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New goalie can’t spark men’s lacrosse


March 10th, 2010 - 05:03 by Corey Johns

For the third time in four games the UMBC men’s lacrosse team sent a new goalie in to mind the net. This time it was sophomore Brian McCullough to start against No. 5 Johns Hopkins University.
Prior to the game McCullough had played just fewer than four minutes, all of which were last season. Against JHU [...]

Freshman Shine But Men’s Basketball Falls to Vermont, 76-59


March 7th, 2010 - 05:50 by Corey Johns

Freshman Shawn Grant led UMBC with 17 points while Adrian Satchell recorded a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds in their first America East Conference Tournament.
UMBC fell behind Vermont fast. They fell behind 13-2 just four minutes into the game and UMBC was just trying too hard and forcing shots, passes, and were [...]

Three retrievers earn all-conference honors


March 6th, 2010 - 11:31 by Corey Johns

For the third straight season senior Carlee Cassidy was named to the women’s basketball All-America East second team. This season she averaged 13.1 points per game and 4.6 rebounds per game. But her three point ability was one again prevalent after averaging 2.3 three-pointers per game, making 32.4% of her attempts.
After an inconsistent start [...]

The UMBC women’s basketball team just could not get much going against Boston U in the first round game of the America East Conference Tournament. The team shot just 32.1% and just 13% from three-point range and could never get into a rhythm on offense.
Carlee Cassidy led the team with 18 points and had [...]

It was announced last night that Binghamton self-imposed a sanction and removed themselves from the America East Conference Tournament after a several week audit of the athletic program released a 102 page report with violations and wrong doings. Their exclusion from the tournament has cut the tournament to eight teams, meaning UMBC has moved [...]

Of the original 18 athletes eligible for each the men’s and women’s fan’s choice players of the year, both Chauncey Gilliam and Carlee Cassidy received enough votes to be among the final five contests for each award.
Gilliam is UMBC’s leading scorer with 13.5 points per game and has increased his scoring average to 15.3 points [...]

College baseball takes a back seat to other collegiate sports


February 22nd, 2010 - 06:31 by Corey Johns

Dan Levin
Staff Writer
College sports are incredibly popular in America, sometimes even more so then the pros. People everywhere can name where their favorite football and basketball players went to school which only helps popularize those sports. But when it comes to baseball , many of the top athletes did not go to college which really [...]

Four retrievers nominated for Fan’s Choice Player of the Year


February 20th, 2010 - 12:26 by Corey Johns

Senior guard Carlee Cassidy and sophomore center Tope Obajolu have been nominated for the America East women’s basketball fan’s choice player of the year. The ballot runs through Wednesday, February, 24 at 12 p.m.
CLICK HERE to cast your vote.
On the men’s side, sophomore guard Chauncey Gilliam and Chris De La Rosa have been nominated [...]

Women’s basketball digs out a win against Maine


February 8th, 2010 - 04:01 by Corey Johns

Mike Donnelly
Staff Writer

Katie Brooks regained her spot in the starting lineup after coming off the bench in her last 11 outings. She proceeded to scored 16 points, including two three-pointers, and passed off a team high four assists. [Corey Johns- TRW]
With only eight games left in the regular season, the women’s basketball team headed into [...]

Women’s lacrosse buries Jacksonville in season opener


February 8th, 2010 - 03:50 by Corey Johns

Ryan McCarthy
Contributing Writer
While UMBC suffered an intense snowstorm this past weekend, the women’s lacrosse team was still able to keep their composure and win the first game of their season in Jacksonville, Florida.
“The sunny, breezy, warm weather was a lot different from what we are used to since it has been so cold back home,” [...]




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