UAlbany Hits the Road to Face Canisius and Cornell This Weekend

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ALBANY, N.Y. – The UAlbany women’s soccer team will take a two-game road trip this weekend, going against Canisius on Friday at 7 p.m. and Cornell on Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

The Great Danes will look to end a four-game losing skid this weekend, coming off a 6-0 defeat to Hofstra at the College of St. Rose on Sunday.

Last season, UAlbany played both Canisius and Cornell at home, earning wins against both.  The Great Danes held off a late three-goal surge from Canisius to win 4-3 on September 7th.  Shayla Bergeron earned five points in that game, including two goals.  Two days later, the team earned a decisive 5-2 win over Cornell.  Five different players earned goals for UAlbany, while Alana Brennan finished with nine saves.

Standing at 1-5-1, Canisius has not won a game since August 25th against Youngstown State, going winless in its last five games.  The Golden Griffins’ game against UAlbany will be their first contest against a NY-based opponent.  Over half the team’s nine goals come from senior forward Brianna Smith, who has five goals.  Senior middie Kelly McMahon is second in points with two goals and an assist.  In goal, senior Megan Tock has a 74.5% save percentage and a 2.23 GAA.

Cornell currently stands at 1-1-1 after a road statemate to Buffalo and will face UAlbany after a Friday’s home game against Marist.  The team’s only goal this season was scored by junior Kerry Schubert, with sophomore Caroline Growney and freshman Dempsey Banks having an assist.  Senior Tori Christ is the primary goalkeeper, having a 1.37 GAA and three saves in a trio of games started.