BALTIMORE – The UMBC women's soccer team fell to the Vermont Catamounts, 3-0, in an America East Conference contest on Sunday afternoon at Retriever Soccer Park.
 
Vermont junior striker Kate Bossert scored two second-half goals to put the game out of reach after the visitors grabbed a 1-0 lead just 15 minutes into the opening half.
 
The Retrievers (3-10-2, 0-3-2 AE) had an opportunity to get on the board first in the 10' but Vermont graduate student goalkeeper Erin Murphy (3 saves) came off her line to make a diving stop on a rebound attempt from seven yards out by senior forward Meghan McKye.
 
UMBC junior goalkeeper Abbey Cowles (2 saves) answered with a great save of her own just three minutes later as she denied graduate student forward Karen Wallace after she attempted a header off a cross from the right side.
 
The Catamounts (8-4-0, 2-2-0) broke the ice with 29:42 left in the first half as graduate student defender Fiona Doherty beat Cowles from the top of the box after a feed from senior forward Jill Brody.
 
Bossert scored the first of her two goals in the 50' when she chased down a long service from Doherty and beat Cowles, who charged out of the net to cut down the angle.
 
Bossert added an insurance marker just over three minutes later as she managed to flick in a free kick off the foot of junior defender Maddy Cronin from 40 yards out.
 
UMBC freshman forward Payton Schenning had two chances from point-blank range in the final minutes, but Murphy made a pair of tremendous saves to keep the Dawgs off the board.
 
Vermont attempted 16 shots and held the Retrievers to seven shots.
 
UMBC will travel to UAlbany on Thursday evening.