Archive for December 2009
De La Rosa and Jackson have career games, but UMBC drops double overtime thriller to Central Connecticut State, 89-86
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With one second left in the first overtime against former Northeast Conference foe Central Connecticut State, Chris De La Rosa jumped up for a game-winning shot, but made an inexperienced decision and passed the ball out to an open man on the wing as time expired, sending the game into double-overtime, where UMBC came up…

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Carlee Cassidy leads women’s basketball in two comback victories as they win the Fordham Holiday Classic
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Brandon Wright Senior Staff Writer Fresh off the holiday season, the Retrievers headed to Bronx, New York to compete in the Fordham Holiday Classic. UMBC, as well as East Carolina, Binghamton, and host Fordham, all took part in the Classic, now in it’s third year. The women’s basketball team closed out 2009 in a very…

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Snow closes UMBC campus and library
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Much of the East Coast, including UMBC campus, was shut down this weekend due to the winter storm that left record amounts of snowfall in some areas. UMBC sent out a mass text just before 6am on December 19 to alert those signed up for e2campus that the university, including the campus library, was closed…

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Chris De La Rosa’s shot with 1.9 seconds left gives men’s basketball first win of the season
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Chris De La Rosa recorded 11 points, five assists, four rebounds, and shot 50.0% in the game. With 1.9 seconds remaining in the game, sophomore point guard Chris De La Rosa pulled up for a left handed jumper to give UMBC a 59-57 victory over American, snapping a nine-game losing streak and giving them their…

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Women’s basketball comes up short in loss to Loyola
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Dan Levin Staff Writer The 4-4 UMBC women’s basketball team traveled to the Reitz Arena for a match up with the 3-5 Loyola Greyhounds. UMBC was leading by five with fewer than five minutes left in the first half, but two big runs by Loyola led the Greyhounds to an 81-74 victory. Michelle Kurowski led…

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Providence College joins America East Conference as an associate volleyball member
By: Corey Johns -

In a press release from the America East Conference, it was announced that Providence College will join as an associate member. While all other sports, except men’s and women’s ice hockey, take part in the Big East, the volleyball team has been independent since 2003 and finished the 2009 season 10-16. With Providence College joining…

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Switchfoot’s recent Ram’s Head show a perfect storm
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By: Derek Roper Staff Writer Ram’s Head Live! received a taste of the Hurricane, when the band Switchfoot played to a modest crowd on Monday night, Dec 2.  The show was titled ‘A Night with Switchfoot,’ and that is just what it was; the group hung out with the crowd and made it the people’s…

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Men’s basketball shows improvement in loss to Rider
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It’s been nine straight games to open the season without a win for the men’s basketball team this season. Obviously when a team is 0-9 things are not going right. For UMBC they have been a nightmare on the defensive end of the floor but in the last two games, they have played well together…

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Injuries get the best of men’s basketball, but they play well against Penn State in 58-42 loss
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Seven-foot center Robbie Jackson did not take the trip north to take on UMBC’s toughest opponent yet, Penn State. With Justin Fry and Jamar Wertz still on the bench with their knee injuries, the injury to Jackson left UMBC with just nine available players for the game. Ten minutes into the game that number went…

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