BALTIMORE – Over 2,600 fans descended on Retriever Soccer Park and got an entertaining show as UMBC (2-0) blanked Lehigh (0-2), 2-0.
Junior forward Alek Wroblewski netted his first goal in a UMBC uniform and senior midfielder Ryan Becher tallied a late insurance goal
The 2,622 fans in attendance marked the fifth-largest crowd in Retriever Soccer Park history.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- UMBC outshot Lehigh, 8-0, in the first 45 minutes, but could not dent the net. One of those chances, a deflected shot by Taylor Calheirahit the crossbar in the 35′.
- Just 27 seconds into the second half, Wroblewski struck, taking the ball 45 yards away from the goal, dribbling to the top of the box, and beating Lehigh goalkeeper Tommy Chyzowych with a low shot just inside the left post.
- In the 70′, UMBC had four chances in the box, but two were blocked and Chyzowych made a pair of saves on the others.
- The Retrievers ended the frustration when Becher corralled a midfield free kick by senior back Jordan Ehart in the box, wheeled to beat a pair of defenders and buried a 10-yard shot inside the far left post.
NOTES
- UMBC senior goalkeeper Quantrell Jones only had to make one save to record his 12th career shutout, tying him with Dan Louisignau (2010-11) for eighth on the Retrievers’ all-time list.
- UMBC is 2-0 for the first time since 2018.
The Retrievers continue their opening four-game homestand when they welcome St. Francis Brooklyn on Friday, Sept. 2.