Men's Soccer Welcomes #5 Bryant on Saturday Evening

UMBC looks to stop a four-game losing streak on Saturday evening against No. 5 Bryant. It's the Retrievers first four-game slide since the 2016 season when they dropped six straight.
The Retrievers lost its America East Conference opener by a score of 2-0 against the No. 4-ranked Vermont Catamounts on Saturday afternoon at sold-out Virtue Field.
The reigning national champions scored twice in the second half and held the Retrievers without a goal for the fourth straight game.
UMBC senior goalkeeper Emigdio Tormo Lopez made a pair of sensational first-half saves to keep the hosts off the board.
In the 12th minute, forward David Ismail struck an eight-yard shot after a deflection into the center of the box, but Tormo Lopez made a great diving save to his left to keep the game scoreless.
The Retrievers had their best opportunity of the opening stanza in the 22nd minute, but junior forward Brady Geho's header off a corner kick from Andres Javitt sailed high over the crossbar.
Vermont (7-0-3, 1-0-0 AE) scored the game-winner just 3:17 into the second half following a corner kick. UMBC senior defender Jojo Ocran cleared an initial header by Rui Aoki along the goalline. The ball went high into the air, and Ludvig Uglers headed in the rebound after outmuscling a Retriever defender from point-blank range. Tormo Lopez was out of position after diving to the ground on the initial shot.
The Dawgs are second in the league with just eight goals allowed this season.
Emigdio Tormo Lopez is third in the league with a .889 goals against average and owns a .795 saves percentage, which is fourth in the conference.
Brady Geho is 8th in the league in points (.78 pg.) with three goals and an assist.
Matteo Samori is tied for third in the league with two game-winning goals.
UMBC is currently 17^th in the country in total attendance (8,172).

About the Opponent

Bryant earned the No. 5 spot on the NCAA DI rankings according to United Soccer Coaches. The Bulldogs were previously ranked No. 17 in the country on Sept. 9th and No. 14 in the country on Sept. 23rd.
The campaign for the Black and Gold continued following dominant wins over No. 22 Connecticut and UMass Lowell, improving their record to 9-0-1.
The Bulldogs have outscored their opponents by a combined 20-4 margin this season.
Jaime Amaro leads the conference with six goals, including a league-best three game-winners.
Amaro is also second in the league with 1.40 points per game.
Mamadi Jiana is fourth on the circuit with four goals and has added an assist.
Enzo Carvalho is second in the league with a .429 goals against average leads the AE with a .857 save percentage.

All-Time Series History

UMBC is 3-0-1 against the Bulldogs and the Dawgs have not conceded a goal in the four contests.
Last season, the Retrievers scored in the 72^nd minute to grab a 1-0 victory in Smithfield, Rhode Island. Giuseppe Indelicato scored off assists from Hans Nesheim and Joseph Picotto.
The two squads played a scoreless draw in the last match at Retriever Soccer Park on 9/30/2023.

Next

UMBC hosts New Hampshire on Alumni Day, Saturday, Oct. 11 at 7:00 p.m. There will be free food available for the first 250 students.

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Players Mentioned

#4 Hans Nesheim: Defender; 6' 3"; Graduate Student

#2 Giuseppe Indelicato: Defender; 6' 0"; Graduate Student

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

#4 Jojo Ocran: Defender; 6' 2"; Senior

#19 Matteo Samori: Forward; 5' 10"; Sophomore

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

#10 Andres Javitt: Forward; 5' 9"; Graduate Student

#7 Brady Geho: Forward; 6' 3"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#4 Hans Nesheim
: 6' 3"; Graduate Student
: Defender

#2 Giuseppe Indelicato
: 6' 0"; Graduate Student
: Defender

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

#4 Jojo Ocran
: 6' 2"; Senior
: Defender

#19 Matteo Samori
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: Forward

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

#10 Andres Javitt
: 5' 9"; Graduate Student
: Forward

#7 Brady Geho
: 6' 3"; Junior
: Forward