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- Binghamton (5-2-5, 0-0-2 AE) continues to be ranked No. 10 in the NSCAA East Region Poll. In their most recent match, the Bearcats settled for a 1-1 tie against Hartford on Saturday. Sophomore forward
Nikkos Psarras, who leads the team with four goals and nine total points, netted a first-half goal against the Hawks. Sophomore midfielder
Harrison Weilbacher tallied his fourth assist of the season. He is tied for the team lead with redshirt junior back
Charlie Novoth. Currently, Binghamton's RPI is No. 78.
- UMBC (4-3-3, 0-2-0 AE) lost 4-0 to No. 22 UMass Lowell on Saturday. Tre Pulliam leads the Retrievers with four goals and nine total points. Gregg Hauck and Jon Bell each have a team-high three assists. Currently, UMBC's RPI is No. 64.
- Binghamton leads the all-time series 7-6-3. Most recently, the Bearcats took a 2-1 home decision on Oct. 24, 2015. Weilbacher scored the game-winning goal. In Baltimore, however, the Retrievers have won the past two meetings. On the road, Binghamton tied UMBC 1-1 back on Oct. 2, 2010 and won 3-1 on Oct. 11, 2006.
- Nine different Binghamton players have scored at least one goal this year. Junior midfielder
Ben Ovetsky has three goals while sophomore midfielder
Miles Burbank has scored twice. Novoth and Weilbacher each have a goal, as do senior forward
Alex Varkatzas, senior back
Zach Galluzzo, sophomore back
Kevin Flesch and redshirt freshman back
Stephen McKenna.
- Defensively, Binghamton has recorded five shutouts and has allowed only three multiple-goal games this season. Redshirt freshman goalkeeper
Alejandro Cubillo has a goals against average of 0.99. The starting backline of Novoth, Galluzzo, McKenna and Flesch have paced the team to an overall goals against average of 0.92.
