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BALTIMORE - UMBC junior Jessy Brown
(Plantation, Fla./American Heritage) headed in a corner kick from
junior classmate Melissa Hummel
(Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown East) in the 85th minute
as the Retrievers blanked Bucknell, 1-0, at Retriever Soccer
Park.
UMBC (4-2-2) extended its unbeaten streak to four with the late
victory, while Bucknell slipped to 3-5-0 on the campaign. The
unbeaten run is the longest by the Retrievers since 2005.
UMBC senior goalkeeper Lauren Kadet
(Oakville, Ont./St. Thomas Acquinas) recorded her second
consecutive shutout and her third of the season. Kadet made five
saves, including four in the second half to blank the Bison.
The Retrievers held the edge in play throughout the game and
ending up outshooting the visitors, 13-8. They also had eight
corners to just one for Bucknell and capitalized late in the
game.
Hummel took the corner from the right side and lofted it towards
the far post. Brown, who scored the game-winner goal vs. Howard two
nights ago, headed the ball back towards to the near post and it
curled under the crossbar with 5:06 remaining.
"I am really happy with that result," head coach Leslie Wray
said. "We showed integrity against a good team. We've always worked
hard, now we have the belief that we are going to score."
The Retriever defense held strong down the stretch and the Bison
were unable to mount a serious threat.
Bucknell mounted its best threat with the game scoreless in the
71st minute as Kadet was forced to make a point-blank save on Sarah
Bresette and then corralled a rebound effort by Corey Tipton.
UMBC sophomore forward Alexa Quaranta
(Baltimore, Md./Perry Hall) recorded a game-high six shots.
The injury-plaugued squad gets a week off before completing the
three-game homstand when they welcome Wagner on Sunday, Sept.
22.
Notes: UMBC's four victories are its most since 2006…
Brown has now scored goals in back-to-back games, the first two of
her collegiate career.
