The UMBC Retriever men's lacrosse team (7-2, 6-2 America East) goes in search of their fifth America East Conference regular season title and the right to host next week's tournament champion when they conclude the regular season at NJIT (1-9, 1-7 AE) on Saturday, May 1. The opening face-off at Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium takes place at noon, just after the Highlanders honor their 2020-21 seniors.

The game will be streamed via the America East digital network.

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Should they prevail, the Retrievers would be tied at 7-2 with the winner of the Stony Brook at Vermont contest. But UMBC has a 2-0 record versus the Seawolves and defeated the Catamounts in their lone 20-2021 match-up and would earn the top seed.

UMBC last captured a share of the regular season title in 2009. They also won it in 2005, 2006 and 2008. The Retrievers' America East Tournament championships have occurred in 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2019.  

Keep up to date with the men's lacrosse team at umbcretrievers.com and on the team's social media accounts on Twitter (@UMBC_MLax) and Instagram (@umbc_mlax).

Last Time Out

UMBC senior attackman Ryan Frawley scored his fifth goal of the game with 28 seconds left in overtime as the Retrievers (7-2, 6-2 America East) clinched a spot in the America East playoffs, defeated No. 14/17 Stony Brook, 14-13, at LaValle Stadium on April 24.

Frawley recorded season highs of five goals and seven total points and now has 11 goals in his last three outings. Junior midfielder Brandon Galloway added a season-best four goals, while senior goalkeeper Tommy Lingner matched his season high with 16 saves, recording both versus Stony Brook.

Rankings

UMBC was ranked No. 18 in both the USILA and Inside Lacrosse polls in the April 26 release.  

Leaders (9 games)

Goals: 18, Nick Dupuis

Assists: 12, Nick Dupuis

Total Points: 30, Nick Dupuis

Saves: 92, Tommy Lingner

Save Percentage: 52.0, Tommy Lingner

Ground Balls: 27, Alex Poma

Caused Turnovers: 13, Colin Kasner (6 games), Ricky Fedorchak (9 games)  

Face-Offs Won: 79, Alex Poma

Face-Off Pct.:  48.7, Dane Armstrong

By the Numbers

0 – The number of previous overtime wins by the Retrievers under Ryan Moran in three tries. They all occurred in the 2019 championship season.  

2- The number of ranked teams that UMBC has defeated this season (Vermont, No. 16, Stony Brook, No. 17). That ties the most ranked teams that the Retrievers have knocked off in a season. The 2006 team defeated No. 12 Denver and No. 15 UAlbany. while the 2009 squad toppled No. 5 Maryland and No. 20 Stony Brook.  

3- The number of overtime wins for UMBC this season, tying the most in school history. The 2007 team went 3-0 in extra time.

4- The number of times UMBC has gone to extra time in 2021 (3-1), the most in their 41-years NCAA Division I history.  

5- The number of one-goal games that UMBC has been involved with in 2021 (4-1). 

6 – The number of America East wins for UMBC in 2021, the most in their 17-year America East history. The Retrievers are 62-33 (.652) in 95 America East games, dating back to 2004.

8 - The number of games that Dupuis has produced multiple points. He scored a goal at UAlbany, but his streak of multiple point games was halted.

8 – UMBC's goal differential in its 7-2 record

8 – Where goalkeeper Tommy Lingner 344 saves rank him on UMBC' all-time list

13 – Where Ryan Frawley's 99 career goals rank him on UMBC's all-time list.

18 - UMBC's national ranking by the USILA in games ending April 3 and April 24

20 - Where Ryan Frawley's 123 career points rank him on UMBC's all-time list.

22 – The number of assists that UMBC has recorded over the past two wins, drawing helpers on 22 of 26 goals scored. They had 34 assists in their previous seven games.

23- The number of times that UMBC has been man-down this season, the third-fewest per game (2.56, 23 in 9 games) in the nation behind Ohio State (1.5, 15/10) and Cleveland State (2.33, 21/9).

29 – The number of wins for Head Coach Ryan Moran. The win over Stony Brook helped Moran exceed the .500 mark for the first time in his five-year tenure.  

34 -  Frawley's consecutive-game scoring streak, which is UMBC's longest since Pat Young registered at least one point in 41 in a row from 2013-15. Frawley is tied for 18th in the nation for longest point-scoring streak.  

56 - After missing three games due to illness, versatile senior Colin Kasner (Crofton, Md./DeMatha) aided UMBC's effort versus Vermont with three ground balls and a caused turnover. He became the fourth player in school history to record 55 caused turnovers and it only took him 25 games to reach that mark. He is ranked eighth nationally with 2.17 CT's per game.  

