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BALTIMORE – UMBC grabbed a lead with 20 minutes remaining, but visiting Navy equalized with 2:55 remaining and the two teams opened the 2021 campaign with a 2-2 double overtime draw in sweltering conditions at Retriever Soccer Park.  

Navy's Sidney Paris opened the scoring, converting an indirect kick from inside the box in the 28th minute. But, just 1:32 later, UMBC junior back Julian Conze (Telgte, Germany) scored on a penalty kick and the game went to halftime deadlocked at 1-1.

UMBC took a 2-1 lead in the 70', when senior forward Justin John-Langba (Bowie, Md.) tapped in a loose ball from close range. But, with the clock winding down, Navy drew a penalty kick opportunity and David Jackson scored to even the contest at 2-2.

"I thought our guys had a gutty performance," said Head Coach Pete Caringi, Jr. "Navy was very good… we had the opportunity to win the game and that was disappointing… but we have a very young team and need to learn how to win."

The Retrievers make the short trip south down I-95 to take on the Maryland Terrapins on Sun., Aug. 29 at 7:30 p.m.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Trailing 1-0, Calheira was taken down in the box on a UMBC corner kick attempt. Conze drilled the shot past netminder Tyler Fahning for his first collegiate goal.
• Junior Ryan Becher's (Hummeltsown, Pa.) cross into the box was fumbled by Fahning and John-Langba, playing in his first game with the Retrievers, pounded on the loose ball and converted to give the hosts the lead.
• UMBC held off the surging Midshipmen until they were whistled for a foul in the box with under three minutes remaining and Jackson knocked in the game-tying goal.

STAT CHECK

• UMBC senior goalkeeper Quantrell Jones (Baltimore, Md./Kenwood) made five saves, while Fahning only made one first half save in 110 minutes of action.
• 1,127 fans attended the season opener, six days before the start of fall semester classes getting underway
• Calheira attempted three of UMBC's six shots in the game

NOTES  

• UMBC is 11-1-4 in its last 16 season opening games.
• The Retrievers are unbeaten vs. Navy in three consecutive games (2-0-1)
• In addition to John-Langba, graduate student Rhys Davies (Ammanford, Wales) and freshman Hayden Lim (Baltimore, Md./Calvert Hall) made their UMBC debuts