Men's Soccer Opens Season at UNC Wilmington on Thursday Evening

UMBC kicks off the 2025 season on the road at UNC Wilmington.
Last season, UMBC finished 8-7-4 and 4-2-1 in conference.
After defeating Binghamton in the America East Quarterfinals, the Retrievers lost to Vermont, the 2024 National Champions, 2-1, in overtime in AE semifinals to end the season.
The Retrievers were selected fourth in the 2025 America East preseason poll and added eleven newcomers to the squad.
Six of the eleven newcomers hail from the state of Maryland.
Junior forward Ryan Calheira earned preseason All-Conference recognition following his impressive performance in the 2024 campaign. He was named to the Second Team, marking his first time receiving All-Conference honors. Calheira participated in all 19 matches, making 15 starts, and he tied for the team lead with five goals.
Anthony Adams (15-11-9) enters his third season as the head coach of the Retrievers.
The squad named Emigdio Tormo Lopez and Ricky Schissler as team captains for the 2025 season. Tormo Lopez led the AE with 4.47 saves per game while Binghamton recorded a game-winning goal against Binghamton last season last September.

About UNCW

The Seahawks are led by head coach Aidan Heaney who enters his 25th season at UNCW and his 27th year as a Division I head coach.
The Seahawks made it to the CAA Championship game last season but lost to Hofstra 1-0.
UNCW is projected to finish second, tied with Charleston, in the newly formed CAA South Division.
Osei Gyamfi and Jake Shannon were named to the All-CAA Preseason team, while Ethan Newsome, Cesare D'Amico, Gavin Carmichael and Trey Smiley received All-CAA Honorable Mention notice.
The Seahawks added nine freshmen to a young roster for the 2025 season.

Inside The Series

UMBC is 0-2-1 all-time against the Seahawks
The two squads last met during the 2016 season at Retriever Soccer Park. The Eagles came out with a 3-1 victory as they scored three unanswered goals after getting on the board first.

Players Mentioned