Men’s Soccer Rallies Late to Upend No. 10 Vermont, 2-1 – University of Maryland, Baltimore County

BALTIMORE – The UMBC males’s soccer group performed very effectively for the 80 minutes of the match. Nonetheless, they nonetheless trailed tenth-ranked and America East Convention rival Vermont, 1-0 because the Catamounts appeared ready to put up their twelfth consecutive victory and eighth straight shutout.

However the Retrievers had alternate ideas.  
Junior ahead Taylor Calheira and senior midfielder Ryan Becher tallied within the last 7:30 of the match, as UMBC Retrievers rallied for a 2-1 victory over Vermont at Retriever Soccer Park on Saturday night.

The UMBC (9-4-2, 3-2-0 America East) win snapped the nation’s longest successful streak at 11 and clinched a spot within the America East Championships for the Retrievers. Vermont (12-2-1, 4-1-0 AE) misplaced for the primary time since August 30 and UMBC turned
the primary group to attain in opposition to the Catamounts since September 18.

“It is a credit score to our group, we weren’t going to stop,” mentioned Head Coach Pete Caringi, Jr. “Clearly, they (Vermont) are an important group, they’ve had an important run, coming in right here not giving up objectives … it is an important end result.”   

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Play was crisp all through the primary half and UMBC senior goalkeeper Quantrell Jones made a spotlight reel save on some extent clean shot within the 8′.
• The possibilities multiplied within the second half. UMBC junior ahead Alek Wroblewski had a header saved within the 61, then Jones made a blinding kick-save simply 70 seconds later.
• Within the 67′, a failed clear by UMBC, ended up on the foot of UVM’s Alex Nagy, who scored his sixth of the season, beating Jones with a ten-yarder contained in the close to proper put up.
• UMBC had an important likelihood to tie the rating within the 81′, as Becher’s shot from 12 yards out was knocked broad by Vermont goalkeeper Nathan Silveira.
• Moments later, Becher bought management of the ball at midfield and despatched a ball to the highest of the field, the place junior midfielder William Forby one-touched it to a streaking Calheira. The striker beat Silveira contained in the far left put up for his eighth purpose of the season.  
• Vermont pressed for the go-ahead purpose, however Becher stole the ball and initiated a 4-on-2 break the opposite method. Calheira despatched a long-lead move to Wroblewski on the best aspect, who rapidly despatched it ahead to Jordan Ehart. Ehart was taken down from behind one stride into the field and Becher stepped up and drilled the following penalty kick into the left nook of the online with 92 ticks remaining.

NOTES

• Vermont had outscored its final seven opponents, 23-0
• UMBC is now unbeaten in its final 5 video games (4-0-1).  
• The Retrievers’ final win over a Prime 20 group occurred in 2017, when UMBC blanked No. 12 New Hampshire, 1-0.
• Together with his help on the Calheira purpose, Becher moved right into a tie for tenth place on UMBC’s all-time help’ checklist with 19.
• He now has 11 objectives and 9 assists on the season, changing into the primary Retriever to put up a 30-point season since Pete Caringi III scored 32 factors in 2012.

 
UMBC will host NJIT on Senior Evening on Friday, Oct. 28.