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There is never a worse time to lose your first conference game than in a single elimination tournament that if you lose, your season is over and there is no chance at an NCAA tournament at-large bid.  BUt New Hampshire did just that on wednesday, and the team they lost to: UMBC. The last time [...]

There were only two players in the America East Conference that were unanimous selections to the all-conference team. Those two players were Andrew Bulls and Levi Houapeu. After being one and two in the nation in goals and points, and two and three in the nation in assists, it comes as no surprise that they [...]

Junior’s Dustin Dzwonkowski and Levi Houapeu each recorded a goal and assist against Boston University to lead the men’s soccer team to a big road win. The stakes of the game were higher than anybody could have guessed a few weeks ago when the teams were both nationally ranked. But the loser of the game [...]

Men’s Soccer vs. Boston U Preview


October 20th, 2009 - 11:45 by Corey Johns

*UMBC’s logo and player pictures courtesy UMBC Athletic Communications. Boston University’s logo and player pictures courtesy Boston University Athletic Communications.

Men’s Soccer Drops 3-2 Heartbreaker to Longwood


October 17th, 2009 - 05:26 by Corey Johns

For the first time this season the men’s soccer team suffered back-to-back losses.  UMBC did get out to a quick 2-0 lead after Andrew Bulls and Levi Houapeu connected on goals, but Longwood tied the game less than 10 minutes laster with two goals of their own. In the second half UMBC had five very [...]

Men’s soccer bounces back with 2-0 win over Stony Brook


October 7th, 2009 - 11:44 by Corey Johns

Baltimore, MD- On a frigid night the men’s soccer team faced off against conference foe Stony Brook just four days after dropping their conference opener to Vermont.  But in another rough contest that has 32 fould committed between th two teams, UMBC avoided being taken out of their game and downed the Seawolves, 2-0. Just [...]

Retrievers garner four America East Weekly awards


September 21st, 2009 - 04:46 by Corey Johns

Levi Houapeu (men’s soccer), Phil Saunders (men’s soccer_, Kira Giles (volleyball), and Naomi Bush (volleyball) all came away from the week with weekly America East honors. Houapeu earned his first Player of the Week award after recording the first UMBC hat trick in three years. The three goal performance came in the 3-0 victory over [...]

Men’s Soccer Gets Past Mount St. Mary’s 2-1


September 12th, 2009 - 07:54 by Corey Johns

The men’s soccer team improved their record to 5-0 with a 2-1 victory over local rival Mount St. Mary’s.  UMBC is currently off to their best start since 1999 when the team started 6-0, which they road to a 19-1-2 NCAA tournament birth. The game was the first of the season that UMBC trailed in, [...]

Men’s Soccer Beats St. Francis (PA) 3-1


September 10th, 2009 - 09:24 by Corey Johns

Andrew Bulls may be the hottest player in the country right now.  With two goals against St. Francis Bulls scored a goal in his fourth straight game, two goals in his third straight game, and he now has seven goals and four assist on the season. In just ten minutes UMBC got on the scoreboard [...]

Men’s soccer dominates St. Joseph’s in 6-0 rout


September 6th, 2009 - 07:19 by Corey Johns

Saying UMBC played well puts it lightly.  They absolutely dominated St. Joseph’s in all aspects of the game and came away with a very impressive victory.  Three players accounted for the six UMBC goal against the Hawks as Andrew Bulls, Levi Houapeu, and Matt Knight all scored two goals each.  Bulls also finished the game [...]




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