Union Garnet Chargers

Sports program at Union College in Schenectady, New York

Union Garnet Chargers

University| Union College
Association| Division III
Conference| Liberty League, ECAC Hockey
Athletic director| Jim McLaughlin
Location| Schenectady, New York
Varsity teams| 24
Football stadium| Frank Bailey Field
Arena| Viniar Athletic Center
Baseball stadium| Shuttleworth Park
Other venues| Achilles Rink
Nickname| Garnet Chargers
Colors| Union garnet and white[1]

Website| www.unionathletics.com

The Union Garnet Chargers comprise the 24 teams representing Union College in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women's basketball, crew, cross country, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, and track and field. Men's only sports include baseball and football. Women's only sports include field hockey, golf, softball, and volleyball.

## History[edit]

Prior to 2023, the college's teams were known as the "Dutchmen" and "Dutchwomen."[2] The nickname was changed to "Garnet Chargers" as part of a branding update.[2] Garnet has been the school's official color for 150 years, and the name "chargers" is a reference to "Schenectady’s legacy as a leader in electrical technologies."[2]

## Leagues[edit]

The Garnet Chargers compete in the NCAA Division III and are members of the Liberty League for all sports except ice hockey, which competes in NCAA Division I as a member of ECAC Hockey.[3]

## Teams[edit]

Men's sports  | Women's sports

|

Baseball | Basketball
Basketball | Crew
Crew | Cross country
Cross country | Field Hockey
Football | Golf
Ice hockey | Ice hockey
Lacrosse | Lacrosse
Soccer | Soccer
Swimming & diving | Softball
Tennis | Swimming & diving
Track and field† | Tennis
| Track and field†
| Volleyball
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor.

## Notable athletes[edit]

* Jake Fishman (born 1995), Major League Baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins, and Olympian for Team Israel
* Shayne Gostisbehere (born 1993), NHL player
* Ashley Johnston (born 1992), NWHL player
* Keith Kinkaid (born 1989), NHL player

## See also[edit]

* Collegiate sports
* NCAA

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Colors - Communications - Union College". Retrieved September 26, 2014.
2. ^ a b c Singelais, Mark (3 August 2023). "Union changes nickname to Garnet Chargers". Albany Times Union. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
3. ^ "Union College". unionathletics.com. Retrieved 2017-02-10.

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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Liberty League

Current full members|

* Bard Raptors
* Clarkson Golden Knights
* Hobart Statesmen
* Ithaca Bombers
* RPI Engineers
* RIT Tigers
* Rochester Yellowjackets
* St. Lawrence Saints
* Skidmore Thoroughbreds
* Union Garnet Chargers
* Vassar Brewers
* William Smith Herons

Current associate members|

* Buffalo State Bengals (football)
* NYU Violets (men's and women's golf)
* St. John Fisher Cardinals (men's and women's rowing)
* Wellesley Blue (women's golf)

Former full member|

* Hamilton Continentals

Former associate members|

* Coast Guard Bears (football)
* Merchant Marine Mariners (football and men's golf)
* Mount Holyoke Lyons (women's golf)
* Springfield Pride (football)
* Susquehanna River Hawks (football)
* WPI Engineers (football)

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ECAC Hockey

Teams|

* Brown Bears
* men
* women
* Clarkson Golden Knights
* men
* women
* Colgate Raiders
* men
* women
* Cornell Big Red
* men
* women
* Dartmouth Big Green
* men
* women
* Harvard Crimson
* men
* women
* Princeton Tigers
* men
* women
* Quinnipiac Bobcats
* men
* women
* Rensselaer Engineers
* men
* women
* St. Lawrence Saints
* men
* women
* Union Garnet Chargers
* men
* women
* Yale Bulldogs
* men
* women

Venues|

* Meehan Auditorium (Brown)
* Cheel Arena (Clarkson)
* Class of 1965 Arena (Colgate)
* Lynah Rink (Cornell)
* Thompson Arena (Dartmouth)
* Bright Hockey Center (Harvard)
* Hobey Baker Memorial Rink (Princeton)
* People's United Center (Quinnipiac)
* Houston Field House (Rensselaer)
* Appleton Arena (St. Lawrence)
* Achilles Rink (Union)
* Ingalls Rink (Yale)
* Herb Brooks Arena (Men's tournament)

