Score: UAlbany 0, Georgia 6
Location: Turner Soccer Complex | Athens, Ga.
Records: UAlbany (0-1-0, 0-0-0 America East) | Georgia (1-1-0, 0-0-0 SEC)
Short Story: The University at Albany women's soccer team opened its 2025 campaign on the road Sunday, suffering a 6–0 defeat against Georgia.
Key Stat Lines
- Goalkeeper Claudia Volino totaled seven saves in her collegiate debut, including five in the first half.
- Defender Charlie Pawli made a critical goal-line block in the 3rd minute to keep the match scoreless early.
- Selma Elverum recorded UAlbany's lone shot in the 23rd minute.
- Georgia outshot UAlbany 34–1, with an 11–0 advantage in shots on goal.
- The Bulldogs held a 7–0 edge in corner kicks.
- UAlbany was whistled for six fouls, while Georgia committed eight.
- Alexis Gordon, Madison Wisheart, Charlie Pawli, and Claudia Volino all played the full '90.
How it Happened:
- UAlbany's first major stand came in the '3 mark when Volino deflected a dangerous cross into the box. Georgia's Sage Glover attempted to score off the loose ball, but was denied by Charlie Pawli, who blocked the shot inside the box.
- Volino kept the Great Danes within reach throughout the first half, stonewalling a breakaway from Hailey Gordon just before the ''10.
- Georgia eventually broke through in the '11 when Summer Denigan buried a shot from distance to make it 1–0.
- Volino added a point-blank stop on Kiera Staude moments later, then denied Denigan twice, once at the '14th and again with a diving save in the '19.
- Elverum tallied UAlbany's only shot attempt of the match in the '24, as her shot missed just wide of the goal.
- Her fifth first-half save came in the '31, turning back a low drive aimed for the bottom corner.
- The Bulldogs doubled their cushion in the '42 mark with an own-goal and quickly tacked on another, heading into halftime with a 3–0 edge.
- Georgia extended the margin after the break with goals in the '51, '59, and '83 to take a 6-0 lead, where it remained until full time.
Up Next:
The Great Danes return to Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium for their 2025 home opener on Thursday, August 21, when they host Sacred Heart at 6:30 p.m. For more information on the UAlbany women's soccer team, follow the squad's official social media accounts on
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