ALBANY, N.Y. – The University at Albany men's soccer program returns to Tom & Mary Casey stadium after three games away to host Ivy League opponent Penn.
 
Game Info
Friday, September 9 vs. Penn (7:00 pm)
Live Stats | AE.tv
 
Leading the Pack

• UAlbany went 7-1-1 at home in 2021; Penn went 1-3-1 on the road
• Friday is Penn's first game this season outside Philadelphia
• UAlbany won 10 games for the fourth time since the 2015 season last year
• UAlbany brings on 16 new recruits for 2022

Scouting Penn
Penn has gone 1-0-1 through its first two games of 2022, both of which took place in their home city of Philadelphia.  In their opener, the Quakers defeated Rider at home, before playing Temple to a draw in their road opener.  Penn went 7-6-3 last season, but only 1-4-2 against Ivy League competition, while ending the year on a three-game losing streak, and scoring just one goal I their final four games.  The Quakers were picked fifth in the 2022 Ivy League preseason coaches' poll after returning six of 11 goal scorers from last season.
 
Last Time vs. Penn
UAlbany and Penn have played once during the Great Danes' Division I era, meeting only during the 2009 season.  The Quakers scored once in the first half and twice after the break to defeat UAlbany 3-0 in Philadelphia.  Penn outshot UAlbany 21-4, including 15-0 in the second half.  Additionally, Penn drew 14 corner kicks to UAlbany's zero.
 
Last Time Out
UAlbany closed a three-game road swing at Marist and fell to the Red Foxes in the rain 2-1.  Marist scored twice in the first 13 minutes, but did not break through the UAlbany defense again for the remainder of the game.  UAlbany scored in the 58th minute when Pantelis Panteli successfully converted his second PK of the season, but the Great Danes would not score again despite creating some promising chances.
 
Around the America East
UMBC has won each of its first four games, has two more victories than any other America East team, and remains the only unbeaten program in the league.  Vermont and Bryant each have two victories in second and third, respectively.  NJIT and UMass Lowell are 1-2-1, followed by New Hampshire at 1-2-0.  UAlbany and Binghamton are winless, but UAlbany has recorded one tie to land above the Bearcats.
 
Friday's America East Games

• UMBC at Fordham, 6:00 pm
• Penn at UAlbany, 7:00 pm
• Niagara at Binghamton, 7:00 pm

Two-for-Two
Through four games, UAlbany has scored two goals on the 2022 season.  Both goals came via penalty kick, first in the season opener against Boston University and second at Marist at the end of a three-game road swing.  Pantelis Panteli took each penalty kick for the Great Danes, making Panteli accountable for all UAlbany scoring through the early part of the season.
 
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 Big Ten opponent Rutgers on September 13.