In heavy rains and 25 m.p.h. winds the men’s lacrosse team dropped their third straight, falling to #6 Princeton, 10-5. With the loss UMBC has fallen to 1-4, their worst start since 2005 when they started with the same record, and may have lost any chance of an at large big for the N.C.A.A. tournament….
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)Ryan McCarthy Contributing Writer The UMBC women’s lacrosse team defeated the University of Monmouth 11-6 with the support from the home fans at UMBC Stadium. The Retrievers put an offensive onslaught as different players putting up points. Erika Braerman dominated contributing five goals, Amanda Gable and Meagan Linkous scored two goals, while Alicia Krause and Ashley…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)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…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)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…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)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…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)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…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)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 up…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)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…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)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…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (1)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…
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