Loyola Men’s Lacrosse Earns No. 1 Seed, Will Host Canisius In NCAA First Round

BALTIMORE – The Loyola University Maryland men’s lacrosse team gathered as ECAC Champions on Sunday night to watch the NCAA Championship Selection Show on ESPNU, and the Greyhounds learned they will host CanisiusCollege in the First Round on Saturday, May 12, at 5 p.m. at Ridley Athletic Complex.

The Greyhounds, who have won a school record 14 games this year with just one loss, received the No. 1 seed in the Championships afterwinning the ECAC Championship on Friday evening with a 14-7 victory over Fairfield University.

“It’s a special day for our program,” Head Coach Charley Toomey said. “I am so proud of our guys. They have worked so hard day-in, day-out. Our senior leadership, and our captains have been special this year.”

Loyola and Canisius will play on ESPNU with a simulcast offered online on ESPN3. The winner of the game will take on the winner of North Carolina and Denver in the NCAA Quarterfinals on Saturday, May 19 in Annapolis, Md., at the U.S. Naval Academy.

Canisius enters the NCAA Championships after winning the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship Game over Siena. The Golden Griffins rallied from a 9-6 halftime deficit to beat the Saints 10-9. Canisius will bring a 6-7 record to Ridley for the First Round game.

The Greyhounds will host a game for the first time since 2000.

BALTIMORE – The third-seeded Albany men’s lacrosse team (5-10) advanced to the finals of the America East Championships with a 19-8 victory over the host No. 2 UMBC Retrievers (5-8).

The Great Danes will meet top-seeded Stony Brook in Stony Brook, N.Y. on Saturday for the league championship and automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Juniors Scott Jones (Port Coquitlam, B.C.) and Scott Hopmann (Annapolis, Md./St. Mary’s) and sophomores Matt Gregoire (Crofton, Md./South River) and Zach Linkous (Jarrettsville, Md./St. Paul’s) each scored two goals for UMBC.

Junior Joe Lustgarten (Wading River, N.Y.) ran his streak of multiple-assist gmes to nine with four helpers in the game. His 29 assists on the season is tied for the 13^th-best in school history.

Albany’s Miles Thompson and Lyle Thompson scored five goals apiece for the visitors and America East Player of the Year Joe Resetarits added four.

Jones actually gave UMBC 1-0 lead just 27 seconds into the proceedings, when Lustgartnen intercepted an Albany clearing pass and fed his linemate for quick score. But Albany would go on a 4-1 run to take a 4-2 lead on Miles Thompson’s second of back-to-back goals with 6:33 remaining in the quarter.

Linkous scored on a 15-yard rocket to trim UMBC’s deficit to 4-3 with 5:27 to play in the quarter, but Ty Thompson answered with three seconds left to give the Danes a 5-3 lead after 15 minutes.

The second quarter belonged to the visitors as they extended their run to 6-0 by scoring all five second quarter goals.

Trailing 10-4 at the break, UMBC again struck early in a quarter, as Gregoire scored from in close after a long pass from sophomore face-off specialist Phil Poe (Harwood, Md./DeMatha) just 40 seconds into the quarter. Albany countered with a pair of goals, but when Hopmann responded with a man-up goal, UMBC had some hope, trailing, 12-5, with 3:44 remaining in the quarter.

Just 11 days earlier, UMBC rallied from a five-goal deficit with less than six minutes remaining to defeat Albany, 17-16, in overtime. But the Danes went on a 7-1 run over 10 minute span to put the contest out of reach.

UMBC outshot Albany, 39-29 and won the face-off battle, 19-11. But the Danes scored on 19 of those 29 attempts as starting netminder Adam Cohen (Arnold, Md./Severn) made four saves for the Retrievers. UA freshman Max Huber went the route and stopped 11 UMBC shots.

The Retrievers did convert on 4-of-6 man-up opportunities, but three were in the fourth quarter.

For those lacrosse fans that missed the incredible UMBC vs. Albany contest on April 21, the two teams renew their rivalry with much higher stakes at UMBC Stadium on Wednesday evening. The Retrievers and Great Danes meet for the sixth time in nine years at the America East Conference Tournament when No. 2 seeded-UMBC and No. 3 Albany face off at 7:30 p.m. The Retrievers rallied from five goals down with less than six minutes to play for a dramatic 17-16 overtime victory just 11 days ago. Coverage of the contest is available  on www.umbcretrievers.tv.

