Score: UAlbany 1, LIU 2

Location: LIU Soccer Complex | Brookville, N.Y.

Records: UAlbany (1-1-1, 0-0-0 America East) | LIU (2-0-1, 0-0-0 NEC)

Short Story: The University at Albany men's soccer team dropped its Sunday evening match to defending NEC champion LIU by a score of 2-1.

Key Stats:
• Alexander Clive scored UAlbany's lone goal of the match.
• Ivar Gissurarson assisted Clive and led the Great Danes with three shots.
• Ethan Cook has now played the full 90 minutes in all three games this season, totaling a team-high 270 minutes.
• UAlbany outshot LIU 9-7, including a 3-2 advantage in shots on goal.
• The Great Danes earned five corner kicks; LIU had none.
• UAlbany committed 11 fouls, while LIU recorded 13.
 
How It Happened:
• LIU opened the scoring in the 17th minute when Niklas Thanhofer found the back of the net.
• Moments later, Lucas Watt recorded UAlbany's first shot, followed by Jordan Shullenberger testing LIU keeper Alex Bobocea in the 23rd.
• At halftime, UAlbany held a 4-2 shot advantage.
• LIU doubled its lead in the 77th, with Tal Levy finishing a cross from Thanhofer.
• Clive pulled one back for the Great Danes in the 84th, scoring off a Gissurarson assist to make it 2-1.
• In the final seconds, a free kick from Andre Navas led to a scramble in front, but Roko Branko Mrvelj's last effort was saved, sealing LIU's win.
 
Up Next:
UAlbany returns to Albany, N.Y. to Tom and Mary Casey Stadium on Friday, September 5 against the University of Rhode Island. Kick off is set for 6:30 pm. 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.