UAlbany is coming off a week in which then went 1-1-0 with it's win coming at home against Central Connecticut University on Thursday, August 28, thanks to a header in the 77th minute from William Bruce. Alexander Clive leads the Great Danes with three points thanks to one assist against FDU and a goal against Long Island University. Defender Ethan Cook leads all field players in total minutes spent on the pitch with 270, having played the full 90 in all three games leading up to this point in the season. In the America East, The Great Danes rank tied for second in shots on goal (18) and third in shots (42) while Andre Navas ranks second in the conference amongst individuals for total shots (10).
Rhode Island with kickoff against Providence on Monday night at 7:00 PM prior to it's meeting with UAlbany. The Rams are 0-1-1 as of the afternoon of Monday, Sept 1, having tied Ioana 2-2 and losing to Bryant 2-1. Daniel Goba, Theo Harris and Parker Vasic have all scored one goal this season while Joel Bona and Brett Schwab lead URI's field players having individually each spent 180 total minute on the pitch. Goalkeeper Lenno Schmidt (0-1-1) has allowed four goals while making six saves in the Rams first two matches of the season.
This will be UAlbany and URI's seventh meeting with the Great Dane holding a slight 4-3 win-loss advantage over the Rams with URI having won the previous two matches, both in Kingston, R.I. UAlbany's last win against the Rams came back on September 21, 2021 where UAlbany won 3-2 in double-overtime.
