Score: Binghamton 2, UAlbany 1
 
Location: Bearcats Sports Complex in Vestal, N.Y.
 
Records: UAlbany (0-1-1, 0-1-0) | Binghamton (1-0-0, 1-0-0)
 
Short Story: UAlbany drops its first conference game of the season 2-1 to Binghamton after Noah Luescher scores twice for the Bearcats. 
 
Coach Gorman: "Of course we're disappointed with the end result today, it's a game we felt we should have won. Our big picture goals are to keep learning and improving and that's definitely happening. We were much improved from a week ago. A few individual moments hurt us and we'll certainly address those as we move forward and keep growing this group."
 
Key Stats

• Haflidi Sigurdarson scored in the 59^th minute for UAlbany
• Binghamton's Noah Luescher scored the game's first goal in the 29^th minute and the game-winning goal in the 66^th minute
• Goalkeeper Carlos Tofern made four saves in the second half
• Austin DaSilva and Adam Aoumaich each recorded a team-high two shots
• Binghamton outshot UAlbany 9-7 and 6-3 in shots on goal
• UAlbany had nine corners, including four in the first 15 minutes of the second half

How it Happened

• Binghamton recorded the first shot of the game at the 14:26 by Dan Mansfield that missed the net high. Off a corner kick, Binghamton created the second scoring chance of the game when Devin Heanue missed the net a few feet high. 
• UAlbany's first shot of the game came from forward Austin DaSilva who missed wide from outside the corner of the six-yard box. DaSilva returned to dangerous territory with a shot that was blocked. Cristian Campagna was assessed a yellow card at 28:47.
• After a fast start from Binghamton, UAlbany turned the momentum with DaSilva's offensive efforts before the Bearcats' Noah Luescher scored the game's first goal. His tally from inside the 18-yard box, assisted by Michael Bush, gave Binghamton a 1-0 lead at the 28:58 mark. 
• After Luescher gave Binghamton a 1-0 lead, he created the next shot of the contest before UAlbany had the final two shots of the half. Adam Aoumaich and Alex Bourgeois both missed high and Binghamton took a 1-0 lead into halftime.
• Then Great Danes entered the second half with all the pressure, as they earned three corner kicks in the first 10 minutes. Guillermo Mijancos created a scoring chance from inside the 18-yard box that was saved.
• On the Great Danes' fourth corner kick of the half, Haflidi Sigurdarson gave UAlbany the game-tying goal. The ball bounced around inside the six-yard box before Sigurdarson tipped it just over the goal line at 58:03 and tied the game 1-1.
• Binghamton drew a foul outside the 18-yard box and Luescher converted on the opportunity with his second goal of the game. He took a shot that curved into the top right corner of the net and gave Binghamton a 2-1 lead at 65:43. 
• The Bearcats recorded four of the game's final five shots, all-four of the shots on net that were saved by Carlos Tofern. Aoumaich recorded the Great Danes' final shot that missed wide.
• Luescher's second goal of the game in the 66^th minute was the game-winner, as Binghamton defeated UAlbany 2-1 in both team's first conference game.

Next: UAlbany is set to host Hartford on March 5.