Men’s Soccer Travels to UMBC – University at Albany Great Danes

ALBANY, N.Y. – The University at Albany men’s soccer program (2-9-1, 0-2-0 America East) travels to Baltimore, MD to take on UMBC (4-4-4, 1-0-1 America East). 

Match Info 

Saturday, Oct. 12 v. UMBC 

Retriever Soccer Park in Baltimore, MD   | 7:00 pm 

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Last Time Out: 

UAlbany enters the week following a 4-1 loss against Vermont on Saturday, October 5. In the match, the Great Danes’ lone goal was headed in by Ander Castillo off a corner kick from Timo Jansen. So far this season the Great Danes have scored 12 goals in 12 games, averaging a goal a game while recording 117 shots, 57 of which were on goal for a 0.487 shots on goal percentage.  

 

As the Purple and Gold prepare for what’s ahead, Jansen and Castillo currently lead the team in points with 11 a piece. Castillo leads the team in goals with five goals from 38 shots, 21 of which were on goal for a 0.553 shots on goal percentage. Jansen is right behind Castillo with four goals and three assists. The midfielder has 17 shots, 11 of which were on goal, for a 0.647 shots on goal percentage. Jansen also leads the attacking players in minutes with ‘985 played. On the defensive side Ethan Cook, Christos Efstathiou, and Max Kwitchoff are the defensemen that have spent the most time on the pitch, Cook leading the team in minutes played with ‘1035.  

In the net, Parker Kump (0-6-1) and Daniel Shannon (2-3-0) have split time, Kump leading in minutes having played 591:09, and Shannon having played 488:51 thus far. Shannon leads the two in saves with 23 saves for a 0.719 save percentage.  

 

Looking to UMBC: 

UMBC is coming off a nil-nil tie against Georgetown University on Oct. 8, making it their second tie in a row, UMBC has scored 19 goals, allowing 16 while tallying 190 shots and 15.8 shots per game. 

 

Ryan Calheira leads the Retrievers with eight points from four goals off of 22 shots, 14 on goal while Hans Nesheim and Joseph Picotto both have tallied seven points, Neshim from seven assists and Picotto from three goals and one assist. Of field players, Jojo Ocran has spent a total time of ‘1024 on the pitch, the most of any other field player, while recording one assist. In goal, Emigdio Tormo Lopez (4-4-4) has started in all 12 matches for UMBC and has allowed 16 goals while making 59 saves in ‘1080 of play for a 1.33 goals against average and 0.787 save percentage. 

The last time these two teams met was at Casey Stadium on Saturday, September 32, 2023. The match ended 1-2 in favor of the Retrievers.  

For more information on the UAlbany men’s soccer team, follow the squad’s official social media accounts on X and Instagram and at UAlbany Athletics on Facebook.