Men's awards|

* All-ECAC Hockey Team
* Player of the Year
* Rookie of the Year
* Tim Taylor Award (Coach of the Year)
* Best Defensive Defenseman
* Best Defensive Forward
* Ken Dryden Award (Best Goaltender)
* Student-Athlete of the Year
* Most Outstanding Player in Tournament
* All-Tournament Team

Women's awards|

* Women's champions

Men's seasons|

* 1961–62
* 1962–63
* 1963–64
* 1964–65
* 1965–66
* 1966–67
* 1967–68
* 1968–69
* 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–00
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23

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New England Small College Athletic Conference

Members|

* Amherst Mammoths
* Bates Bobcats
* Bowdoin Polar Bears
* Colby Mules
* Connecticut College Camels (non-football member)
* Hamilton Continentals
* Middlebury Panthers
* Trinity Bantams
* Tufts Jumbos
* Wesleyan Cardinals
* Williams Ephs

Championships|

* Baseball
* Men's basketball
* Men's ice hockey

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Sports teams based in New York State

Baseball|

MLB
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Rochester Red Wings
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SAL
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ALPB
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EPBL
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Wellsville Nitros
PGCBL
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Newark Pilots
Watertown Rapids

Basketball|

NBA
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WNBA
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G League
Long Island Nets
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TBL
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CDL
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Football|

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Hockey|

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AHL
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ECHL
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NAHL
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OJHL
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EHL
New York Apple Core
EHLP
Adirondack Junior Thunder
Entertainment Teams
Buffalo Sabres Alumni Hockey Team

Soccer|

MLS
New York City FC
USL1
Brooklyn FC (2025)
MLSNP
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NISA
Flower City Union
Syracuse Pulse
New Amsterdam FC (hiatus)
New York Cosmos (hiatus)
USL2
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F.A. Euro
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Pathfinder FC
Westchester Flames
NPSL
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Kingston Stockade FC
New York Shockers
WPSL
Brooklyn City FC
Clarkstown SC
Downtown United SC
Fox Soccer Academy
New York Athletic Club
New York Dutch Lions FC
New York Shockers
SUSA FC
United Women's Soccer
Albany Rush
FC Berlin
FC Buffalo
Rochester Lady Lancers
Syracuse Pulse (2023)
USL W League
Long Island Rough Riders
MASL
Utica City FC

Lacrosse|

MLL
New York Lizards
NLL
Albany FireWolves
Buffalo Bandits
Rochester Knighthawks
New York Riptide
UWLX
Long Island Sound
WPLL
New York Fight
Upstate Pride

Roller derby|

WFTDA
Assault City Roller Derby
Central New York Roller Derby
Gotham Roller Derby
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Ithaca League of Women Rollers
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Queen City Roller Derby
Roc City Roller Derby
Suburbia Roller Derby
MRDA
New York Shock Exchange

Rugby league|

USARL
White Plains Wombats
NARL
New York R.L.F.C.

Rugby union|

MLR
Rugby New York
USAR
New York Athletic Club RFC
Old Blue

Team tennis|

WTT
New York Empire

College athletics
(NCAA Division I)|

* Adelphi Panthers (women's bowling)
* Albany Great Danes
* Army Black Knights
* Binghamton Bearcats
* Buffalo Bulls
* Brockport Golden Eagles (women's gymnastics)
* Clarkson Golden Knights (men's and women's ice hockey)
* Canisius Golden Griffins
* CCNY Beavers (women's fencing)
* Colgate Raiders
* Columbia Lions
* Cortland Red Dragons (women's gymnastics)
* Cornell Big Red
* Daemen Wildcats (women's bowling and men's volleyball)
* Dominican Chargers (men's volleyball)
* D'Youville Saints (men's volleyball)
* Fordham Rams
* Hilbert Hawks (women's bowling)
* Hobart Statesmen (men's lacrosse)
* Hofstra Pride
* Hunter Hawks (men's and women's fencing)
* Ithaca Bombers (women's gymnastics)
* Iona Gaels
* Le Moyne Dolphins
* LIU Sharks
* Manhattan Jaspers
* Marist Red Foxes
* Molloy Lions (women's bowling)
* NYU Violets (men's and women's fencing)
* Niagara Purple Eagles
* Queens Knights (women's fencing)
* RPI Engineers (men's and women's ice hockey)
* Roberts Wesleyan Redhawks (women's bowling and men's volleyball)
* Rochester Yellowjackets (men's squash)
* RIT Tigers (men's and women's ice hockey)
* St. Bonaventure Bonnies
* St. John's Red Storm
* St. Lawrence Saints (men's and women's ice hockey)
* St. Thomas Aquinas Spartans (men's volleyball)
* Siena Saints
* Stony Brook Seawolves
* Syracuse Orange
* Union Garnet Chargers (men's and women's ice hockey)
* Vassar Brewers (men's and women's fencing)
* Wagner Seahawks
* Yeshiva Maccabees (men's and women's fencing)

