A UMBC pre-med student unexpectedly passed away in her sleep Sunday, according to UMBC spokesperson Nancy Young. Brittany L. Hawkins, 20, was a sophomore pre-medical student majoring in Biological Sciences. Hawkins, who commuted to UMBC from Chesapeake Beach, Md., transferred to UMBC last fall after completing course work at the College of Southern Maryland the…
Filed under: News | Comments (22)By Corey Johns Senior Staff Writer After a bad week of two losses in which UMBC just did not play their lacrosse, the Retrievers had eight days to prepare for in state foe Maryland and try to get their season back on track. “It was big, especially going into spring break to get that win…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)BY Corey Johns Senior Staff Writer With 12 seconds left and down 10 Jay Greene saw the light at the end of the tunnel in his college basketball career and walked off the court once Binghamton got the final possession of the game. The team he had helped lead to its second consectuve America East…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)By Corey Johns On Friday Carlee Cassidy broke an over two-decade old UMBC women’s basketball record for most points in a season with a 10-point performance. That game gave her 613 points, breaking Tammy McCarthy’s record of 609 set in the 1985-86 season. Her effort was not enough; UMBC dropped the conference tournament opener to…
Filed under: Opinion, Sports | Comments (0)Senior point guard Jay Greene picked up where Darryl Proctor left off the day before, scoring 29 points to help UMBC beat Albany for the second time in seven days. The win buys the Retrievers a ticket to the AEC Championship Game on Saturday. UMBC will play No. 1 seed Binghamton, who defeated the University…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (7)By Corey Johns Senior Staff Writer ALBANY, N.Y. — Darryl Proctor didn’t want his college career to end in Albany with a third-straight loss to Boston University in the first round of the America East Tournament. The senior forward made sure his defending-champion — but now underdog — UMBC Retrievers would make it to round…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)UMBC staged a furious fourth quarter rally versus Johns Hopkins, but came up short despite a 5-0 run that closed the deficit to two goals. The Retrievers’ run came after a 5-0 Blue Jays run that began in the third period and made the Hopkins’ lead 13-6. UMBC closed the score to 13-11 but two…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (1)No. 7 UMBC has struggled to win face offs throughout the season, and tonight has been no exception. The game has been played at No. 10 Johns Hopkins’ tempo for three periods. The Retrievers, who finished the third period down 10-6, allowed a quick Blue Jays score a minute into the fourth, marking the most…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)The Retrievers are struggling to make possessions count offensively when not in man-up situations, putting extra pressure on the UMBC defense and goalkeeper Jeremy Blevins. The Retrievers have already allowed only two fewer goals than the season high 10 goals allowed versus Rutgers. Peet Poillon scored two goals in the second period, and Alex Hopmann…
Filed under: Opinion | Comments (0)The first period is over at chilly UMBC Stadium and Johns Hopkins leads the Retrievers in part thanks to taking advantage of man-up opportunities. Hopkins scored their third goal of the period with just over a minute remaining when UMBC was called offside. Otherise, the first period was filled with sloppy play from both teams,…
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