Sunday, August 26, 2012

UAlbany Heads East On I-90 To Face The Minutewomen Of UMassSaturday, August 25, 2012 6:08 PM

Albany, N.Y.- UAlbany (0-0-1) head east to faceoff against the Minutewomen of UMass (1-1) on Sunday, August 26 at Rudd Field (1 pm). This is the fifth meeting between the two teams with Umass holding the advantage 4-2. The last time the Great Danes faced off against the Minutewomen was on September 6, 2010 in Albany, N.Y. The Great Danes took the match 1-0 after a goal from Shayla Bergeron.

• Sunday's match will be streamed live on UMass Athletic's All-Access (www.umassathletics.com/allaccess/?media=326628).

UAlbany grabbed a tough point from Syracuse in the 1-1 tie on Friday, August 24 at SU Soccer Stadium. Despite being outshot 22-6 and having not taken one corner kick (SU 13), the Great Danes found a way to play 110 minutes of soccer with the Orange and manage a point. Senior forward Regina Nowicki made all that happen with one shot in the 73rd minute of the match.

Scouting the Minutewomen
• UMass, an Atlantic-10 affliated team, having come off a offensive battle against Bryant in which it resulted in a win, UMass has started out the season 1-1. The Minutewomen opened the season against No. 6 UCLA and fell just short of the upset in a 2-1 loss.

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