Yellow Jackets Sting Danes in Injury Time

September 14, 2012, Springfield,MA-The AIC Yellow Jackets beat UAlbany in injury time at Ronald J. Abdow Field 25 -20 in the East Coast Rugby Conference opener.  This was a spirited, hard hitting match with both teams trying to use their half backs pace.  7:51 in, Albany’s Herno Smith would touch down first from a driving maul started from a line out 18 meters out.  From that point on AIC and Albany would spar by  punching in scores ; AIC- Jamal Hadley and Tyler Nawrocki, Albany-Ryan Grant.  Half 10-10

The second half was a thriller with AIC’s Corey Newton’s try and Nawrocki adding a conversion and penalty kick to go up 10.  Albany would strike back with two unconverted tries;Kimmins and Aisi.  With less than a minute to go on the game clock and the score knotted at 20s Albany mis-played the kickoff AIC gained possession and did not relinquish it.  One ruck, an Albany penalty and 9 rucks later AIC’s Jamal Hadley would dot down his second of the day in injury time.  A huge win for AIC, their first in D1-AA, and a crushing loss for Albany who were a conversion and stop away from victory.
Photo courtesy of Chase Stoffle