BALTIMORE -  UMBC senior attacker Claire Bockstie and sophomore Kolby Weedon (4 draw controls) both recorded hat-tricks but the Retrievers dropped a 13-12  decision against the Bryant Bulldogs, in an America East Conference contest on Saturday afternoon at sunny UMBC Stadium.
 
UMBC fell to 6-4 (0-2 AE) while the Bulldogs improved to 6-4 (2-0 AE).
 
Bockstie moved into third place on UMBC's all-time list with 193 points, surpassing Allson Zaetz '96.
 
Senior Megan Halczuk (6 draw controls, assist) and classmate Jenna McDermott added a pair of goals each for the hosts while junior goalie Isabella Fontana made seven saves in goal. Sophomore defender Ellie Lawton recorded a team-high three ground balls and two caused turnovers.
 
Junior attacker Kenna Kaut scored eight goals to lead Bryant while Sylar Simmonds and Emily Oliver each added two markers.
 
UMBC outshot the visitors by a 34-31 count and won 17 out of 29 draw controls.

Ashlyn Watkins made ten saves to earn the win for Bryant.
 
How it Happened
- Weedon staked UMBC to a 1-0 lead just 3:07 into the opening quarter off an assist from graduate student attacker Lauren Cremen, however, the visitors went on a 4-1 run to grab a 4-2 lead with 4:28 left in the period. Kaut scored the first three goals and Simmonds completed the scoring.
- McDermott and Bockstie scored back-to-back goals to even the game at 4-4 with 3:35 left in the opening quarter. Junior Dymin Gerow assisted on McDermott's tally while Bockstie's was unassisted.
- Emily Oliver completed a high-scoring opening period with an unassisted marker with 1:38 left to spot the Bulldogs a 5-4 edge.
- Bryant outscored UMBC by a 3-2 margin in the second quarter to take an 8-6 lead at intermission. Bockstie took a feed from Halczuk to even things up at 5-5 but Lily Auger delivered a woman-up goal to give Bryant a 6-5 edge with just over eight minutes left in the half. McDermott brough UMBC even with an unassisted goal at the 7:02 mark but Bryant scored the final two goals of the stanza. Kaut scored an even strength goal off an assist from Oliver and then Oliver put in a free position tally at the 3:30 mark.
- The Retrievers turned in a strong third quarter as Weedon (12:33 mark) and Halczuk produced unassisted goals to tie the score with 2:23 left in the third quarter. UMBC's defense blanked the Bulldogs in the period.
- The visitors scored three straight times to open the fourth quarter and never relinquished the lead. Kaut scored the first two goals on assists from Chamberlaine Bell and Simmonds. Simmonds then finished the run with an unassisted tally with 10:50 left in the contest.
- Sophomore midfielder Katana Nelson scored a woman-up goal after receiving a pass from classmate Ria Lagdameo to bring the Retrievers within 11-9 and then Bockstie trimmed the deficit to a goal with a free position marker with 7:18 left.
- Kaut answered with back-to-back goals to provide the Bulldogs with a 13-10 lead with 4:33 left.
- UMBC refused to go away without a fight as Weedon scored on a free position shot with 1:34 left and Halczuk delivered the same way with forty-one ticks left.
- UMBC was awarded the draw control and then called a timeout with sixteen seconds left. The Retrievers, however, were unable to get off a final shot as Bockstie was stripped off the ball as time expired.

Up Next
UMBC will travel to UAlbany on Friday 12:00 p.m.