Brandon Wright
Senior Staff Writer

On Sunday, the women’s basketball team finished their six game road trip but their first appearance in 2010 did not go as hopped as they suffered a 74-44 defeat to Virginia Tech, the finial non-conference opponent of the season.

UMBC’s record no stands at 6-7 as they return home for the start of conference play against Hartford on January 6.

The Retrievers’ momentum from two straight wins earlier this week was ended by the much more athletic Hokies, who led the entire game. Sophomore guard Michelle Kurowski was the only Retriever to score in double figures as she scored 13 points in the contest. Carlee Cassidy and Erin Brown each added eight points and Katie Brooks had seven and a team leading seven rebounds and three assists.

Virginia Tech quickly built a ten point lead at the 13:24 mark in the first half, with a score of 17-7. From that point on Virginia Tech doubled their lead to do into the locker rooms with a 46-26 advantage.

The Hokies continued to build on that leas as the second half got underway. With the score standing at 55-28, with 16:37 to play in the game, the Retrievers attempted a rally, going on an eight point run across two minute. However, that effort was not enough as the Hokies were able to build the lead back up to a gam high 32 during a stretch in which UMBC did not score from the field in a little over 10 minutes. Their only point during the stretch was a free throw from Brooks.

The Retrievers shot just 30% from the field and were beaten in second chance points, 19-2.

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