Women's Soccer Set for America East Semfinals Against Binghamton on Sunday

UMBC defeated #4 Vermont 1-0 in overtime on Thursday afternoon in the first round of the America East Championships.
The Dawgs broke the deadlock in dramatic fashion just 2:41 into the first overtime period, clinching their first semifinal berth since 2014. Freshman All-Rookie Team pick Brooke Clagett outmaneuvered her defender near the right endline and whipped a dangerous cross into the heart of the box. A Vermont defender then accidentally volleyed the ball into her own net, sparking a wild UMBC celebration.
The Retrievers have won ten games for the first time since 2014, when the Dawgs finished 12-4-3.
The Retrievers last won the conference in 2013, going 13-6-2 and 6-2 in the league. UMBC lost to Virginia Tech, 2-0, in the NCAA First Round
The Retrievers are 3-3-2 on the road this season.
UMBC is second in the conference with 1.526 goals per game
UMBC is third on the circuit with 5.74 shots on goal per game.
Freshman All-AE Rookie Team pick Brooke Clagett, who scored 73 career goals in her sensational high school career, is enjoying a great initial season, scoring game-winners against Mount St. Mary's (8/13), American (8/16), Fairmont State (8/20), and UAlbany (10/4). She is tied for fifth in the league with six goals and is tied for 10th in points per game (.74 per game).
Clagett, named AE Rookie of the Week for the third time on Monday, Oct. 5, is also tied for the league lead with four game-winners.
Clagett, who is also fourth with 19 shots on goal, recorded five points (2 goals, assist) against Fairmont State, the most in the America East this season.
Redshirt sophomore First Team midfielder Zoe Brossman is also tied for fifth in the league with six goals and is tied for 10^th with .74 points per game. Her two assists against Fairmont State tie for the league lead this season. Her two game-winning goals tie with teammate Delainey Proctor. Brossman made history as the first Retriever named to the First Team since 2014 (Jessy Brown, Amira Walcott).
Three of Brossman's goals have come from penalty kicks.
Sophomore Second Team All-Conference defender Hailey Ahmed, sophomore midfielder Delainey Proctor, and graduate forward Cece Price are tied for the team lead with three assists. Ahmed earned her second AE Defensive Player of the Week honor on Monday, Oct. 26.
Ahmed anchors the Retrievers' defense with poise and power, transforming into a set-piece threat this season. Twice named AE Defensive Player of the Week, she's tied for 17^th in the league with .50 points per game, racking up three goals and three assists. With one of the conference's strongest and most accurate legs, Ahmed's free kicks have kept opponents on edge all year.
Mink's two assists in the win against Towson tied Brossman for the AE single-game high.
Sophomore midfielder Delainey Proctor scored her first three career goals in wins against Towson, Wagner, and New Hampshire. She's tied for fourth in the league with two game-winners and is 16th overall in scoring (3 goals, 3 assists)
Junior goalie Amara Codd is fifth in the country with 1,712 minutes played. She slots fourth in the league with a 1.00 goals-against average. She's also fourth on the circuit with a .791 save percentage and is tied for second with eight shutouts.
UMBC's 16 points (5 goals, 6 assists) against Fairmont State are a league single-game high.

About Binghamton

Binghamton clinched its fourth regular season title in the last five years two weeks ago and then dropped its final game of the slate at Vermont 1-0 last Sunday. That loss snapped the program's 21-game conference unbeaten streak (13-0-8), which dated back to 2024.
The Bearcats carry the No. 1 seed into the tournament for the fourth time in the last five years.
Binghamton will look to snap a string of three straight semifinal setbacks and return to the championship game for the first time since 2022.
The Bearcats are eying the program's first postseason title and NCAA berth since 2004.
Senior back Sophia Garofalo was named repeat Defensive Player of the Year, junior forward Jahkaya Davis took home Striker of the Year honors and a league-high six Bearcats were named all-conference. Additionally, Binghamton garnered two all-rookie and three all-academic laurels.

Inside The Series

UMBC trails the series, 2-20-3.
The Retrievers had dropped nine straight to the Bearcats before they earned a draw this past October.
The Dawgs last victory was 10/20/2016 in Baltimore (3-1).
Despite the wide margin, the last three encounters have been decided by just one goal (or less) each.
On October 15 at Retriever Soccer Park, the Dawgs battled the Bearcats to a scoreless draw,
Binghamton nearly broke the deadlock just eight minutes in, when junior forward Jahkaya Davis launched a dangerous header on target, but Retriever junior defender Gabby Larson made a heroic goal-line clearance, denying a certain goal.
Just three minutes into the second half, UMBC almost seized the lead as sophomore midfielder Zoe Brossman unleashed a curling shot toward the upper left corner from just outside the box. Binghamton goalie Rebecca Kessler soared through the air, making a spectacular fingertip save to keep the score level.
The Retrievers kept pressing, creating two golden chances. Senior midfielder Emily Hiney's close-range shot in the 55th minute narrowly missed the far post, while sophomore midfielder Delainey Proctor forced Kessler into a full-stretch diving save with just 16 minutes remaining.
Senior forward Paige Luke rattled the crossbar from the right side of the box in the 75^th minute, then smashed another shot off the post with just 45 seconds left.
Binghamton (7-2-4, 3-0-2) led 14-10 in shots and took five corners compared to one by the hosts.

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Players Mentioned

#3 Hailey Ahmed: D; 6' 0"; Sophomore

#8 Zoe Brossman: M; 5' 4"; Redshirt Sophomore

#0 Amara Codd: GK; 5' 7"; Junior

#9 Emily Hiney: M; 5' 6"; Senior

#2 Gabby Larson: D; 5' 8"; Junior

#34 Cece Price: F; 5' 5"; Graduate Student

#6 Delainey Proctor: M; 5' 4"; Sophomore

#17 Brooke Clagett: F; 5' 7"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#3 Hailey Ahmed
: 6' 0"; Sophomore
: D

#8 Zoe Brossman
: 5' 4"; Redshirt Sophomore
: M

#0 Amara Codd
: 5' 7"; Junior
: GK

#9 Emily Hiney
: 5' 6"; Senior
: M

#2 Gabby Larson
: 5' 8"; Junior
: D

#34 Cece Price
: 5' 5"; Graduate Student
: F

#6 Delainey Proctor
: 5' 4"; Sophomore
: M

#17 Brooke Clagett
: 5' 7"; Freshman
: F