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	#31 - Christine Bacinski
	Class: Senior Height/Weight: 5-9     Hometown: Hampstead, Md. Position: GK     High School: Mount de Sales

2007: Saw action in 12 games and made 10 starts for a career-high total of 828:53 of playing time… Allowed 23 goals and made 48 saves for a 2.50 GAA and a .676 save percentage… Tied her career high with eight saves in a 1-0 overtime loss at Maine… Posted a 1-7 record with her lone win coming against Vermont, when she allowed one goal and made five saves in 90 minutes… Ranked ninth in the America East in saves… Recognized on the America East Academic Honor Roll.

2006: Saw action in five games for the Retrievers, starting three for a total of 315:00 of playing time… Allowed three goals while recording 23 saves for a 0.86 GAA and a .885 save percentage… Recorded a season-high seven saves against Rider.

2005: Saw action in seven games for the Retrievers, starting six for a total of 548:41 of playing time… Allowed six goals while recording 37 saves for a 0.98 GAA and an .860 save percentage… Posted a 3-3 record with two shutouts… First career win was a 1-0 shutout at George Washington in UMBC’s second game of the season… Recorded a season-high eight saves in back-to-back games against American and Radford… Was named to the America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Background: Three-time team MVP at Mount de Sales (2001, ’03 and ’04)… Named to the All-IAAM Star A-conference second team in 2001 and first team in 2003 and 2004… Selected to the All-Baltimore City/County Second Team in 2001 and 2003 and to the First Team in 2002… Team captain at Mount de Sales in 2003 and 2004… Participated in the Region 1 premier league in spring 2004, where she started for the Damascus Spirit of Freedom… Chose UMBC over St. Mary’s, Loyola, Pittsburgh and Mary Washington because of the soccer program and proximity to home… Also played varsity basketball for two seasons… Parents are John and Colleen Bacinski… Born on June 2, 1987… A biochemistry major who hopes to become a pediatric nurse.