Box Score Stony Brook, N.Y.-- UMBC men's soccer fell behind 2-0 early in the second half, but rallied for a 2-2 draw on Wednesday night against Stony Brook. Senior James Gielen (Edgewater, Md./DeMatha) and junior Nick Gumbs (Clarksburg, Md./Damascus) netted the Retriever goals. The Retrievers will be the five seed in the upcoming #AEMSOC Tournament, traveling to #4 Vermont on Saturday.
How We Got Here:
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Jon Bell (Silver Spring, Md./Richard Montgomery) had the first good opportunity of the match, putting a rebound on target, but it was turned aside by Seawolves keeper Christian Miesch.
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Bell found himself in good position just minutes later off a corner kick. He took the Matt Bailey service, but put the header high.
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Quantrell Jones (Baltimore, Md./Kenwood) makes a big save one-on-one to keep it scoreless in the 14th minute.
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Cesare Marconi (Loano, Italy) chased down a loose ball in the corner and got a bending shot off, but it was blocked to keep it scoreless into the break.
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Stony Brook outshot the Retrievers, 7-6 in the first half with both teams having a pair of chances on net.
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Tre Pulliam (Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Curley) had the first good chance in the second half, getting on the receiving end of a Kyle Saunderson (Laurel, Md./Reservoir) throw in but his shot was stopped on the doorstep.
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The Seawolves strike first just a minute later as Jarred Dass intercepted a bad pass and put it past Jones to give SBU a 1-0 lead.
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Stony Brook put another on the board just minutes later on a Mark Irvine goal to make it 2-0.
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After a penalty was called in the box, senior James Gielen cut the deficit in half, blasting the penalty kick in the bottom right corner to make it 2-1 in the 56th minute.
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Nick Gumbs followed up just minutes later off a feed from Jordan Dove (Gambrills, Md./DeMatha) to tie the match with his second goal of the year.
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UMBC controlled play the rest of the second half, but could not find the go-ahead goal as the match went to overtime.
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Marconi had a chance just a minute into the extra frame, but could not get it past Miesch. He would have another chance in the second overtime, but the two sides battled to a 2-2 draw.
By The Numbers:
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UMBC moves to 9-5-3, 3-3-1 AE on the year and will be the five seed in the America East Tournament.
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The Seawolves move to 8-5-3, 5-1-1 AE on the year, winning the America East Regular Season title and earning the one seed in the tournament.
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The Retrievers outshot the Seawolves 16-13, putting ten shots on net.
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UMBC earned six corner kicks and one penalty kick, converting on the attempt for their first goal.
In Net:
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Jones moves to 6-1-2 on the year, making two saves and conceding two goals.
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Christian Miesch made eight saves in the match giving up just two goals.
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