Score: UAlbany 2, UMBC 1
 
Location: Retriever Soccer Park in Baltimore, Md.
 
Records: UAlbany (5-7-2, 3-1-1) | UMBC (4-5-4, 0-2-2)
 
Short Story: Sahara Zingano and Marisa Tava score twice in the second half to earn a come-from-behind road victory over UMBC.
 
Key Stats

• Sahara Zingano scored her second goal of the season
• Marisa Tava scored her third goal of the season
• UAlbany outshot UMBC 26-8, including 15-4 in the second half
• UAlbany took 12 shots on goal
• Neither team drew a corner kick in the second half

Head Coach Sade Ayinde: "It's never easy being on the road or coming back from being down.  Today we overcame both challenges.  Shoutout to Sahara and Marisa for scoring two great goals in the second half and for all our players working hard defensively to keep our lead.  This was a big win before heading into Thursday which will be another tough match."

How it Happened

• UAlbany applied a lot of pressure early in the game, outshooting UMBC at a rate of 11-4 over the first 45 minutes.  Despite their aggressive play, UAlbany went into halftime trailing 1-0 after UMBC's Izzy Binko beat Great Dane goalkeeper Megan Hart top-shelf in the 42nd minute just before the break.
• Marisa Tava drew the UMBC defense before passing left to Sahara Zingano.  Zingano's shot was blocked but she recovered and beat Retrievers' goalkeeper Morgan McGruder to the loose ball and her second attempt found the back of the net.
• Zingano nearly had her second goal of the game, in the 69th minute.  She maneuvered in the UMBC box to the left and ripped a clean shot that bounced off the crossbar.  The rebound landed at the feet of Joanna Van Royen, who's shot from deep fell into the arms of the UMBC goalkeeper.
• Tava scored to put UAlbany up 2-1 in the 73rd minute.  Tava settled the ball in the middle of the field and launched a shot from nearly 35 yards out over McGruder's head and into the back of the net.
• In the 77th minute, Emily Jozak received a through ball at the top of the UMBC box from Zingano.  Jozak split three defenders, but her shot was directly at McGruder.
• UAlbany held on to win 2-1, securing the comeback victory on the road and earning three more points in the America East standings.  The Great Danes finished the game outshooting the Retrievers 26-8 overall.

Next: UAlbany plays its next three at home, starting Thursday, October 13 against Binghamton.