Corey Johns Editorial Staff Sophomore point guard Chris De La Rosa led the team with 18 points and shot a team high 50% from the field. He also shot 85% from the free throw line and dished out a team high four assists. [Corey Johns- TRW] After having their game against Vermont moved up a…

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Sophomore point guard Chris De La Rosa led UMBC with 18 points and six assists against Boston University but the Retriever were just outmatched by the pre-season favorites. [Corey Johns- TRW] Twelve days after Corey Lowe, John Holland, and Jake O’Brien each had 20 points to lead Boston U past the Retrievers in Chase Gym,…

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The lone UMBC senior, Matt Spadafora, stepped up and scored seven points and had 10 rebounds, seven in the first half, against New Hampshire, but his inspired effort was not enough to get their second win of the season. [Corey Johns-TRW] If you did not know the men’s basketball team’s record before their game against…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Press Release From UMBC Athletics: Chauncey Gilliam, a sophomore guard on the UMBC men’s basketball team, has been declared academically ineligible to compete in games during th fall 2009 semester. Gilliam, who averaged 10.9 points per game in his freshman campaign, will be permitted to practice with the team.  His eligibility status will be reviews…

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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…

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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…

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