Score: UAlbany 1, UMass Lowell 0
Location: Cushing Field Complex | Lowell, Mass.
Records: UAlbany (6-2-1, 2-0-0 America East) | UMass Lowell (5-3-2, 1-1-0 America East)
Short Story: The UAlbany men's soccer program defeated the UMass Lowell River Hawks for just the second time in Lowell, Mass., in program history and moved to 8-6-3 all-time against UML.
Key Stat:
- Yuta Kimata scored the match's lone goal, his fourth of the season.
- Ivar Gissurarson and Shawn Tanaka assisted on the goal.
- Kimata led UAlbany with two shots, both on goal.
- Alexander Genz recorded two saves to earn the clean sheet, his fifth of the season.
- UAlbany outshot UMass Lowell 15-5 and held a 7-2 advantage in shots on goal.
- UAlbany received nine corners, compared to the River Hawks' two.
How it Happened:
- Kyle Bernardo recorded UAlbany's first shot of the match in the 2', which was saved by Moritz Ae.
- UMass Lowell's Linus Musielak recorded the River Hawks' first shot in the 16', which missed over the net.
- David Barkan forced a save from goalkeeper Moritz Ae in the 36', sending the match into halftime scoreless.
- Yuta Kimata broke the deadlock in the 52', scoring off assists from Ivar Gissurarson and Shawn Tanaka to give the Great Danes a 1-0 lead.
- Kimata nearly doubled the lead in the 53', but his shot was saved by Ae.
- Alexander Genz made crucial saves in the 70' and 74' to preserve UAlbany's lead.
- Shawn Tanaka recorded the Great Danes' final shot in the 90', but Ae made the save as UAlbany secured the 1-0 victory.
Up Next: UAlbany men's soccer sits alone atop the
America East standings with six points and will return home for another conference matchup against Bryant on October 10 at 6:00 PM at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium.
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