athletics Thursday, October 1 Women's Soccer fell by a score of 6-0 to the Binghamton Bearcats. Oluchi Njoku led the Great Danes in shots with two. Maddie Eddy, Kiara Levac and Mariella Fulcher all recorded one shot each. The Bearcats tallied 36 total shots. Claudia Volino made nine saves in net. Friday, October 2 Volleyball topped the NJIT Hig

By Carter Schum | September 28, 2026 This past week saw the following results for University at Albany sports: Luca Clausse (#23) scored twice at the game last Saturday (9/26). Photo Credit: Bruce Dudek / UAlbany Athletics Friday, September 25 Volleyball dropped their conference opener 3-2 to the UMBC Retrievers. Pinar Erol led the way once again, finishing with 21 total kills. Nia Gibson and Mina Benucci each

By Alejandro Royer | September 28, 2026 Men’s Basketball Head Coach Dwayne Killings stands in front of a Great Dane logo. Photo Credit: Alejandro Royer / The ASP When Dwayne Killings took over the men's basketball program at UAlbany, he brought more than a gameplan to the Capital Region; he introduced a brand new perspective. Coaching basketball has never been just about final scores or conference standings

By D’Juan Conley | September 21, 2026 Dorian Royal (#95) recorded two tackles last Saturday (9/19). Photo Credit: Brent Warzocha / UAlbany Athletics The University at Albany men’s football team suffered its first conference loss to the Monmouth Hawks by a score of 28-20 on Saturday, September 19th. “Our kids fought, never once did they waiver," said Great Danes Head Coach Tom Perkovich. On the opening drive of the game, Great Dane quarterback Kai Colon’s pass was intercepted

By Carter Schum | September 21, 2026 Photo Credit: Bruce Dudek / UAlbany Athletics The landscape of college basketball has changed drastically in just the past few years with an influx in international recruiting. Now, more than ever, European players are coming over to the Division 1 ranks to play against elite talent, and this year's University at Albany men's basketball squad is no different. Three different new players for the 2026-27 season have spent time playing in som

By Carter Schum | September 21, 2026 This past week saw the following results for University at Albany sports: Golf was victorious in the Crosstown Shootout last Friday (9/18). Photo Credit: Brent Warzocha / UAlbany Athletics Tuesday, September 15 Men’s soccer drew 2-2 with the Marist Red Foxes. Gabriel Aron Saevarsson and David Barkan both scored in the second half for the Great Danes. Marist

By Carter Schum | September 14, 2026 Angie McLoughlin scored a goal on Thursday, Sep. 3. Photo Credit: Bruce Dudek / UAlbany Athletics Thursday, September 3 Women’s soccer earned their first win of the season by topping the Stonehill Skyhawks 2-1. Angie McLoughlin and Oluchi Njoku both scored goals in the first half. Six different players recorded shots for UAlbany. The Great Danes were outshot 21-19 by the Skyhawks. In net, Claudia Volino made four saves for UAlbany. Footba

By Quincy Irvin | September 14, 2026 Zacharie Matulu (#14) is the Great Danes’ highest returning scorer and a graduate of Shaker High School. Photo Credit: Brent Warzocha / UAlbany Athletics For college athletes, the journey to going D1 is easier said than done. The level of hard work and commitment should never go unnoticed—but doing it in front of the very community that raised you brings you a whole different level of purpose and motivation. As the UAlbany men’s basketbal

By Carter Schum | August 31, 2026 This past week saw the following results for University at Albany sports: Field hockey defeated Boston College on Sunday (8/30). Photo Credit: Brent Warzocha / UAlbany Athletics Thursday, August 27 The men’s soccer home opener against the FDU Knights was declared a no contest after 45

By Carter Schum | August 31, 2026 Photo Credit: Bruce Dudek / UAlbany Athletics The University at Albany men’s basketball team is looking to embrace talent from all across the world this upcoming season as they once again chase an America East conference championship. Part of the puzzle is a pair of Canadian players, and although they come to campus in different stages of their careers, each one shares a passion for competing and personality that will make them key players in

By Carter Schum | August 31, 2026 Joey Koch (#22) ran for over 100 yards and scored a touchdown at Friday’s game. Photo Credit: Liam Martin / The ASP On Friday August 28, the University at Albany men’s football team bested the University of New Hampshire Wildcats by a score of 28-14. “It might not be as sexy as some people want it, but the job is to win games and tonight we did that,” said new Great Dane Head Coach Tom Perkovic

By Carter Schum | May 4, 2026 The past few weeks saw the following results for University at Albany Sports: Women’s Lacrosse won their second America East title in a row last Sunday (5/3). Photo Credit: Brent Warzocha / UAlbany Athletics Tuesday, April 28 Baseball fell in a midweek game to the Marist Red Foxes 10-5. Patrick DeSarno went 2-4 with an RBI. Cooper Loyal and Levi McCallister both went 1-3. Jaxon Mueller went 1-4 and