NEW ROCHELLE, NY— The Iona University women's soccer team fell to UMBC, 1-0, in a non-conference contest at Mazzella Field on Sunday. The Gaels and Retrievers were scoreless in a defensive battle for the first half, the sole goal of the contest came in the 50^th minute by the visitors.

GAME SUMMARY

It was a defensive battle in the first 45 minutes of play as the Retrievers held a 4-2 shot advantage for the period. Freshman Kayla Kalbaugh made one save in the opening half for the Gaels. Sophomore Marissa Graziano recorded two shots on goal off a free kick.
 
Iona looked to get going in the opening minutes of the second half with two shots just outside the box getting blocked by the UMBC back line. The Retrievers broke the momentum on a long through ball found Izzy Binko in stride past the Gaels defense. She took three dribbles and fired the left footed shot into the back of the net for the 1-0 lead.

UMBC looked to keep the momentum going, firing four shots in the next eight minutes with two wide-open chances denied by sophomore Savannah Rogers. The Gaels looked to net the equalizer as the game reached the late stages. Sophomore Victoria Ryan had a look from just outside the box get turned aside by Amara Codd in the 77^th minute. Sophomore Payton Foster had a sweeping shot to the right post get stopped in the 84^th minute. In one final flurry for the Gaels in the 87^th minute, three shots inside the box were knocked down by the UMBC defense to preserve the 1-0 score.
 
Rogers made five saves in the second half for the Gaels. Freshman Dolene Smith led the team with four shot attempts.

TEAM STATS

• UMBC out shot Iona, 15-12 for the contest. The Gaels were limited to just four shots on goal while the Retrievers recorded seven.
• Iona held a 6-3 advantage on corner kicks with five corners coming in the second half.

UP NEXT

The Gaels stay in New Rochelle for the next matchup on Thursday, August 29 with a 4:00 p.m. start against Temple at Mazzella Field.