Men’s Soccer Hosts NJIT on Senior Night

ALBANY, N.Y. – The University at Albany men’s soccer team returns to Casey Stadium one final time in 2023 to host NJIT on Senior Night.
 
Game Info
October 31, 2023 vs. NJIT (7:00 pm)
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Leading the Pack

• UAlbany is 5-2-0 at home this season; NJIT is 0-6-2 on the road
• NJIT ranks sixth in the America East in scoring offense; UAlbany ranks seventh
• UAlbany ranks fourth in the America East in scoring defense; NJIT ranks sixth
• NJIT’s Maximus Barboto leads the America Easts in assists
• Alex Pechacek ranks second in the America East in assists

Scouting NJIT
UAlbany and NJIT have met in each of the last two America East quarterfinal rounds, but their regular-season meeting will be the only one of 2023 with the Great Danes eliminated from postseason contention.  NJIT is 5-7-4 overall this season, and has a victory over then-#15 Vermont, while most recently playing UMBC to a 0-0 draw.  The Highlanders are led by Alvaro Heredia, who has scored five goals and added two assists for a total of 12 points.  Maximus Barboto has recorded a league-leading eight assists.  UAlbany is 4-2-0 in six games against NJIT in the Great Danes’ Division I era, and has won four of the last five meetings.
 
Last Time vs. NJIT
November 5, 2022 | For the second-straight season, the Great Danes earned the three-seed in the America East Tournament and hosted six-seed NJIT in the quarterfinal round.  The two teams had played late in the 2022 regular season, with the Great Danes’ Andrew Weiner scoring in the 89th minute to give UAlbany a 1-0 victory.  Following a scoreless opening half, UAlbany scored twice after halftime to defeat the Highlanders for the second time in 14 days, avenging their defeat to the Highlander’s in last year’s quarterfinal.
 
Last Time Out
The Great Danes played its regular-season road finale at #21 Vermont, falling to the Catamounts 1-0.  The goal for Vermont was the team’s first against UAlbany since 2021, breaking a shutout stretch of 319:08 of game time, spanning parts of four games.  The loss, along with other results around the conference, eliminated UAlbany from 2023 postseason contention.
 
Around the America East
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