BALTIMORE – The UMBC men's soccer team (4-0-0) captured the UMBC-Navy Classic with a 2-1 win over Fairleigh Dickinson (2-1-1) at Retriever Soccer Park.
The Retrievers are now 4-0-0 for the first time since 2013, when they opened the campaign at 9-0-0.
Sophomore forward
Spencer Hanks (Odenton, Md./Arundel) and junior back
Jordan Travers (Urbana, Md.) scored first half goals for UMBC and the Retrievers held off the Knights in the waning moments of the game.
Taylor Calheira, who scored twice in Friday's 4-1 win over St. Francis Brooklyn, earned tournament MVP honors. He was joined on the team by Hanks,
Lasse Kelp,
Quantrell Jones and
Ryan Becher.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- UMBC senior goalkeeper Quantrell Jones made a sprawling save in the 6' to keep the game scoreless.
- Senior midfielder Ryan Becher initiated the first goal the game, penetrating deep into FDU territory and feeding junior striker Alek Wroblewski in the box Wroblewski touched a short pass to his right, where Hanks buried his fifth goal of the year from nine yards out.
- Off a UMBC corner kick, Knight goalkeeper Spencer King punched the ball out, but Travers was waiting at the top of the box and volleyed it home for his first collegiate score.
- UMBC outshot FDU, 9-3, in the first 45 minutes, but the visitors responded in the second half and cut the lead in half in the 76' on a header by Hugo Bacharach.
- FDU attempted four shots in the final 13 minutes, but none were on target.
ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM
UMBC
Taylor Calheira - MVP
Spencer Hanks
Lasse Kelp
Quantrell Jones
Ryan Becher
FDU
Hugo Bacharach—CB
Fallou Tounkara—CMF
Jordan Alonge—CMF
Navy
Baba Kallie
Christian Coehlo
St Francis Brooklyn
Martin Palinic
Caleb Danquah
NOTES
- Hanks, who missed the entire 2021 season, recovering from ACL surgery, now has five goals and 11 points through the first four games of the season.
- Jones moved into sixth place on UMBC's all-time victories list with his 23rd career win.
The Retrievers face their first road match of the season when they visit Fordham on Friday, Sept. 9.
