Sandra Vacarino scored four of the team's 14 goals and was one of five players to start every game this year.

It was not quite the storybook ending for the women’s soccer team this season. This year was a rough campaign. They finish the year 2-14-1 and 1-7-0 in conference play. They were outscored by opponents 51-14, recorded a goal in only six games, and were shutout 11 times this year, and to end the season they loses 5-0 to finish in last place in the America East.

The team was not really expected to do well this season after losing a lot of players in the off season, but to only score 14 goals in a season is quite disappointing.

Against Boston University the team was just outmatched and did not even get off a shot while the Terriers rallied off 31.

Mo Van Vlerah recorded three saves and gave up three goals in the first half. With an understanding that the game was already over Alyssa Radu switched goalies at halftime to give Jaclyn Drummond some work this season and she recorded six saves and gave up two goals in the second half.

While the team loses five seniors, LaShawna Epps, JoAnne Jackson, Katie McKay, Naomi Opaleye, and Arielle Tagger, next year they will return a very talented senior class and all of their starters in hopes to make the conference tournament for the first time since the 2005 season.

UMBC (0-4-1):
F- Rachel McKee (0 goals, 0 assists, 6 SOG)
F- Danielle Kell (0 goals, 0 assists, 3 SOG)
M- Katie Gitlin (1 goal, 0 assists, 2 SOG)
M- Sandra Vacarino (0 goals, 0 assists, 0 SOG)
M- LeAnne Edgar (0 goals, 0 assists, 1 SOG)
M- Morgan Andrews (0 goals, 0 assists, 0 SOG)
M- Elyse Bilardo (0 goals, 0 assists, 2 SOG)
B- Erin Johnson (5 Starts)
B- Aly Garzek (5 Starts)
B- Christine Sadowski (5 Starts)
GK- Mo Van Vlerah (34 saves, 13 goals, allowed, .723 save%)

Key Reserves:
F- Brooke Piper (0 goals, 0 assists, 1 SOG)
M- Megan McDonald (0 goals, 0 assists, 0 SOG)
B- Katie McKay (3 games played)

George Mason (7-1):
F- Tiana Kallenberger (5 goals, 3 assists, 13 SOG)
F- Theresa DeLucca (2 goals, 2 assists, 4 SOG)
F- Nicole Peters (0 goals, 0 assists, 0 SOG)
M- Omolyn Davis (6 goals, 2 assists, 10 SOG)
M- Capricia Alston (2 goals, 0 assists, 4 SOG)M- Mary Kate Lowry (0 goals, 0 assists, 2 SOG)
B- Sasha Vido (5 Starts)
B- Patti Benner (8 Starts)
B- Hannah Sklay (8 Starts)
GK- Katie Frey (23 saves, 4 goals allowed, .852 save%)

Key Reserves:
F- Kelly Keelan (4 goals, 6 assists, 6 SOG)
F- Annie Lebherz (2 goals, 0 assists, 11 SOG)
F- Jessica Pisasale (2 goals, 0 assists, 5 SOG)
F- Zania Barnum (0 goals, 1 assists, 1 SOG)
M- Crissy Parker (0 goals, 0 assists, 1 SOG)
M- Kimmy Moss (2 goals, 1 assists, 9 SOG)
M- Leslie Cabe (1 goal, 0 assists, 6 SOG)
M- Colleen Killiany (0 goals, 1 assists, 0 SOG)
B- Kelly Thomas (7 starts)

UMBC is coming off their best game of the season but are now traveling to one of the best and deepest teams in the nation. One thing is for sure, Mo Van Vlerah will once again keep UMBC in the game. She has been great all season but if they defense lets shots go she can’t save everything. The offense is what needs to pick up though. They got their first goal so lets hope they can build off that momentum.

UMBC (0-4):
F- Rachel McKee (0 goals, 0 assists, 5 SOG)
F- LeAnne Edgar (0 goals, 0 assists, 1 SOG)
M- Elyse Bilardo (0 goals, 0 assists, 2 SOG)
M- Sandra Vacarino (0 goals, 0 assists, 0 SOG)
M- Danielle Kell (0 goals, 0 assists, 2 SOG)
M- JoAnne Jackson (0 goals, 0 assists, 0 SOG)
B- Katie Gitlin (4 Starts)
B- Christine Sadowski (4 Starts)
B- Aly Garzarek (4 Starts)
B- Erin Johnson (4 Starts)
GK- Mo Van Vlerah (24 saves, 12 goals allowed, .667 save%)

Key Reserves:
F- Brooke Piper (0 goals, 0 assists, 0 SOG)
M- Megan McDonald (0 goals, 0 assists, 0 SOG)
B- Katie McKay (3 games played)
B- Morgan Andrews (4 games played)

George Washington (2-3-1):
F- Kayley Sullivan (0 goals, 1 assist, 10 SOG)
M- Sierra Smidinger (0 goals, 1 assist, 3 SOG)
M- Misa Eiritz (2 goals, 0 assists, 6 SOG)
M- Brittany Eger (3 goals, 0 assists, 6 SOG)
M- Jillian Morgan (0 goals, 1 assist, 3 SOG)
M- Kristen Slack (0 goals, 0 assists, 4 SOG))
B- Molly Bruh (6 sames started)
B- Michelle Aueron (6 games started)
B- Samie Cloutier (6 games started)
B- Emily Gower (6 games started)
GK- Lindsey Rowe (33 saves, 7 goals allowed)

Key Reserves:
F- Adriana Moya (0 goals, 0 assists, 7 SOG)
M- Brittain Schorstein (0 goals, 0 assists, 4 SOG)
M- Ashley Starks (0 goals, 0 assists, 3 SOG)
B- Clare Roche (Six games player)

While UMBC has yet to score a goal they, have had almost two weeks off to figure out that is gong wrong. The alignment will likely be changed in order to get something going. UMBC is going to have a challenge but George Washington is not great at scoring either. Both teams have good goalies that will be hard to get by. The game will rely on them. If the defense and Vlerah play well they could come out with the win, but they still need to score their first goal of the season for themselves.

