Danes hold off Southern CT 43-36

10/27/12
New Haven,CT- Albany was on the road for the second of three consecutive weeks to take on Southern CT State in an East Coast Rugby Conference contest. Albany started the scoring when Sean Kimmins scored as result of a quick tap penalty. Grant(2) and Gyimesi would add scores wrapped around three SCSU scores. Albany 24- SCSU 19 at the half.
SCSU would sandwich two tries around a Justin Barend's try to knot the score at 31. Albany stand off Russo would earn his stripes when he hit a gap in the SCSU defense to zig zag for a try and then 14 minutes later take a quick tap to seal the victory. SCSU last ditch effort would lead to an unconverted score as the final whistle blew, Albany 43 SCSU 36.

Albany wraps up the season with a trip to Boston to face Northeastern U. Saturday, 11/3/12. Albany's Anthony Russo is tied for third in ECRC try's scored with 6. Mandel is ranked 7th in total points with 38 followed by Russo with 30. Middlebury's Brian Sirkia leads all ECRC scoring with 79 points.