SCOUTING THE RETRIEVERS

-JR A Scott Jones and SO face-off specialist Phil Poe were named to the America East Conference First Team by the league’s head coaches. SR D Aaron Verardi earned Second Team honors, along with JR M Scott Hopmann. FR A/M Derek Bertolini was tabbed to the All-Rookie Team, while JR D Ethan Murphy earned a spot on the All Academic Team.

- Jones added three goals on Saturday at Binghamton and his 34 scores is tied for the 17th-most in school history . He has hat tricks or better in five of his last six games and seven on the season.

- SO A Matt Gregoire scored three goals in the game and has 12 goals in five America East games. He has scored those 12 goals on 18 shots.

- The final member of the attack unit, junior Joe Lustgarten contributed three assists and became the 21st player in school history to post 25 assists in a season. He has multiple assists in eight consecutive games.

- UMBC is 11-of-16 in man-up opportunities against America East Conference foes in 2012.

SCOUTING THE GREAT DANES

- SR A Joe Resetarits was named America East Conference Player of the Year in a vote by the league’s head coaches. Resetarits led America East with 41 goals and 59 total points. In a win over Siena (14-13) and a loss to Stony Brook (12-11), Resetarits extended his nation-leading goal-scoring streak to 47 games and recorded his 24th and 25th hat tricks.

- SR D Travis Lyons also earned First Team honors, while SO A Miles Thompson, SO D Cody Futia and SR face-off specialist Keith Olson earned Second Team honors. Albany had three players on the All-Rookie Team- D Mike Miller, A Will Stenburg and M Lyle Thompson.

- FR goalkeeper Max Huber continued his strong play in the net, making 18 saves in the two games last week, while facing 81 total shots.

- Olson was key in both games, as he went 27-of-49 in the face off circle, including a 17-of-24 performance against Stony Brook, picking up a team-high 14 ground balls.

- Albany is 3-3 in games decided by one or two goals this season and its last three games have been decided by a single score.

UMBC VS. ALBANY
UMBC leads, 10-4
2004    H W 10-9
H# L 8-9 (OT)
2005    A W 9-8
2006    H W 10-9
H# W 19-10
2007    A L 9-13
A# L 14-15
2008    H W 14-10
H# W 14-13
2009    A W 15-7
2010    H W 12-7
H# L 7-11
2011    A W 13-9
2012    H W 17-16 (OT)
# America East Tournament

Notes: UMBC has won two straight and six of seven in the series, but the Great Danes have won three of five tournament games vs. UMBC, including both semifinal encounters at UMBC Stadium (2004, 2010)… On both of those occasions, UMBC had won the regular season meeting in Baltimore, but Albany rebounded to win in tournament action.

Seven of the 14 meetnigs between UMBC and Albany have been decided by a single goal- UMBC is 5-2 in those contests.

RETRIEVER SCORING VS. UA
Grimm           6gp     5-8-13
Jones           4gp     9-0-9
Brown           3gp     2-6-8
Hopmann 2gp     3-0-3
Lustgarten      3gp     0-5-5

UMBC (5-6, 3-1 America East) takes on host Binghamton (3-9, 0-4) in the regular season finale at the Bearcats Sports Complex on Saturday, April 28. The Retrievers are seeking a victory to post their first back-to-back wins of the season and clinch at least one home game in next week’s America East Conference Championships. The opening face-off is scheduled to take place at 7:00 p.m.

SCOUTING THE RETRIEVERS

JR A Scott Jones capped a miraculous rally with a goal at the 1:43 mark of overtime and the Retrievers edged Albany, 17-16, at UMBC Stadium on Senior Day. With the victory, UMBC clinched a spot in the America East four-team playoffs for the ninth time in nine conference seasons.

The Retrievers (3-1 AEC) also will have a winning league record in America East for the ninth consecutive year.

PLAYOFF SCENARIOS:

UMBC will be the No. 1 seed if…

The Retrievers defeat Binghamton and Albany defeats Stony Brook

UMBC will be the No. 2 seed if…

Stony Brook defeats Albany

UMBC will be the No. 3 seed if…

UMBC loses to Binghamton and Albany defeats Stony Brook

SO M Phil Poe was been named America East Conference Player of the Week. Poe tied a school record by winning 22 face-offs in the 17-16 overtime victory over Albany. Poe is ranked 14th in the country in ground balls per game (5.91) and 21st in face-off winning pct. (55.5).

