Emily Jackson Contributing Writer Early on the morning of January 28 2009, between 12 and 12:45am, the lights dimmed and flickered before plunging the entire UMBC campus into sudden darkness and confusion. The power outage, which ranged across the UMBC campus as well as parts of Rt. 40 in Catonsville, was the result of the…
Filed under: News | Comments (7)Senior guard Carlee Cassidy made five three’s in her 18 points performance against Boston U. She also had six assists and five rebounds. [Corey Johns- TRW] In a place the women’s basketball team has never found success before, they bounced back from a miserable three-game losing streak in a big way with a 65-63 victory…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)Sophomore point guard Chris De La Rosa led UMBC with 18 points and six assists against Boston University but the Retriever were just outmatched by the pre-season favorites. [Corey Johns- TRW] Twelve days after Corey Lowe, John Holland, and Jake O’Brien each had 20 points to lead Boston U past the Retrievers in Chase Gym,…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)The lone UMBC senior, Matt Spadafora, stepped up and scored seven points and had 10 rebounds, seven in the first half, against New Hampshire, but his inspired effort was not enough to get their second win of the season. [Corey Johns-TRW] If you did not know the men’s basketball team’s record before their game against…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)Junior guard Chelsea Barker started her first game of the season and played a team high 29 minutes, and led UMBC with 10 points. [Corey Johns-TRW] After winning two road games the women’s basketball team looked like they were going to be a serious contender in the America East, and looked to be ready to…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)Sophomore wingman Chauncey Gilliam set a career high with 24 points but the men’s basketball team fell to Stony Brook, 81-69. [Corey Johns-TRW] Chauncey Gilliam scored a career-high 24 points off eight field goals, four of which were from three-point range, and four free throws but the rebounding and defensive woes continue to put UMBC…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)Freshman Adrian Satchell led the team with 16 points, five rebounds, and shot 70% from the field. [Corey Johns- TRW] Just two years ago UMBC and Hartford were battling it out in the RAC to claim the America East Conference championship, but how the mighty have fallen. The two conference foes met up for the…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)In three conference games sophomore center Topé Obajolu has doubled her non-conference averages in points and rebounds. [Corey Johns- TRW] After scoring just 21 points in the first half, four highly touted sophomores combined for 36 of the team’s 41 second half points as UMBC beat Albany 62-57 to even their overall record to 8-8…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (2)Sophomore forward Jake Wasco recorded his first career double-double in just his second career start with 12 points and 13 rebounds. [Corey Johns-TRW] Despite having four players score in double figures, the men’s basketball team continued on their losing ways this season as they well to pre-season favorites Boston U in a 75-63 road loss….
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)In mid-November after I signed up for my classes I heard about a sports writing class that was going to be offered. It is being taught by Mark Hyman, a writer for Business Week who covers the business of sports, the author of two books, Confessions of a Baseball Purist and Until it Hurts, and…
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