GAME: Towson (1-1-2) vs UMBC (3-1-2)
WHEN: Thursday, September 3
WHERE: Catonsville, Md. – Retriever Soccer Park
TIME: 7 P.M.
WATCH: ESPN+
ALL-TIME SERIES: 13-7-4 (7-3-2 away)
VETTORI ERA SERIES: 5-0-3 (3-0-1 away)
 
TOWSON, Md. – Towson University women's soccer will face UMBC on Thursday at 7 p.m. The Tigers are currently on a 15-match unbeaten streak against the Retrievers. The match can be streamed on ESPN+.

The Tigers and Retrievers most recently played to a 1-1 draw in Towson last season. The past two matches in Catonsville have been Towson wins by scores of 1-0 and 2-0.

Both Towson and UMBC are coming off 0-0 draws at Delaware. The two sides have both played two other teams. Both lost to St. John's while each defeated Mount St. Mary's.

THE KICKOFF

• Towson and UMBC meet for the 25th time.
• Towson has not lost to the Retrievers since 1998, going 11-0-4 over that stretch. The average score in this 15-match stretch is 2.4-0.6 in favor of Towson. Six of Towson's 11 wins have been by at least two goals including an 8-1 win in 2023. UMBC has only scored two goals once since 1998, a 3-2 Towson win in Catonsville.
• The 24 matches between the two sides coming into tonight is tied for the sixth most in Towson history. The .625 winning percentage for Towson is tied for the second highest among teams that Towson has played at least 10 times.
• The Retrievers have played the Tigers every year that Katherine Vettori has been at the helm of the women's soccer program. UMBC is the only team that Vettori's Towson teams have played every season that has never been a conference opponent. Of the seven teams Vettori has played every season at Towson, her winning percentage is the best against UMBC at 0.813.
• Entering the season, Vettori-led Towson teams scored the second most goals (17) against UMBC, the most among teams on the 2026 schedule. The average margin in the Vettori era is 1.5 goals (2.1-0.6)

Following this match, Towson returns home to face Bucknell on Sunday, Sept. 6 at 1 p.m. Admission to all matches at Tiger Field are free