University at Albany Great Danes

Score: UAlbany 0, Maine 2
 
Location: New Balance Soccer Complex | Orono, Maine
 
Records: UAlbany (2-5-1, 0-1-0 America East) | Maine (4-3-2, 1-0-0 America East)
 
Short Story: The UAlbany women's soccer program was shut out by the Black Bears at the New Balance Soccer Complex, Sunday afternoon.
 
Key Stat Lines

• Oluchi Njoku led the team with three shots, two of which were on goal.
• Six other Great Danes tabbed at least one shot.
• Field players Mariella Fulcher, Lauren Villasin, Sara Tyler, and Lila Algarin all played the full 90-minute match.
• Goalkeeper Claudia Volino remained in net all 90 minutes of the match and recorded three saves.
• The Black Bears just outshot UAlbany 13-12, each team tallied five shots on goal.

 
How it Happened:

• The Great Danes' Kiara Levac recorded the first shot of the match in the fourth minute.
• Maddie Eddy had UAlbany's closest shot of the first half in the seventh minute but found the crossbar.
• Emma Nicholson gave Maine a 1-nil lead in the 28^th minute of play with a goal that just made it over the outstretched hands of Claudia Volino.
• Neither team was able to find the back of the net in the remaining 17 minutes of the first half, giving the Black Bears the 1-nil advantage going into the second half of play.
• Volino made her first save of the match for the Great Danes in the 49^th minute when Maine's Olivia Grisdale struck a shot low and center.
• Isabella Meadows extended Maine's lead with a shot that found the bottom right corner of the net in the 62^nd minute of the match.
• UAlbany was unable to find an answer for the Black Bears, giving Maine the 2-nil win.

 
Up Next: UAlbany will return home to take on NJIT on Sunday, September 27 in their conference home opener, with kickoff set for 2:00 pm.
 
Social Central: For more information on the UAlbany women's soccer team, follow the squad's official social media accounts on  X and Instagram and UAlbany Athletics on Facebook