Men's Soccer Looks to Secure Final AE Tournament Berth on Tuesday Against NJIT

UMBC secured a dominant 4-0 victory against the Binghamton Bearcats on Friday evening at Retriever Soccer Park.
The Dawgs can secure a berth in the upcoming America East Tournament with a win or tie against the Highlanders. UMBC is eliminated with a loss.
Junior forward Brady Geho netted two goals, while graduate student Branden Johns and senior Kofi Amoah each provided two assists to drive the team's offense.
Junior Yigit Kilic and senior Ricky Schissler also contributed by scoring goals.
With the win, UMBC improved its record to 6-6-3 overall and 2-3-1 in conference play, moving into a tie for fifth place in the America East standings with UMass Lowell, with one game remaining in the regular season.
Geho leads the Retrievers with 16 points (7 goals, two assists) and is now 2^nd in the league in points per game (1.07)
Geho, who has four goals over the last three matches, is also third in goals per game (.467) and ranks 4^th in shots (2.53 pg.).
Sophomore forward Matteo Samori is tied for 5^th in the league with a pair of game-winning goals.
Samori is also tied for fourth in the league with four assists.
Amoah is tied for the team-lead with Samori in assists (4).
Senior goalie Emigdio Tormo Lopez ranks fourth in the conference with a 1.01 goals against average and is 5th with a 2.73 saves per mark.
The Retrievers have outscored opponents by a 20-15 margin on the season (8-7 in AE play).
The Dawgs are 4-3-1 at home this season.

About NJIT

The Highlanders have lost three straight contests.
NJIT fell behind at #7 Bryant 2-0 last Friday before falling 2-1in Smithfield, Rhode Island
Patrick Kierzkowski scored for NJIT with 2:04 remaining off an assist by Alvaro Heredia.
NJIT has been outscored 20-7 this season.
The Highlanders have seven different goal scorers.
Sergio Martinez Cubel has a team-best three assists.
Goalie Devin Armstrong is sixth in the AE with a 1.25 goals against average. He leads the league with 4.06 saves per game.

All-Time Series History

UMBC is 4-2-1 all-time versus NJIT.
The Retrievers are 1-0-1 in Newark.
Last season, UMBC came up with a 2-0 victory at Retriever Soccer Park. Joseph Picotto and Ryan Calheira scored in the final 7:24 to give the Dawgs the victory.

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