BALTIMORE -The UMBC Retrievers open their 35th season of NCAA Division I soccer when they welcome the George Washington Colonials to the turf at UMBC Stadium on Tuesday, Feb. 23. Kick-off time is slated for 4:00 p.m. and the game will be streamed on the America East digital network.

For news on UMBC men's soccer, including the latest updated game information, bookmark umbcretrievers.com and follow the team's social media accounts, including the Twitter account at @UMBCMensSoccer.

Milestone Seeking: Head Coach Pete Caringi, Jr., is the third coach in UMBC history to mentor a program for 30 or more seasons. His next victory will be No. 300 in his career, also becoming the third Retriever head coach to earn that distinction.

Total Victories

682, John Jancuska, baseball (1978-2011, 34 seasons)

422, Kathy Zerrlaut, volleyball/women's lacrosse (1973-1996, 41 seasons)

299, Pete Caringi, Jr., men's soccer (1991-present, 29 seasons)

Entering the 2020-21 season, of all current active men's soccer head coaches, Caringi, Jr., stood

• 36th with a winning percentage of 60.1
• 21st with total victories of 299

Dawg Bytes

• UMBC is set to play America East Conference games, which includes home and away dates with NJIT and Stony Brook and single game versus UAlbany and at Stony Brook.
• The America East Championships will be held April 15 and 17 at a single site, with the champion advancing to the NCAA Tournament.
• The Retrievers finished the 2019 campaign with a mark of 6-9-1 and 1-5-1 in America East competition.
• Sophomores Ryan Becher and Orlygur Omarsson earned America East All-Rookie Team honors in 2019.
• Becher tied Tre Pulliam for the team scoring lead with 12 points (4g, 4a)
• Juniors Jordan Ehart and Quantrell Jones and sophomore Julian Conze will serve as tri-captains for the 2020-21 campaign.
• Twelve of 23 players on the squad are newcomers
• GW posted a 5-11-1 record in 2019, which included a 4-1 loss to UMBC
• Ryan Becher scored twice in that game played in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 17, 2019
• UMBC holds a 13-4-3 mark all-time versus the Colonials.
• The Retrievers are 8-0-1 in the last nine matches vs. GW.
• The Colonials were able to kick off their season on Saturday and came away with a 1-0 double overtime victory versus Mt. St. Mary's. Senior Oscar Haynes Brown scored the golden goal in the 102'. GW outshot MSM, 15-3. 
• UMBC was selected to finish seventh by America East coaches in the pre-season poll.