Lately, the Cavs have been smacking them out of the park.

“We may not be the most talented College Cup group that I’ve had,” said Gelnovatch, whose team is coming off road wins over Notre Dame and Georgetown, “but in terms of the will-to-win type of thing, this is one of my best.

“Sometimes that goes a long way.”

The Cavaliers will be facing a UMBC squad that appears to have just as much, if not more, mental fortitude. The Retrievers are the first team in tournament history to win four consecutive road games and to post shutouts in each of them en route to the College Cup.

Unseeded UMBC (14-5-5) has upset Wake Forest, Maryland, Louisville and Creighton.

This is the furthest any UMBC Division I team has ever advanced in a national tournament.

“It’s a great accomplishment,” UMBC coach Pete Caringi, Jr. told NCAA.com. “Not being ranked has come together to drive us to succeed and prove ourselves. We have a Baltimore chip on our shoulders where we are out there every game to prove how good we really are.”