Score: Lafayette 2, UAlbany 0
 
Location: Oaks Stadium in Easton, Pa.
 
Records: UAlbany (0-1-1) | Lafayette (1-1-0)
 
Short Story: UAlbany men's soccer drops its 2022 road opener at Lafayette, 2-0.
 
Key Stats

• Lafayette outshot UAlbany 9-3
• Lafayette's defense held UAlbany without a shot in the second half
• Giuliano Lucca, coming off the bench, took two of UAlbany's three shots, including the Great Danes' lone shot on target

Head Coach Trevor Gorman: "Tough result tonight.  The first road test is always difficult and we needed to match their energy from the start.  We are still learning a lot about ourselves and growing with every game.  We'll keep moving forward and look toward Friday now."
 
How it Happened

• Lafayette took the first shot of the game nearly minutes after the opening kickoff.  The next shot did not come until 12 minutes of game time later, with the Great Danes firing off their first effort, a strike from Domenic Baumann that missed wide right.
• The Leopards won two corner kicks in the ensuing five minutes of play before scoring the first goal of the night in the 30th minute when Will Echeverria found Hale Lombard to give Lafayette the lead.
• Lafayette held the same 1-0 advantage at halftime, having narrowly outshot UAlbany 4-3 in the first 45 minutes, but held a 4-2 disadvantage in corner kicks.
• The Great Danes came out in the second half putting pressure on Lafayette's defense, but the Leopards withstood the initial onslaught.  Their defense ultimately locked down UAlbany, holding the Great Danes to zero shots attempted in the second half.
• Hale found the back of the net once again to put Lafayette up 2-0, which would prove to be the final score, in the 52nd minute off a setup by Benji Grossi.
• Lafayette's fortunes on the corner kick turned around in the second half, drawing four to UAlbany's zero. 

Next: UAlbany visits Fairfield on September 2.