Accolades: (2017) Earned America East Winter/Spring Honor Roll recognition (2016) Named to America East Conference Winter-Spring Honor Roll.
2017: Competed in all 14 games for the second consecutive season and saw action in 55 contests in four seasons… Recorded career bests in ground balls (18) and caused turnovers (9) from his short-stick defensive midfield position… Given the green light in the transition game, added four goals… Scored single goals at Marist, Michigan and Hartford and versus Binghamton… Also caused a pair of miscues in the 6-4 victory at Marist on March 11…Delivered a game-saving check in the final seconds on that April 15 contest versus the Bearcats to cause a turnover in UMBC’s 7-6 victory.
2016: Competed in all 14 games and started the first two of the campaign… Opened with a season-high three ground ball, three-shot effort versus Richmond… Transitioned to defensive midfielder role midway through the season… Garnered a pair of ground balls in America East opener at Binghamton.
2015: Started on the first midfield unit during the first half of the campaign… Recorded three multiple-point games… The offensive star for the Retrievers in the 4-2 victory in miserable conditions at Monmouth… Scored the game-winner and added an insurance marker late in the fourth quarter to help UMBC secure the victory… Both scores were unassisted… Posted single goals in games versus Johns Hopkins, Towson and Albany.
2014: Competed in all 15 games and saw extensive action on the second offensive midfield unit… Collected three goals, two assists and seven ground balls… Got a start in the opener at Maryland… Scored his first collegiate goal in his home debut the following week versus Monmouth… Tallied goals in back-to-back America East contests versus Hartford and Albany… Recorded his first multiple-point effort (1-1-2) against the Great Danes.
Background: Highly-decorated midfielder from South Carroll… A 2013 C. Markland Kelly finalist who competed in the MSLCA Senior All-Star game… Also took part in the 2012 Maryland Free State Rising Senior Game… The 2012 Frederick Gazette Player of the Year… Would like to become a mechanical or materials engineer… Favorite food is steak and potatoes… Favorite movie is Law Abiding Citizen… Brother, Blake, joined him at UMBC in the fall of 2015, and they became the 32nd "brother act" in UMBC history... Son of Bill and Denise McDermott.
