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)In three conference games sophomore center Topé Obajolu has doubled her non-conference averages in points and rebounds. [Corey Johns- TRW] After scoring just 21 points in the first half, four highly touted sophomores combined for 36 of the team’s 41 second half points as UMBC beat Albany 62-57 to even their overall record to 8-8…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (2)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…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)Zach Seidel Senior Staff Writer Michelle Kurowski scored 29 points and the UMBC defense forced 23 turnovers as the Retrievers held on late to defeat Bucknell 68-63 Sunday in Lewisberg, Pennsylvania for their second consecutive road victory while only playing with only nine players. “Even though Kurowski had 29 tonight it was still a team…
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