Men's Soccer Hosts Georgetown on Tuesday Evening

Hoyas Ranked No. 7 in Latest NCAA RPI Rankings

The Retrievers earned a point in the America East Conference standings after recording a 1-1 draw against UMass Lowell on Saturday evening at Retriever Soccer Park.
UMBC registered just one shot in the opening half but dominated play in the second half, attempting 16 shots and having seven corner kicks.
The River Hawks capitalized on their only quality scoring chance of the stanza as Calvin Scholten beat UMBC junior goalkeeper Emigdio Tormo Lopez from five yards out 4:50 into the half. Guillermo Frances Poquet played a great ball from the top of the center of the box for Scholten, who was free inside the right side of the box.
UMBC answered back just fifteen seconds later as sophomore forward Ryan Calheira avoided a defender on the left side of the box and drilled his fourth tally of the season past UMass Lowell keeper JR Gawel from seven yards out. Junior midfielder Joseph Picotto and senior forward Alek Wroblewski were credited with assists on the play.
Frances Poquet was red-carded in the 60th minute, and the Retrievers played the rest of the contest with a man advantage but could not capitalize.
UMBC had numerous scoring chances, as most of the play was in the visitors' end down the stretch. Graduate student forward Giuseppe Indelicato had a golden opportunity in the 70th minute, but his shot went over the crossbar after receiving a great cross from senior midfielder Ismailcan Usta.
Calheira maneuvered around a defender inside the box, but his shot from seven yards out was right at Gawel with 10:55 remaining.
Midfielder Mauro Fernandez saved the day for UMass Lowell with 1:45 left. Gawel left his line after a header into the box, and Usta hit a low shot from the top of the box that was penciled for the left corner of the goal. However, Fernandez was there to knock the ball away from harm.
Graduate student defender Hans Nesheim is tied for 11th in the country with seven assists on the season.
Calheira is tied for 7^th in the America East with four goals.
The Retrievers are second in the league in scoring (1.73 goals per game) and have taken a league-high 179 shots.
Emigdio Tormo Lopez leads the conference with 4.82 saves per game.

ABOUT THE HOYAS

Georgetown is currently 7^th in the latest NCAA RPI rankings.
The Hoyas are coming off a big 3-0 BIG EAST Conference victory over No. 21 Providence on Friday afternoon.
All three goals came in the second half as Marlon Tabora, Zach Zengue and Matthew Van Horn all found the back of the net. Zengue added an assist as well.
For their efforts, Zengue was named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on Monday, and Maximus Jennings earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for his role in the shutout.
Freshman Mitchell Baker is leading the Hoya offense with four goals and two assists for 10 points on the season.
Tenzing Manske has seen a majority of the minutes in the net for the Hoyas. He holds a 0.67 goals-against average and a .793 save percentage to go along with 23 saves, a 4-3-2 record and five shutouts for the year.