Box Score
ALBANY, N.Y. – UMBC freshman
midfielder Preslie Quaranta (Baltimore, Md./Perry Hall)
put the Retrievers out in front early, but it was a hat trick from
Albany's senior forward Shayla Bergeron that ignited the Great
Danes past the Retrievers, 4-1, during Sunday's America East action
on Senior Day at Turf at College Park.
UMBC concludes its 2012 campaign with a 1-11-5 overall mark and
a 0-5-3 record in conference play. Albany wraps up the regular
season at 6-10-2 and 3-4-1 in conference. The Great Danes
solidified their spot in the America East Championship prior to the
contest and will be the No. 5 or No. 6-seed.
The Retrievers took a 1-0 lead 14:34 into the contest when
Quaranta dribbled through three defenders to the top of the box and
ripped a shot into the left side of the net for her third goal of
the season.
It took a little over five minutes for Albany to notch the
equalizer, Bergeron's first goal of the contest. Senior forward
Despina Psomopoulos slide a through ball into the box and Bergeron
took care of the rest, driving home her ninth goal of the year.
Two minutes and 59 seconds later, Bergeron struck again,
blasting a shot into the top right corner of the net, putting the
Great Danes on top 2-1.
Bergeron completed the hat trick, the second of her career,
54:53 into the contest, again getting a through ball from
Psomopoulus, that found Bergeron all alone with only UMBC
goalkeeper Lauren Kadet (Oakville, Ontario/St. Thomas
Aquinas) to beat. Bergeron beat Kadet into the left corner, her
11th goal of the year, putting Albany ahead by two, 3-1.
The Great Danes added further insurance when a through ball from
junior forward Aubrey VanGorder led senior midfielder Maggie
DeVerna to a breakaway goal, her fifth of 2012.
Kadet finished the afternoon with four saves and wraps up the
year with a 1-10-5 record in net. For the second time in three
years, she concludes the season with over 100 saves. Albany
freshman goalkeeper Alana Brennan made on save on the
afternoon.
UMBC bids farewell to its four seniors; Aly
Gazarek (Aldie, Va./Freedom/South Florida),Rachel
McKee (Ellicott City, Md./Mount Hebron), Sarah
Purdum (West Fenwick Island, Del./Indian River) and Sarah
Kopytko (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North), who played their
final career games with the Retrievers.
Season Notes
-Freshmen Preslie Quaranta and Bria Bass tie
for a team-best three goals apiece on the season.
-UMBC's freshman accounted for two-thirds of the team's scoring
during the 2012 campaign.
-Junior goalkeeper Lauren Kadet surpassed Robin
Babaris (307) for second place all-time at UMBC in career
saves (308). Her 105 saves ranked eighth in a single-season at
UMBC.
-Senior forward Rachel McKee finishes her career in
seventh on UMBC's all-time shot list with 135 career shots.
-Head coach Leslie Wray puts her first season with the
Retrievers in the books, completing the year with a program record
five ties and leading UMBC to its first win in over a
season.
