Score: UAlbany 1, No. 20 Seton Hall 2
 
Location: Owen T. Carroll Field in South Orange, N.J.

Records: UAlbany (1-2-0, 0-0-0 America East) | No. 20 Seaton Hall (3-0-0, 0-0-0 Big East)
 
Short Story: The University at Albany men's soccer team kept it a close match, tied 1-1 until the 89^th minute, when the Pirates capitalized on a penalty kick to take the 2-1 victory over the Great Danes.

Key Stat Lines

• Seton Hall out-shot UAlbany 18-6 recording seven shots on goal to the Great Danes' three.
• Daniel Shannon was responsible for four of the Purple and Gold's saves with Parker Kump making one of his own. Soren Jensen made one save for Seton Hall while allowing one goal.
• The Pirates out-fouled UAlbany 8-7.
• The Great Danes recorded one more corner than Seton Hall, 6-5.
• UAlbany was caught offside a total of five times to the Pirates one.

 
Head Coach Trevor Gorman: "Heartbreaking way to end tonight. We played really well, especially in the second half and put ourselves in position for the result. This sport can be cruel sometimes, but we take the positives. I appreciate the quality we showed tonight and we are excited to compete again."

How it Happened:

• Daniel Shannon recorded the first save of the contest off a laser shot at 12:13 from Til Kauschke just outside the top of the box.
• Following another save from Shannon, the Pirates had a near-open goal opportunity before a clear from Lovro Horvat kept it a tied match at nil-nil in the 28^th minute.
• Jared Smith of Seton Hall was the first to get the ball in the back of the net to make it a 1-nil match following an official's review, having previously been called offside.
• A substitution in the 38^th minute saw Parker Kump enter in goal for the first time this season in place of Shannon.
• Ivar Orri Gissurarson tied the match in the 40^th minute thanks to an assist off a throw-in from Cristos Efstathiou near the far side of the pitch, meters from the corner flag.
• The first yellow card of the match was awarded to Virgil Dall'Agnol of the Pirates in the 58^th minute.
• A save from Kump off a shot from Jack Kossoudji kept the contest 1-1 with 19:15 to play in regular time.
• A penalty kick for Seton Hall in the 89^th minute saw John Vignir Petursson positively convert his opportunity going top right to seal the Pirates' 2-1 victory over UAlbany.
• Max Kwitchoff was given a red card with 15 seconds to play before time expired.

 
 
Next: The Great Danes continue their road trip on Sunday, Sept. 1,  as they head to Queens, N.Y., to take on St. John's with kickoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m. For more information on the UAlbany men's soccer team, follow the squad's official social media accounts on X and Instagram and UAlbany Athletics on Facebook.