UMBC Retrievers Men's Soccer

11/13/2009
Men's Soccer Team Prepares to Take On Stony Brook For America East Title on Sunday in New York

The UMBC men�s soccer team plays (14-5-0) takes on second-seeded Stony Brook (5-9-4) in the championship game of the 2009 America East Tournament at La Valle Stadium in Stony Brook, N.Y. The opening kick-off takes place at 5:00 p.m. The winner will receive an automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Men�s College Cup. The game can be seen live on AmericaEast TV (http://www.americaeast.tv/) and live stats are available at the America East live stats page of http://www.americaeast.com/liveStats/liveStats.dbml?SPSID=59691&SPID=6542&DB_OEM_ID=14000&LIST_SPORT_ID=8009.

Men's Soccer

11/12/2009
John Paul Waraksa Named to America East Men's Soccer All-Academic Team

Men's Soccer

11/11/2009
Men's Soccer Advances to America East Title Game With 2-1 Win at New Hampshire

Men's Soccer

11/15/2009
Men�s Soccer Falls to Stony Brook, 2-0, in America East Championship Game

11/10/2009

Men's Soccer to Face Top-Seeded New Hampshire in America East Semis in Durham, N.H. on Wednesday

The UMBC men�s soccer team plays (13-5-0) takes on top-seeded New Hampshire (9-6-2) in the semifinals of the 2009 America East Tournament at Lewis Field in Durham, N.H. The opening kick-off takes place at 1:00 p.m. The winner will face the winner of the Hartford at Stony Brook match in the league�s title game on Saturday, Nov. 14.

11/7/2009

Houapeu Strikes For Game-Winner as Men's Soccer Wins America East Quarterfinal Match, 2-1, at Binghamton

Vestal, N.Y.�Junior midfielder Levi Houapeu scored in the 72nd minute to break a 1-1 tie and give visiting UMBC (13-5-0) a 2-1 win over Binghamton (9-9-1) in the America East quarterfinals. The fifth-seeded Retrievers advance to the league semifinals, where they will take on regular season champion and top-seeded New Hampshire in Durham, N.H. on Wednesday at 1:00 p.m.

11/6/2009

Men's Soccer Set to Battle Host Binghamton in America East Quarterfinals

The UMBC men�s soccer team (12-5-0) will compete in its fourth America East Conference Tournament as they open play on Saturday, Nov. 7, when they travel to Binghamton (9-7-1) for a 7:00 p.m. kick-off in Vestal, N.Y. The Retrievers are seeded fifth and the Bearcats are the fourth seed and the winner of the contest will travel to top-seeded New Hampshire for a 1:00 p.m. match on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Live stats for the game are available at http://www.bubearcats.com/sports/msoc/live/xlive.htm and a live video broadcast is available at http://bubearcats.tv.

11/4/2009

Bulls, Houapeu Earn America East Men's Soccer Top Yearly Honors; Paddock, Saunders Named to All-Rookie Team

Cambridge, Mass.�Sophomore forward Andrew Bulls and junior midfielder Levi Houapeu were named America East Conference Men�s Soccer Striker and Midfielder of the Year respectively in voting done by the league�s eight head coaches. Freshman defender Liam Paddock and first-year goalkeeper Phil Saunders were both selected to the league�s All-Rookie Team.

10/31/2009

Men's Soccer Falls, 4-0, at Binghamton; Will Face Bearcats Again in Vestal Next Saturday in America East Tourney Quarters

Vestal, N.Y.�Despite a 19-11 shot advantage, the UMBC men�s soccer team (12-5-0, 3-4-0 America East) suffered a 4-0 loss at Binghamton (9-7-1, 4-3-0) in the regular season finale. By virtue of Stony Brook�s 1-0 win over Hartford, the Retrievers will travel back to Binghamton next Saturday for the America East Tournament quarterfinals. Picked last in the preseason conference poll, UMBC finished in fifth place and will face the fourth-seeded Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7.

10/30/2009

Men's Soccer To Complete Regular Season at Binghamton; Home Game in America East Tournament at Stake

The UMBC men�s soccer team plays (12-4-0, 3-3-0 America East) plays its final regular season game of the 2009 campaign on Saturday, Oct. 31, when they travel to Binghamton (8-7-1, 3-3-0) for a 7:00 p.m. kick-off in Vestal, N.Y. Live stats for the game are available at http://www.bubearcats.com/sports/msoc/live/xlive.htm and a live video broadcast is available at http://bubearcats.tv. With a win, UMBC would host a quarterfinal game in the America East Tournament which takes place on Saturday, Nov. 7.

11/20/2009
Men's Basketball Takes to Road to Face George Washington in Saturday Matinee
UMBC plays its first road contest of the year and George Washington opens its home schedule as the Retrievers (0-2) and Colonials (2-0) play a Saturday matinee (2:00 p.m.) at the Smith Center. This will be the fourth consecutive year that these two teams have met. The Colonials won, 70-64, on Thanksgiving Eve last season and tied the all-time series at three apiece. Paul Mittermeier has the call of the game, beginning with the pregame show at 1:55 p.m. on Fox 1370 Sports Radio (www.fox1370.com).
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11/18/2009
Gilliam Sparks Men's Basketball With 22 Points, But Retrievers Nipped, 69-66, by Loyola
Junior guard Jamal Barney scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half as visiting Loyola (2-1) held off UMBC (0-2), 69-66, in the 43rd meeting between the two Baltimore-area schools. UMBC sophomore wing Chauncey Gilliam scored a career-high 22 points to lead the Retrievers. UMCB rallied from a 10-point first half deficit to lead on three occaions in the final three minutes, but could not pull out the victory.
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11/17/2009
Men's Basketball Hopes to Rebound as Loyola Visits RAC Arena on Wednesday
UMBC and Loyola played for 20 consecutive seasons a year after the Retrievers joined the NCAA Division I ranks. That streak came to an end after the 2006-07 meeting, but the two schools renew the rivalry in the Retrievers� second game of the campaign. The Retrievers and Greyhounds tip-off at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday night at the RAC Arena. The game will be televised live by MASN, and Fox 1370 AM (www.fox1370.com) and www.umbcretrievers.tv also will broadcast the action.
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