Football 10/6/2007 12:00:00 AM UAlbany Sports Information

Jason Fralicker's Last-Second Field Goal Leads to UAlbany's 24-23 Victory Against Stony Brook

Albany, N.Y. ? Jason Fralicker booted a 17-yard field goal with nine seconds remaining to lift UAlbany to a 24-23 victory over Stony Brook in a non-conference matchup on Saturday, Oct. 6 at University Field. The game was delayed twice for a combined one hour and 38 minutes due to lightning and thunderstorms.

Stony Brook (3-3) rallied from a 21-6 deficit in the third quarter behind the play of wide receiver Lynell Suggs, who hauled in a career-high 13 passes for 200 yards. Quarterback Josh Dudash hooked up with Suggs on a 69-yard scoring strike down the left sideline to begin the comeback. Dudash, who completed 20 of 32 passes, then engineered a 14-play, 86-yard drive on his team's next possession. He found Dwayne Eley in the right flat to the UAlbany two-yard line for a first down. But Eley fumbled while fighting for more yardage and Suggs recovered the loose ball in the end zone for a touchdown. Dudash then hit Suggs on a slant pattern for the two-point conversion and a 21-21 tie.

The Seawolves, who had won the last two meetings in this series based partly on UAlbany turnovers, used a safety to take the lead with 11:36 remaining in the final quarter. Dan Archer's snap went over punter Chris Lynch's head and out of the end zone for a 23-21 lead.

After the teams traded a series of punts, UAlbany took possession with 3:29 left and marched 79 yards in 15 plays for the winning field goal. Quarterback Vinny Esposito, who connected on 14 of 23 attempts for 155 yards, made a pair of successful third-down throws to keep the sequence alive. He hit flanker Daniel Bocanegra with a 17-yard pass to the Stony Brook 16. Sophomore tailback Dave McCarty then rumbled inside the five on a 14-yard run to set up Fralicker's winning kick.

“There was point in that game where we looked in control,” said UAlbany coach Bob Ford, who was coaching against Chuck Priore, a former Great Dane player and assistant. “There were peaks and valleys, but good teams find a way to win. The offense put it together when they absolutely needed to.”

UAlbany (2-3) took a 7-0 lead on its opening drive when Esposito scored on a one-yard sneak. The sophomore tossed a 15-yard completion to McCarty in a third-down situation and later scrambled seven yards for a first down. The Great Danes, who were coming off a loss to nationally-ranked Montana two weeks ago, moved out to a 14-3 lead in the same period when McCarty burst through the middle and broke two tackles en route to a 18-yard TD scamper. The touchdown was set up by linebacker Mark Peretore's fumble recovery.

Stony Brook closed within 14-6 at halftime on Luke Gaddis' second field goal of the half, a 23-yarder with 8:45 left in the period. UAlbany built its 15-point lead on the first series of the third quarter. McCarty, who rushed 18 times for a career-high 157 yards, reached paydirt on a 46-yard dash over the left side.

“I have never really kicked a (winning) field goal in my life,” offered Fralicker, who tied the school's record with his 22nd career field goal. “It's never easy to make one of those and Chris (Lynch) made an amazing hold of the (high) snap.”

Stony Brook's Conte Cuttino led all rushers with 204 yards on 34 carries, including a 63-yard scamper that produced his team's first field goal. The Seawolves, who are playing as an independent this season, will join the Big South Conference in 2008.

“We were pretty excited to get a chance (at the end),” explained Esposito, whose 69-yard scoring pass to Mike Wall in the fourth quarter was wiped out by a holding call. “This was a big win because we needed some momentum going into the conference schedule. This is where the season starts for us.”

Albany 24, Stony Brook 23 (Oct 06, 2007)

Box Score


                               Box Score (Final)
              Stony Brook vs Albany (Oct 06, 2007 at Albany, N.Y.)

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
Stony Brook.........  3  3 15  2  - 23       Record: (3-3)
Albany.............. 14  0  7  3  - 24       Record: (2-3)



