Men's Soccer Looks for Second Consecutive Win Against UMass Lowell on Saturday Night
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ALBANY, N.Y.- With the America East standings wide open, University at Albany men's soccer (6-6-1, 1-2-0 AE) hosts UMass Lowell (7-5-0, 2-1-0) for a league match-up at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium on Saturday at 8:00pm. Trevor Gorman's squad takes the field following a 3:30pm UAlbany football game.
THE 411 IN THE 518
The Purple & Gold rebounded from a three-game losing streak on Wednesday night with its first conference win, 2-1 against Hartford. The Hawks are now the only winless team in the league, as New Hampshire, UMass Lowell, Binghamton and Vermont sit in a four-way tie for first place at 2-1. Three-time defending champion UMBC is 1-1-1, while UAlbany and Stony Brook are 1-2.
Men's soccer secured the first Great Dane win at the newly named Tom & Mary Casey Stadium on Wednesday. Jake Barros netted his second goal of the season from Martin Gorrie to make the score 1-0 UAlbany in the 29th minute. Leo Melgar joined him in the box score just before the end of the first half shortly after. Melgar tallied his fifth goal of the season from Afonso Pinheiro.
The Danes lead the league in corner kicks through three conference games, averaging 7.33 per game. In the overall stats, Pinheiro ranks second in total points with 17 and first in goals with eight. He has three game-winning goal to his credit this season, and is one tally away from ranking tied for second all-time in single season goals.
THE OUTLOOK: UMASS LOWELL (7-5-0, 2-1 AE) | Sat., Oct. 17, 8:00pm | Albany, N.Y. LIVE STATS | AMERICA EAST TVLast we met: L, 0-1, Oct. 11, 2014, Lowell, Mass.Tale of the Tape:
- UAlbany fell in a 1-0 heartbreaker at UMass Lowell last season on the road
- After 77 scoreless minutes, a set piece gave the River Hawks the chance they needed to win the game
- Junior midfielder Wuilito Fernandes was named to the 30-member MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List in August
- Fernandes is currently the leading scorer for the River Hawks, including three game-winners
- 2014 America East Co-Rookie of the Year Austin Kroll has six shutouts to his credit this season
- The River Hawks have shut out their opponents in their two America East wins, 2-0 over Stony Brook and 1-0 at Binghamton
- UMass Lowell fell 3-1 at the hands of New Hampshire to kick off the conference slate
Series History: Series tied 1-12014 Record: 8-9-1 (4-2-1 AE)Top Offensive Player: Wuilito Fernandes, Jr., M/F (4g, 3a)Between the posts: Austin Kroll, So. (1.08 GAA, .740 sv%)
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