68:00 – Historically, UMBC is 3-1 when games go into a third overtime period. UMBC defeated Ohio State, 14-13 in 1992 and Maryland, 9-8, in 2008, but lost to Delaware, 11-10, in 2010.  

74:51 – Senior goalkeeper Tommy Lingner (Fort Salonga, N.Y.) guarded the cage versus Stony Brook for that long, the lengthiest amount of time played in school history.

83- When they face off versus NJIT on Saturday, the Highlanders become the 83rd opponent that a UMBC men's lacrosse team has taken on in the USILA era.

99 – Number of points scored by RS-junior attackman Trevor Patschorke (Severna Park, Md./Severna Park). He needs one more to become the 36 h player in school history to hit the century mark.

2016- The last year that the Retrievers competed in back-to-back overtime games. They won at UMass Lowell, 9-8, then lost in the season finale versus UAlbany, 15-14.

Dawg Bytes

• The Retrievers started a season at 3-0 for the first time since 2001. UMBC is 7-2 for the first time since 2009, when they won nine of their first 11 games.  
• Before it was snapped in the 8-7 overtime loss at Binghamton, UMBC's seven-game winning streak was the second-longest in its NCAA Division I history (1981). The program's longest streak ever of 11 in a row occurred in 2008.
• The Retrievers are tied for 11th nationally in scoring defense, holding foes to 9.44 goals per contest. UMBC is tenth in man-down defense, having killed off 17 of 23 opponent chances.
• Sophomore A/M Nick Dupuis (Alexandria, Va.) was selected to the USILA Team of the Week on March 9. Dupuis scored a man-up goal with 1:09 to play in the fourth overtime period to end the longest game in school history on March 7. He completed his first career hat trick in the 13-12 victory over Stony Brook with that dramatic goal and led all scorers with three goals and two assists.
• Freshman defenseman Ethan Robinson (Randallstown, Md./McDonogh) earned America East Rookie of the Week honors for games ending March 20. Robinson collected four ground balls and caused three turnovers in his first extensive action of the year in the 13-10 win at Hartford.
• Senior goalkeeper Tommy Lingner earned America East Defensive Player of the Week honors after an 11-save effort versus the explosive Catamounts (April 5). Lingner is currently ranked 11th in the nation with a goals against average of 9.00.
• Senior LSDM Colin Kasner (Crofton, Md./DeMatha) earned America East Defensive Player of the Week honors in the wake of a solid Retriever defensive effort in 12-7 win on April 17. Kasner led UMBC with five ground balls and three caused turnovers and now has 55 career CT's (fourth all-time in school history). 
• Frawley is beginning to heat up and he earned America East Offensive Player of the Week honors and a spot on the USILA Team of the Week for his 5-goal, 7-point, 1-GWG effort at Stony Brook on April 24. Frawley has produced three consecutive hat tricks (16 in his career) and 11 goals in his those contests. He needs to hit the net one more time in order to become the 13th player in school history to reach the 100-goal plateau.
• Head Coach Ryan Moran, in his fifth campaign at UMBC, now has a career record of 29-28. He is just the third UMBC mentor in 51 years of USILA (1971) competition. He has now led the Retrievers to America East Tournament berths in three of his first four complete campaigns, including a league title in 2019. Moran is assisted by Joe Bucci and Craig Chick. 

A Look at the Highlanders

• This will be the first meeting between UMBC and NJIT in the sport of men's lacrosse.
• The Highlanders are 1-9 overall and 1-7 in their first America East Conference season. After a 14-10 win at UML on March 27, they have dropped four in a row. Sophomore midfielder Owen Corry scored five goals in the win over the River Hawks.  
• NJIT was knotted at 8-all with Binghamton after three quarters on April 3, but fell, 11-9. They led Stony Brook, 8-7, after three quarters on April 10, but dropped a 12-8 decision.

• Senior attackman Collin Fogerty leads NJIT with 24 points on 13 goals and 11 assists. Corry is the team's goals' leader with 17
• Sophomore netminder Liam Brown has been outstanding, and is ranked 27 th nationally with a 54.0 save percentage.
• NJIT allows 48.7 shots per game.
• In their most recent contest, NJIT fell, 18-8, at UAlbany on April 24. The Highlanders hung around, and were only trailing, 13-8, after three quarters.

Up Next

UMBC will compete on Thursday, May 6 in the America East semi-finals. If the Retrievers defeat NJIT, they would take on fourth-seeded UAlbany at UMBC Stadium. Should the Highlanders prevail, the Retrievers would be the No. 2 seed, travel to the Stony Brook-Vermont victor and take on the loser of that contest.