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Princeton, N.J.—UMBC junior midfielder Andrew
Bulls(McDonogh) scored with 11:58 remaining, as the Retrievers
rallied from a 1-0 deficit to defeat tenth-ranked Princeton, 2-1,
and advance to the second round of the NCAA Men's Soccer
Championships.
"We are ecstatic to come away with a victory against a
really,really good team," said head coach Pete Caringi.
"Princeton is one of the best teams in the country and this is a
very tough place to come up and get a win. I am really proud of our
players."
The Retrievers improve to 12-4-3 and extending their unbeaten
streak to seven straight games, while snapping the Tigers'
(13-4-1)12-game winning streak.
UMBC advances to take on host 12th-seeded William
& Mary on Sunday, Nov. 21 at 5:00 p.m.
The game was tied at 1-1 at intermission when the potent tandem
of Bulls and Levi Houapeustruck for the second time in the
game. Junior back Andy
Streilein served a ball deep into Princeton territory,
where the duo both tried to run it down. Houapeu got to it first
and after breaking into the box, slid a pass to the right for
Bulls, who just tucked the ball into the far left corner.
The Tigers dominated the early action, but did not break through
until the 32nd minute in unorthodox fashion.
Antoine Hoppenot's corner kick from the left corner eluded UMBC
goalkeeper Dan
Louisignau and bent into the goal, just inside the far
corner.
But a Tiger handball seven yards outside the box provided UMBC
an opportunity that they would convert. Bulls took the kick and
bent it around the wall and off the right post. The rebound came
out diagonally and Houapeu converted the rebound to knot the score
at 1-1 in the 42nd minute.
Houapeu's goal was his 15th of the season,
matching his total of the 2009 campaign. The assist for Bulls was
the 28th of his career, tying UMBC's all-time
leader James Hamilton ('01).
Louisignau made a season-high 10 saves in the UMBC cage.
UMBC improved to 4-4-0 when allowing the game's first goal this
season and held Princeton below two goals for only the second time
since Sept. 19.
