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)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)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…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)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)Carlee Cassidy recorded her first career double-double against the Black Bears. [Corey Johns- TRW] It is very rare to see a victory when only five players manage to score in a game, but for the UMBC women’s basketball team those five players outscored the Maine Black Bears, 61-52, for their first conference victory. Carlee Cassidy…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)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…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)Brandon Wright Senior Staff Writer Fresh off the holiday season, the Retrievers headed to Bronx, New York to compete in the Fordham Holiday Classic. UMBC, as well as East Carolina, Binghamton, and host Fordham, all took part in the Classic, now in it’s third year. The women’s basketball team closed out 2009 in a very…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)Dan Levin Staff Writer The 4-4 UMBC women’s basketball team traveled to the Reitz Arena for a match up with the 3-5 Loyola Greyhounds. UMBC was leading by five with fewer than five minutes left in the first half, but two big runs by Loyola led the Greyhounds to an 81-74 victory. Michelle Kurowski led…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)It was a sloppy game for both teams but the women’s basketball team made more mistakes and fell to Coppin State by one points in a 55-54 battle. With just eight seconds remaining two-time America East Conference scoring champion Carlee Cassidy went up for a game winning dunk but the ball just rimmed out. Coppin…
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