Men's Soccer Opens Four-Game Homestand Tuesday Night Against Drexel at UMBC Stadium

UMBC (4-3-2, 1-0-0 AE) vs. Drexel (4-4-0, 1-2-0 Colonial )| Tuesday Oct. 1, 7:00 p.m. | Baltimore, Md. | UMBC Stadium Live Stats | Watch | Game Program

*Pink Night (First 300 fans will receive a Free UMBC Pink T-shirt for breast cancer awareness month).

DAWG BYTES

The Retrievers opened the America East Conference season with a convincing 2-0 win against the Binghamton Bearcats on Saturday evening at rainy Bearcats Sports Complex. It was the Retriever's first road win of the season.
Junior Ricky Schissler and senior Karl Quist-Therson scored second half goals for their first career tallies. Both markers came just moments after free kicks into the box by senior defender Ty Stroud.
The Retrievers (4-3-2, 1-0-0 AE) created most of the scoring opportunities in the contest as they outshot the Bearcats by a 16-8 margin, including a 10-3 edge in shots on target. The Retrievers, who lead the circuit in corner kicks, added seven more to their ledger this evening. Binghamton (6-3-1, 0-1-0) entered the match with a five-game unbeaten streak.
Graduate student defender Hans Nesheim is fourth in the country with seven assists on the season.
The Retrievers are second in the league in scoring (2.00 goals per game).
The Dawgs have attempted a league-high 52 corner kicks.
Emigdio Tormo Lopez leads the conference with 5.00 saves per game and a .818 save percentage.

ABOUT THE DRAGONS

Dominick Bachstein was named the Philadelphia Soccer Six's Offensive Player of the Week for the week of September 16-22.
The graduate student helped lead Drexel to a midweek victory against FDU. Bachstein pieced together the second multi-goal match of the season by scoring two goals in the 2-0 shutout against the Knights. His second goal of the night was his fifth of the season, tying his season high.
Bachstein leads Drexel with five goals and is the only Dragon with multiple goals scored.
Patrick Short has distributed a team-high four assists.
Raphael Bartell is 3-2 with a 1.20 goals against average. He's recorded three shutouts this season.

INSIDE THE SERIES

UMBC is 3-4-1 all-time against Drexel but the Dawgs have won the last three meetings.
In their last battle, the Retrievers pulled out a 2-1 win in Philadelphia on 10/25/2016 as UMBC scored the game-winner in the 85^th minute.
The Retrievers are 2-1 against the Dragons in Baltimore

UP NEXT

The Retrievers will host UMass Lowell on Saturday evening to open a four-game home stand.

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Players Mentioned

#4 Hans Nesheim: Defender; 6' 2"; Senior

#8 Karl Quist-Therson: Midfielder; 6' 2"; Junior

#1 Emigdio Tormo Lopez: Goalkeeper; 5' 11"; Sophomore

#13 Ty Stroud: Midfielder; 5' 10"; Junior

#28 Ricky Schissler: Defender; 5' 7"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#4 Hans Nesheim
: 6' 2"; Senior
: Defender

#8 Karl Quist-Therson
: 6' 2"; Junior
: Midfielder

#1 Emigdio Tormo Lopez
: 5' 11"; Sophomore
: Goalkeeper

#13 Ty Stroud
: 5' 10"; Junior
: Midfielder

#28 Ricky Schissler
: 5' 7"; Junior
: Defender