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Defense Dominates in 2-0 Shutout of Wofford
Sophomore goalie Phil Saunders had a very easy day standing between the posts in the men’s soccer team’s game against Wofford. The reigning Southern Conference Champion, featuring seven seniors with experience playing in the N.C.A.A. tournament against the nations top team’s, managed just five shots in 90 minutes, only two of which were on goal, [...]
Spaay Records 700th Assists, Volleyball Splits Opening Day
In her first career game freshman outside hitter Ali Goc racked up a team high 12 kills against Coppin State University. Between the Volleyball team’s two games, the second being against Loyola University, Goc totaled 19 kills, 13 digs, five blocks, and four aces. “I didn’t expect that at all,” Goc said. “But having a [...]
Parkinson Wins Mount St. Mary’s 5Ks
It seems like Sara Parkinson has been a senior forever, and well, she has been. Parkinson was granted an extra year of eligibility after the last two season, and UMBC’s cross country team has really benefited from it. Last year Parkinson finished second at the meet, but this year she improved her time by 37 [...]
Two Newcomers Lead Men’s XC to Second Place Finish In Opener
Junior transfer Sam Boimov, formerly from Salisbury University, quickly stepped up and made an impact for the men’s cross country team that lost several of it’s top runner from last year by crossing the finish line second overall in 15:41.09 at the Mount St. Mary’s Dual 5Ks. Another newcomer, this one freshman Vinny DiSalvo, made [...]
Women’s Soccer Goes Winless In Fourth Straight Game
The women’s soccer team is playing good competition right now, but it’s unfortunate that despite the efforts of Lauren Kadet in goal they haven’t been able to get her a win. Kadet recorded five saves and allowed just one goal in 90 minutes of action but her efforts went wasted as the offense once again [...]
Trio of Newcomers Shine In Season Opener
I said it all summer, the men’s soccer team is much more balanced this year on offense. Last year it was all about Levi Houapeu and Andrew Bulls, this year it is still about them but they finally have some guys around them that can score on a consistent basis, and it didn’t take long [...]
Men’s Soccer vs. V.M.I. Preview
It’s a season of high expectations for the UMBC men’s soccer team as they return virtually everybody from last year’s championship team. But any player or coach will tell you that you just have to take it one game at a time. Before UMBC can even have a chance to think about lifting up a [...]
Men’s Soccer Season Preview
Last year the men’s soccer team shocked everybody with a trip to the America East Conference Championship game. After finishing in last place in 2008 the team got both healthy and more experienced, and wound up being the highest scoring team in the AEC and fifth highest scoring team in the entire country. After just [...]
Women’s Soccer Draws With Campbell, 1-1
The women’s soccer team was just 25 seconds away from their second win of the season by virtue of a 1-0 upset of Campbell but at 89:35 Olga Ekblom perfectly placed a shot in the upper right hand corner of the goal to tie the game at one goal. UMBC’s goal came late in the [...]
Women’s Soccer @ Campbell Preview
Like I said before, don’t panic yet about the women’s soccer team, they played two very good teams after the beat Delaware State, and that will extend to a third straight tough road game. Campbell is a tough team, and went 9-9-2 last year. This year, like UMBC, they’ve played three games and are 1-2, [...]
