Photo: Sean Kenny (top and right), Jojo McClary (bottom and left)

SOMERSET, N.J. - Piloting the University at Albany football team to a 30-20 win over the 23rd nationally ranked University of Maine Black Bears, senior kicker Sean Kenny and freshman Jojo McClary captured Northeast Conference Special Teams Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week honors, respectively.

Kenny, a native of Ghent, N.Y., converted on all three of his field goal attempts and went 3-for-3 on extra-point tries in UAlbany's fifth win in program history over a ranked opponent, and first since 2009. The senior placekicker was responsible for the game's first nine points, staking the Great Danes to a 9-0 halftime lead that they would not relinquish.  Following a scoreless first quarter, Kenny put UAlbany on the board by nailing a 44-yard field goal with 10:45 remaining before the break.  Kenny kicked a 39-yarder to double the Danes' lead and added his third field goal, from 25 yards out, on the last play of the first half.  The three field goals tied UAlbany's single-game record. 

McClary made contributions on both defense and special teams for the fourth consecutive week.  The rookie cornerback totaled four tackles and logged a fumble recovery in UAlbany's road victory.  McClary's most-impactful plays against the CAA opponent came on kick coverage. The Fort Lauderdale, Fla. native made a tackle on the game's opening kickoff, stopping the Maine returner two yards short of the 20-yard line. With Albany nursing a 23-13 lead and punting away to Maine early on in the fourth quarter, McClary snatched the ball right back. The Black Bears' Mauri McDonald fumbled the punt at his own 17-yard line and McClary was there to fall on it for the Great Danes.