Men’s Soccer Ties Cornell at Casey Stadium

Score: UAlbany 2, Cornell 2
 
Location: Casey Stadium in Albany, N.Y.
 
Records: UAlbany (2-4-1, 0-0-0 America East) | Cornell (2-0-2, 0-0-0 Ivy League)
 
Short Story: The University at Albany men’s soccer team came up with a tie against Cornell 2-2.
 
Key Stat Lines:
 

• Ander Castillo led the Purple and Gold with two goals against the Big Red.
• The Great Danes out shot Cornell 12-8 with five shots on goal to the Big Red’s three.
• Cornell led the contest with five corners to the Great Danes’ four.
• Parker Kump spent the full ’90 in net making one save against three shots on goal.
• Castillo also led the team with eight shots with three on goal.

 
How it Happened:

• Pedro Lucas got the first shot, resulting in a save for Cornell’s goalkeeper, Ryan Friedberg in the ‘7.
• UAlbany’s Ander Castillo had two attempts at a goal with back-to-back shots in the ’36 and ’37.
• Giorgos Diakos scored the first goal of the game with an assist by Aidan Martin in the ’40.
• Within a minute of the Big Red’s first goal in the ’40, UAlbany’s Castillo answered with their first goal of the game.
• UAlbany’s Castillo scored the first goal of the second half, his second personal, with a header right into the bottom right of the goal.
• Cornell took an opportunity to tie the game in the second half, scoring a goal shot by Alex Harris, assisted by Daniel Samways in the ’69.
• After 90 minutes of play, the Great Danes and Cornell remain tied at 2-2 for final score.

 
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