BALTIMORE, Md. – Senior striker Kayla Saager tallied a goal and an assist to pace Binghamton women's soccer (6-4-2, 1-1 America East) in a 3-0 road win at UMBC (1-10, 0-2 AE) Thursday night from rainy UMBC Stadium.

The Bearcats scored twice in the first half and added a final tally in the second half to post their first conference win of the season, first road win and also improved to 12-2-2 all-time against the Retrievers.

With rain pooling on the Retrievers' natural grass field, the game was relocated to the turf stadium shortly before kickoff. Once the game began, Saager wasted no time, scoring an unassisted goal just 4:30 into the contest. She collected a loose ball and ripped a shot into the upper right corner for her league-high ninth goal of the season.

Then in the 31^st minute, Saager crossed the ball to senior midfielder Patty Loonie, whose header found the net for a 2-0 cushion It was Loonie's first goal of the season.

Sophomore midfielder Ivana Pjetri finished the scoring in the 82^nd minute with her first collegiate goal off a feed from sophomore forward Genna Michitti.

Binghamton held a 9-6 shots advantage. Sophomore keeper Mackenzie Hanna and freshman keeper Haylee Poltorak shared the shutout. Hanna made two saves in the first half and Poltorak wrapped up the team's fourth shutout in the last five games with a clean second half.

"We are pleased with the overall performance and result tonight," head coach Neel Bhattacharjee said. "It's very nice to get that first away win. Most importantly, it was a good way to rebound from last weekend and get three critical points with a win, which is difficult to get in this competitive conference ... especially on the road. We will enjoy a hard-earned win and then shortly turn our attention to a tough Maine opponent coming to town Sunday." 

The Bearcats return home to host Maine at noon on Sunday.



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