This Week in UAlbany Athletics: September 7

ALBANY, N.Y. - The University at Albany soccer programs return home this week with men's soccer kicking things off and women's soccer wrapping up the week. 

Tuesday, September 8

The Great Danes return home Tuesday for the Capital Region Derby against Siena at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium. UAlbany enters the matchup at 2-1-0 after earning its second straight victory with a 1-0 win at Dartmouth on Sept. 4. Ivar Gissurarson scored the lone goal against the Big Green, while Alexander Genz recorded his second consecutive clean sheet. The Great Danes have now posted back-to-back shutouts and will look to continue that run in their first meeting with Siena of the 2026 season.

Siena enters Tuesday at 1-2-1 after falling to FDU, 4-1, on Sept. 3. The Saints opened the season with a 3-1 win at NJIT and played Northeastern to a 3-3 draw. In 2025 Siena won the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference [Now Metro Conference] championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.

UAlbany holds a 7-6-2 all-time record against Siena. The teams played to a scoreless draw in last year's Capital Region Derby, with the Great Danes looking to snap a two-match winless streak against the Saints.

Saturday, September 12

The Great Danes welcome No. 23 Princeton to Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium on Saturday for Alumni Night. UAlbany will look to carry momentum from Tuesday’s Capital Region Derby into its matchup with the nationally ranked Tigers.

Princeton enters the week ranked No. 23 nationally and will face JMU on Friday before traveling to UMass on Monday. The Tigers are 2-0-1 after opening the season with a draw against Villanova before earning wins over No. 3 Portland and JMU.

UAlbany and Princeton have met just once previously, with the Tigers holding a 1-0 all-time record. Princeton won the first meeting, 2-0, on Sept. 20, 2025, in Princeton, N.J.

Sunday, September 13

The UAlbany women's soccer team is set to host Stony Brook Sunday at 1:00 pm in Tom & Mary Casey Stadium. The Great Danes are currently led by Sydney Kofton and Oluchi Njoku who each have four points from two goals. Kiara Levac and Angie McLoughlin follow with one goal each. Sara Tyler has logged the most minutes on the squad with 530. Claudia Volino has spent all but 24:44 in net for UAlbany, recording 26 saves for a .703 save percentage.

Stony Brook (3-0-3, 0-0-0 CAA) enters Sunday's matchup after a week where they drew with Loyola (Md.) and Lehigh. Emily Lemke leads the Seawolves with six goals and one assist. Six additional Stony Brook athletes have recorded at least one goal this season. Eva Sprewell and Lisa Mueller are the only two Seawolves to play every minute of the season. Jona Hennings has spent the most time in net for Stony Brook where she has made 27 saves, and recorded an .839 save percentage.

The Seawolves hold the overall series lead between these two teams with a record of 14-8-1.

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