ALBANY, N.Y. – The University at Albany men's soccer program begins a three-game road swing on Monday at Patriot League opponent Lafayette.
 
Game Info
Monday, August 29 at Lafayette (7:00 pm)
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Leading the Pack

• UAlbany won 10 games for the fourth time since the 2015 season last year
• UAlbany brings on 16 new recruits for 2022
• UAlbany went 3-6-0 on the road in 2021; Lafayette went 5-1-3 at home
• UAlbany has won each of the last four against Lafayette

Scouting Lafayette
Lafayette went 7-7-4 in 2021, including 3-3-3 in the Patriot League to finish seventh in the standings.  Five of the Leopards' wins came at home.  Lafayette goalkeeper Alex Sutton was selected as the Preseason Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year after recording four shutouts and allowing 1.08 goals per game last season.  Two other players, Nick Hazel and Yiannis Panayides, also earned spots on the Preseason All-Patriot League team.  UAlbany is 5-1-0 in six meetings against Lafayette since 2003.
 
Last Time vs. Lafayette
Giuliano Lucca scored in the 90th minute in last season's meeting against the Leopards in Albany, securing the 1-0 victory for the Great Danes to give UAlbany its fourth win in its first five games to start the year.  There were three seconds remaining in regulation when Lucca found the back of the net to clinch UAlbany's third-straight 1-0 victory.  Shafique Wilson earned a shutout in his first career start for the Great Danes,
 
Last Time Out
UAlbany hosted its home and season opener against former America East opponent Boston University.  Pantelis Panteli put UAlbany on the board early with a successful penalty kick in the 23rd minute.  Boston University tied the game at one after halftime in the 60th minute, and the two teams opened their seasons on a 1-1 draw.
 
Around the America East
Three America East teams won their season openers: UMass Lowell, Vermont, and UMBC.  Defending regular-season champion and preseason national #9 New Hampshire fell in their opener at #20 Maryland.  UAlbany and NJIT are currently tied for fourth at 0-0-1, while Binghamton and Bryant join New Hampshire among the winless squads after one game.  Three teams, Binghamton, NJIT, and New Hampshire, play on Sunday.
 
Monday's America East Games

• UMass Lowell at Siena, 4:00 pm
• UAlbany at Lafayette, 7:00 pm
• Lehigh at UMBC, 7:30 pm

International Flavor
Continuing a tradition within the UAlbany men's soccer program under head coach Trevor Gorman, the 2022 Great Danes feature a sizeable international roster.  Thirteen countries are represented among UAlbany's ranks this season: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Germany, Morocco, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United States.
 
New Faces
UAlbany welcomes 16 new players to the roster for the 2022 season, replacing 15 departures and bringing the team roster to a total of 30.  Though the Great Danes return second-leading scorer Andrew Weiner from last year, the members of the new class will fill in for the production left behind by the departures of the first, third, and fourth-leading scorers, a total of six goals and 11 assists.
 
Picked Fourth
After finishing the 2021 regular season third in the America East standings, the Great Danes were picked to finish fourth in the league's 2022 preseason coaches' poll.  Behind unanimous favorite New Hampshire, picked to win the league for the fourth-straight season, the distribution tightened up.  Defending tournament champion Vermont was picked second just two points ahead of third-pick UMBC, and five points ahead of UAlbany.  NJIT was picked fifth, ahead of Binghamton and UMass Lowell in a tie for sixth, with conference newcomer Bryant picked eighth.
 
Game Over
Adopted starting this season, regular-season matches will no longer go into extra time when tied at the conclusion of regulation.  The regular-seasons games will conclude after 90 minutes of play.  Overtime and shootouts will return starting in the postseason.
 
Next: UAlbany visits Fairfield on September 2.