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BEYOND THE FIELD
On the cutting edge...
In addition to overseeing a complete redesign of the Buffalo
State Athletics web site, the Bengals’ Athletics department also
added a new online feature this fall, Bengal Magazine. Created
by Associate AD Tom Koller and Sports Information Director Jeff
Ventura along with Pat Trinkley, Ken Giangreco and Melaine Kenyon
from Instructional Resources, the show provides a bi-weekly, indepth video look into Buffalo State Athletics. The show is the first
of its kind in the State University of New York Athletic Conference
(SUNYAC). Coaches, student-athletes and administrators have
been among the featured guests, dicussing the latest news in
the department, breaking down highlights of recent games and
previewing upcoming events.
View online at: www.buffalostate.edu/athletics
and click on the Bengal Magazine icon.
Host Tom Koller interviews women’s basketball coach
Sue Roarke and student-athlete Darnika Moseley
On the cover: (seated) Tom Koller and Football Coach
Paul Shaffner; (standing) Jeff Ventura, Paul Smith (Jib
Operator), Pat Trinkley (Director/Producer), Dave Ross
(Audio), Ken Giangreco (Post Production), Lisa Lopez
(Camera)
The Best of the Best
Best...
...
Buffalo State inducted five new members into Athletics Hall of Fame on Oct. 28
Craig Dana ‘99 and
presenter Jerry Boyes
Presenter Jeff Ventura and
Robyn (Levisy) Ventura ‘01
Presenter Jim Fowler and
James Ronayne ‘99
Presenter James Schaab
and Scott Roop ‘79
Presenter Charlie Mancuso
and Dave Shatzel
Craig starred as a wide
receiver from 1995-98,
catching 104 balls for 1,285
yards and six TDs. He led
the Bengals to three NCAA
Playoff berths and an ECAC
Northwest Championship.
In addition to earning the
Buffalo State Male Athlete of
the Year honors as a senior,
Craig was also a two-time
Second Team Academic AllAmerican, the Male Scholar
Athlete Award winner, and
earned the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Academic
Excellence.
Robyn is the only Bengals’
softball player to win two
SUNYAC Championships. She was an AllState catcher on the 1996
championship team, and an
All-SUNYAC pitcher on the
2000 SUNYAC title, going
16-5 with a school record
eight shutouts and a 0.63
ERA, the second lowest
in the nation. The Ruth
Houston Award winner and
Female Athlete of the Year,
Robyn hit a career .359 and
ranks second in SUNYAC
history with 142 RBIs.
James played four years
in goal with the hockey
team. In 79 games and
made 2,966 saves with a
.882 save percentage. His
1,034 saves during the
1996-97 ranks fourth in
Division III history, and he
is fifth in career saves. A
Hube Coyer Award winner,
he was also Second Team
All-SUNYAC as a senior.
He played seven seasons
of pro hockey and won a
championship in the Southern Professional League
with Knoxville last year.
Scott rowed varsity crew,
helping the team to a NYS
Small College Championship and a second-place
finish at the US Small
College Championships.
He has won over two dozen
US and Canadian Championships in rowing singles,
doubles, quads and eightoared events. From 1976
through 1983, Scott was a
member of the US National
and earned several world
championship medals. He
is a member of the National
Rowing Hall of Fame.
A long-time supporter of
Buffalo State Athletics,
Dave is the owner of Coles
Restaurant on Elmwood
Avenue since 1973, as
well as Brennan’s in
Williamsville. He has been
the title sponsor of the
annual Cole’s Basketball
Tournament at Buffalo State
which began in 1984. In
addition, he has been a
presenting sponsor of the
annual Bengal Club Golf
Classic, and has employed
numerous Buffalo State
students at his restaurants.
NOMINATE FOR THE HALL OF FAME
Buffalo State is seeking nominees for the Athletics Hall of Fame
Class of 2007. For information and a nomination form, visit the web
site at www.buffalostate.edu/athletics/halloffame.xml
or call Tom Koller at (716) 878-6514.
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Orange & Black was written and created by Sports Information Director
Jeff Ventura and Sports Information Assistant Cathy Fancher. Printing
by Partners’ Press - (716) 876-2284. Action photos by Steve DeMeo,
Team HotShots ([email protected]). Cover photo by Bruce Fox, Buffalo
State Instructional Resources.
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BEYOND THE FIELD
Maloney Honored With
Chancellor’s Award
Getting Involved...
Buffalo State student-athletes were active in the community once again
during the fall semester, being called to action in the wake of the surprise
October snow storm.
Over 100 student-athletes volunteered their time to help clean up the
community following the storm that caused significant damage to the
college campus and the
surrounding community.
On Oct. 21, a team of studentathletes partnered with Buffalo
State campus maintenance
personnel to remove brush
and downed trees that littered
the campus grounds. Buffalo
State’s Student-Athlete
Advisory Committee (SAAC)
initiated the project to ensure
the campus would be ready to host the following week’s Homecoming/
Parents Weekend festivities.
