ALBANY, N.Y. – The University at Albany men's lacrosse team is looking to gain momentum before conference play resumes with a road matchup at powerhouse Virginia this Tuesday. Game time is set for 4:00 p.m. in Charlottesville with coverage on ACC Network.  
 
Game Info
March 18, 2025
UAlbany at Virginia
Klöckner Stadium in Charlottesville, Va.
4:00 p.m.
ACCN | Live Stats
 
Leading the Pack

• UAlbany is currently averaging 11.7 goals per game with opponents averaging 12.6.
• The Great Danes sport a .403 faceoff percentage and an .840 clear percentage.
• Ryan Doherty and Silas Richmond sit atop the UAlbany leaderboards, each with 28 points. The two lead the entire America East in both total points and points per game (4.0).
• Doherty leads the conference in goals with 22 over seven games, good for 3.14 per game. On Saturday, Doherty recorded a hat trick against Bryant. The game before, Doherty notched a program record (tied) nine goals against Hobart.
• Richmond leads the conference with 16 assists, averaging 2.29 per game.
• Daniel Kesselring and Amos Whitcomb follow Doherty and Richmond in scoring, each finding the back of the net seven times.
• Freshman Brendan O'Keefe ranks third on the team in total points with 12 on four goals and eight assists. Last game at Bryant, the rookie dished out a career-high four assists.
• Cade Galko and Justin Lee lead the team with 19 ground balls each, followed closely by Max Neeson (18). All are within the top 15 in the America East.
• Neeson leads the team in caused turnovers with 12.
• In the cage, Brady Smith sports an 11.48 GAA and a .517 save percentage. His GAA ranks fourth in the conference, his save percentage ranks third.
• Five different Great Danes have taken faceoffs so far this year.
  • CJ Schwarz – 29-78, .372
  • Jezayd Hall – 24-55, .436
  • Austin Oppenheim – 13-35, .371
  • Rocco Mareno – 9-14, .643
  • Dillon Mehta – 2-9, .222

 
Into the Record Books
Ryan Doherty had one of the greatest games in UAlbany history last week at Hobart. The sophomore attack found the back of the net nine times, tying a UAlbany record held by legendary brothers Lyle and Miles Thompson. Miles scored nine against Bryant in 2013, Lyle scored nine against Harvard in 2025. Doherty added one assist for a total of 10 points.
 
For his efforts, Doherty has locked down a plethora of awards. He was named the America East Player of the Week, the USA Lacrosse Magazine Player of the Week, and was named to the USILA Team of the Week.
 
Last Time Out
The Great Danes started conference play on Saturday night on the road against Bryant, falling 12-11 to the Bulldogs after a tough fourth quarter.

• Freshman Brendan O'Keefe led the Great Danes in points with four, all assists.
• Ryan Doherty led in goals scored, collecting three.
• Daniel Kesselring and Silas Richmond each scored a goal and added an assist.
• Cade Galko led the team in caused turnovers with two.
• Conner Fingar had the most ground balls (4).
• Brady Smith made 13 saves for a .520 save percentage.
• UAlbany went just 3-26 at the X.

 
Around the America East
UAlbany and UMass Lowell are in action this Tuesday. All teams except the River Hawks will play on Saturday.

• UAlbany at Virginia (Tuesday)
• UMass at UMass Lowell (Tuesday)

 
History with Virginia
Tuesday's game will be just the third all-time meeting between the Great Danes and the Cavaliers. The two foes met last season in Charlottesville when Virginia was the top ranked team in the nation, collecting a 16-10 victory over UAlbany. Prior to that, the first ever meeting between the two school came all the way back in 2005 in a postseason matchup.
 
Scouting Virginia
Virginia comes into Tuesday's game with an overall record of 3-4. The Cavaliers have picked up wins over Colgate, High Point and Towson. Losses have come from #20 Richmond, Ohio State, #7 Johns Hopkins, and #1 Maryland. Viginia has been ranked as high as fourth this season, but have now fallen out of the top-20.

• The Cavaliers are averaging 11.4 goals per game with opponents averaging 10.7 goals.
• The team has a .523 faceoff percentage and an .826 clear percentage.
• Truitt Sunderland leads the team with 31 points, scoring 17 goals and dishing out 14 assists.
• Ryan Colsey leads the team with 18 goals, dishing out six assists for 24 total points.
• Ben Wayer leads the team with 43 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers.
• Anthony Ghobriel has taken the majority of faceoffs, going 60-110 at the X for a .545 percentage.

 
Next: After UAlbany's trip to Charlottesville, the team returns home for an America East matchup with UMBC this Saturday. Stay up to date with UAlbany men's lacrosse by following the team on X (@UAlbanyMLax) and Instagram (@ualbanymlax) for all of the latest news and highlights throughout the year.