UMBC Falls Short Against Navy, 2-1

by Paige Schneider
August 19, 2012
<p><strong>BALTIMORE &ndash; </strong>UMBC women&rsquo;s soccer&rsquo;s Rachel McKee (Ellicott City, Md./Mount Hebron) notched the Retrievers&rsquo; first goal of the 2012 campaign, but it was not enough to overcome two first half goals by Navy, as UMBC fell, 2-1, in Saturday afternoon&rsquo;s non-conference game at Glenn Warner Soccer Facility.</p> <p>UMBC falls to 0-1-1 following the first weekend of action, while the Mids (1-1) pick up their first victory of the season.</p> <p>Navy jumped out in front with back-to-back goals early in the first half. Junior midfielder Taylor Batye took advantage of a scramble in front of the net, knocking in a loose ball from eight yards out 14:11 into the contest. Less than a minute later, sophomore forward Morgan Dankanich gathered a cross from junior forward Paloma Perez and slotted a shot into the nearside post for a quick 2-0 lead.</p> <p>UMBC junior goalkeeper Lauren Kadet (Oakville, Ontario/St. Thomas Aquinas) (0-1-1) made seven first-half saves on 17 faced shots. She ended the contest with a season-best 10 stops.</p> <p>The Retrievers&rsquo; settled in a bit in the second half, as a McKee penalty kick beat net minder Elizabeth Hoerner (1-1-0) at the 58:35 mark brought the Retrievers within one. However, UMBC was unable to put away the equalizer, as Navy held on for the victory. Hoerner finished with two saves on the afternoon. &nbsp;</p> <p>&ldquo;We fought hard against a good Navy team today,&rdquo; head coach Leslie Wray said. &ldquo;We got better as the game went along and had some quality chances to tie the game late in the second half.&rdquo;</p> <p>The Mids held a 27-6 shot advantage and placed 12 shots on goal.</p> <p>The Retrievers return to action on Saturday, Aug. 25 when they host American at 1 p.m. inside the Retriever Soccer Park, as part of a UMBC soccer doubleheader. The Retrievers&rsquo; men&rsquo;s soccer team will host Radford at 7 p.m. Live stats and live streaming of both contests can be found on umbcretrievers.com.</p>
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