BALTIMORE – The Hartford men's soccer team surrendered three goals in the first half minutes and UMBC rolled to a 3-0 victory at Retriever Soccer Park on Saturday. The Retrievers improved to 4-2-1 (1-0 America East) on the season, while the Hawks fell to 1-4-2 overall and 0-1 in conference play.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Retrievers took advantage of a hot start, scoring all three goals in the game's opening 25 minutes. Sophomore Taylor Calheira didn't waste any time, scoring in the 8th minute off an assist Ryan Becher to put UMBC out in front, 1-0. Seven minutes later UMBC defender Julian Conze snuck behind the Hawks' back line in the 15th minute to make it 2-0, and junior Justin John-Langba redirected a touch by Calheira past Hartford goalkeeper Rotem Fadida to conclude the scoring for UMBC's scoring in the 25^th minute.
 
Hartford's strongest scoring chance came in the 58th minute, when senior Tomer Drimmer put a shot just out of reach of UMBC goalkeeper Jailon Gillespie, only to see it bounce off the crossbar. Gillespie and Fadida each finished with two saves in the game.
 
INSIDE THE BOX & NOTES

• UMBC's three goals were the most the Hawks have surrendered in a game this season
• The Hawks only allowed one opponent, No. 14 New Hampshire, to score more than two goals in a game during the 2020-21 season (four on March 26, 2021)
• Hartford led 5-1 in corners in the first half, with four coming on one sequence
• UMBC led in shots (12-11) and shots on goal (5-2)
• Junior Addrian Knights-Browne led the Hawks with 5 shots

 
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The Hawks will will dip out of America East play on Tuesday (Sept. 21) at when the Hawks travel to take on non-conference foe Fairfield. The Hawks are 9-1-2 against the Stags in the programs' Division I history, and 18-1-2 in the all-time series. Hartford won, 2-0, when the teams last meet, in 2019.