Box Score Vestal, N.Y. – Host Binghamton broke up a tight game with a 4-0 third quarter run and defeated UMBC, 16-10, in the America East Conference opener for both team in chilly conditions at Bearcat Sports Complex.
The game marked the return of UMBC senior attackman Nate Lewnes (Arnold, Md./St. Mary's), who had missed the previous three contests due to illness. Lewnes led the Retrievers with two goals and two assists in the game and became the 33rd player in school history to reach the 100-point plateau.
Junior Max Maxwell (Hamburg, N.Y.) scored three goals, recording UMBC's first "hat trick" of the campaign as the Retrievers hit double digits in goals for the first time in 2016. Sophomore midfielder Max Haldeman (York, Pa.) scored his first two goals of the campaign for the visitors .
UMBC never led, and trailed 6-4 at halftime, but trimmed the deficit to 6-5 on Lewnes' first goal of the season just 2:24 into the stanza. But Binghamton won the ensuing draw and Bearcat freshman middie Joe Licata equalized Lewnes' goal just 55 seconds later. That tally set off a firestorm of scoring as Binghamton tallied twice more, offset by another Lewnes goal, all in a span of 38 seconds. The Bearcats added two more third-quarter goals, outscoring the Retrievers, 6-1 in the frame and taking a 12-6 advantage after 45 minutes.
The Retrievers tallied a pair of man-up goals in the fourth, but could not slice the margin closer than five goals in the final 15 minutes.
Both squads are now 1-4 on the campaign.
The Bearcats held a distinct time of possession advantage by winning 21 of 30 draws and outshot the Retrievers, 36-28. UMBC sophomore netminder David Pisanic (Towson, Md./Boys' Latin) took the loss in the nets, making six saves and allowing six goals in the first half.
Binghamton jumped out to a 3-0 first quarter lead before Haldeman got UMBC on the board with just nine seconds to play in the first quarter. The Bearcats built the advantage to 5-1 before Maxwell scored back-to-back goals in the middle part of the period. BU replied once with 1:37 remaining, but UMBC took momentum into the locker room when freshman midfielder Pat Clipp (Ellicott City, Md./Marriotts Ridge) rocketed home a Lewnes' feed with 48 seconds to play in the half.
UMBC returns home to face America East rival Stony Brook on Saturday, March 26, with a noon start time at UMBC Stadium.
The game marked the return of UMBC senior attackman Nate Lewnes (Arnold, Md./St. Mary's), who had missed the previous three contests due to illness. Lewnes led the Retrievers with two goals and two assists in the game and became the 33rd player in school history to reach the 100-point plateau.
Junior Max Maxwell (Hamburg, N.Y.) scored three goals, recording UMBC's first "hat trick" of the campaign as the Retrievers hit double digits in goals for the first time in 2016. Sophomore midfielder Max Haldeman (York, Pa.) scored his first two goals of the campaign for the visitors .
UMBC never led, and trailed 6-4 at halftime, but trimmed the deficit to 6-5 on Lewnes' first goal of the season just 2:24 into the stanza. But Binghamton won the ensuing draw and Bearcat freshman middie Joe Licata equalized Lewnes' goal just 55 seconds later. That tally set off a firestorm of scoring as Binghamton tallied twice more, offset by another Lewnes goal, all in a span of 38 seconds. The Bearcats added two more third-quarter goals, outscoring the Retrievers, 6-1 in the frame and taking a 12-6 advantage after 45 minutes.
The Retrievers tallied a pair of man-up goals in the fourth, but could not slice the margin closer than five goals in the final 15 minutes.
Both squads are now 1-4 on the campaign.
The Bearcats held a distinct time of possession advantage by winning 21 of 30 draws and outshot the Retrievers, 36-28. UMBC sophomore netminder David Pisanic (Towson, Md./Boys' Latin) took the loss in the nets, making six saves and allowing six goals in the first half.
Binghamton jumped out to a 3-0 first quarter lead before Haldeman got UMBC on the board with just nine seconds to play in the first quarter. The Bearcats built the advantage to 5-1 before Maxwell scored back-to-back goals in the middle part of the period. BU replied once with 1:37 remaining, but UMBC took momentum into the locker room when freshman midfielder Pat Clipp (Ellicott City, Md./Marriotts Ridge) rocketed home a Lewnes' feed with 48 seconds to play in the half.
UMBC returns home to face America East rival Stony Brook on Saturday, March 26, with a noon start time at UMBC Stadium.
