UMBC tabs McCullough as starting goalie
Junior goalkeeper Brian McCullough has been tabbed by UMBC coaches to start in the net when the Retrievers open the season Saturday against Presbyterian.
Sophomore Adam Cohen was thought to be the leading candidate to start after he recorded an 8.76 goals-against average and a .427 save percentage in nine contests (including eight starts) last year and was credited with all four of the team’s wins.
But McCullough, who posted a 16.80 GAA and a .300 save percentage in two starts last spring, performed well enough to impress the coaching staff in fall workouts and preseason scrimmages.
“We’re going to start Brian McCullough,” coach Don Zimmerman said Wednesday. “Both Brian and Adam have been competing well, and I’ve seen improvement in both goalkeepers. We just feel that at this point, Brian is just ahead of Adam.”
McCullough will be tasked with helping a defense that surrendered 11 goals or more in seven contests and allowed an average of 10.3 goals per game last season.
