Accolades: Named the team’s Most Improved Player in 2009… One of 11 student-athletes named to the 2010 America East Conference Men’s Soccer All-Academic Team… Named to 2010 America East Conference Fall Commissioner’s Honor Roll and to the National College Athlete Honor Society during the 2010-11 academic year.
Campus Academic Honors: Earned semester academic honors and named to the Dean’s List in the spring of 2009… Also named to the Dean’s List in the fall of 2009 and the spring of 2010… Earned President’s List honors (4.00 grade-point average) for the Spring 2011 semester.
2010: For the second straight season, started all 20 contests as the right fullback and has now earned the starting nod in 47 in a row… Played the second-most minutes on the team with 1,823 (91.2), just 31 short of team-leader Levi Houapeu… Contributed one assist for the third consecutive year, adding a helper in the third game of the campaign at Towson.
2009: The gritty defender started all 20 games and led UMBC with 1,698 minutes played (84.9 per game)… Named to the All-Tournament team of the adidas Kick-Off Classic… Was credited with an assist in UMBC’s 3-0 win at La Salle on Sept. 26.
2008: The Loyola transfer saw action in 12 games and started seven down the stretch in his first fall campaign for the Retrievers… Recorded an assist in the 1-0 win over Lipscomb.
Background: Majoring in business technology... Transferred to UMBC after attending Loyola (Md.) College in the fall of 2007… Did not compete for the Greyhounds… A three-year letterwinner and two-time captain at Archbishop Curley... Led team to the MIAA Championship in 2006 ... Named All-City, All-Metro, All-State and All-MIAA in 2006 ... Also captained his club squad, Baltimore Bays ‘89, since 2004... Brother, Robert, played at Boston University and cousin,Mark, played at Towson University ... Also has younger brother Chris and two younger sisters, Kara and Dana ... Lists his favorite pro team as Juventes... Son of Denise and Robert Savarese…Vincent Michael Savarese was born on Jan. 21, 1989.
Year | GP/GS | Shots | G | A | Pts. |
2008 | 12/7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2009 | 20/20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2010 | 20/20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 18/18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 70/65 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
