The UMBC men's soccer squad (0-1-1) faces another major local test when they make the short trip south on I-95 and take on the Maryland Terrapins on Ludwig Field on Sun., Aug. 29. The opening kick-off is slated for 7:30 p.m.

UMBC opened the campaign with a 2-2 double-overtime draw versus Navy on Thurs., Aug. 26. The Retrievers grabbed a lead with 20 minutes remaining, but the visiting Mids equalized with 2:55 remaining in a game played in sweltering conditions at Retriever Soccer Park.

UMBC junior back Julian Conze (Telgte, Germany) scored on a penalty kick in the 30' to knot the game at 1-1 and the Retrievers took a 2-1 lead in the 70', when junior forward Justin John-Langba (Bowie, Md./Bowie) tapped in a loose ball from close range.

Dawg Bytes

• 1,127 fans attended the season opener at Retriever Soccer Park six days before the start of fall semester classes getting underway.
• In addition to John-Langba, graduate student Rhys Davies (Ammanford, Wales) and freshman Hayden Lim (Baltimore, Md./Calvert Hall) made their UMBC debuts.
• Senior goalkeeper Quantrell Jones (Baltimore, Md./Kenwood) has now played 867 consecutive minutes in the Retriever nets.
• Head Coach Pete Caringi, Jr., enters his 31st campaign at UMBC and now has a record of 302-190-77. He is ranked 20th amongst active NCAA I coaches with the 302 victories and the most recent mentor to reach the 300-win level (Feb. 23, 2021 vs. GW) and 36th with a winning percentage of 59.9.
• Associate Head Coach Anthony Adams, '97, begins his 25th season, patrolling the sidelines with his former coach, while former Retriever All-American Pete Caringi III, enters his eighth.

Series History vs. Maryland

• The Terrapins hold a 12-3-3 series lead over UMBC, but the teams have been on equal footing (2-2-2) in the last six meetings since a 2-0 Retriever victory in 2000.
• Moreover, UMBC is unbeaten in its last three contests (1-0-1) versus Maryland, including the 1-0 victory at Ludwig Field in the second round of the 2014 NCAA Championships. The Retrievers would advance to the 2014 College Cup with subsequent shutout victories at Louisville and Creighton.
• The two sides played to a 1-1 double-overtime draw in the most recent meeting, held at Retriever Soccer Park on Sept. 26, 2017. The contest drew a RSP record crowd of 3,766 as UMBC and No. 1 Maryland scored goals within a five-minute span to forge the deadlock.

A Glance at the Terrapins

• Maryland opened the 2021 campaign with a 1-0 win over No. 18 Charlotte at Ludwig Field. Freshman Caden Stafford scored in the 39' and the Terrapins held the 49ers to one shot on goal in Thursday's opener.

• Maryland was just outside of the top-25 according to the preseason United Soccer Coaches poll, getting the highest amount of votes of any team not included in the ranking. The Terps were picked to finish fourth in the Big Ten by the conference's head coaches.

Up Next

UMBC returns home for a pair of games next weekend. The Retrievers host La Salle on Fri., Sept. 3 and Iona on Sun., Sept. 5. Kick-off times at Retriever Soccer Park are set for 7:00 p.m.