Men's lacrosse Albany Great Danes

1 men s lacrosse

1.1 2000–2005
1.2 2007 season
1.3 thompson trio
1.4 1 of greats

men s lacrosse

the program began in 1970 3–7 record competing in division iii. in 1975, program reach ecac division iii tournament under coach dave armstrong. 1975 1997, great danes reach 2 more ecac division iii tournaments. in 1997 great danes reach finals of ecac division ii tournament.

2000–2005

in 2000, great danes began play in america east @ division level. in 2001, scott marr given reigns of program. though great danes finished 3–8 record in 2001, great danes compiled 8–6 regular season take regular season conference championship in america east in 2002. reach championship game lose stony brook seawolves 8–6.

led new crop of recruits, of first lacrosse players in school history on scholarship, such kevin rae , luke daquino, great danes start making mark on college lacrosse in 2003. great danes go 8–6 , seek revenge against stony brook in america east semi-finals 11–5 move on face university of hartford america east championship. on may 3, 2003, albany defeat hartford 7–5 win first ever america east championship. go on face , lose princeton university in first round on ncaa tournament.

the success great danes not stop after 2003. incoming recruits , strong core of returning players, great danes continue championship ways. in 2004, including upset against university of massachusetts amherst, great danes go on win america east championship. play syracuse university in first round , lose 21–13.

the surge continue 2005 great danes defeated stony brook 16–7 win third straight america east championship. however, first round ncaa tournament jinx continue great danes demolished university of virginia 23–9.

2007 season

in 2007 season, lacrosse team ranked in top-25 in both usila , nike/inside lacrosse polls , reached high of #2 in usila poll. notable wins against #1 ranked johns hopkins blue jays , #10 delaware. on may 13, 2007, men s lacrosse team became first team @ division level advance/win match in ncaa tournament, defeating loyola college in maryland 19–10 in front of 3,000 people @ john fallon field. 1 week later, great danes defeated undefeated cornell university 12–11 in ncaa quarterfinals @ princeton university.

the team finished ranked #4 in nike/inside lacrosse poll, highest ranking team in school history. head coach scott marr awarded usila division national lacrosse coach of year cap amazing season.

one of big stars lacrosse team in 2007 senior attackman frank resetarits. become first great dane in school history earn first-team all-american honors selected 2007 usila all-america team. resetarits named finalist tewaaraton trophy. resetarits become first lacrosse player in school history drafted major league lacrosse, selected washington bayhawks, being traded , making debut long island lizards. resetarits join national lacrosse league, drafted #5 overall san jose stealth in 2007 nll draft.

thompson trio

in 2013 great danes go 11–4 overall. ualbany go 5–0 in regular season america east play second time in program history. amazingly, great danes go 9–2 on road while 3–2 @ home. on may 4, after 5 years without title, great danes defeat umbc 19–10 win america east championship. however, great danes fall denver in first round of ncaa tournament. head coach scott marr record 100th career win @ ualbany during season.

much of great danes success in 2013 centered around 1 family. miles thompson, ty thompson , lyle thompson (also known thompson trio), vital part of great danes offense. miles , lyle brothers, while ty cousin (another brother, jeremy thompson played syracuse until 2011). 3 star recruits coming ualbany. 3 born in onondaga nation, nine-square-mile independent political entity recognized united states. each of thompson s wore traditional native hair style, long braids became trademark on field. 3 became known skills on field, involved trick passes , stick handling, behind shots, 1 handed shots , quick agility.

in 2013, ty thompson score 51 goals, miles score 42 , lyle 46 goals going ncaa tournament. fourth leading scorers great danes, fuller , john maloney, had 18 goals. lyle thompson key factor great danes. sophomore vital in leading no. 1 offense in nation 108 points through 17 games. lyle became eighth men s lacrosse player in ncaa history record 100 points in season. finished 7 points behind all-time ncaa record holder steve marahol s (umbc) 114 points (37g, 77a) set in 1992. win america east player of year award , became second great dane named tewaaraton award finalist, , first native american named tewaaraton award finalist.

in 2014, thompson s continue unbelievable play. despite shaky 9–5 regular season, great danes #1 overall seed in america east tournament. lyle become third player in conference history win back-to-back player of year awards. earning @ least 4 points in 14 games played, junior attack has earned division i-best 61 assists , 37 goals in regular season. in american east tournament, lyle became first division player ever earn 2 100-point seasons. on may 3, 2014, great danes win second straight america east championship, defeating umbc 20–11.

on may 10, 2014 great danes take on loyola in first round of ncaa tournament. loyola number 1 ranked team in nation going game. great danes, strong defensive play, defeated greyhounds 13–6 second ncaa tournament victory in school history. in game lyle become di single season record holder in points, beating out marahol s record missed in previous season. in game miles pass marahol s numbers become second on list after scoring 5 goals , 2 assists. great danes end losing 14–13 in overtime notre dame in quarterfinals following week.

as junior lyle compile top single season point total in di history, earning 128 points tying di single season assists record 77, adding 51 goals. became first player in di history have pair of 100+ point seasons after finishing 113 last year. in ualbany s 18 games in 2014 scored @ least 4 points, including 11 seven+ point contests. named division outstanding player of year , di outstanding attackman united states intercollegiate lacrosse association (usila) in 2014.

on may 29, 2014, both miles , lyle thompson named co-winners of 2014 tewaaraton trophy. first time ever 2 players shared, , native american awarded, trophy. 2 days later, miles , ty officially put on active roster of mll rochester rattlers. announced miles return program in 2015 graduate assistant.

the success of thompson trio on field led national press following in late 2014. cnn, cbs , abc did nightly news pieces on three. ny times did story on them, posted on front page of newspaper. in pieces 3 talked heritage, acceptance of heritage @ ualbany, supporting onondaga nation , promoting game of lacrosse.

one of greats

in 2015, lyle thompson cemented himself 1 of greatest collegiate lacrosse players in ncaa history. named recipient of 2015 tewaaraton trophy top player in men s lacrosse , first ever male lacrosse player earn award in 2 consecutive seasons. in 2015, thompson led ncaa in points per game third-straight year 6.37 contest , assists per game @ 3.63 contest. finished ncaa division best 121 points, second-highest single season tally in di history, , 69 assists, adding 52 goals. lead ualbany third-consecutive america east regular season , tournament title. great danes take on cornell in first round of ncaa tournament, winning 19–10. in rematch of 2014 quarterfinals, ualbany fall notre dame 14–10. thompson finished career all-time division points , assists leader, concluding 400 points off 175 goals , 225 assists 2012–15 ualbany. in career played in 70 games, scoring in 68 of them , earned multiple points in each of last 44 games, including contests in 2014 , 2015.