Scoring Summary:
1st 10:22 ALBANY - Esposito, Vinny 1 yd run (Fralicker, Jason kick), 12-65 4:38, SBU 0 - ALBANY 7
    08:05 SBU - Gaddis, Luke 34 yd field goal, 7-55 2:17, SBU 3 - ALBANY 7
    00:02 ALBANY - McCarty, David 18 yd run (Fralicker, Jason kick), 5-29 1:44, SBU 3 - ALBANY 14
2nd 08:45 SBU - Gaddis, Luke 23 yd field goal, 15-51 6:17, SBU 6 - ALBANY 14
3rd 10:43 ALBANY - McCarty, David 46 yd run (Fralicker, Jason kick), 4-67 1:23, SBU 6 - ALBANY 21
    09:50 SBU - Suggs, Lynell 69 yd pass from Dudash, Josh (Gaddis, Luke kick), 2-78 0:53, SBU 13 - ALBANY 21
    02:10 SBU - Suggs, Lynell 0 yd fumble recovery (Suggs, Lynell pass from Dudash, Josh), 14-86 6:02, SBU 21 - ALBANY 21
4th 11:36 SBU - TEAM safety, , SBU 23 - ALBANY 21
    00:09 ALBANY - Fralicker, Jason 17 yd field goal, 15-79 3:20, SBU 23 - ALBANY 24



                                    SBU   ALBANY
FIRST DOWNS...................       21       17
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   42-194   42-167
PASSING YDS (NET).............      255      155
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  33-20-0  23-14-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   75-449   65-322
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............      0-0     4-31
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........     5-84     4-65
Interception Returns-Yards....      0-0      0-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............   5-36.4   6-37.2
Fumbles-Lost..................      2-1      0-0
Penalties-Yards...............     4-40     6-60
Possession Time...............    33:20    26:40
Third-Down Conversions........  6 of 15  8 of 16
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   2 of 2   0 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      3-3      3-3
Sacks By: Number-Yards........      3-9     3-17

RUSHING: Stony Brook-Cuttino, Conte 34-204; Austin, Steve 3-8; Eley,
Dwayne 1-minus 2; Dudash, Josh 4-minus 16. Albany-McCarty, David 18-157;
Esposito, Vinny 12-22; Johnson, Omar 5-8; Gannon, Justin 4-4; Beigel, Dan
2-2; TEAM 1-minus 26.

PASSING: Stony Brook-Dudash, Josh 20-32-0-255; Austin, Steve 0-1-0-0.
Albany-Esposito, Vinny 14-23-0-155.

RECEIVING: Stony Brook-Suggs, Lynell 13-200; Eley, Dwayne 5-45; Cox,
J.J. 1-7; Cuttino, Conte 1-3. Albany-Bush, Tim 3-27; Bocanegra, Daniel 3-24;
McCarty, David 2-28; Miles, Marcus 2-16; Wall, Mike 1-42; Archer, Dan 1-8;
Smith, Jason 1-5; DeAraujo, Irani 1-5.

INTERCEPTIONS: Stony Brook-None. Albany-None.

FUMBLES: Stony Brook-Eley, Dwayne 1-0; Cuttino, Conte 1-1.
Albany-None.

Stadium: University Field      Attendance: 1740
Kickoff time: 4:05 pm   End of Game: 8:44 pm   Total elapsed time: 4:39
Officials: Referee: Jim Winterberg; Umpire: Terry Moore;
Linesman: Tony Solimine; Line judge: John Wilson; Back judge: James Reif;
Field judge: Dan McGraw; Side judge: Eric Cantell; Scorer: C. Erickson;
Temperature: 83        Wind: SW 7 mph  Weather: Partly sunny

Two weather delays due to lightning
First delay came with 1:46 left 2nd quarter lasted 61 min.
Second delay came at start of 2nd half lasted 37 min.


              Stony Brook vs Albany (Oct 06, 2007 at Albany, N.Y.)

SACKS (UA-A): Stony Brook-Harris, James 1-0; Santucci, Tyler 1-0;
Brown, Kyle 0-1; Soivilien, Adam 0-1. Albany-Genovesi, Tommy 1-0; DuPont,
Trevor 1-0; Volpe, Jon 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Stony Brook-Santucci, Tyler 4-7; McCoy, Mike 3-7;
Jean-Pierre, A. 2-7; Cooper, Adam 3-5; Soivilien, Adam 0-8; Clements, B.
2-3; West, Arin 2-2; Schwicke, S. 1-3; Brevi, Chris 1-3; Harris, James 1-3;
Wright, Leonard 2-1; Meadows, M. 1-2; Giddings, Cory 1-2; Weeks, Greg 1-2;
Porter, Donald 1-1; Otis, Milo 0-2; Glenn, Julian 0-2; Martinez, W. 0-2;
Saraceni, Mark 0-1; Cox, J.J. 0-1; Brown, Kyle 0-1; Gross, David 0-1.
Albany-Nicomini, Dave 5-8; Brancaccio, Justin 4-8; Casale, Dave 4-3; DuPont,
Trevor 3-4; Peretore, Mark 3-4; McCloskey, L.B. 3-3; Genovesi, Tommy 1-4;
West, Dave 2-2; Volpe, Jon 2-2; Duff, Rich 3-0; Juste, Jean 1-2; Dungey,
Michael 1-2; Anderson, Trevor 1-2; Van Zelfden, Chris 1-1; Pandolf, Tom 0-2;
Simpson, Chris 0-2; Scott, Aaron 1-0; Sparano, Tony 1-0; Bertrand, Ross 0-1.


