UMBC Retrievers Men's Soccer

1/30/2008
Men's Soccer's Moffa, Bissohong Selected in Major Indoor Soccer League Amateur Draft

UMBC men’s soccer players Bryan Moffa (Baltimore, Md./Eastern Tech) and Philippe Bissohong (Silver Spring, Md./Springbrook) were selected in yesterday’s Major Indoor Soccer League amateur draft. Moffa was selected in the first round (fifth pick) by the hometown Baltimore Blast, while Bissohong was picked in the third round by the first-year New Jersey Ironmen.

Men's Soccer

11/14/2007
UMBC Men's Soccer Nipped, 1-0 by Top-Seeded Binghamton in America East Semis

Men's Soccer

4/10/2008
Men's Soccer Releases '08 Spring Schedule

Men's Soccer

2/12/2008
Andrew Bulls Signs National Letter-of-Intent With UMBC Men's Soccer

11/13/2007

Men's Soccer Heads to Top-Seeded Binghamton for America East Semifinals

For the first time in five America East Conference seasons, the UMBC men's soccer team has advanced in the league championship tournament and will now take on top-seeded Binghamton in the league semifinals. Kick-off is set for 2:00 p.m. in Vestal, N.Y.

11/10/2007

Retrievers Advance to America East Men’s Soccer Semifinals on PKs

WEST HARTFORD, Conn.—The fifth-seeded UMBC men’s soccer team (8-5-4) played fourth-seeded Hartford (7-4-7) to a 1-1 tie through 110 minutes, but advanced to the America East semifinals on penalty kicks, 5-4. The Retrievers will take on top-seeded Binghamton on Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Vestal, N.Y.

11/8/2007

Men's Soccer's Moffa, Gnatiko Named to Second Team All America East Conference; UMBC Prepares for Hartford in League Championships

Cambridge, Mass.—Five UMBC men’s soccer players earned All America East Conference honors in voting by the league’s nine head coaches. Senior midfielder Bryan Moffa (Baltimore, Md./Eastern Tech) and junior midfielder Kevin Gnatiko (Montgomery Village, Md./Watkins Mill) were named to the second team All America East Conference, while a trio of Retriever freshmen earned all-rookie squad honors.

11/5/2007

Levi Houapeu Named America East Conference Men's Soccer Rookie of the Week

Freshman midfielder Levi Houapeu (Germantown, Md./Watkins Mill) was named America East Conference Men’s Soccer Rookie of the Week for games ending Nov. 4, 2007. Houapeu scored in the 47th minute to give UMBC a 1-0 lead over UNH in an eventual 1-1 double overtime tie. The one point earned for the draw was crucial as the Retrievers earned a spot in the America East Tournament.

11/3/2007

Men's Soccer Draws 1-1 With UNH, Will Play at Hartford in America East Championships

Baltimore, Md.—The UMBC men’s soccer team earned a spot in the America East Conference Championships as the Retrievers battled visiting New Hampshire to a 1-1 double overtime tie before 606 fans at UMBC Soccer Stadium. The Retrievers complete the regular season at 8-6-4 overall and 3-3-2 (11 points) in the America East Conference, while UNH, which also gained a playoff berth is at 5-4-8 overall and 2-1-5 in the conference (11 points). UMBC will play at Hartford on Saturday, Nov. 10 in the first round of the America East Tournament.

10/31/2007

Men's Soccer Edged by Hartford, 2-1

The Retriever men's soccer team dropped its second straight decision, falling 2-1 at Hartford on Wednesday evening. UMBC fell into a three-way tie for fourth place, but will still earn a spot in the America East Tournament with a win over UNH at home on Saturday.

4/23/2008
Former Marshall Forward Robbie Jackson Transfers to UMBC; Retrievers Sign Philadelphia-Area Post Jacob Wasco
UMBC Head Men’s Basketball Coach Randy Monroe has announced that former Marshall University forward Robbie Jackson has signed a grant-in-aid and will attend UMBC in the fall of 2008. In addition, Jacob Wasco (Philadelphia, Pa./Franklin Learning Center) has signed a national letter-of-intent and will attend UMBC in the fall of 2008.
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4/15/2008
UMBC Men's Basketball Post-Season Notes: Retrievers Are Nation's Best in Assist-to-Turnover Ratio
UMBC received a great number of post-season accolades from collegeinside.com and finished the year as the nation's top team in assist-to-turnover ratio. Read about those accomplishments and others in our first post-season notebook.
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3/21/2008
"A Season to Remember" Ends in NCAA Tournament Setback to Second-Seeded Georgetown, 66-47
Raleigh, N.C—It was a basketball season like none other before at UMBC. But all good things must come to an end, and this memorable campaign did for the Retrievers today. They fought valiantly but fell to the second-seeded Georgetown Hoyas, 66-47, in the first round of the Midwest regional of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. The sold out crowd of 19,477 and a national televised audience witnessed the scrappy and beloved Retrievers (24-9) pester the Hoyas (28-5) into 15 turnovers. However, UMBC could not crack the top defense in the nation and scored a season-low 47 points in the defeat.
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