Jones has scored 17 goals in his last five outings and became the first Retrievers since Alex Hopmann (36) in 2009 to reach the 30-goal plateau with 31 scores. he is tenth in the nation with 2.82 goals per game.

SO A Joe Lustgarten is 7th in the country with 2.0 assists per game.

The 17 goals scored by UMBC was its most since a 17-10 win over Rutgers in 2009… The 33 goals combined by the two squads was the most in a Retriever contest since an 18-15 loss at Towson early in the 1998 campaign.

BEASTS OF AMERICA EAST: UMBC is now 36-10 in nine years of America East competition and 20-4 at UMBC Stadium. UMBC has never lost back-to-back regular season contests in league play.

WINNING THE TIGHT ONES: UMBC is now 26-16 in games decided by three goals or less since the beginning of the 2007 season. UMBC had won eight straight overtime decisions from 2007-09 until dropping a Feb. 20, 2010 triple overtime decision to Delaware. UMBC’s previous overtime loss was an 11-10 setback at Penn early in the 2006 season.

In 2012, UMBC is 2-4 in games decided by one or two goals. The Retrievers have won 17 of its last 23 one-goal decisions.

UMBC is now 16-6 in Don Zimmerman’s 19 seasons in overtime and in his career, Coach Zimmerman is 18-8 in extra time in 26 seasons.

SCOUTING THE BEARCATS

Binghamton dropped its third straight game last Saturday with a 11-5 defeat at Vermont, eliminating the Bearcats from playoff contention.

SO M Michael Antinozzi registered a goal and two assists, while fellow midfielder Tyler Perrelle chipped in with a goal and an assist in the losing effort.

Antinozzi improved his point per game total to 3.25 (28 goals, 11 assists, 4th in AE) and is just one goal shy of tying the BU season scoring record with 29 goals. Perrell has 23 goals in 2012.

The game will feature the Bearcats seven seniors which include Ryan Button, Ben Waldron, John Clark, Jeff Donigan, Jordan Marra, Chris Cook and Nick Marshall. The Bearcats are 3-2 at home in 2012.

The Bearcats lead America East with 36.3 shots per game, but are last in shooting accuracy at 25.0 percent.

Binghamton also leads America East with 8.25 caused turnovers per contest.

THE SERIES

Binghamton won the first match-up between the two teams in 2004 (5-4), but UMBC has won the last 11 straight.

The last two AEC tournament games between the two teams have gone to overtime in 2008 and 2009.

Due to playoff games at UMBC, four of the last five meetings have occurred at UMBC Stadium. Six of the 12 meetings have been decided by three goals or fewer. Dave Brown scored three goals and added an assist as the host Retrievers edged Binghamton, 8-6, in the last meeting on April 9, 2011. UMBC used a 6-0 run in the second quarter to take control of the contest. Rob Grimm had three goals and two assists and Nick Doub had a career-best 3-point game (2g, 1a) in UMBC’s 12-6 win at Binghamton in 2010. Adam Cohen recorded that win in goal.

Cambridge, Mass. - For the fourth straight season, fans of America East lacrosse can voice their opinion on who the best player in the conference is. Voting for the 2012 America East Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Fans’ Choice Player of the Year awards is now open with voting taking place on the league’s Facebook page for the first time.

UMBC’s nominees are junior attackman Scott Jones on the men’s side and junior midfielder Lindsay Cox for the women. Jones is tenth in the nation in with 2.82 goals per game and has scored 17 times in his last five contests. He has excelled in America East play, scoring four goals vs. Hartford, five time vs. Stony Brook and four more, including the overtime game-winning goal vs. Albany. Cox just reached the 40-goal plateau in UMBC’s 7-6 win over No. 19 Johns Hopkins. She has scored four or five goals in a game on five occasions in 2012.

Men’s Poll: https://apps.facebook.com/opinionpolls/poll?pid=AB_MiTNZHmI

Women’s Poll: https://apps.facebook.com/opinionpolls/poll?pid=AB_Mg_zRHIg&ref=nf

Voting for the 2012 America East Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse  Fans’ Choice Players of the Year will go until 12 p.m. (noon) on Monday, April 30. The winners will be announced that afternoon via release at AmericaEast.com.

