BY Corey Johns Senior Staff Writer With 12 seconds left and down 10 Jay Greene saw the light at the end of the tunnel in his college basketball career and walked off the court once Binghamton got the final possession of the game. The team he had helped lead to its second consectuve America East…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)By Corey Johns Once again, a short-staffed UMBC squad stepped out on the court against the down one. For the second time this season UMBC dressed only seven players with Justin Fry out with a right knee injury suffered late in the game against Maine (He should be back for Hartford). Last time that happened…
Filed under: Opinion, Sports | Comments (0)A basketball doubleheader will hit the RAC Arena this Saturday, January 17. The excitement begins at 4:30 p.m., when the women host last-place Maine. At 7:30 p.m. the men will take on fourth-ranked Hartford. Both UMBC teams look to improve to .500 in the America East Conference. UMBC basketball has had difficulty on both sides of the gender…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)BY Corey Johns Senior Staff Writer There is no better way to come back from a very disappointing effort and a loss to American than by beating Big 12 team Nebraska. UMBC became the first team in 31 non-conference opponents to come away with a win in Lincoln to break the eighth-longest streak in the…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)BY Corey Johns Senior Staff Writer “We got our [butt] kicked,” said coach Randy Monroe. “We played against a team that [was] hungrier than us. They beat us in every phase of the game. We played lack-luster.” At one point in the second half against American, UMBC was down by 26 points, which proved to…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (4)BY Corey Johns Senior Staff Writer It was not a fun game to watch but UMBC got the job done against Central Connecticut State in front of the smallest crowd of the season as students are getting ready for finals. It was the 30th meeting between the two schools as they are familiar with one…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)By: Corey Johns Senior Staff Writer Sometimes it’s as simple as hitting shots from the line for a win. UMBC went 18-for-20 (90 percent) from the free throw line in their 61-56 victory over Toledo. Free throw shooting has been the key all year for the Retrievers. In wins the team made 80 percent of…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)Keep in mind that Stevenson University is a Division III team going against the Division I Retrievers, but there are still plenty of positives to take away from this evening’s 91-54, season-opening win for UMBC at the RAC Arena. The biggest reason to be excited may be the performance of freshman guard Chauncey Gilliam, who…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (1)As has been advertised on the UMBC homepage, the basketball season tips off this afternoon and evening. The women’s game is already in progress at George Wasington down in D.C., but the men hit the home hardwood tonight at 7 p.m. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you already know that the Retrievers made…
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