Men's Lacrosse Faces NJIT in Newark on Saturday

The Retrievers are seeking their first road win in America East play in 2023.

The UMBC men's lacrosse team (7-4, 2-3 America East) plays its final road regular season game on Saturday, April 22 when they face the NJIT Highlanders (2-9, 0-5 AE) at Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium. The contest gets underway at 1:00 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN3.

RETRIEVERS OF LATE

Visiting Binghamton scored three straight goals to open the second quarter and UMBC could never pull even as the Bearcats defeated the Retrievers, 16-13, in an America East Conference contest played two-and-a-half hours later than scheduled at UMBC Stadium on April 15.

HOT DAWGS

Graduate student attackman Brett Baucia posted his second consecutive four-goal game against the Bearcats and reached the 20-goal plateau (21) for the first time in his career. Baucia just passed the 70-point plateau in his career with 72 (44-28-72).
Senior midfielder Dane Hall tallied his second straight hat trick on Saturday and has also reached a career best with a dozen goals.
Sophomore M Jordan Galloway has topped his rookie performance and now has 14 goals on the campaign. He has five multiple-goal games in 2023.
Mateo Brown is UMBC's leading scorer with 33 goals and 37 total points. He has scored a goal in every game this season and has multiple goals in seven straight and 9 of 11 games. He is the first player to reach the 33-goal mark since three Retrievers did it in 2019.

TEAM DEFENSE

Junior goalkeeper Jayson Tingue, who saw limited action until starting both 2022 America East playoff games, stands fifth in the nation with a goals against average of 9.18. Tingue was one of nine men's players across the country to be added to the Tewaaraton Watch List on March 9.
Defensively, UMBC is ranked No. 5, allowing only 9.45 goals per game. UMBC's riding has been excellent, as opponents are only clearing at a 81.0 percent clip, ranked tenth-best in the country.

OTHER NOTES

The Retrievers received votes in the USILA Coaches' Poll in four consecutive weeks in March.
UMBC's 5-1 start tied the best six-game mark in the Retrievers' Division I history (1981) with the 1992 squad.
The Retrievers' 8-4 victory over Towson on March 5 was the 400th in the 55th season of intercollegiate competition (403-359).
The America East Conference named UMBC junior goalkeeper Jayson Tingue the Men's Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week on March 6. Tingue allowed only four goals and made eight saves in back-to-back wins over St. Bonaventure (13-4) and Towson (8-4).
The America East Conference named UMBC freshman face-off specialist Alex Steers as the Men's Lacrosse Rookie of the Week on April 10, 2023. The first-year Retriever had only attempted one face-off before (vs. Mount St. Mary's on Feb. 24) winning 16-of-24 and garnering a team season-best 11 ground balls in UMBC's 15-8 victory over UMass Lowell on April 8.
UMBC scored four extra-man goals – all in the fourth quarter – on March 18 at Bryant. The last time the Retriever program tallied four in a game was April 2, 2014 in a 16-11 win over Hartford. Senior Ryan Johnston had three of the four man-up goals, which is tied for an individual team record. Baucia assisted on three of those four extra-man tallies versus the Bulldogs.
Fifth-year midfielder Taylor Bohahan, who served as a co-captain in 2022, will reprise his role in 2023, along with senior defender Ricky Fedorchak and juniors Kyle Hoff (SSDM) and Brian Tregoning (A).
After competing on the grass at Retriever Soccer Park in 2022, UMBC returns to the turf at UMBC Stadium this spring. UMBC Stadium now features a new press box, a fan amenities building and new walking bridge to the facility.

THE STAFF

Head Coach Ryan Moran enters his seventh season at the helm of the Retrievers. He earned America East Conference Coach of the Year honors in 2021 after leading the squad to a share of the regular season title. He has led the Retrievers to the league playoffs in five of the six full years of competition. As the No. 4 seed, Moran piloted the 2019 team to an America East title and a NCAA Tournament win over Marist. Moran is 43-40 overall and 21-16 in America East play.
Craig Chick and Nick Griffin (volunteer) return for their second years as assistants, while Mikey Herring joined the staff last summer.

A GLANCE AT THE HIGHLANDERS

NJIT has dropped five consecutive games since a 14-13 win over Lindenwood on March 11.
However, the Highlanders gave Binghamton a tremendous scare on March 25, rallying from an 8-1 first quarter deficit to tie the Bearcats at 16-all with 4:08 remaining. But BU answered less than a minute later and prevailed, 17-16.
UAlbany broke a 3-3 second quarter tie with a 5-0 run and went on to defeat NJIT,13-7, at Casey Stadium on April 15. Junior M Garrett Muscatella led the Highlanders with four goals.
Muscatella (20-8-28), junior A Jack Bowie (21-8-29) and junior A Owen Corry (16-12-28) lead the Highlanders' attack which averages 10.5 goals per game. Senior goalkeeper Liam Brown has a solid save percentage of 54.2 percent and is ranked 21st nationally.
NJIT faces off at a 48.1 percent clip,

ALL-TIME SERIES

UMBC has won both meetings, posting a 14-6 victory in Newark in 2021 and a 19-9 triumph in Baltimore last season.
Josh Tang scored four times and Mike Doughty added three as UMBC cruised past NJIT last April 29.

UMBC RECORD SITUATIONS
At Home: 6-1                   On the Road:                1-3
When Leading at Half:               7-0                   Leading after 1Q:          7-0            Leading after 3Q: 7-0
When Trailing at Half:                0-4                   Trailing after 1Q:           0-3            Trailing after 3Q: 0-4
When Scoring First:                   4-1                   When Allowing First Goal: 3-3
Games Decided by 1-3 Goals:   0-1                   Games Decided by 4 or more goals: 7-3
When Scoring 10+ Goals:          6-3                   When Allowing 10+ Goals:                         0-4
When Outshooting Opp:             7-4                   When Winning More FO's:                         3-2

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