UMBC at Maryland: Halftime thoughts
It appears that UMBC’s search for a turning-point win will continue as Maryland has taken a commanding 10-2 lead into halftime at Byrd Stadium in College Park Friday night.
Any hope the Retrievers (1-3) had of potentially upending the No. 8 Terps were extinguished as the hosts scored two goals within the first 3 minutes, 38 seconds of the game en route to a 4-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Sophomore Scott Jones, who started at attack instead of his customary midfield position, ended the drought 2:17 into the second quarter when he banged home a pass from junior attackman Rob Grimm to make it 4-1, but Maryland scored five consecutive times before both sides exchanged goals in the final 33 seconds of the second quarter.
Other notes:
*The Terps have won just 7-of-13 faceoffs, but they have an overwhelming advantage in other areas. Maryland has outshot UMBC, 27-10, collected 22 ground balls to the Retrievers’ 10, and committed just five turnovers to UMBC’s 11.
*Terps senior attackman Grant Catalino has already registered five points on four goals and one assist. His third goal with 1:39 left in the second quarter made him the 12th player in the program’s 86-year history to score 100 goals in a career. Junior midfielder Joe Cummings has scored three times, and senior attackman Ryan Young and sophomore midfielder Kevin Cooper have two assists each.
*Jones leads the Retrievers with two goals. Freshman Zach Linkous, who started in Jones’ place on the first midfield, has an assist.
Categories: Halftime thoughts, Maryland, UMBC