UMBC (3-0):
F- LeAnne Edgar (0 goals, 0 assists, 1 SOG)
F- Rachel McKee (0 goals, 0 assists, 4 SOG)
M- JoAnne Jackson (0 goals, 0 assists, 0 SOG)
M- Sandra Vacarino (0 goals, 0 assists, 0 SOG)
M- Elyse Bilardo (0 goals, 0 assists, 2 SOG)
M- Danielle Kell (0 goals, 0 assists, 1 SOG)
B- Erin Johnson (3 Starts)
B- Aly Gazarek (3 starts)
B- Katie Gitlin (3 Starts)
B- Christine Sadowski (3 Starts)
GK- Mo Van Vlerah (17 saves, 11 goals allowed, 60.7 save%)

Key Reserves:
M- Megan McDonald (0 goals, 0 assists, 0 SOG)
M- Morgan Andrews (0 goals, 0 assists, 0 SOG)
B- Katie McKay (2 games played)

Towson (2-2):
F- Kaysi Ward (0 goals, 0 assists, 1 SOG)
F- Erica Marshall (2 goals, 3 assists, 10 SOG)
F- Phylicia Rosselli (3 goals, 0 assists, 4 SOG)
M- Annie Hillin (0 goals, 0 assists, 1 SOG)
M- Danielle Rosanova (1 goal, 0 assists, 3 SOG)
M- Britney Hadaway (0 goals, 0 assists, 2 SOG)
B- Samantha Young (4 Starts)
B- Melissa Gomes (4 Starts)
B- Alex Davis (3 Starts)
B- Ashley Ventura (4 Starts)
GK- Kristen Sample (11 Saves, 2 GA, 84.6 save%)

Key Reserves:
F- Cheyenne Skidmore (1 goal, 2 assists, 1 SOG)
M- Courtney McKee (0 goals, 0 assists, 2 SOG)
M- Kim Speese (0 goals, 0 assists, 0 SOG)
D- Jordan Luithle (2 games played)
D- Alex Evitts (3 games played)
D- Courtney Lupinek (4 games played)
D- Sarah Thomas (3 games played)
GK- Jocelyn Papciak (10 saves, 3 GA, 76.9 save%)

UMBC is coming off a really disappointing loss and may be fired up to avenge it in this game. But one thing is for sure: they will have a tough challenge ahead of them. Towson is a pretty good team and what makes them hard to beat is their defense. They are extremely deep on defense and those fresh legs in all the time really help them. With a choice of two very good goalies to put behind them Towson does not allow much through. What UMBC has to do is keep the ball. If they keep the ball and pressure the defense, it doesn’t matter how good they are, they will eventually break. Mo Van Vlerah is a good goalie for UMBC. Her stats don’t show it because the defense has not been playing very well so he has been pelted with shots, but she will keep them in this game. UMBC just has to figure otu a way to get goals, something they haven’t actually done all season, their only goal was an own goal by Bucknell.

But in all honesty even Radu knows it will be a completely successful year. She realizes it is going to be a rebuilding process and her goal for this year is simply to hit .500, something the team hasn’t done in three seasons.

But even hitting .500 may be tough. Last year the team scored only 10 goals in 19 games. Morgan Warrington scored five of those and has transferred to Delaware. So the team only returns five goals from a season ago.

Warrington is not the only loss however. The team lost a total of ten players from last year, four of whom graduated, and the rest left for one reason or another. The biggest losses will be Warrington, Christine Bacinski, last years starting goal keeper, Toni DiRenzo, last years all freshman team defender, and Ashley Singer, who was hurt last year but led the team with four goals in her freshman year.

The best guess at who the starters will be this year:

F: Brooke Piper
F: LeAnne Edgar
M: Danielle Kell
M: Megan McDonald
M: Sandra Vacarino
M: Christine Sadowski
B: Katie McKay
B: LaShawna Epps
B: Arielle Tagger
B: Erin Johnson
GK: Mo Van Vlerah

I’m sure a few freshman will be starting but before camp starts it’s hard to tell. The toughest thing for the team however is they once again have a big away schedule. While it’s not Radu’s fault, Tara Koleski signed contracts with teams during her tenure for that type of schedule for a few more years. In 2007 the team has the same type of schedule but they went seven straight games without scoring a goal and having four straight road games early could hurt.

This season is really going to be a test of just how good Radu is. If she can manage to get girls in the right places and have them play to their strengths like she did last year I really could see the team getting more wins than last year and nearing .500. But if she can’t the team could finish at the bottom one again.