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)Due to a threat of a winter storm the men’s and women’s basketball games scheduled for Saturday, February 6 have both been rescheduled. The men’s game against Vermont originally scheduled for Saturday at 3:00 p.m. has been moved to today, Friday, February 5 at 3:00 p.m. The women’s game against Maine originally scheduled for Saturday…
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)Junior guard Chelsea Barker started her first game of the season and played a team high 29 minutes, and led UMBC with 10 points. [Corey Johns-TRW] After winning two road games the women’s basketball team looked like they were going to be a serious contender in the America East, and looked to be ready to…
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…
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