Albany, N.Y. - Junior
Tyler Barnett's goal with 1:11 remaining in overtime capped an incredible 13-12 comeback win for the UMBC men's lacrosse team against the UAlbany Great Danes on Saturday afternoon. The Retrievers improved to 4-2 (2-0 America East), while UAlbany fell to 2-7 (0-2 AE).
"I'm really proud of the resiliency of the young men on the field just to keep competing, stated UMBC Head Coach
Ryan Moran after his team trailed 12-7 with 11:02 left in regulation. "I am equally proud of all the preparation the assistant coaches put in all week and their poise during the game. Overall, this was a great win for the program against a very talented team we greatly respect."
Junior attackman
Connor Chick scored a career-high five goals, including three straight, to bring UMBC within 12-11 with 3:36 remaining in the fourth quarter. Senior midfielder
Jordan Galloway contributed two goals and three assists.
Barnett came off the bench to factor in UMBC's final three goals, including the game-winner. The senior attackman set up Chick's final goal and then scored the equalizer off an assist from Galloway with 1:43 left in regulation. Barnett added a man-down goal early in the fourth quarter to bring the Dawgs within 11-7 with 12:02 left.
The Dawgs trailed 12-7 after Silas Richmond's goal with 11:02 left in the fourth quarter. Galloway answered off sophomore midfielder
Corey Myers's assist to ignite a 6-0 run.
UAlbany scored the game's first five goals and led 8-4 at halftime.
UMBC outshot UAlbany by a 40-29 margin and forced 19 turnovers.
Junior goalie
Connor McMahon made nine saves in 62:49 of action.
Senior
Trey Fleece picked up a team-high seven ground balls, and junior
Alex Steers won 16-of-27 face-offs and added five ground balls.