University at Albany Great Danes

Score: UAlbany 1, UMBC 0
 
Location: Retriever Soccer Park | Baltimore, Md.
 
Records: UAlbany (9-4-1, 4-2-0 America East) | UMBC (3-8-2, 0-5-1 America East)
 
Short Story: The UAlbany men's soccer team earned a 1-0 road victory over UMBC on Friday night, leaving them clinching a Top 4 Seed in the America East Championship with the hopes of claiming the #1 Seed and Regular Season Championship still alive.
 
Key Stats:

• Shawn Tanaka scored his first goal of the season, recording the game-winner in the 20th minute.
• Ivar Gissurarson registered the assist on Tanaka's goal, his sixth of the season.
• Alexander Genz made five saves to record his seventh shutout of the season.
• UAlbany and UMBC finished even with five shots on goal apiece, while the Retrievers held a 15-10 advantage in total shots.
• The Great Danes earned five corner kicks, matching UMBC's total.

 
How it Happened:

• UMBC generated the first opportunities of the night, putting pressure on the UAlbany defense with three shots in the opening 15 minutes.
• The Great Danes broke through in the 20th minute as Ivar Gissurarson found Shawn Tanaka, who finished for his first goal of the season to give UAlbany a 1-0 lead.
• UAlbany carried its one-goal advantage into halftime, despite being outshot 7-4 in the opening 45 minutes.
• Alexander Genz came up with his first save of the second half in the 47', denying Abdul Kamara. Genz followed with another stop in the 53' to keep UMBC off the scoreboard.
• The Retrievers continued to apply pressure, but Genz turned away three more attempts in the second half, including shots from Langston Fabiyi, Nico Banks and Tancredi Fadda.
• Yuta Kimata put a shot on target in the 70', but Boonmast made the save to keep the score at 1-0.
• UAlbany held firm over the final 10 minutes, with Genz and the Great Danes defense preserving the shutout to secure the road victory.

 
Up Next: UAlbany men's soccer heads to Vestal, N.Y. where they will face SUNY foes the Binghamton Bearcats at the Bearcats Sports Complex.
 
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.