University at Albany Great Danes

Score: UAlbany 1, #12 Vermont 0
 
Location: Tom and Mary Casey Stadium | Albany, N.Y.
 
Records: UAlbany (8-4-1, 3-2-0 America East) | #12 Vermont (9-2-3, 3-1-1 America East)
 
Short Story: The UAlbany men's soccer team earned a statement victory on Saturday night, shutting out No. 12 Vermont, 1-0, at Tom and Mary Casey Stadium. Kyle Bernardo scored the game-winning goal in the 65th minute off an assist from Caleb Vallance, while goalkeeper Alexander Genz recorded two saves to secure the shutout. The Great Danes improved to 3-2-0 in America East play with the win and with the win clinch a spot in the 2026 America East Men's Soccer Championship.
 
Key Stats:

• Kyle Bernardo scored his first goal of the season, netting the game-winner in the 65th minute.
• Caleb Vallance recorded the assist on Bernardo's goal.
• Alexander Genz made two saves to record his sixth shutout of the season.
• UAlbany put five of its eight shots on target, while limiting No. 12 Vermont to just two shots on goal out of nine attempts.
• The Great Danes earned six corner kicks
• UAlbany's victory marked a statement win over a nationally ranked opponent, improving the Great Danes to 3-2-0 in America East play.

 
How it Happened:

• Vermont's Stepan Fiker sent the first shot of the night high in the 5'.
• UAlbany's Yuta Kimata put the first shot on target for the Great Danes in the 28', but Niklas Herceg turned him away. Kimata threatened again in the 37', with Herceg making another stop.
• Alexander Genz kept the match scoreless in the 43', denying Luis Fischer from close range.
• Vermont threatened early in the second half, as David Ismail missed wide in the 47' before Genz denied Islam Houssni two minutes later.
• Sondre Hladik tested Herceg in the 59', but the Vermont keeper made the save.
• The breakthrough came in the 65', when Kyle Bernardo fired toward goal, and the shot took a deflection off a Catamount defender before finding the back of the net. With the finish, UAlbany grabbed a 1-0 lead.
• Ivar Gissurarson put another shot on target in the 71', but Herceg kept Vermont within striking distance.
• The Great Danes shut the door from there, limiting Vermont to just three second-half shots to seal a 1-0 win over the No. 12 Catamounts.

 
Up Next: UAlbany men's soccer heads to Baltimore, Maryland, to take on UMBC on Friday, October 30, at 7:00 PM at Retriever Soccer Park.
 
Social Central: For more information on the UAlbany men's soccer team, follow the squad's official social media accounts on X and Instagram, and UAlbany Soccer on Facebook.