UMBC going back to original goalie
Earlier Friday, Johns Hopkins coach Dave Pietramala acknowledged that he had yet to make a decision regarding the No. 8 Blue Jays' starting goalkeeper against No. 2 Syracuse Saturday night.
There is no such uncertainty with UMBC as coach Don Zimmerman announced that senior Kevin Kohri will start Saturday at noon against No. 5 Maryland at UMBC Stadium.
"We’re going back to our senior," Zimmerman said. "Just feel like all of our goalies are in the same place. They all have their strengths, and they all have their weaknesses. But we just feel like Kevin has proven himself in the past to be a good stopper. And he’s our senior, and he’s paid his dues."
Kohri started the season opener against then-unranked Delaware, but only played the first half. Kohri, a Sykesville native and Century graduate, made five saves and surrendered six goals before getting replaced by freshman Adam Cohen.
Cohen then started the next two games before he was replaced by sophomore Brian McCullough, who started the last two contests.
McCullough started last Saturday against then-No. 5 Princeton, allowing five goals and making one save in 15 minutes. Kohri finished the rest of the game, permitting five goals and stopping six shots in 45 minutes.
Zimmerman acknowledged that Kohri deserved more playing time.
"Quite honestly, I didn’t give him enough opportunity in the beginning of the year," he said. "He only played the first half against Delaware and then he didn’t see any more action until the last three quarters of the Princeton game. I just felt like he came in and did a good job. So we’re going to go with our senior."
