NJIT Highlanders W 1, Maryland-Baltimore County Retrievers W 0

BALTIMORE (Interstat) — In a tightly contested NCAA women’s soccer match that defied pregame projections, the NJIT Highlanders secured a narrow 1-0 road victory over the Maryland-Baltimore County Retrievers on Thursday night. The lone goal of the match, scored in the second half, was enough to lift the visiting Highlanders and hand the Retrievers a defeat on their home field. The result was an upset according to statistical analysts; Interstat’s game simulator had projected a 1-0 win for UMBC, and its ELO rating system gave the Retrievers a 66.2 percent probability of victory. The match was a defensive struggle for… Read more...