Score: UAlbany 3, UMass Lowell 3 (PKs: UAlbany 4, UMass Lowell 5)
Location: Albany, N.Y. | Casey Stadium
Records: UAlbany (5-7-5, 3-2-2 America East) | UML (8-6-3, 2-3-2 America East)
Short Story: The University at Albany men's soccer team held UMass Lowell to a 3-3 draw at the end of regular time. In overtime, the match was decided by a shootout, with UMass Lowell prevailing 5-4.
Key Stats:
- Ivar Gissurarson scored twice to lead the Great Danes, while Alexander Clive converted a penalty kick in the first half.
- UAlbany outshot UMass Lowell 28-11, including an 11-4 edge on target.
- The Great Danes earned eight corner kicks compared to UMass Lowell's four.
- UAlbany was called for 14 fouls to UMass Lowell's 20.
How It Happened:
- Caleb Vallance recorded the match's first shot, which was blocked.
- Shortly after, UAlbany earned the first corner kick of the match and produced two attempts — Rodrigo Hermelo's shot was blocked, and Roko Branko Mrvelj's shot went wide left.
- UMass Lowell took a 1-0 lead by converting a free kick into the upper left corner following a foul.
- In the 32nd minute, UMass Lowell scored again, placing the ball into the lower corner of the net.
- Alexander Clive scored on a penalty kick in the 38th minute, sending the ball to the bottom right corner.
- The first half ended with UMass Lowell leading 2-1.
- In the 62nd minute, Ivar scored a spectacular header into the center of the net to tie the game, assisted by Roko Branko Mrvelj.
- In the 68th minute, Ivar scored again, placing the ball into the bottom left corner to give UAlbany the lead.
- In the 90th minute, UMass Lowell scored to level the match at 3-3, sending the game into overtime.
- Going into overtime, neither team was able to score, putting the game into a shootout. Where UMass Lowell pulled through with a 5-4 shoutout win to advance onto the America East Semi-finals.
Up Next: 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.
