SCORE: UAlbany 2, Stonehill 1
 
LOCATION: Alumni Turf - Albany, N.Y.
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 10-6, 2-2 America East | Stonehill 4-13, 4-4 NEC
 
SHORT STORY: Mara Küskes scored twice in the Great Danes' victory over Stonehill, Sunday afternoon. 
 
COACH PHIL SYKES: "Great Senior Day today. I am so proud of our girls and how they supported and played for our seniors. We had families come in from all over to support today and it was fantastic. A big thanks to everyone in making this such a great day for all."

KEY STATS

• Junior Mara Küskes led the team with a pair of goals.
• Junior Pilar Lorenzini tallied an assist.
• Six Great Danes took multiple shots, led by Küskes with five.
• As a team, UAlbany outshot Stonehill, 21-7, while landing eight on goal compared to the Skyhawks six.
• The Great Danes took 11 corners while Stonehill only took two.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• UAlbany fired off six shots and took two corners but were unable to capitalize in the first quarter
• Mara Küskes got the Great Danes on the board during a corner when she scored with an assist by Pilar Lorenzini to make it 1-0 with 9:48 remaining in the half.
• Stonehill answered back less than four minutes later with a goal of its own to tie it up at one a piece.
• Defense was the story of the third quarter, with both teams combining for only two shots and one corner while the score remained 1-1 heading into the fourth quarter.
• UAlbany held possession for most of the final quarter, taking 10 shots and seven corners.
• On the final one of a five-corner stretch, Küskes maneuvered her way to a second goal with 17 seconds left in the game to put the Great Danes up 2-1.
• The Great Dane defense held for the final seconds of the game and UAlbany took home a 2-1 win on senior day.  

 
NEXT: The Great Danes are set to close the regular season at UMass Lowell with a Thursday evening game on October 30.
 
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