The UMBC women's soccer team (4-3-2, 1-1-0 America East) heads to New York to take on the Binghamton Bearcats (5-5-1, 1-1-0) on Thursday, Sept. 30. The match gets underway at 6:00 p.m. on the turf of the Bearcats Sports Complex and will be broadcast on ESPN3.
The Retrievers' two-game winning and shutout streak came to an end on Sunday, as UMBC fell to Hartford, 2-0, at Retriever Soccer Park. The Hawks scored a pair of second half goals as the Retrievers suffered just their second shutout loss of the season.
HONORED:
- Freshman defender Lauren Reid (Denver, Colo.) earned America East Conference Defender of the Week honros on Sept. 19.
- Freshman goalkeeper Abbey Cowles (Colts Neck, N.J.) earned America East Conference Defender of the Week and co-Rookie of the Week honors for games ending Sept. 12.
- Junior forward Juliana Rafaniello (Old Bridge, N.J.) took home the first America East Conference Offensive Player of the Week honor after Week 1 of the campaign.
NOTABLE:
- Rafaniello leads the squad with four goals and nine total points. She has netted the game-winning goal in three of four Retriever wins this season and leads is tied for second in America East in GWG per game.
- Junior midfielder Carolyn Koutsos (Boyds, Md./Good Counsel) has added three goals for UMBC and is third in the league with 1.56 shots on goal per game.
- Sophomore midfielder Grace Harvey (Gaithersburg, Md./Gaithersburg), who notched the GWG at Maine, has scored twice for the Retrievers this fall.
- Junior goalkeeper Morgan McGruder (Overland Park, Kan.), who is one of three netminders to earn a start this season, is second in the conference with 6.33 saves per game.
- Graduate student Erin Stevenson (Sellersville, Pa.) is slated to play in her fifth regular season game versus the Bearcats
A GLANCE AT THE BEARCATS:
- Binghamton just had its three-match winning streak snapped and fell to 5-5-1, 1-1-0 AE with a 1-0 overtime loss at UMass Lowell on Sunday.
- The Bearcats opened America East Conference play with a 1-0 double-OT win vs. Vermont. Junior forward Maya Anand scored her team-leading sixth goal of the season in the 103'.
- Anand is currently tied for the top spot in America East with her six goals and leads the league with four game-winning goals.
- Binghamton is 3-1-0 at home this season.
- Junior midfielder Olivia McKnight, who scored twice in a 3-1 win over Cornell, has four goals on the campaign.
SERIES NOTES:
- UMBC and Binghamton will meet for the 20th time and the Bearcats hold a 15-2-2 series advantage.
- Binghamton has won four straight, dating back to a 3-1 UMBC victory in 2016.
- In the spring, the Retrievers fought a tremendous battle on Senior Day before falling, 1-0, in overtime.
UP NEXT:
UMBC plays its final non-conference contest of the season when they travel to Delaware State for a Thursday, Oct. 6 contest versus the Hornets. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m.
