2011-12 GNAC Headlines

  • Anna Maria President Calareso displays the GNAC colors in St. Peter’s Square Rome
    May 13, 2012
    WHERE IN THE WORLD IS THE GNAC? The GNAC can now be spotted in Rome! Anna Maria President Calareso ventured to St. Peter's Square in Rome where he displayed the GNAC logo.
  • MAKING STRIDES FOR THE MASTRONARDI MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

    April 17, 2012
    Mastronardi completed the 116th Boston Marathon in 5:00:44, running the race for the John Mastronardi Memorial Scholarship Fund in memory of her father who was an avid runner and longtime special education teacher in the Revere, MA school system.
  • Strong Pitching Performance Lifts Suffolk over Falcons 4-2
    April 16, 2012
    WEST HAVEN, Conn. (April 14, 2012) – A stellar pitching performance from Suffolk’s Josh Desai led to a 4-2 victory for the Rams over the Albertus Magnus baseball team in game one of its Saturday afternoon double-header at Quigley Stadium.
  • Women's Lacrosse Rookie of the week: Alexia Basile (West Hartford, CT)
    April 05, 2012
    The freshman middie netted 7 goals for the Saints this week. Basile took 14 shots on the week and connected on 50% of them.
  • MOUNT IDA COLLEGE NINTH YEAR HEAD COACH ANDREW FINK COLLECTS 100TH CAREER VICTORY
    April 01, 2012
    (Newton, Massachusetts) - Mount Ida College men’s lacrosse ninth year Head Coach Andrew Fink collected his 100th career victory Saturday afternoon in a 20-1 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) win over visiting Rivier College. The Mustangs scored the first 13 goals of the contest through 31 minutes of play until the Raiders got on the board with their only score of the contest early in the third quarter.
  • Albertus Wins 2012 Season Opener 4-3 over Norwich
    March 14, 2012
    MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (March 13, 2012) – The Albertus Magnus softball team opened the 2012 season with a 4-3 victory over Norwich on Tuesday afternoon in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
  • Lasell’s Slattery Reaches 100 Goal Mark in Women’s Lacrosse
    March 14, 2012
    Newton, MA – On Saturday March 10th, Lasell College junior Ashley Slattery became the fourth player in the history of the women’s lacrosse program to reach the 100 goal mark for her career. Slattery’s milestone goal came with 26:39 left in the second half, and was the third of her career-high eight goal performance.
  • Falcons Ranked 12th in the Northeast
    February 09, 2012
    The Albertus Magnus men’s basketball team has been ranked 12th in the Northeast according to the first Division III Regional rankings of the season, which were released on Wednesday evening.
  • Falcons Earn 24th Spot in D3hoops.com Top-25; First Time Ever Ranked
    February 07, 2012
    For the first-time ever in program history, the Albertus Magnus men’s basketball team has been ranked in theD3hoops.com Top-25 Poll as announced Monday evening. The Falcons break into the top-25 in the 24th spot after receiving votes in the previous two weekly polls.
  • Askew Becomes Albertus Magnus’ Second-Ever 2,000-Point Scorer
    January 29, 2012
    NEW HAVEN, Conn. (January 28, 2012) – Senior Ray Askew (Hamden, Conn.) of the Albertus Magnus men’s basketball team scored 31 points in Saturday’s Great Northeast Athletic Conference contest to become the program’s second-ever 2,000-point scorer.
  • Anna Maria's Women's Soccer Honored With NSCAA Sportsmanship Award
    January 21, 2012
    Paxton, MA- For the first time in team history, head coach Rebecca Kennedy and the 2011 Anna Maria Women's Soccer team has earned the prestigious National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Team Ethics/Sportsmanship Gold Award.
  • Falcons Rally to 89-77 Win at Suffolk
    January 07, 2012
    BOSTON, Mass. (January 7, 2012) – The Albertus Magnus men’s basketball team battled from a 10-point halftime deficit to take an 89-77 victory over Suffolk on Saturday afternoon in Great Northeast Athletic Conference play. Darius Watson (New Britain, Conn.) scored 33 points on 13-of-23 shooting to lead the Falcons to their fourth-straight victory.
  • Falcons Win First-Ever ECAC Tournament Game with 3-2 Victory over Endicott
    November 10, 2011
    Richard Mitchell (Naugatuck, Conn.) scored the game-winning goal and added an assist as the Albertus Magnus men's soccer team defeated Endicott College 3-2 on Wednesday afternoon in an ECAC Tournament quarterfinal match-up. The victory marks the first-ever ECAC Tournament win for the Falcons.
  • Falcons Ranked Ninth in New England, Zapata Leads NCAA in Assists
    October 25, 2011
    NEW HAVEN, Conn. (October 25, 2011) – The Albertus Magnus men’s soccer team is ranked No. 9 in New England as announced Tuesday by the NSCAA. The Falcons move up one spot from last week’s rankings.
  • Albertus Magnus Women’s Soccer Volunteers with the SCC Unified Games
    October 20, 2011
    The Albertus Magnus women’s soccer team volunteered with the Southern Connecticut Conference Unified Games program at Amity Regional High School in Woodbridge, Conn. on Wednesday, Oct. 12.
  • Albertus Magnus Men's Basketball Volunteers with Special Olympics
    September 30, 2011
    On Wednesday, Sept. 28, as part of the Division III initiative, the Albertus Magnus men’s basketball team volunteered with the Special Olympics and took part in a weekly basketball practice at North Haven Middle School.
  • Five Questions with Allan "Doc" Freedman
    September 20, 2011
    Allan “Doc” Freedman has been head coach of women’s tennis at Johnson and Wales for the past 9 years. He was a player on the U.S. Naval Reserve Goodwill Team and at college where he was the fourth seed and recorded a 71% win record.
  • Albertus Magnus Finally Has Its Field of Dreams
    September 10, 2011
    NEW HAVEN — A year ago, the thoughts of having one of the varsity soccer teams practice on Celentano Field after a weekend of wet and wild weather would have been an absolute impossibility.
  • Anthony Perry Hired as Rivier Baseball Coach and Sports Information Director
    August 22, 2011
    By his count, Anthony Perry has played 50-plus games this summer, suiting up for two clubs, Kingston, N.H., in the North Shore Baseball League, and Malden in the Yawkey League.
  • AMCATS Announce Athletic Leadership
    August 21, 2011
    PAXTON, Mass. – Anna Maria College’s Director of Athletics David Shea announced today the appointment of several key positions in the AMCATS’ Athletic Department.