Another large group of Bengals’ student-athletes were out making
a difference in the community again on Sunday, Nov. 5. The SAAC
coordinated the local efforts of the project in conjunction with the State
University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Community Service
Day. For the second-consecutive year, Buffalo State’s student-athletes
aligned with the Buffalo Mayor’s office to clean up the bike path leading
from Buffalo State to Delaware Park. The group cleared debris and tree
limbs from the path and playground that had been made unsafe by the
storm. The student-athletes also planted over 400 daffodil bulbs along the
path.
“It is impressive to see our
student-athletes take the time
to go out and help others in
our community, when so many
of them have already had so
much to deal with in their own
personal lives in the wake of
the storm,” said CHAMPS Life
Skills coordinator and SAAC
advisor Meg Stevens.
The next department-wide community service initiative will be the annual
“Kids’ Night Out” that welcomes Buffalo-area youth to the college’s athletics
facilities for a night of fun and games.
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Dr. Maloney accepts the Chancellor’s Award
from College Council Chair John T. Hoskins and
President Dr. Muriel A. Howard on Oct. 21
Dr. Gail F. Maloney, the Senior Woman
Administrator and Senior Associate Director
of Athletics at Buffalo State, was honored
with the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence
in Professional Service. Maloney has
dedicated herself to making a difference in
women’s athletics since she came to the
college in 1978. During her tenure, her
most recognizable accomplishments came
on the hardwood as she mentored the
women’s basketball team for 21 seasons,
leading the Bengals to a record of 374154. Her teams captured seven SUNYAC
Championships and made nine trips to the
NCAA Playoffs. Among her accolades are
SUNYAC Coach of the Year honors in 1984,
1989 and 1994. She has also excelled in
administrative roles with the Intercollegiate
Athletics Department, including serving
as interim director. Assuming her current
position as Senior Associate Director of
Athletics in 2001, she began administering
student services, focusing on advancing
the welfare of all student-athletes. She
then added business management
responsibilities, improving accounting and
budgetary procedures. Maloney earned her
Ph.D. in Social Foundations of EducationHistory of Education from the University
at Buffalo in 1995. Her dissertation was
titled: The Impact of Title IX on Women’s
Intercollegiate Athletics. Maloney also has
a Master’s degree in student personnel
services from Buffalo State and a
Bachelor’s degree in physical education
from Cortland.
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2006 FALL SEMESTER RECAP
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Recorded best season in 21 years,
finishing 10-7-2 overall...Finished
6-4 in SUNYAC and earned first
conference playoff berth since
1984...Set school records with
eight-game winning streak and
nine-game unbeaten streak and
five-game shutout streak...Led
by two First Team All-SUNYAC
performers, Tiffany Ebner and
Emily Galiulo...Freshman Mindy
Wendt earned Second Team
honors...Ebner led the team with
11 goals and 25 points...Wendt had
nine goals and 22 points...
FOOTBALL
Played first season in New Jersey
Athletic Conference (NJAC)...
Was 3-7 overall and 2-5 in league
play... Defeated West Conn in
homecoming game and won at
TCNJ...Six players named AllNJAC...Fullback Bob Vesona (First
Team)...Receiver Greg Meyer,
running back Dan Lopez and
center Justin Bagnoli (Second
Team)...Linebacker Jermaine Rose
and defensive end Tom LaPann
(Honorable Mention)...
DeMarco’s 14 points (3g, 11a)...
DeMarco currently has 99 career
points...Returns to action on Jan. 6
at home against Morrisville...
SWIMMING & DIVING
Both teams entered season with
largest rosters in recent school
history...Women off to 2-2-1 start
and men are 2-2...Teams swept
PS Behrend and Pitt-Bradford...
Traveling to Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. for
annual training trip Jan. 2-10...
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
First season under Head Coach
Sue Roarke...
Bob Vesona
Jenny Vacanti
CROSS COUNTRY
2006 Women’s Soccer Team
MEN’S SOCCER
Finished 7-10 overall and 4-5 in
SUNYAC play...Forward Prisco
Houndanon and goalkeeper
Shawn McDonell were named
Second Team All-SUNYAC...Matt
Ketchum was selected to the Third
Team...Houndanon led the Bengals
with six goals and 15 points...
Ketchum was second with three
goals and eight points...McDonell
had a 1.68 GAA and four shutouts...
VOLLEYBALL
Was 6-25 overall and 0-8 in
SUNYAC play....Freshman setter
Laura Lobaugh was named
SUNYAC West Rookie of the Year
after recording 681 assists...Senior
Keri Bumgardner led the Bengals
in several statistical categories,
including kills (289), hitting
percentage (.179) and blocks (79)...
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Women placed seventh of nine
teams at SUNYAC Championships,
14th of 17 at New York State meet,
and 18th of 30 at NCAA Regionals...
Jenny Vacanti earned All-Region
status, placing 33rd...Men’s team
was 8th of 11 at SUNYACs and 15th
of 16 at the State meet...
