BALTIMORE, Md.  –  Despite junior defender Jhamie Hydescoring the game-tying goal midway through the second half at UMBC, the Hawks were unable to hold off the reigning league champion as they fell victim to a late goal and lost, 2-1, to the Retrievers at Retriever Soccer Park on Saturday afternoon. Hartford, which opens up a two-game homestand by hosting Stony Brook at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, dips to 5-5-2 on the season with an 0-2-0 mark in America East action.

Geaton Caltabianco found the go-ahead goal for UMBC (6-4-2) in the 84th minute on a set piece to improve the Retrievers' record to 2-0-0 in league action and extend their unbeaten streak in league action to 14 games. The Retrievers took an early lead in the match as Stephen Ho opened up the scoring with a goal at the 4:09 mark. The home team held on to that advantage into intermission until the 63rd minute, when Hyde scored his first career marker out of a corner kick. The two squads battled back-and-forth, but UMBC capitalized on a Hartford foul just outside of the 20-yard box to steal the win in the 84th minute.

Hawk keeper David MacKinnon finished the match with two saves while his counterpart, Billy Heavner, finished with three stops.

GOALS SUMMARY:

• Stephen Ho opened up the scoring early on, tapping in a pass from Kay Banjo in the fifth minute to provide UMBC with the advantage
• Out of a corner kick, Jhamie Hyde got his head on a ball served into the box by Udi Cohen to tie up the match at 1-1 in the 63rd minute
• UMBC scored the game-winner in the 84th minute after capitalizing on a Hartford foul just outside of the box; Geaton Caltabianco curled a shot to the right of the Hawks' wall into the bottom right part of the net for his fourth goal of the season 

COACH POITRAS SAID:

"Once we settled in, I thought we played well," commented head coach Tom Poitras. "The second half was very good for us and we fought hard to get the equalizer. We are disappointed with conceding a late goal. We are looking forward to finally getting to our home opener in the America East this coming week. It will be great to play in front of our plays against Stony Brook on Wednesday evening."

GAME HIGHLIGHTS:

• Converting on the first scoring opportunity of the match, UMBC held the upperhand in the first half
• The Hawks picked up the pace in the second half and forced Billy Heavner into action two times after netting the equalizer 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Five of Hartford's seven shots were recorded as shots on goal
• The Hawks were outshot, 13-7, on the match but produced more quality opportunities on the afternoon as they held a 5-4 edge in shots on goal
• Jeff Tryon led Hartford's attack with three shots, putting a pair on goal 

TWEETABLES (140 characters or less): 

• Junior defender Jhamie Hyde's goal, the game-tying marker in the 63' at UMBC, marked his first career points in a Hartford uniform
• With Jhamie Hyde's goal against UMBC, nine different Hawks have accounted for Hartford's 12 goals this season
• Five of Hartford's seven shots at UMBC were marked as shots on goal 

UP NEXT:

The Hawks look to pick up their first win in America East Conference play when they open up a two-game homestand against Stony Brook on Wednesday. Kickoff from Al-Marzook Field at Alumni Stadium is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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