UAlbany Men's Soccer Plays Stony Brook to a Scoreless Double-OT Tie in America East Play

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information

Albany, N.Y. – Senior goalkeeper Steward Ceus matched a Division I program record for recording his 17th career shutout to lead the University at Albany men’s soccer team in a 0-0 draw with Stony Brook at Varsity Field on Wednesday, Oct. 15. The Great Danes, who became the last team in the America East Conference to record a tie this season, held a commanding 25-11 shot advantage in the match.

After an evenly played first half, UAlbany (8-3-1, AE 2-1-1) dominated play the rest of the way. The Great Danes held a 13-5 shot advantage in the second half and outshot Stony Brook (2-10-2, AE 0-2-1) by a count of 20-7 over the final 65 minutes of action. The Seawolves played defensive for most of the second half and through the two overtime periods, placing all 11 players in the back third of the field at times.

While both squads had their share of chances to score throughout the match, the best chance for either team to score came when UAlbany was awarded a corner kick in the 105th minute. Mikael McNamara’s kick from the right side sailed to Konner McNamara, who headed the ball towards the goal from the top of the box. Driving in from the right, L.J. Papaleo attempted to head in the golden goal, but he missed the ball and it went out of bounds.

Bjorn Bekkers took one last shot with four seconds left from about 20 yards out for the Great Danes, but his attempt was blocked. The final whistle sounded before the Great Danes could set up a corner kick, and the clubs settled for the scoreless tie.

UAlbany’s Ceus made six saves and faced 11 shots to record his fifth shutout of the season. His 17th career shutout ties Bouna Coundoul, a 2005 UAlbany graduate who is currently the starting goalkeeper for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer and a member of the Senegalese National team. Stony Brook’s Dawid Ditrich recorded seven saves and faced a barrage of 25 shots. It was his second straight shutout against the Great Danes.

UAlbany returns to action on Saturday when it hosts UMBC at 1 p.m.

Stony Brook (2-10-2, AE 0-2-1) 0 0 0 0 - 0

UAlbany (8-3-1, AE 2-1-1) 0 0 0 0 - 0

Stony Brook: Scoring – None. Goalkeeping – Dawid Ditrich (110:00, 0 GA, 7 saves).
UAlbany: Scoring – None. Goalkeeping – Steward Ceus (110:00, 0 GA, 6 saves).