Men’s Soccer Visits Marist – University at Albany Great Danes

ALBANY, N.Y. – The University at Albany men’s soccer program concludes a three-game road trip at defending MAAC champion Marist on Labor Day.
 
Game Info
Monday, September 5 at Marist, 7:00 pm
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Leading the Pack

• Each of the last five games in the series have been decided by one goal or fewer
• UAlbany won 10 games for the fourth time since the 2015 season last year
• UAlbany brings on 16 new recruits for 2022
• UAlbany went 3-6-0 on the road in 2021; Marist went 7-2-2 at home

Scouting Marist
Marist is 1-0-1 through two games on their schedule this season, and will host the Great Danes in their home opener.  The Red Foxes were picked as the unanimous favorite in the MAAC this season, and landed two Preseason All-MAAC selections in midfielder Henrique Cruz and goalkeeper Samuel Ilin.  Marist won the MAAC title for the fourth time in their history in 2021, advancing past Rider in the title game on penalty kicks.  Their season ended in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament at Providence, finishing the season with a final record of 12-7-3.  UAlbany is 6-3-3 against Marist since the 2001 season.
 
Last Time vs. Marist
Haflidi Sigurdarson lifted UAlbany over the Red Foxes with his third game-winning goal of the season, scoring in the 99th minute just before the first overtime period ended.  The Great Danes had a handful of chances earlier in the game, first in the 23rd minute and later in the 66th that Marist goalkeeper Dylan McDermott turned away.  It was UAlbany’s third-straight victory over Marist.
 
Last Time Out
UAlbany played the middle leg of an early-season three-game road swing at Fairfield.  The game suffered a delay of more than one hour before it event started.  After a scoreless first half, Fairfield broke through in the 53rd minute to take a 1-0 lead.  It was the only score of the game.  Despite the defeat, UAlbany controlled possession and had several opportunities to score that didn’t find the back of the net.
 
Around the America East
UMBC is the final remaining unbeaten and untied team in the conference at 3-0-0 through its first three games.  Defending regular season champion New Hampshire and defending tournament champion Vermont, each of whom appeared in the NCAA Tournament last season are 1-1-1 and 1-2-0, respectively.  Behind UMBC, America East newcomer Bryant is…