State College, Pa.—UMBC sophomore midfielder Milo
Kapor (Woodbridge, Ont./Emily Carr) scored on a brilliant
26-yard shot in the 99th minute, as the visiting
Retrievers defeated 23rd-ranked Penn State, 2-1.
Junior midfielder Andrew
Bulls (Millersville, Md./McDonogh) gave UMBC a 1-0 lead in
the 22nd minute, tapping in his own rebound after
breaking in alone after a deflection around the midfield
stripe.
UMBC outshot the Nittany Lions, 8-5, in the first half.
Penn State (8-5-1) turned the tide in the second half, pumping
14 shots at goal. They tied the score on a controversial goal in
the 77th minute. UMBC freshman back Daniel
Welsh (Fife, Scotland), who played an outstanding first
half, was shoved in the back as PSU's Jordan Tyler sent a ball
across the box. Welsh was unable to get to the ball and Lion
forward Corey Hertzog, the nation's leading scorer, tallied his
14th goal of the season, from 10 yards
out.
But the Retrievers (7-4-2) dominated the overtime period and
cashed in with 1:11 to play. Freshman forward Pete Caringi
III (Baltimore, Md./Calvert Hall) controlled a ball around the
25-yard line and laid it back. Kapor, who had just entered the
game, took a couple of dribbles and fired to the far right post and
the ball hooked in just under the crossbar.
"It was a great win against a very talented Penn State team,"
UMBC head coach Pete Caringi, Jr. said. "I am very proud
of our players. I hope we can build on the momentum that we gained
tonight."
UMBC junior netminder Dan
Louisignau (Wilmington, Del/Concord/U. Virginia) made all
five of his saves in the second half, as Penn State fired 14 shots
toward the UMBC goal.
The Retrievers are now 5-0-0 when leading at halftime and 2-0-2
in overtime this season.
UMBC gets back to league play and will celebrate "Senior Day"
when they host Hartford at UMBC Soccer Stadium on Saturday.
