ALBANY, N.Y. - The University at Albany men's soccer program (4-11-1, 1-4-0 America East) travels to Vestal, N.Y. to take on the Binghamton Bearcats (8-6-2, 2-3-0 America East). It is a must win match for the Great Danes with the dream of staying in America East Tournament contention still on the line.

Match Info 
Friday, Nov. 1 v. Binghamton 
Bearcats Sports Complex  in Vestal, NY   | 6 pm 
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Last Time Out: 
UAlbany enters the week following a two-match series at home that saw the Great Danes come away with a 3-1 win against Colgate on Tuesday, October 22, and a 5-1 loss to New Hampshire on Saturday, October 26. In the match against Colgate, Ander Castillo opened up scoring for the Purple and Gold, with assists from Mohammed Soumah and Timo Jansen. The two other goals were scored by Elias Ehlin and Timo Jansen off of penalty kicks. In the game against New Hampshire, the Great Danes' lone goal was scored by Zach Lind. The Great Danes hope to have a successful road trip before returning home for the last time this season.

So far this season the Purple and Gold have scored 20 goals, averaging 1.25 goals per match, with 166 total shots, averaging 10.4 shots per match, 74 on goal, for a 0.446 shots on goal percentage.

As the Purple and Gold prepare for what's ahead, Timo Jansen leads the team in points with 18, from seven goals and four assists off of 26 shots, 17 on goal, for a 0.654 shots on goal percentage. The Dutch midfielder is the only player to start all 16 matches this season, and leads the team in minutes with 1320. Right behind Jansen is Ander Castillo with 17 points from seven goals and three assists, off of 58 shots, 26 on goal, for a 0.448 shots on goal percentage. A standout on Saturday specifically was Zach Lind, who scored his first goal of the year against New Hampshire. On the defensive end, standout players have been Ethan Cook, Max Kwitchoff, and Christos Efstathiou. All three players have played over '1200 this season, and have started/played almost every match this season.

In goal, Kodai Tsuzuki (2-2-0) has started and completed the last four matches for the Great Danes. Tsuzuki has 10 saves and a 0.500 save percentage. Daniel Shannon (2-3-0) and Parker Kump (0-6-1) have also shared time in goal, Kump leading the keepers in minutes with '591:09 played. Shannon leads the three in saves with 23 and a 0.712 save percentage.
 
Looking to Binghamton: 
Binghamton is coming off a 4-1 loss against Bryant on Oct. 27 on the road. Binghamton has scored 21 goals, in 16 matches while allowing 25 and tallying 153 shots and 9.6 shots per match. Binghamton has a total of 30 yellow cards and two red cards.
 
Anthony Randazzo and Luke Yates lead the Bearcats in points with eight a piece. Randazzo's from four goals off of eight shots, six on goal, for a 0.750 shots on goal percentage. Yates has three goals and two assists from 11 shots, seven on goal, for a 0.636 shots on goal percentage. Leading the field players in minutes is Carlo Cavalar with '1271.
 
In goal, Dylan McDermott (8-6-2) has started and played all '1440 for the Bearcats. McDermott has allowed 25 goals, making 68 saves for a 0.731 save percentage.
 
The last time these two teams met was at Casey Stadium on Saturday, October 7, 2023. The match saw the Bearcats come away with a 3-1 victory.  
For more information on the UAlbany men's soccer team, follow the squad's official social media accounts on X and Instagram and at UAlbany Athletics on Facebook.