College athletics
(NCAA Division II)|

* Adelphi Panthers
* Daemen Wildcats
* Dominican Chargers
* Dowling Golden Lions
* D'Youville Saints
* Mercy Mavericks
* Molloy Lions
* NYIT Bears (Suspended)
* Pace Setters
* Queens Knights
* Roberts Wesleyan Redhawks
* Saint Rose Golden Knights
* St. Thomas Aquinas Spartans
* Staten Island Dolphins

College athletics
(NCAA Division III)|

* Alfred Saxons
* Alfred State Pioneers
* Bard Raptors
* Baruch Bearcats
* Brockport Golden Eagles
* Brooklyn Bulldogs
* Buffalo State Bengals
* Canton Roos
* Cazenovia Wildcats
* CCNY Beavers
* Clarkson Golden Knights
* Cobleskill Fighting Tigers
* Cortland Red Dragons
* Delhi Broncos
* Elmira Soaring Eagles
* Farmingdale Rams
* Fredonia Blue Devils
* Geneseo Knights
* Hamilton Continentals
* Hartwick Hawks
* Hilbert Hawks
* Hobart Statesmen
* Houghton Highlanders
* Hunter Hawks
* Ithaca Bombers
* John Jay Bloodhounds
* Keuka Wolves
* Lehman Lightning Bugs
* Manhattanville Valiants
* Medgar Evers Cougars
* Merchant Marine Mariners
* Maritime Privateers
* Mount Saint Mary Blue Knights
* Mount Saint Vincent Dolphins
* Morrisville Mustangs
* Nazareth Golden Flyers
* New Paltz Hawks
* City Tech Yellow Jackets
* NYU Violets
* Old Westbury Panthers
* Oneonta Red Dragons
* Oswego Lakers
* Plattsburgh Cardinals
* Potsdam Bears
* Pratt Cannoners
* Purchase Panthers
* RPI Engineers
* Rochester Yellowjackets
* RIT Tigers
* Russell Sage Gators
* Skidmore Thoroughbreds
* St. John Fisher Cardinals
* St. Joseph's (Brooklyn) Bears
* St. Joseph's (Long Island) Golden Eagles
* St. Lawrence Saints
* Sarah Lawrence Gryphons
* SUNY Poly Wildcats
* Union Garnet Chargers
* Utica Pioneers
* Vassar Brewers
* Wells Express
* William Smith Herons
* Yeshiva Maccabees
* York Cardinals

College athletics
(USCAA)|

* Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Panthers
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* Bryant & Stratton College, Buffalo Bobcats
* Bryant & Stratton College, Greece Bobcats
* Bryant & Stratton College, Syracuse Bobcats
* Culinary Institute of America Steels
* Five Towns Sounds
* The King's Lions
* Paul Smith's Bobcats
* SUNY ESF Mighty Oaks
* Vaughn Warriors
* Villa Maria Knights
* Word of Life Bible Institute Huskies

College athletics
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* Globe Institute of Technology Knights
* Monroe Mustangs
* ASA Avengers

College athletics
(NJCAA Division II)|

* SUNY Erie Kats
* Genesee Cougars
* Jamestown (Jamestown) Jayhawks
* Jamestown (Olean) Cattaraugus Jaguars
* Monroe Tribunes
* Niagara County Thunderwolves
* SUNY Orange Colts
* SUNY Sullivan Generals
* Hudson Valley Vikings

College athletics
(NJCAA Division III)|

* SUNY Adirondack Wolves
* Borough of Manhattan Panthers
* Bronx Broncos
* SUNY Broome Hornets
* Cayuga Spartans
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* Columbia-Greene Twins
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* Dutchess Falcons
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* Fulton–Montgomery Raiders
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* Herkimer County Generals
* Hostos Caimans
* Jefferson Cannoners
* Mohawk Valley Hawks
* Nassau Lions
* North Country Saints
* Onondaga Lazers
* Queensborough Tigers
* Rockland Fighting Hawks
* Schenectady County Royals
* Suffolk County Sharks
* SUNY Sullivan Generals
* Tompkins Cortland Panthers
* SUNY Ulster Senators

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