University at Albany Great Danes

Score: UAlbany 2, New Hampshire 0

Location: Bob Ford Field at Tom and Mary Casey Stadium | Albany, N.Y.
 
Records: UAlbany (5-2-1, 1-0-0 America East) | New Hampshire (5-3-1, 0-1-0 America East)

Short Story: The UAlbany men's soccer program opened America East play with a 2-0 win over New Hampshire Saturday night.
 
Key Stat:

• Luca Clausse led the squad with a pair of goals and four shots.
• Ivar Gissurarson and Benedikt Rachor both tallied an assist, with Gissurarson adding a shot.
• Caleb Vallance, Gabriel Aron Saevarsson, and Yuta Kimata also added a shot each.
• As a team, both UAlbany and New Hampshire tallied eight shots, but UAlbany landed five on goal while the Wildcats recorded zero.

 
How it Happened:

• New Hampshire took the first shot of the match in the 5'.
• Caleb Vallance tallied UAlbany's first shot in the 7'.
• In the 38', Luca Clausse forced Wildcat's goalie Aaron Choi to make a save.
• Clausse broke the tie in the 43rd minute with a finish off a sublime assist from Benedikt Rachor, giving the Great Danes a 1-0 lead heading into the break.
• 14 seconds into the second half, Clausse netted his second goal of the day, this time with an assist from Ivar Gissurarson to make it 2-0 in the 46'.
• New Hampshire took its first shot of the second half in the 47'.
• The Wildcats took a corner kick in the 72' but were unable to capitalize, and the score remained 2-0.
• The Great Dane defense kept New Hampshire off the board for the remainder of the match, and UAlbany walked away with a 2-0 win.

 
Up Next: UAlbany men's soccer will hit the road to take on UMass Lowell Saturday, October 3^rd. The match is set to start at 6 pm.
 
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.