Alfred, NY

The Alfred State College football team will play on campus for the first time in program history in 2008 and the Pioneers hope to make some noise in the Northeast Football Conference.  Mick Caba (9th season, 36-44) and his coaching staff believe that an added emphasis on size and speed will pay dividends.

The 2008-09 Alfred State College athletic season kicks off this week as preseason camps open in preparation for the fall seasons.  Football, volleyball, men's & women's soccer, and baseball will all report to campus and begin practice by Sunday while the cross country team will begin practicing on Tuesday.

The Alfred State College athletic department recently handed out their end-of-year awards at a ceremony held at college's Lake Lodge. 

[img_assist|nid=2640|title=Calvin Corbin|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=75|height=100][img_assist|nid=3005|title=Mike Septh|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=75|height=100][img_assist|nid=2609|title=John Chisolm|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=75|height=100]The Alfred State College football team had five players honored by being named All-Northeast Football Conference.  Mike Septh (Monroe Woodbury), John Chisolm (Trenton, NJ), and Calvin Corbin (Winslow, NJ) were named to the 1st team while Vince DiMarco (Webster Thomas) and Nick Monroe (Irondequoit) were named 2nd team.

The Alfred State College football team jumped out to a 14-0 lead but Nassau CC bounced back and turned things around en route to a 47-14 victory on Saturday.  The loss ends the Pioneeers season with a 3-7 record while the Lions end the season with a 7-3 record.

Jermell Corbitt (Naples, FL) connected with Mike Septh (Monroe Woodbury) on scoring strikes of 30 and 20 yards in the 1st quarter to give the Pioneers an early lead.

Lackawanna College got contributions from their offense, defense, and special teams as they improved to 6-2 (2-2 NFC) with an 84-20 victory over Alfred State at Maple City Park on Saturday.

The Pioneers (3-6, 0-4 NFC) jumped out to a 6-0 lead after Jermell Corbitt (Naples, FL) dove in from one yard out on their first possession.  The Falcons scored the next 16 points in a 2:31 span to take the lead for good. 

[img_assist|nid=3099|title=Natalie Gregory|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=168|height=200][img_assist|nid=3100|title=Brandon Moyer|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=150|height=200]Volleyball player Natalie Gregory (Iroquois) and football player Brandon Moyer (Cazenovia) have been named the Alfred State College athletes of the week.

The Alfred State College football team never could get their offense going and fell 24-6 to Erie CC in a Northeast Football Conference contest played in very windy conditions in Orchard Park. ECC clinches a spot in the Region III Championship game and improves to 5-2 (3-2 NFC) on the year while ASC falls to 3-5 (0-3 NFC).

Ammar Dyson connected with Aaron Valentin on a 12-yard pass play with 7:28 remaining in the 1st quarter to give the Kats a 7-0 lead.

Alfred State College sophomore wide receiver Mike Septh (Monroe Woodbury) has been named the NJCAA Offensive Player of the Week and the Region III Male Athlete of the Week.  Septh helped the Pioneers to a 27-6 victory over Berean Institute on Saturday.