University at Albany Great Danes

Score: UAlbany 1, Dartmouth 0
 
Location: Burnham Field | Hanover, N.H.
 
Records: UAlbany (2-1-0, 0-0-0 America East) | Dartmourh (0-2-0, 0-0-0 IVY League)
 
Short Story: The UAlbany men's soccer team defeated the Dartmouth Big Green 1-nil Friday night, for the team's first-ever victory in Hanover, N.H., thanks to a goal from Ivar Gissurarson.
 
Key Stat:

• UAlbany outshot Dartmouth, 9-7, including a 5-1 advantage in shots on goal.
• The Great Danes recorded the advantage in corners, with five to Dartmouth's four.
• Gissurarson scored the lone goal of the match, marking his second of the season.
• Shawn Tanaka recorded the assist for the Great Danes.
• Gabriel Aron Saevarsson recorded a team-high three shots, with one on goal.
• Alexander Genz made one save to earn his second consecutive clean sheet.
• Amongst field players, Rodrigo Hermelo, Omar Galan and Shawn Tanaka played the full '90.

 
How it Happened:

• UAlbany registered the first shot of the match in the '6, as Roko Branko Mrvelj's attempt was saved by Dartmouth goalkeeper TJ Jeffreys.
• Dartmouth recorded its first shot in the '10, as Olly Spicer's attempt missed high.
• Rodrigo Hermelo forced a save from Jeffreys in the '16.
• Ivar Gissurarson broke the deadlock in the '35, scoring off an assist from Shawn Tanaka to give the Great Danes a 1-0 lead.
• UAlbany carried its 1-0 lead into the second half after Ivar Gissurarson's '35 goal.
• Gabriel Aron Saevarsson forced a save from Jeffreys in the '74.
• Dartmouth threatened late, with Noah Sams hitting the crossbar in the '79.
• Eidur Baldvinsson forced Alexander Genz into a save in the '84, but the Great Danes held on for the clean sheet.

 
Up Next: UAlbany men's soccer will next host the Capital Region Derby, the crosstown rivalry against neighboring Siena on Tuesday, September 8, at Tom and Mary Casey Stadium, with kickoff scheduled for 6:30 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.