The UMBC Retrievers (7-4-1, 1-2-0 America East) will enter a hostile environment on Saturday, Oct. 15 when they face the host Bryant Bulldogs (3-7-0, 0-3-0 AE) in Smithfield, R.I.

Bryant will be celebrating its Homecoming and the Retrievers serve as the guests in this 11:00 a.m. contest. The game will be broadcast on the America East Digital Network.
 
RETRIEVER NOTES
 

• UMBC senior midfielder Ryan Becher continued his torrid stretch with his second consecutive two-effort, two-assist effort, but second half scores by juniors Alek Wroblewski and Taylor Calheira provided the visiting Retrievers with a 4-2 victory over Delaware (2-8-2) at Grant Stadium.on October 11.
• After a three-game slide, UMBC has now won two in a row, and the win over UD was the first road win of the season.
• Becher now has nine goals and seven assists on the season, while Calheira has seven goals and five helpers. The duo are 1-2 in the America East scoring race and are the highest scoring duo in the nation with 44 combined points.  
• With 12 points in his last two games, Becher is now fifth in the nation in points per game (2.08), while Calheira is 14th at 1.73. Becher's nine goals is tied for the eighth-most scored in the nation as of Oct. 12.  
• Becher (21 goals) became the first Retriever since Pete Caringi III (2013) to reach the 20-goal plateau. His current 2022 total of 25 points is the most since PC3 amassed 29 in that season. The senior earned America East Offensive Player of the Week and College Soccer News' Team of the Week honors for games ending Oct.9.
• After his 3-0 shutout win over St. Peter's on Sept. 17, senior goalkeeper Jones moved into a tie for sixth place on UMBC's all-time shutouts list with Robbie Mamula ('93) and Andy Marchica ('06). He just earned his 26th career victory, moving him into fifth place on the all-time wins' list.
• Calheira set a school record by scoring 10 seconds into the contest vs. St. Francis Brooklyn on Sept. 2.
• Freshman defender Lasse Kelp earned his second America East Conference honor of the season on Oct. 10, earning Rookie of the Week accolades. Kelp leads all UMBC field players with 1047`minutes played.
• The America East Conference tabbed Spencer Hanks as its Offensive Player of the Week on August 29. Hanks, who missed the entire 2021 season, rehabilitating from ACL surgery, returned to the field and scored three goals and added one assist in the Retrievers' 8-2 win over Fairfield on August 26. Hanks also earned a spot on College Soccer News' Team of the Week for games ending Sept. 4.
• Head Coach Pete Caringi, Jr. enters his 32nd season at the helm of the Retrievers. The 2014 NSCAA National Coach of the Year now has posted a record of 317-202-80 in his tenure on Hilltop Circle. He is assisted by Associate Head Coach Anthony Adams, UMBC, '97, who has spent 25 previous years on the sidelines with Coach Caringi, after four years (1992-95) competing under the Retriever mentors. Pete Caringi III enters year No. 9 on the staff and volunteer assistant coach Sam DeBone is beginning his 24th year in his role. 

 
A GLANCE AT THE BULLDOGS           

• In its first America East Conference campaign, the Bulldogs are currently 3-7-0 overall and 0-3-0 in league play. They have dropped four straight, including a 4-0 setback at No. 16 Vermont on Oct. 8.  
• Bryant will be celebrating Homecoming on Saturday and all three of the Bulldogs' victories in 2022 (3-3) have come at in Smithfield.
• Goalkeeper Luca Marinelli leads America East with 6.5 saves per game.

 
ALL-TIME SERIES

• This will be the second meeting between UMBC and Bryant.
• The Retrievers earned a 1-0 victory at Retriever Soccer Park in 2017.

 
UP NEXT
 
The Retrievers play their final non-conference match of the season at Navy (7:00 p.m.) on Wednesday.