BALTIMORE- UMBC junior forward Pete Caringi
(Perry Hall, Md./Calvert Hall) smashed career highs with three
goals and two assists as the Retrievers exploded for five goals in
a 5-1 victory over Boston University in front of 1,444 fans during
Homecoming Festivities at Retriever Soccer Park.
UMBC (6-4-4, 1-2-1) earned a huge America East Conference
victory after three prior disappointing results. The Terriers saw
their four-game unbeaten streak snapped and they slid to 4-6-4,
1-1-2.
The five goals were the most that UMBC has scored since the
opening game of the 2010 season in a 5-3 victory over VMI and tied
the team record for goals in an America East game.
"It was phenomenal," head coach Pete Caringi said of the
outburst. "We have had a lot of chances, but today, we finished
those chances."
Freshman midfielder Michael
Burgos (Huntingtown, Md./The Calverton School) scored his
first two collegiate goals, scoring first and last for the
Retrievers.
Burgos scored the lone goal of the first half, netting a tough
finish in the 36th minute. Caringi came down the
right wing and centered a pass to senior midfielder Milo
Kapor (Toronto, Ont./Emily Carr), who dished to Burgos
streaking down the left alley. Burgos' left-footed shot from 11
yards out beat Terrier netminder Nick Thomson just low and just
inside the near post.
The two teams combined for five goals in less than 14 minutes in
the second half and UMBC would capitalize on two of its nine
second-half corners for goals. Caringi netted the first in the 60',
as junior midfielder Mamadou
Kansaye (Baltimore, Md/McDonogh) took the right side
corner and sophomore linemate Michael
DiCesare (Westerville, Ohio/St. Francis DeSale) outdueled
Thomson to get a head on the ball. The loose change came to Caringi
who booted it in from close range.
Boston's Parker Powell gave the visitors hope when he headed in
a Cameron Souri cross in the 67' to cut the deficit to 2-1, but
UMBC would exploded for three scores in a span of 5:10 to put the
game away.
Caringi scored his second goal of the game, heading in another
Kansaye corner at the 68:38 mark. He then completed his hat trick
at 72:33, when sophomore midfielder Stephen
Ho (North Potomac, Md./Wootten) got free on the right side
and found Caringi all alone in the center of the box. Caringi
converted from ten yards away into an unguarded net.
Senior back Liam Paddock (Worcesershire, England)
initiated the final goal off a free kick from midfield. Caringi
headed down his serve to a wide-open Burgos, who finished with a
header from eight yards out.
Caringi's eight-point performance was UMBC's first since Ted
Lawler scored four goals vs. UMES in 1995.
UMBC outshot Boston U., 17-5 and took 10 corners to a pair for
the visitors. Thomson made six saves and allowed all five Retriever
scores in 75 minutes of action. UMBC junor netminder Phil
Saunders (Perry Hall, Md./Perry Hall) made one only save
to earn the victory for the hosts.
UMBC's last five-goal effort in league play occurred vs. Albany
in 2009.
The Retrievers travel to Annapolis to face Navy in the final
non-conference game of the season on Tuesday, Oct. 16.
