UMBC

Amanda Heinz was one of five seniors honored before the game in a Senior Day ceremony.

Baltimore, Md.-The UMBC field hockey team (2-12, 0-4 AE) dropped its final home game, 3-0, to America East Conference foe Maine (11-5, 4-0 AE).

After playing most of the first half to a scoreless tie, Maine was awarded a penalty shot with just 1:20 remaining in the period, and Joanna Fernandes was able to beat UMBC sophomore goalie Ashley Benitez (Sykesville, Md./Century) to give the Black Bears a 1-0 halftime lead.

Then, just 1:58 into the second half, Maine’s Kim MacDonald got a breakaway and scored the Black Bears’ second goal of the game. The score remained the same for nearly 20 minutes before MacDonald fed Kirsten Costa to give Maine its eventual final 3-0 win.

Benitez recorded 10 saves in 65:12 of play before giving way to junior Kathryn Tag (Havre de Grace, Md./Havre de Grace/U.S. Merchant Marines Academy), who stopped one shot. Maine goalie Rebecca Giroux tallied two saves in 70 minutes.

Seniors Tiffany Deinzer (Encinitas, Calif./San Dieguito) and Amanda Heinz (Wilton, Conn./Wilton) each registered a defensive save.

The Black Bears out-shot UMBC, 18-5, and held a 14-4 advantage on penalty corners.

The Retrievers return to action Wednesday, Oct. 26, when they head down Insterstate-95 to face Georgetown in Washington, D.C. Game time is 3:30 p.m.