In eight prior seasons of America East lacrosse, UMBC has met Albany 13 times and the two perennial league powers have developed a healthy rivalry. The two squads meet at UMBC Stadium on Saturday, April 21, and as usual, there is a lot at stake for both teams. The Retrievers (4-6, 2-1 AE) are looking to bounce back from a tough loss to Stony Brook and sew up their ninth consecutive league tournament berth, while Albany (3-8, 3-0 AE) seeks to extend its winning streak to four and stay atop the America East standings. Moreover, it is Senior Day at UMBC, as four-year lettermen Rob Grimm, Brian McCullough and Aaron Verardi will be honored in pregame ceremonies. The game will be televised live locally by the Live Well Network, broadcast live on www.umbcetrievers.tv.  The ceremonies begin at 1:00 p.m., with the game to follow.

SCOUTING THE RETRIEVERS

Junior attackman Scott Jones tied a career-high with five goals and led a furious comeback, but the host Retrievers (4-6, 2-1 AE) fell to Stony Brook, 10-8, before 960 fans at UMBC Stadium on April 14. Jones’ 27 goals is the most for a Retriever since Alex Hopmann scored 36 in 2009. He is tenth in the country in goals per game (2.7).

UMBC scored five goals in 3:11 to trim a 9-2 deficit to 9-7 early in the fourth quarter, but 21 turnovers curtailed the comeback attempt.

Sophomore face-off specialist Phil Poe won all seven fourth quarter draws and captured 15 of 22 in the game. His 125 face-offs won this season is already the 13th-best figure in school history.

Junior attackman Joe Lustgarten had a goal and two helpers for UMBC vs. SBU and now has 10 assists in his last four outings. He is 13th in the nation in assists per game (1.9).

The Retrievers have outscored their foes, 31-22, in the fourth quarter this season. It is the team’s highest-scoring stanza by nine goals.

SCOUTING THE GREAT DANES

Albany (3-8, 3-0 AE) clinched a spot in the America East Tournament with its third straight conference win, a 15-7 decision over Vermont on April 14. The Great Danes did not compete in the championships in 2011.

SR A Joe Resetarits led the Great Danes with four goals and two assists for six total points . Resetarits scored his 108th career goal, which puts him eighth among active players, and scored in his 44th consecutive game, which leads the nation.  Resetarits is eighth in the nation with 2.73 goals per game.

FR G Max Huber continues to make a huge impact for the Great Danes since taking over netminding duties. Huber made 10 saves against Vermont, and picked up two ground balls.

SR face-off specialist Keith Olson was key to the Great Danes’ success, as he won 14-of-25 face offs in the game.

SO A Miles Thompson scored five points on three goals and two assists, while cousin Ty Thompson also netted a hat trick vs. Vermont.

INSIDE THE SERIES

UMBC leads the all-time series, 9-4, and the Retrievers have won five of the last six games.

The Retrievers are 6-2 vs. Albany at UMBC Stadium, but the Great Danes won the last meeting, 11-7, in the 2010 championship semifinals. UMBC won at Albany for the second consecutive time last season, outlasting Albany, 13-9, in miserable weather conditions at John Fallon Field. Scott Jones scored five goals for UMBC, including three straight when the game was tied at 9-all in the fourth quarter. Dave Brown scored a goal and added 5 helpers in the game and Ethan Murphy and Brian Patton each scored their first collegiate goals in the victory.

UP NEXT

UMBC completes the regular season and America East slate with a contest at Binghamton on April 28.

BALTIMORE- UMBC junior attackman Scott Jones (Port Coquitlam, B.C.) tied a career-high with five goals and led a furious comeback, but the host Retrievers fell to Stony Brook, 10-8, before 960 fans at UMBC Stadium.

The Seawolves won their 17^th consecutive regular season contest and improved to 3-0 in the conference and 4-7 overall, while UMBC slipped to 2-1 in league play and 4-6 overall.

Jones was UMBC’s America East Player of the Game, while Stony Brook senior midfielder Robbie Campbell earned the honor for his side. Campbell scored four goals and shared the spotlight with junior goalkeeper Sean Brady, who made 14 saves for the visitors.

The Retrievers trailed, 9-2, late in the third quarter, but exploded for five goals in the span of 3:11 to trim the deficit to 9-7 with 12:17 remaining. Jones started the surge by converting a Joe Lustgarten (Wading River, N.Y.) feed with 32 seconds left in the third quarter.

