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BALTIMORE-- UMBC women's soccer (4-5-2, 1-3-0 AE) had a strong second half, but a late UMass Lowell (7-3-1, 4-0-0 AE) goal in the 79th minute pushed them to a 1-0 win on Sunday. Morgan McGruder (Overland Park, Kan.) had a season-high 11 saves in the loss.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• UMass Lowell controlled most of the play in the early going, outshooting the Retrievers 15-4 in the first half.

• Morgan McGruder came up big in the 14th minute making three straight saves to keep it scoreless.

• UMBC had their first good look in the 28th minute as a free-kick from Erin Stevenson went on target but was stopped. 

• Stevenson had another chance just a minute later but that shot was stopped. 

• The River Hawks nearly broke the scoreless draw just before the break, but a shot from Kemp hit off the crossbar as we went to the half scoreless.

• UMBC hit their stride in the second half. Caroline Koutsos (Boyds, Md./Our Lady of Good Counsel) had a good chance in the 54th minute, but Sjogren made the save.

• Play continued back-and-forth in the middle portion of the half, but the River Hawks finally broke through late.

• Ioanna Papatheodorou headed home a cross from Laerke Nikalsson in the 79th minute to give them a 1-0 lead.

• The Retrievers challenged late, but could not find the equalizer, dropping the contest 1-0 on Sunday.

NOTABLE:

• McGruder made a season-high 11 saves on 12 shots on goal.

• Koutsos led the Retrievers with four shots. 

• Erin Stevenson (Sellersville, Pa.) had three shots in the loss.

The Retrievers will look to get back in the win column on Thursday, October 7 when they travel to Delaware State. Kick-off with the Hornets is set for 7 p.m.