Washington, D.C. – The UMBC women's soccer team secured a hard-fought 1-1 tie against the American Eagles on Sunday afternoon at Reeves Field.

Senior Misa Kasparcova scored her second career goal to give the Retrievers a 1-0 lead in the 37th minute. Senior midfielder Delainey Varela-Keen provided the assist with a well-placed pass into the right corner for Kasparcova. Kasparcova then launched a long shot towards the top center of the goal. Eagles' goalkeeper Tamera Taylor-Moore leaped to deflect the shot but inadvertently directed the ball just inches over the line, resulting in a goal.

The Eagles equalized in the 62nd minute with a header from Avery Klingensmith. Eliza Fisher delivered a high-arching service into the box, allowing Klingensmith to beat reserve keeper Amara Codd. With 7:45 remaining, UMBC had a great opportunity to regain the lead when Emily Hiney collected a rebound off a corner kick. She took a shot aimed for the left corner of the net, but a defender standing on the line managed to knock the attempt away.

The hosts came close to winning the match with 5:38 left when Bella Vozar found herself unmarked at the back post during a corner kick. Vozar's header hit the crossbar and bounced away from danger.

The Eagles (0-5-2) outshot the Retrievers (3-2-3) with 23 shots compared to UMBC's 11. American also attempted eight corner kicks, while UMBC took just one.

UMBC's starting goalkeeper, Kalli Williams, made nine saves in the first half.

The Dawgs will host Robert Morris on Thursday evening.