Game Starters:
Stony Brook

POS  ## OFFENSE
WR   84 Suggs, Lynell
WR   7  Eley, Dwayne
LT   72 Lovell, L.
LG   65 Council, Steve
C    71 Pugliese, Chris
RG   67 Khawaja, Ali
RT   77 Smeader, Matt
TE   88 Halonski, Kevin
WR   3  Cox, J.J.
QB   11 Dudash, Josh
RB   1  Cuttino, Conte

POS  ## DEFENSE
DE   91 Chevalier, D.
NT   99 Martinez, W.
DE   95 Soivilien, Adam
LB   10 Jean-Pierre, A.
LB   33 Weeks, Greg
LB   44 Santucci, Tyler
LB   45 Otis, Milo
CB   18 Giddings, Cory
FS   39 Brevi, Chris
SS   31 Cooper, Adam
CB   2  McCoy, Mike

Albany

POS  ## OFFENSE
TE   89 Archer, D.
LT   79 Tougas, J.
LG   65 Pagano, S.
C    75 Richards, K.
RG   72 Schultz, N.
RT   74 Nguti, R.
SE   18 DeAraujo, I.
FL   1  Wall, M.
QB   7  Esposito, V.
FB   47 Beigel, D.
TB   3  McCarty, D.

POS  ## DEFENSE
DE   96 Sheehan, M.
DT   95 Dungey, M.
DE   98 Volpe, J.
OLB  28 Kinsey, E.
ILB  24 Peretore, M.
ILB  54 Brancaccio, J.
OLB  10 DuPont, T.
CB   25 Juste, J.
S    21 Nicomini, D.
FS   22 West, D.
CB   5  McCloskey, L.


Player participation:


Stony Brook: 4-Mason, Brandon, 5-Wright, Leonard, 6-Porter, Donald, 8-Clements, B., 15-Austin, Steve, 16-Hamilton, A.,
21-Glenn, Julian, 23-West, Arin, 25-Saraceni, Mark, 34-Altamiranda, L., 35-Smith, John, 37-Saffold, M., 38-Gaddis, Luke,
41-Meadows, M., 46-Schwicke, S., 49-Brown, Kyle, 54-Powell, Andrew, 61-Santos, Jeff, 74-Herrick, Jason, 75-Fenaroli, Paul,
85-Kubrak, Scott, 94-Harris, James, 98-Gross, David.

Albany: 2-Joseph, D., 4-Lynch, C., 6-Van Zelfden, C., 11-Bocanegra, D., 13-Fralicker, J., 17-Smith, J., 23-Scott, A.,
26-Gannon, J., 30-Blais, C., 31-Casale, D., 33-Bertrand, R., 34-Johnson, O., 37-Kenneally, C., 38-Askew, G., 39-Bright, C.,
43-Genovesi, T., 45-Bayer, B., 50-Duff, R., 51-Simpson, C., 68-Wentzell, J., 76-Leible, J., 78-Stevens, A., 82-Miles, M.,
83-Bush, T., 85-Poore, J., 87-Lullen, J., 90-Kelly, M., 91-Anderson, T., 94-Pandolf, T., 97-Sparano, T..

Team Statistics



                            Team Statistics (Final)
                             2007 UAlbany Football
              Stony Brook vs Albany (Oct 06, 2007 at Albany, N.Y.)