Sophomore face-off specialist Phil Poe (Harwood, Md./DeMatha) won all seven fourth quarter draws and UMBC capitalized early in the fourth. Sophomore midfielder Conor Finch (Westminster,Md./Boys’ Latin) scored 52 seconds into the period, and after an SBU violation on the ensuing draw, Poe fed sophomore attackman Matt Gregoire (Crofton, Md./South River), who scored to cut the deficit to 9-5.

Gregoire picked off a Stony Brook clearing pass and fed Jones on the left doorstep for UMBC’s sixth goal at the 13:16 mark and Jones’ rocket from a sharp left angle on freshman Derek Bertolini’s (Madison, Conn.) pass brought the hosts to within 9-7 with 12:17 to play.

The Retrievers had two possessions to cut the lead to one, but committed turnovers in each case. The second miscue led to a Seawolf fast break and freshman attackman Mike Rooney scored to restore a three-goal visitor margin at 10-7 with 8:11 to play.

Jones scored his team-leading 27^th goal on a cross-field feed from junior middie Scott Hopmann (Annapolis, Md./St. Mary’s) to pull UMBC to within a pair with 2:23 to play. But Bertolini’s shot with 1:47 remaining was easily handled by Brady and the Retrievers never regained possession.

Lustgarten had a goal and two helpers for UMBC and now has 10 assists in his last four outings.

Poe won 15 of 22 face-offs and led all players with eight ground balls. But UMBC suffered 21 turnovers in the game, mostly in the offensive end, as they only failed to clear on one of 16 opportunities.

Rooney also scored four times for Stony Brook.

Stony Brook scored the game’s first three goals and UMBC did not get on the board until 2:54 remained in the first quarter, when Lustgarten scored an unassisted goal. The Seawolves led, 5-1 after 15 minutes and 6-2 at halftime.

Shots were even at 30 apiece and UMBC junior goalkeeper Adam Cohen (Arnold, Md../Severn) made 10 stops for the Retrievers.

The Retrievers have another opportunity to take on an undefeated America East squad when they face Albany at home next Saturday, April 21.

The UMBC men’s lacrosse team will attend league games of the Charm City Youth Lacrosse League on Sat., April 14. The entire Retriever team and coaching staff will be on hand to support the participants at 9:00 a.m. at Carroll Park in Baltimore.

The four-year old Charm City Youth Lacrosse League provides lacrosse skills training, league play, and mentoring to underserved Baltimore City youth at no cost. The League also aims to help program participants identify and pursue team play and scholarship opportunities available to them at area schools. The League provides recreational enrichment to our City’s most vulnerable and underserved youth, builds the leadership skills that come through organized youth athletics, offers valuable positive social interaction, and enables participants to forge relationships with leaders from both the Baltimore area business community and civic community.

The Retrievers host America East rival Stony Brook that evening at 7:00 p.m.  Both teams enter the game at 2-0 in league play.

Honorable Mention: Boxing-Brandon Rios vs. Richard Abril/Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Sergey Fedchenko (Saturday 9pm from Las Vegas live on Pay-Per-View), Friday Night Fights-Michael Katsidis vs. Albert Mensah (Friday 11pm from Las Vegas live on ESPN2); Women’s College Lacrosse: Virginia Tech @ Maryland (Saturday 12:30pm Ludwig Field); Tennis: ATP Tour U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship (Saturday 1pm Sunday 2pm from Houston live on Tennis Channel); Soccer: MLS DC United @ New England Revolution (Saturday 4pm from Foxborough, MA live on Comcast SportsNet); Charm City Roller Girls (Saturday 5:30pm Du Burns Arena)

10. Kaiser Chiefs (Tuesday 7pm Rams Head Live), Rodney Atkins (Wednesday 7pm Rams Head Live), The Ting Tings (Saturday 8pm Rams Head Live); Ballyhoo (Saturday 6pm Recher Theatre); Nada Surf (Tuesday 7pm 9:30 Club), All-American Rejects (Sunday 7pm 9:30 Club); Robert Randolph & The Family Band (Friday 11pm Howard Theater) Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) (Saturday 11:30pm Howard Theater), The Roots (Sunday 9pm Monday 8pm Howard Theater); The Bacon Brothers (Friday & Saturday 7:30pm Birchmere); Alison Krauss & Union Station (Saturday 7:30pm Meyerhoff Symphony Hall); Cris Jacobs (Thursday 9pm Whiskey 1803 Annapolis), Local H (Saturday 9pm Whiskey 1803); Blues Traveler (Sunday 8pm State Theatre); Counting Crows “Underwater Sunshine (or what we did on our summer vacation)”, Alabama Shakes “Boys & Girls” & Florence & The Machine “MTV Unplugged” available in stores/on iTunes (Tuesday)

