VESTAL, N.Y. - Binghamton women's lacrosse continues America East action against UMBC Wednesday afternoon in Baltimore. The Bearcats (5-5, 0-1 AE) are playing their first contest in 10 days and are looking for their first America East victory. Wednesday's action
Binghamton Bearcats (5-5, 0-1 AE) vs. UMBC Retrievers (7-4, 1-0 AE)
Date | Time: Wednesday, April 6 | 3 p.m.
Location: Retriever Soccer Park, Baltimore, M.D.
Watch: AETV
Twitter Updates: @BinghamtonWLAX
Live Stats: Sidearm Sports
Notes
-
The Bearcats kicked off conference play at UAlbany, dropping a close contest 15-11. Despite falling behind 4-0 early on, the team climbed back into the game, but only got as close to 9-7 to start the fourth quarter before the Great Danes responded to win by four..
-
Abigail Carroll, Kenna Newman, and Madison Murphy netted scored two goals apiece to lead the offense.
-
Sofia Afkham picked up four more draw controls, giving her 55 on the season.
-
Binghamton has a +1.6 goal differential per game this season, as they have put away 116 goals while giving up just 102. The team also ranks second in the conference with a .416 shots percentage.
-
BU's last scheduled game against No. 6 Stony Brook was postponed and will be made up on Tuesday, April 19. That contest will begin at 4 p.m. at the Bearcats Sports Complex.
Scouting the Retrievers
-
The Retrievers enter with a 7-4 overall record. They narrowly defeated UMass Lowell over the weekend by a score of 12-11.
-
UMBC is 4-1 over its last five games, with its only loss coming at the hands of No. 20 John Hopkins.
-
The host's leading scorer is junior attacker Claire Bockstie, who leads the America East with 44 goals and 13 assists.
-
The Retrievers also leads the conference in several offensive categories, including a 14.81 goals per game mark.
-
UMBC is 10-7 against America East Conference opponents since 2019.
Up Next
