Men’s Soccer Opens Home Slate With Lehigh on Saturday

ALBANY, N.Y. – The University at Albany men’s soccer team is looking for its first win of 2013 against Lehigh on Saturday night. The Great Danes host the Mountain Hawks at the College Park facility on the Union College campus at 7 p.m.

Saturday marks the second meeting all-time between UAlbany and Lehigh in the Division I era. The Mountain Hawks won the first game 2-0 in 2011.

UAlbany enters Saturday’s match having lost two games in the Ryan Rossi Memorial Tournament in Northridge, Calif. The Great Danes fell 3-0 to Cal State Northridge and 2-1 to Cal State Fullerton last weekend.

Junior captain Dominic McGarr scored the lone goal for the Great Danes last weekend in a comeback effort against Cal State Fullerton. The defenseman converted on a rebound by fellow captain Thomas Manz for his first career goal.

SCOUTING LEHIGH

Lehigh also begins the season 0-2 after losing 1-0 to Fairleigh Dickinson and 3-0 to Bryant. The Mountain Hawks were picked to finish eighth in the Patriot League preseason poll after going 2-4-1 in league play in 2012. Lehigh posted an overall record of 4-12-1 last season.