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…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)With the basketball season just days away, the most exciting time for Retriever fans is coming. Nothing beats going to the RAC, cheering on the basketball teams, and having that feeling of victory afterwards. This year the season starts on Friday at 7:00 p.m. when the Women’s Basketball takes the floor against nationally ranked Virginia,…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (1)Donald Daniels- Sports Editor Team Rankings 1. Vermont 2. Hartford 3. Boston U 4. New Hampshire 5. UMBC 6. Stony Brook 7. Binghamton 8. Maine 9. Albany First-Team All-Conference Courtnay Pilypaitis, Sr., G, Vermont (POY) May Kostopoulos, Sr., G, Vermont Carlee Cassidy, Sr., G, UMBC Erica Beverly, Sr., F, Hartford Diana Delva, Sr., C, Hartford…
Filed under: Sports | Comments (0)By Corey Johns On Friday Carlee Cassidy broke an over two-decade old UMBC women’s basketball record for most points in a season with a 10-point performance. That game gave her 613 points, breaking Tammy McCarthy’s record of 609 set in the 1985-86 season. Her effort was not enough; UMBC dropped the conference tournament opener to…
Filed under: Opinion, Sports | Comments (0)By Brandon Wright On Wednesday, UMBC looked to break their three-game losing streak by returning to the safe haven of the RAC Arena. The Retrievers were 8-1 at home coming into last night’s game. Their opponents were the Vermont Catamounts, who entered the game in third place in the America East. The results were not…
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