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Sophomore wingman Chauncey Gilliam set a career high with 24 points but the men’s basketball team fell to Stony Brook, 81-69. [Corey Johns-TRW] Chauncey Gilliam scored a career-high 24 points off eight field goals, four of which were from three-point range, and four free throws but the rebounding and defensive woes continue to put UMBC [...]

Young pups can’t get it done against Hartford


January 15th, 2010 - 12:23 by Corey Johns

Freshman Adrian Satchell led the team with 16 points, five rebounds, and shot 70% from the field. [Corey Johns- TRW] Just two years ago UMBC and Hartford were battling it out in the RAC to claim the America East Conference championship, but how the mighty have fallen. The two conference foes met up for the [...]

Men’s basketball victims of the Boston three-party


January 12th, 2010 - 09:40 by Corey Johns

Sophomore forward Jake Wasco recorded his first career double-double in just his second career start with 12 points and 13 rebounds. [Corey Johns-TRW] Despite having four players score in double figures, the men’s basketball team continued on their losing ways this season as they well to pre-season favorites Boston U in a 75-63 road loss. [...]

Defensive woes continue to get the best of men’s basketball


January 7th, 2010 - 04:19 by Corey Johns

Chris De La Rosa had the best game of his career but his efforts were not enough for a win. [Corey Johns-TRW] When a college basketball team scores 71 points in a game it should be enough for them to win the game, but with UMBC that was not the case as their defense continues [...]

Men’s basketball coach Randy Monroe has announced today that Justin Fry and Jamar Wertz will miss the remainder of the 2009-2010 basketball season due to injuries they have suffered. The two will apply for medical hardship waivers from the NCAA to regain a year of eligibility to play for UMBC. Fry underwent surgery to repair [...]

Evan Fjeld was an absolute nightmare for UMBC’s offense as he was the lead catalyst for the Vermont Catamount’s defense in their 73-58 victory over the Retrievers in the America East Conference Opener. UMBC kept the game close very early by fell behind by 11 points in the first half when Robbie Jackson, Adrian Satchell, [...]

With one second left in the first overtime against former Northeast Conference foe Central Connecticut State, Chris De La Rosa jumped up for a game-winning shot, but made an inexperienced decision and passed the ball out to an open man on the wing as time expired, sending the game into double-overtime, where UMBC came up [...]

Chris De La Rosa recorded 11 points, five assists, four rebounds, and shot 50.0% in the game. With 1.9 seconds remaining in the game, sophomore point guard Chris De La Rosa pulled up for a left handed jumper to give UMBC a 59-57 victory over American, snapping a nine-game losing streak and giving them their [...]

Men’s basketball shows improvement in loss to Rider


December 13th, 2009 - 08:54 by Corey Johns

It’s been nine straight games to open the season without a win for the men’s basketball team this season. Obviously when a team is 0-9 things are not going right. For UMBC they have been a nightmare on the defensive end of the floor but in the last two games, they have played well together [...]

In the final 12 seconds both Chris De La Rosa and Matt Spadafora had chances to tie the game, but neither of their shots fell as the Retrievers fell 53-51, and to an 0-5 start. While Robbie Jackson led the team in both points and rebounds for a second straight game with 13 and seven [...]




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