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UMBC (6-7-4, 2-4-1 AE) vs. NJIT (6-5-6, 1-3-3 AE) | Baltimore, Maryland | Retriever Soccer Park | Thursday, October 30, 7:00 p.m. | Tickets <\/a>| Watch<\/a> | Live State <\/a>| International Feed<\/p>\n Dawg Bytes<\/p>\n
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\n\t\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The Retrievers can qualify for their first America East Tournament berth since 2015 on Thursday evening. UMBC must defeat NJIT and will need either Maine (vs. UNH)\u00a0or Bryant (at UMass Lowell) to lose or tie.\u00a0 A berth would give UMBC the #5 or #6 seed and a road contest this Sunday in the first round.
\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0UMBC is coming off a 1-1 tie to New Hampshire
\n\t\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Junior forward Peyton Schenning scored a goal in the 63rd minute to even the score after the Dawgs trailed for only 12 minutes\u00a0\u00a0
\n\t\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The Retrievers have reached six wins and two conference victories for the first time since 2016.
\n\t\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0UMBC has not won seven contests in a season since 2014, when it finished 12-4-3 and reached the America East Semifinals.
\n\t\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The Retrievers are 5-3 at Retriever Soccer Park this season, versus 1-4-4 on the road.
\n\t\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Payton Schenning<\/a> is first in the conference in shots, averaging 3.33 a game, and 1.6 shots on goal, landing her 3rd in the conference. She is also 9th in the conference in goals with four assists.
\n\t\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Redshirt freshman Zoe Brossman<\/a> is tied for 12th in the conference with three goals and is second on the team with three assists.
\n\t\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Junior forward Grace Dunbar<\/a> is 10th in the conference with two game-winning goals.
\n\t\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Graduate student goalie Kalli Williams<\/a> is 3rd in the conference with a 1.111 goals against average and 4.00 saves per game. She is also second in the conference with a .819 save percentage. Williams earned her second\u00a0#AEWSOC Defensive Player of the Week\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 award this past Monday.
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\n\t\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The Highlanders are 1-2-4 on the road.
\n\t\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0NJIT secured a 2-1 win against Maine at home last Saturday with goals by Riley Jones, her first of the season, and Briana Andreoli, her ninth of the season
\n\t\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Mojisola Ayodele is 3rd in the conference for saves with a .806 save percentage and 4th for saves per game with 3.57 a game
\n\t\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Briana Andreoli is 10th in the conference with 1.94 shots per game, while being first in the conference with nine\u00a0goals, and 2nd in the conference for shots on goal with 1.53 per game
\n\t\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Kelsey Ramos is 12th in the conference in game-winning goals with two.
\n\t\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Emily Jozak is 3rd in the conference in\u00a0assists with .235 per game
\n\t\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The Highlanders are 3-1-1 when coming off a win this season
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\n\t\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 UMBC is 2-3-2 all-time against NJIT. The Retrievers are 0-2-1 in Baltimore.
\n\t\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The Dawgs’ last win in the series was a 1-0 triumph on 10\/12\/22.
\n\t\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Highlanders beat the Retrievers 2-1 in Newark, NJ, last year, with Caroline Caputo scoring in the 34th minute and a goal by Daniella Vito in the 87th minute to secure the deal. UMBC’s lone goal was scored by Meghan McKye<\/a>.
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