WOMEN’S HOCKEY
Opened Rob Burke-era with
3-6 overall record and 3-3 mark
in ECAC West play...Melissa
Jeckovich and Jackie Blanchard
lead the team with five points
apiece...Next game is Jan. 6 at
Salve Regina...
MEN’S HOCKEY
Opened season 5-8-1 overall and
2-4-1 in SUNYAC play...Roster
features 15 new faces and 13
Canadians...Sophomore Jason Hill
leads the Bengals with 24 points (9g,
15a), followed by senior Michael
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Jacey Brooks
“Bubba” Wood
MEN’S BASKETBALL
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RECENT HAPPENINGS AND UPCOMING EVENTS
2007 Spring Schedules
JANUARY
6
Sat.
6
Sat.
12 Fri.
12 Fri.
12 Fri.
13 Sat.
13 Sat.
13 Sat.
13 Sat.
19 Fri.
19 Sat.
20 Sat.
20 Sat.
20 Sat.
20 Sat.
23 Tue.
23 Tue.
M. Basketball vs. Niagara (ON) - exhib.
M. Hockey vs. Morrisville
W. Basketball vs. SUNYIT
M. Hockey vs. Johnson & Wales
M. Basketball vs. SUNYIT
Swimming vs. Morrisville
W. Basketball vs. Oswego
M. Basketball vs. Oswego
M. Hockey vs. Johnson & Wales
W. Basketball vs. Potsdam
M. Basketball vs. Potsdam
Swimming vs. Oswego
W. Basketball vs. Plattsburgh
M. Basketball vs. Plattsburgh
M. Hockey vs. Morrisville
W. Basketball vs. Geneseo
M. Basketball vs. Geneseo
3 p.m.
7 p.m.
6 p.m.
7 p.m.
8 p.m.
1 p.m.
2 p.m.
4 p.m.
7 p.m.
6 p.m.
8 p.m.
1 p.m.
2 p.m.
4 p.m.
7 p.m.
6 p.m.
8 p.m.
FEBRUARY
2
Fri.
3
Sat.
3
Sat.
4
Sun.
9
Fri.
9
Fri.
10 Sat.
10 Sat.
13 Tue.
13 Tue.
17 Sat.
18 Sun.
27 Tue.
M. Hockey vs. Cortland
W. Hockey vs. Neumann
M. Hockey vs. Oswego
W. Hockey vs. Neumann
W. Basketball vs. Cortland
M. Basketball vs. Cortland
W. Basketball vs. New Paltz
M. Basketball vs. New Paltz
W. Basketball vs. Fredonia
M. Basketball vs. Fredonia
W. Hockey vs. Elmira
W. Hockey vs. Elmira
W. Hockey vs. McMaster (ON) - exhib.
7 p.m.
4 p.m.
7 p.m.
1 p.m.
6 p.m.
8 p.m.
6 p.m.
8 p.m.
6 p.m.
8 p.m.
4 p.m.
1 p.m.
6 p.m.
MARCH
20 Tue.
24 Sat.
25 Sun.
26 Mon.
28 Wed.
30 Fri.
W. Lacrosse vs. RIT
W. Lacrosse vs. Kenyon
W. Lacrosse vs. College of Wooster
W. Lacrosse vs. Elmira
W. Lacrosse vs. Ithaca
Softball vs. SUNYIT
4 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
4 p.m.
4 p.m.
3/5 p.m.
APRIL
3
Tue.
7
Sat.
10 Tue.
10 Tue.
11 Wed.
17 Tue.
18 Wed.
20 Fri.
21 Sat.
25 Wed.
26 Thu.
28 Sat.
Softball vs. Brockport
W. Lacrosse vs. Cortland
Softball vs. Geneseo
W. Lacrosse vs. Fredonia
Softball vs. RIT
W. Lacrosse vs. Brockport
Softball vs. Rochester
Softball vs. Potsdam
Softball vs. Plattsburgh
W. Lacrosse vs. Potsdam
Softball vs. Morrisville
Softball vs. Ithaca
3/5 p.m.
1 p.m.
3/5 p.m.
4 p.m.
3/5 p.m.
4 p.m.
3/5 p.m.
3/5 p.m.
1/3 p.m.
4 p.m.
3/5 p.m.
1/3 p.m.
Consul General of the Consulate General for Canada in Buffalo,
Stephen Brereton, visited Buffalo State on Dec. 2 and dropped
the ceremonial opening face-off at the Bengals’ women’s hockey
game against Pittsburgh-based Chatham College. A native of
Toronto, Mr. Brereton administers immigration, trade, consular and
public affairs programs across Upstate New York, western and
central Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) organized the
fifth annual Student-Athlete Winter Formal on Dec. 7. This year’s
theme was “Black & White”. Over 170 students turned out in the
Game Room in the Campbell Student Union.
All schedules are subject to change. For the most up-to-date
schedules, results, statistics and more, visit:
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NEWS/UPCOMING EVENTS
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