No. 5 UMBC Travels to No. 4 UNH for Saturday's America East Men's Soccer Quarterfinals

UMBC clinched an America East playoff berth with a 1-1 draw at NJIT on Tuesday evening.
The Retrievers slot in as the number five seed, finishing with a 2-3-2 record and eight points in America East play.
The Retrievers are going after their first AE Tournament championship since 2014.
UMBC also won the league in 2010, 2012, and 2013.
The Dawgs are a combined 11-11-6 in the America East Tournament
UMBC has won four of their five contests all-time against the Wildcats in the America East Tournament. The Retrievers have only allowed on goal over those five games.

Last Time Out

UMBC earned a 1-1 draw at NJIT.
After a scoreless first half that saw a pair of NJIT goals disallowed and Emigdio Tormo Lopez make three saves, Ricky Schissler put the Retrievers ahead in the 63^rd minute, finishing off a beautiful sliding cross from Ryan Calheira. Senior Kofi Amoah also picked up a secondary assist.
NJIT responded in the 81^st minute, drawing a foul to set up a Giovanni Massacesi free kick. The free kick from just outside the box found the head of Junee Lee, who guided the ball into the net with the back of his head to tie the contest at 1-1.

Inside the Numbers

Geho leads the Retrievers with 16 points (7 goals, two assists) and is now 3rd in the league in points per game (1.00)
Geho, who has four goals over the last four matches, is also 4th in goals per game (.438) and is tied for 3rd in shots (2.63 pg.).
Schissler has scored a goal in four straight games and is second on the squad with nine points.
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 leads the team with five assists and is tied for third in the league in the category.
Senior goalie Emigdio Tormo Lopez ranks fourth in the conference with a 1.06 goals against average and is 4th with a 2.81 saves per mark.
The Retrievers have outscored opponents by a 21-16 margin on the season (9-8 in AE play).
The Dawgs are 2-3-4 on the road this season.

About New Hampshire

UNH is a combined 17-15-5 in the America Tournament.
The Wildcats won at least a share of the regular-season title in six straight seasons before having their streak snapped in 2025.
UNH last won the AE Tournament in 2022. They had a run of three straight tournament championships from 2018-2020.
The Wildcats have been outscored by a 23-17 margin this season and are a -1 in conference play.
UNH is 2-2 since tying UMBC in Baltimore on Oct. 11.
Elias Khodri is tied with UMBC's Geho with seven goals on the season.

UMBC vs. UNH, 10/11/25

Junior defender Jojo Ocran scored a game-tying goal with 19 minutes remaining, leading the UMBC men's soccer team to a 1-1 draw against the New Hampshire Wildcats on Saturday evening at Retriever Soccer Park.
After falling behind late in the first half, the Retrievers intensified their efforts in the final 45 minutes. They applied significant pressure, particularly in the last 20 minutes of the match.
Junior forward Brady Geho, who led the team with four shots, had a golden opportunity in the 50th minute. After receiving a pass inside the center of the box, his shot from eight yards out sailed over the crossbar.
The Retrievers (4-5-2, 0-2-1 America East) earned nine of their 12 corner kicks in the second half and finally capitalized in the 71st minute. Senior forward Kofi Amoah (first career assist) delivered an accurate left-footed ball to the back post, where Ocran leaped and headed it just inside the left post from close range for his first career tally.
UMBC nearly took the lead with 10:36 remaining after another corner kick, this time taken by sophomore defender Adamo Pantaleo. Pantaleo found Geho alone at the back post on the right side. With Wildcats' goalkeeper Scott Williams out of position, Geho headed the ball toward the goal, but senior defender Matteo Piccardo managed to get his head on the shot, redirecting it off the line to prevent a score.
New Hampshire (3-5-4, 1-1-1 AE) scored in the 35th minute with a superb free kick by graduate midfielder Matteo Brossel, who beat senior goalkeeper Emigdio Tormo Lopez from 25 yards out.
UMBC held a 13-10 advantage in shots and finished with 12 corner kicks compared to just three for the visitors.

All-Time Series History

UNH holds a 13-8-6 record in the all-time series.
UMBC had lost eight straight games before the 1-1 tie this season.

UMBC vs. UNH (America East Tournament History)

2021: No. 1 UNH d. No. 5 UMBC, 4-0 (Semifinals)
2015: No. 3 UMBC d. No. 6 UNH, 1-0 (Quarterfinals)
2012: No. 2 UMBC d. No. 5 UNH, 0-0 in pk's (4-2) (Final)
2010: No. 2 UMBC d. No. 5 UNH, 0-0 in pk's (5-4) (Final)
2009: No. 5 UMBC d. No. 1 UNH, 2-1(Semifinals)

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Players Mentioned

#23 Kofi Amoah: Striker; 5' 5"; Senior

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

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

#3 Adamo Pantaleo: Defender; 5' 10"; Sophomore

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

#2 Ricky Schissler: Defender; 5' 7"; Senior

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

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

Players Mentioned

#23 Kofi Amoah
: 5' 5"; Senior
: Striker

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

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

#3 Adamo Pantaleo
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: Defender

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

#2 Ricky Schissler
: 5' 7"; Senior
: Defender

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

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