                                    SBU   ALBANY

FIRST DOWNS...................       21       17
  Rushing.....................       10        9
  Passing.....................       10        8
  Penalty.....................        1        0
NET YARDS RUSHING.............      194      167
  Rushing Attempts............       42       42
  Average Per Rush............      4.6      4.0
  Yards Gained Rushing........      228      205
  Yards Lost Rushing..........       34       38
NET YARDS PASSING.............      255      155
  Completions-Attempts-Int....  20-33-0  14-23-0
  Average Per Attempt.........      7.7      6.7
  Average Per Completion......     12.8     11.1
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS...........      449      322
  Total offense plays.........       75       65
  Average Gain Per Play.......      6.0      5.0
Fumbles: Number-Lost..........      2-1      0-0
Penalties: Number-Yards.......     4-40     6-60
PUNTS-YARDS...................    5-182    6-223
  Average Yards Per Punt......     36.4     37.2
  Net Yards Per Punt..........     30.2     37.2
  Inside 20...................        1        3
  50+ Yards...................        0        1
  Touchbacks..................        1        0
  Fair catch..................        0        3
KICKOFFS-YARDS................    5-268    6-344
  Average Yards Per Kickoff...     53.6     57.3
  Net Yards Per Kickoff.......     40.6     43.3
  Touchbacks..................        0        1
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD.    0-0-0   4-31-0
  Average Per Return..........      0.0      7.8
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD   5-84-0   4-65-0
  Average Per Return..........     16.8     16.2
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD..    0-0-0    0-0-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD.    0-0-0    0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards...........        0        0
Possession Time...............    33:20    26:40
  1st Quarter.................     6:12     8:48
  2nd Quarter.................     9:20     5:40
  3rd Quarter.................     9:49     5:11
  4th Quarter.................     7:59     7:01
Third-Down Conversions........  6 of 15  8 of 16
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   2 of 2   0 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      3-3      3-3
Sacks By: Number-Yards........      3-9     3-17
PAT Kicks.....................      1-1      3-3
Field Goals...................      2-2      1-1

Individual Statistics



                                 Individual Statistics (Final)
                                     2007 UAlbany Football
                      Stony Brook vs Albany (Oct 06, 2007 at Albany, N.Y.)


Stony Brook

Rushing              No Gain Loss  Net TD Lg  Avg
-------------------------------------------------
Cuttino, Conte       34  219   15  204  0 63  6.0
Austin, Steve         3    8    0    8  0  7  2.7
Eley, Dwayne          1    0    2   -2  0  0 -2.0
Dudash, Josh          4    1   17  -16  0  1 -4.0
Totals...            42  228   34  194  0 63  4.6

Passing              Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack
-------------------------------------------------
Dudash, Josh           32-20-0   255  2   69    3
Austin, Steve           1-0-0      0  0    0    0
Totals...              33-20-0   255  2   69    3

Receiving             No.  Yds   TD Long
----------------------------------------
Suggs, Lynell          13  200    2   69
Eley, Dwayne            5   45    0   16
Cox, J.J.               1    7    0    7
Cuttino, Conte          1    3    0    3
Totals...              20  255    2   69

Punting               No.  Yds   Avg Long In20
----------------------------------------------
Powell, Andrew          5  182  36.4   45    1
Totals...               5  182  36.4   45    1

                       Punts   Kickoffs  Intercept
All Returns          No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
--------------------------------------------------
Schwicke, S.          0   0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0
Porter, Donald        0   0  0  1  17 17  0   0  0
Austin, Steve         0   0  0  3  67 31  0   0  0
Totals...             0   0  0  5  84 31  0   0  0

Field goal attempts
----------------------------------------
Gaddis, Luke         1st 08:05  34 yds - Good
Gaddis, Luke         2nd 08:45  23 yds - Good

FUMBLES: Stony Brook-Eley, Dwayne 1-0; Cuttino, Conte 1-1.
Albany-None.


Albany

Rushing              No Gain Loss  Net TD Lg  Avg
-------------------------------------------------
McCarty, David       18  157    0  157  2 46  8.7
Esposito, Vinny      12   31    9   22  1 11  1.8
Johnson, Omar         5    9    1    8  0  5  1.6
Gannon, Justin        4    6    2    4  0  4  1.0
Beigel, Dan           2    2    0    2  0  2  1.0
TEAM                  1    0   26  -26  0  0 -26.0
Totals...            42  205   38  167  3 46  4.0

Passing              Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack
-------------------------------------------------
Esposito, Vinny        23-14-0   155  0   42    3
Totals...              23-14-0   155  0   42    3

Receiving             No.  Yds   TD Long
----------------------------------------
Bush, Tim               3   27    0   15
Bocanegra, Daniel       3   24    0   17
McCarty, David          2   28    0   15
Miles, Marcus           2   16    0   11
Wall, Mike              1   42    0   42
Archer, Dan             1    8    0    8
Smith, Jason            1    5    0    5
DeAraujo, Irani         1    5    0    5
Totals...              14  155    0   42

Punting               No.  Yds   Avg Long In20
----------------------------------------------
Lynch, Chris            6  223  37.2   56    3
Totals...               6  223  37.2   56    3

                       Punts   Kickoffs  Intercept
All Returns          No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
--------------------------------------------------
Bocanegra, Daniel     4  31 21  0   0  0  0   0  0
Wall, Mike            0   0  0  4  65 26  0   0  0
Totals...             4  31 21  4  65 26  0   0  0

Field goal attempts
----------------------------------------
Fralicker, Jason     4th 00:09  17 yds - Good

FUMBLES: Stony Brook-Eley, Dwayne 1-0; Cuttino, Conte 1-1.
Albany-None.