Robert Randolph Robert Randolph Robert Randolph Robert Randolph. He’s my friend…

I remember seeing Blues Traveler a few years back at Power Plant Live on a Friday night. I swear to God I sang along to every word, even when they did Sublime…

Alabama Shakes TORE UP the stage at RHL Saturday night. I’m so all in on their record…

And I both enjoy FATM and I enjoy MTV Unplugged. How could this get better? What, could Florence Welch combine with Josh Homme from Queens of the Stone Age to cover “Jackson” by Johnny Cash???

9. Jim Norton (Thursday-Saturday DC Improv); Jim Breuer (Friday & Saturday Magooby’s Joke House); Corey Holcomb (Thursday-Saturday Baltimore Comedy Factory); David Sedaris (Thursday 7:30pm Meyerhoff Symphony Hall); “Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol” available on Blu-Ray/DVD (Tuesday); “The Three Stooges” out in theaters (Friday); The Gathering (Friday 5pm Baltimore Museum of Industry); 16th Annual City Paper Brew Fest (Saturday 1pm Broadway Square Fells Point)

Judge me all you want. I still giggle about Jim Breuer in Half Baked…

Also of note in this-Stooges looks terrible and I’d go to The Gathering for THIS from Miss Shirley’s…

And Brew Fest? If I were to end up in Fells Saturday afternoon I would ABSOLUTELY end up spending too much time “sampling” this…

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Burlington, VT.- Junior midfielder Scott Hopmann (Annapolis, Md./St. Mary’s) led visiting UMBC with three goals and eight other Retrievers hit the nets as UMBC never trailed in an 11-8 America East Conference victory over Vermont.

UMBC improved to 2-0 in league play and 4-5 overall, while Vermont slipped to 0-2 in America East and 1-9 overall. The Retrievers have won their first two league games for the first time since 2009.

Hopmann added an assist for his second consecutive four-point game. Senior midfielder Rob Grimm (Black River, N.Y.), who scored a goal and added an assist, and junior attackman Joe Lustgarten (Wading River, N.Y.), who contributed a pair of assists, were the other multiple-point scorers for the Retrievers.

Vermont junior attackman Drew Philie led all scorers with five goals and one assist for the game.

The Retrievers led, 6-3, late in the second quarter, but Vermont scored twice in the final 41 seconds of the stanza, including a score by Drew Philie with three ticks remaining and Vermont trailed, 6-5 at halftime.

The Catmounts forged the only tie of the game as Philie recorded his fourth goal with 6:50 to play in the third quarter.

But the Retrievers made the contest’s pivotal run of 4-0 and took command at 10-6 with 8:05 remaining. Hopmann started and ended the surge, giving UMBC the lead for good on an unassisted score with 1:13 to play in the third. Just 45 seconds into the fourth quarter, freshman midfielder Derek Bertolini (Madison, Conn.) recorded an unassisted goal, and after Retriever face-off speclialist Phil Poe won the ensuing draw, Vermont was called for a slashing penalty. UMBC converted on that opportunity, as Grimm (Black River, N.Y.) converted a feed from Lustgarten 38 seconds after the Bertolini score.

Hopmann finalized the run to give UMBC its first four-goal lead of the game and the Retrievers kept the hosts from closing with three goals down the stretch to defeat Vermont for the ninth time in nine total meetings.

UMBC junior goalkeeper Adam Cohen (Arnold, Md./Severn) made eight of his ten saves in the second half as Vermont outshot the Retrievers, 34-26.

Poe won 16 of 23 face-offs and corralled a season best nine ground balls.

UMBC led, 3-2, after one quarter, a stanza which was highlighted by the first career goal by sophomore LSM Nathan Klein. Klein gave the Retrievers a 3-1 advantage 16 seconds after Philie scored his first goal of the game, scooping up a Poe face-off win and beating Vermont netminder David Barton with 6:55 to play in the quarter.

After scoring five points in his first five outings of the season, Hopmann now has eight goals and 11 points in his last three. Lustgarten has eight assists in his last three contests.

UMBC returns home to face America East rival Stony Brook on Saturday, April 14.