ALBANY, N.Y. – The University at Albany men's soccer program concludes a three-game road trip at defending MAAC champion Marist on Labor Day.
 
Game Info
Monday, September 5 at Marist, 7:00 pm
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Leading the Pack

• Each of the last five games in the series have been decided by one goal or fewer
• 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; Marist went 7-2-2 at home

Scouting Marist
Marist is 1-0-1 through two games on their schedule this season, and will host the Great Danes in their home opener.  The Red Foxes were picked as the unanimous favorite in the MAAC this season, and landed two Preseason All-MAAC selections in midfielder Henrique Cruz and goalkeeper Samuel Ilin.  Marist won the MAAC title for the fourth time in their history in 2021, advancing past Rider in the title game on penalty kicks.  Their season ended in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament at Providence, finishing the season with a final record of 12-7-3.  UAlbany is 6-3-3 against Marist since the 2001 season.
 
Last Time vs. Marist
Haflidi Sigurdarson lifted UAlbany over the Red Foxes with his third game-winning goal of the season, scoring in the 99th minute just before the first overtime period ended.  The Great Danes had a handful of chances earlier in the game, first in the 23rd minute and later in the 66th that Marist goalkeeper Dylan McDermott turned away.  It was UAlbany's third-straight victory over Marist.
 
Last Time Out
UAlbany played the middle leg of an early-season three-game road swing at Fairfield.  The game suffered a delay of more than one hour before it event started.  After a scoreless first half, Fairfield broke through in the 53rd minute to take a 1-0 lead.  It was the only score of the game.  Despite the defeat, UAlbany controlled possession and had several opportunities to score that didn't find the back of the net.
 
Around the America East
UMBC is the final remaining unbeaten and untied team in the conference at 3-0-0 through its first three games.  Defending regular season champion New Hampshire and defending tournament champion Vermont, each of whom appeared in the NCAA Tournament last season are 1-1-1 and 1-2-0, respectively.  Behind UMBC, America East newcomer Bryant is 2-1-0 and the only other team in the league with multiple victories.  UAlbany and Binghamton are the only two teams still seeking their first wins of the season.
 
Monday's America East Games

• Vermont at Princeton, 4:00 pm
• UAlbany at Marist: 7:00 pm
• Binghamton at St. Bonaventure, 7:00 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 returns to Tom & Mary Casey Stadium on September 9 to host Penn.