Men's Soccer 10/18/2024 12:04:00 PM

Men's Soccer Travels to New Hampshire on Saturday Evening

UMBC surrendered three goals in the first 19:29 of the contest and fell to the UAlbany Great Danes by a 3-2 count, in an America East Conference contest last Saturday evening at Retriever Soccer Park.
The Dawgs nearly recovered from its slow start, holding most of the possession the rest of the way. The Retrievers scored two quick goals in the second half but could not find the equalizer despite dominating play over the final 45 minutes.
The Retrievers scored just 2:47 into the second half on senior forward Alek Wroblewski's second marker of the season. Senior midfielder Ismailcan Usta found graduate student defender Hans Nesheim on the right side, and the defender sent a cross to Wroblewski, who flicked in a winner from point-blank range. It was Nesheim's team-leading eighth helper of the season.
UMBC trimmed the margin to 3-2 under two minutes later, just moments after a corner kick by senior midfielder Ty Stroud. UAlbany goalie Kodai Tsuzuki (four saves) batted the curling corner straight toward the center of the box, and freshman forward Matteo Samori hit a one-timer into the upper right corner for his second tally of the campaign.
UMBC had a few terrific chances down the stretch but could not get another one past Tsuzuki, who was making his first career start. The junior made a tremendous sliding stop to deny midfielder Joseph Picotto on the doorstep with just under 28 minutes left.
Samori had a great look from the top of the center of the box with 18:30 remaining, but his blast sailed just wide of the right post.
Nesheim had UMBC's final opportunity but his chip from the right corner of the box skimmed the crossbar with 3:30 remaining.
UMBC outshot the visitors by a 23-7 margin and attempted all nine corner kicks.
Graduate student defender Hans Nesheim is second in the America East with eight assists.
Ryan Calheira is tied for 6^th in the America East with four goals.
The Retrievers are second in the league in points (5.08 per game) and have taken a league-high 16.4 shots per game.
Emigdio Tormo Lopez leads the conference with 4.62 saves per game.

ABOUT THE WILDCATS

New Hampshire is very strong at home, boasting a 61-5-9 record during their history.
New Hampshire is off to a 4-3-5 start on the season, including a .500 record in conference play.
In their last game against Yale, the Wildcats won 1-0 at home.
Graduate student Matthew Goncalves ranks among the top 5 in the America East for shots on goal (17), goals (5), and game winning goals (2).
Goalie Erik Lauta is second in the America East for Goals allowed per game, with an average of .917.

INSIDE THE SERIES

New Hampshire leads the series 12-8-6.
The Wildcats are on a seven-game game winning streak against UMBC, with the last Retriever win coming in 2017.
In the last matchup, New Hampshire scored three goals in the second half and won 4-1.

UP NEXT

The Retrievers will host Vermont next Saturday evening. Join us as we pay tribute to the 25th anniversary of the 1999 Northeast Conference Championship squad and the 10th anniversary of the 2014 squad that made it to the NCAA College Cup Semifinals. Both teams will be honored and celebrated at halftime

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Players Mentioned

#27 Alek Wroblewski: Striker; 5' 9"; Senior

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

#10 Ismailcan Usta: Midfielder; 5' 8"; Junior

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

#11 Ryan Calheira: Striker; 6' 1"; Freshman

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

#6 Joseph Picotto: Midfielder; 6' 2"; Junior

#12 Matteo Samori: Forward; 5' 10"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#27 Alek Wroblewski
: 5' 9"; Senior
: Striker

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

#10 Ismailcan Usta
: 5' 8"; Junior
: Midfielder

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

#11 Ryan Calheira
: 6' 1"; Freshman
: Striker

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

#6 Joseph Picotto
: 6' 2"; Junior
: Midfielder

#12 Matteo Samori
: 5' 10"; Freshman
: Forward