FUMBLES: Stony Brook-Cuttino, Conte 1-1; Eley, Dwayne 1-0. Albany-None.

Defensive Statistics



                                Defensive Statistics (Final)
                                   2007 UAlbany Football
                    Stony Brook vs Albany (Oct 06, 2007 at Albany, N.Y.)


Stony Brook         
## Player               Solo  Ast  Tot  TFL/Yds  FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
44 Santucci, Tyler         4    7   11  1.5/3    .   .     .      .    .   1.0/2    .
2  McCoy, Mike             3    7   10     .     .   .     .      1    .      /     .
10 Jean-Pierre, A.         2    7    9     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
31 Cooper, Adam            3    5    8     .     .   .     .      1    .      /     .
95 Soivilien, Adam         .    8    8  0.5/1    .   .     .      .    .   0.5/1    .
8  Clements, B.            2    3    5     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
23 West, Arin              2    2    4     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
39 Brevi, Chris            1    3    4     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
46 Schwicke, S.            1    3    4  0.5/1    .   .     .      .    .      /     .
94 Harris, James           1    3    4  1.0/6    .   .     .      .    .   1.0/6    .
5  Wright, Leonard         2    1    3     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
33 Weeks, Greg             1    2    3     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
18 Giddings, Cory          1    2    3  0.5/0    .   .     .      .    .      /     .
41 Meadows, M.             1    2    3     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
6  Porter, Donald          1    1    2     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
21 Glenn, Julian           .    2    2  0.5/1    .   .     .      .    .      /     .
45 Otis, Milo              .    2    2     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
99 Martinez, W.            .    2    2     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
98 Gross, David            .    1    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
3  Cox, J.J.               .    1    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
25 Saraceni, Mark          .    1    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
49 Brown, Kyle             .    1    1  0.5/0    .   .     .      .    .   0.5/0    .
TM TEAM                    .    .    .     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .

Albany              
## Player               Solo  Ast  Tot  TFL/Yds  FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
21 Nicomini, Dave          5    8   13  0.5/1    .   .     .      .    .      /     .
54 Brancaccio, Justin      4    8   12  1.5/3    .   .     .      .    .      /     .
31 Casale, Dave            4    3    7     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
24 Peretore, Mark          3    4    7  1.0/3    1  1-0    .      .    .      /     .
10 DuPont, Trevor          3    4    7  1.5/11   .   .     .      .    .   1.0/10   .
5  McCloskey, L.B.         3    3    6  1.5/7    .   .     .      .    .      /     .
43 Genovesi, Tommy         1    4    5  1.0/2    .   .     .      .    .   1.0/2    .
22 West, Dave              2    2    4  0.5/0    .   .     .      .    .      /     .
98 Volpe, Jon              2    2    4  1.0/5    .   .     .      .    .   1.0/5    .
50 Duff, Rich              3    .    3     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
91 Anderson, Trevor        1    2    3     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
25 Juste, Jean             1    2    3  0.5/1    .   .     .      .    .      /     .
95 Dungey, Michael         1    2    3  0.5/4    .   .     .      .    .      /     .
6  Van Zelfden, Chris      1    1    2     .     1   .     .      .    .      /     .
51 Simpson, Chris          .    2    2  0.5/1    .   .     .      .    .      /     .
94 Pandolf, Tom            .    2    2     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
97 Sparano, Tony           1    .    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
23 Scott, Aaron            1    .    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
33 Bertrand, Ross          .    1    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .

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Players Mentioned

#89 Dan Archer: TE; 6' 3"; Junior

#11 Daniel Bocanegra: SE; 6' 1"; Junior

#7 Vinny Esposito: QB; 6' 1"; Sophomore

#13 Jason Fralicker: PK; 5' 10"; Senior

#4 Chris Lynch: P; 6' 3"; Junior

#24 Mark Peretore: ILB; 6' 1"; Junior

#1 Mike Wall: FL; 5' 8"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#89 Dan Archer
: 6' 3"; Junior
: TE

#11 Daniel Bocanegra
: 6' 1"; Junior
: SE

#7 Vinny Esposito
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: QB

#13 Jason Fralicker
: 5' 10"; Senior
: PK

#4 Chris Lynch
: 6' 3"; Junior
: P

#24 Mark Peretore
: 6' 1"; Junior
: ILB

#1 Mike Wall
: 5' 8"; Senior
: FL