Men’s Soccer Hosts UMass Lowell in America East Home Opener
ALBANY, N.Y.- University at Albany men’s soccer (2-7-3, 0-1-1 AE) meets UMass Lowell in its America East home opener at Bob Ford Field on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. UAlbany is looking to keep its two-game unbeaten streak alive.
The Great Danes are coming off a 0-0 tie at No. 8 UMBC on Saturday, picking up one point in league play en route to shutting out the Retrievers. UAlbany is one of only two teams to hand UMBC a shutout this season. Trevor Gorman’s squad fell in overtime at Stony Brook on Oct. 4 to open America East play.
Junior captain Dominic McGarr has started 49 consecutive games in his career. The defender ranks 10th in the Division I era in career starts. He has also played 4,355 career minutes to rank fourth in Division I program history in career minutes played.
Ten different Great Danes have tallied at least one point this season, with McGarr, Bernardo Mattos and Jonathan Interiano notching their first career points.
SCOUTING UMASS LOWELL
UMass Lowell and UAlbany are meeting for the first time in Division I program history.
The River Hawks (2-11-0, 0-2-0 AE) picked up their two wins this season against Canisius 3-1 and Sacred Heart 2-0. UMass Lowell has been shutout in each of its last three losses, including a 1-0 defeat against New Hampshire and a 3-0 loss at Binghamton.
Homero Morais leads the River Hawks with 12 points, including four goals and four assists. He ranks fourth in the league in total points and tied for fifth in goals.
