FINAL SCORE: UMBC 1, Vermont 0
BALTIMORE – UVM women's soccer suffered a 1-0 setback at UMBC on Thursday night in the final road game of the 2017 regular season. Vermont drops to 6-8-2 overall and 2-4-1 in league play. UMBC improves to 3-10-6 on the year and reaches the win column for the first time against a conference foe.
 
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The Catamounts had a strong scoring chance near the midway point of the first half. Colby Snyder marched up the middle of the field and dished a pass to her left for Sarah Martin, who dialed a shot from 20 yards out but UMBC goalie Leah Roth (6 saves) deflected the shot away for the save. On the ensuing corner kick, Martin sent a ball into the box where Christina Barry put a ball on frame but Roth made another stop to preserve the scoreless tie.
 
The Retrievers found the back of the net in the 33rd minute for the lone goal of the evening. Nikki Saad entered the box from the left side and lined a shot at UVM keeper Coco Speckmaier (2 saves), but the senior netminder slapped the ball away for the save. Jessica Hopkins gathered the rebound and tapped in the rebound from three yards out.
 
Five minutes into the second half, UVM turned up the pressure when Aly Spencer came within inches of tying the game. Spencer received a feed at the top of the box and lofted a shot towards the top right corner of the net, but the attempt flew too high of the crossbar.
 
In the final minute, the Cats worked quickly on their offensive side of the field in hopes of finding the late equalizer. Barry took a shot from the edge of the box, but the ball sailed wide of the right goalpost.
 
Vermont wraps up the regular season with a visit from Stony Brook on Sunday (Oct. 21). The opening kickoff is set for 12 p.m. UVM will honor its seven seniors before the game for Senior Day. Free live video will be available in HD at AmericaEast.TV.  

Almartin Volvo is the presenting sponsor of the 2017 women's soccer season.