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ALBANY, N.Y. – A late second half surge was not enough as the UMass Lowell men's soccer team (7-6-0, 2-2-0) fell to Albany (7-6-1, 2-2-0), 2-1, on Saturday night.

"We can't put ourselves in a hole early on, especially on the road," said Head Coach Christian Figueroa." I thought we made on mistake in the opening minutes that cost us a goal and really gave Albany a lot of momentum. We battled to get one back, but we simply can't go on the road, give up two goals and expect to win." 

The Great Danes took the early lead in the third minute off of Philip Persson's one-touch goal after receiving a pass from Moosah Khanat.

Albany doubled their lead in the 60th minute when Jake Barros sent a shot inside the six-yard box past Austin Kroll (Baltimore, Md.).

Guilherme Rodrigues (Lowell, Mass.) cut the deficit to 2-1 in the 62nd minute off a loose ball scramble. In the last 15 minutes, UMass Lowell was able to apply pressure and produce quality chances but the Great Dane backline and Eric Orologio were able to stay strong.

Kroll made one save in the effort, while his counterpart made three. Rodrigues had a game-high four shots with two on goal. Persson had a team-high three shots for the hosts in the win.

The River Hawks are back in action on October 24, on the road against Vermont at 1 p.m.