Box Score
Ethan
Murphy scored the GWG and added 6 ground balls and 3 CT's vs.
the Mount. |
BALTIMORE- UMBC senior close defender Ethan
Murphy (West Seneca, N.Y./West Seneca East) snapped an 8-8 tie
with his first goal of the season with 6:48 remaining as the host
Retrievers prevailed, 10-8, over Mount St. Mary's at UMBC
Stadium.
The game-winning goal capped an outstanding day for Murphy, who
led an excellent defensive effort by the Retrievers with six ground
balls and three caused turnovers. Retriever sophomore
netminder Wes
DiRito (Odenton, Md./DeMatha) recorded 11 saves, and only
permitted a pair of Mountaineer goals after halftime.
UMBC held Mount St. Mary's to three goals below their season
average.
Offensively, three Retrievers- freshman midfielder Pat
Young (Ewing, N.J./Christchurch (Va.)) School), and senior
attackmen Scott
Jones (Port Coquitlam, B.C./Terry Fox) and Matt
Gregoire (Crofton, Md./South River) each scored a pair of
goals. Senior attackman Joe
Lustgarten (Wading River, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River) led
the Retrievers with a goal and two assists.
Mount St. Mary's was paced by senior attackman Brett Schmidt was
scored two goals and added three assists.
UMBC led, 7-6, at halftime, but the Mount scored the lone goal
of the third quarter to send the contest to the fourth tied at 7-7.
Young and Mount midfielder Daniel Stranix traded scores early in
the fourth quarter before Murphy struck for the third time in his
career. DiRito made a save on one end and Murphy scooped
up the ground ball. He raced down the field and dished to sophomore
midfielder Tim
Lang (Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem North). Lang brought the ball
into the offensive third and fed the trailing Murphy, whose shot
beat reserve Mount goalkeeper Frankie McCarthy to the off-stick
side.
The Retrievers (3-5) added an insurance goal with 5:25
remaining, as Jones hauled in a rebound off McCarthy, wheeled and
scored to give UMBC a two-goal advantage.
The Mount had a late man-up advantage with 1:27 remaining, but
could not capitalize and slipped to 4-6 on the season.
UMBC junior face-off specialist Phil
Poe (Harwood, Md./DeMatha) dominated the face-off x,
capturing 16 of 22 draws. The Retrievers had 34 ground
balls to 18 for Mount St. Mary's, although the visitors outshot
UMBC, 37-29.
McCarthy took the loss for his side, making five saves and
allowing all three fourth quarter goals. Starter Adam Borgogelli
had six first-half saves for the Mountaineers.
The Retrievers improved to 20-0 in all-time meetings vs. Mount
St. Mary's. The two teams had not met since 2003.
The visitors jumped out to a 2-0 lead, but UMBC scored four
consecutive goals in under five minutes to take a 4-2 lead late in
the first quarter. The Retrievers led, 4-3, after 15 minutes and
7-6 at the half.
UMBC opens America East play next Saturday at Hartford.
