https://umbcretrievers.com/rss.aspxLatest news items for University of Maryland, Baltimore Countyen-us60https://umbcretrievers.com/news/2026/7/27/umbc-names-mike-faith-head-womens-lacrosse-coach.aspxhttps://umbcretrievers.com/news/2026/7/27/umbc-names-mike-faith-head-womens-lacrosse-coach.aspxWomen's Lacrosse

BALTIMORE - UMBC Director of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation, Tiffany D. Tucker, announced the hiring of Mike Faith as the Retrievers' next women's lacrosse coach today.]]>WLAX Hire Mike FaithMon, 27 Jul 2026 15:30:00 EST1213735https://umbcretrievers.com/news/2026/7/23/womens-volleyball-volleyball-earns-2026-avca-team-academic-award.aspxhttps://umbcretrievers.com/news/2026/7/23/womens-volleyball-volleyball-earns-2026-avca-team-academic-award.aspxWomen's Volleyball, Academic Center

LEXINGTON, KY — The UMBC Volleyball team earned the 2026 AVCA Team Academic Award, the organization announced on Thursday. To earn the honor, a team must maintain a year-long grade-point average of at least 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (or 4.1 on a 5.0 scale).]]>UMBC Volleyball earned the AVCA Academic team awardThu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:00 EST1613736https://umbcretrievers.com/news/2026/7/14/james-purpura-named-umbc-mens-lacrosse-head-coach.aspxhttps://umbcretrievers.com/news/2026/7/14/james-purpura-named-umbc-mens-lacrosse-head-coach.aspxMen's Lacrosse

BALTIMORE - UMBC Director of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation, Tiffany D. Tucker announced the hiring of James Purpura as the Retrievers next men's lacrosse coach today.]]>New Hire - Purpura MLAXTue, 14 Jul 2026 15:45:00 EST513734https://umbcretrievers.com/news/2026/7/14/chris-stelma-tabbed-as-new-umbc-softball-head-coach.aspxhttps://umbcretrievers.com/news/2026/7/14/chris-stelma-tabbed-as-new-umbc-softball-head-coach.aspxSoftball

BALTIMORE - UMBC Director of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation, Tiffany D. Tucker announced the hiring of Chris Stelma as the Retrievers next softball coach today.]]>Chris Stelma has been named the new UMBC Softball Head CoachTue, 14 Jul 2026 14:40:00 EST913733https://umbcretrievers.com/news/2026/7/14/mens-swimming-and-diving-swimming-diving-announces-2026-2027-schedule.aspxhttps://umbcretrievers.com/news/2026/7/14/mens-swimming-and-diving-swimming-diving-announces-2026-2027-schedule.aspxMen's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving

BALTIMORE -- The UMBC Swimming & Diving programs announced their 2026-27 schedule on Tuesday morning. Last season, the Men's program won it's 15th America East title in 20 seasons of America East competition, while the Women had a strong fourth place showing in a talented field.]]>2026-2027 UMBC Swimming & Diving ScheduleTue, 14 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EST713732https://umbcretrievers.com/news/2026/7/8/paris-named-america-east-baseball-scholar-athlete-of-the-year.aspxhttps://umbcretrievers.com/news/2026/7/8/paris-named-america-east-baseball-scholar-athlete-of-the-year.aspxBaseball, Academic Center

BOSTON -- Derek Paris continued to pile up accolades as he was named the America East Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the Conference announced on Wednesday afternoon.]]>Derek Paris is the AE Baseball Scholar Athlete of the YearWed, 8 Jul 2026 12:00:00 EST113730https://umbcretrievers.com/news/2026/7/7/mens-lacrosse-marinello-named-usila-scholar-all-american.aspxhttps://umbcretrievers.com/news/2026/7/7/mens-lacrosse-marinello-named-usila-scholar-all-american.aspxMen's Lacrosse, Academic Center

BALTIMORE - Earlier this week, UMBC men's lacrosse graduate Dante Marinello was named a United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) 2026 Scholar All-American.]]>Dante Marinello Competes Tue, 7 Jul 2026 14:15:00 EST513731https://umbcretrievers.com/news/2026/7/2/mens-basketball-armstrong-jr-set-to-play-in-nba-summer-league-with-hometown-orlando-magic.aspxhttps://umbcretrievers.com/news/2026/7/2/mens-basketball-armstrong-jr-set-to-play-in-nba-summer-league-with-hometown-orlando-magic.aspxMen's Basketball

Recent UMBC graduate student guard DJ Armstrong Jr. has signed to play with the Orlando Magic in the upcoming NBA Summer League, taking place July 10 through July 19th in Las Vegas, Nevada.]]>DJUNHThu, 2 Jul 2026 14:57:00 EST313729https://umbcretrievers.com/news/2026/7/2/mens-swimming-and-diving-six-retrievers-named-cscaa-individual-scholar-all-americans.aspxhttps://umbcretrievers.com/news/2026/7/2/mens-swimming-and-diving-six-retrievers-named-cscaa-individual-scholar-all-americans.aspxMen's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving, Academic Center

The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has named six members of the UMBC Swimming & Diving program to its Scholar All-American Team presented by Fitter & Faster Swim Camps for the 2025-26 season.]]>The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has named six members of the UMBC Swimming & Diving program to its Scholar All-American Team presented by Fitter & Faster Swim Camps for the 2025-26 season.Thu, 2 Jul 2026 11:46:00 EST713728https://umbcretrievers.com/news/2026/7/1/mens-swimming-and-diving-umbc-swimming-diving-honored-as-cscaa-spring-2026-scholar-all-america-teams.aspxhttps://umbcretrievers.com/news/2026/7/1/mens-swimming-and-diving-umbc-swimming-diving-honored-as-cscaa-spring-2026-scholar-all-america-teams.aspxMen's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving, Academic Center

The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) announced that both UMBC Swimming & Diving teams were Spring 2026 Scholar All-America Teams presented by Fitter & Faster Swim Camp. The honor, recognizes 714 teams from 418 institutions for their outstanding academic achievement during the spring semester. Collectively, these teams represent 16,680 student-athletes from across all collegiate divisions.]]>UMBC Swimming & Diving is a CSCAA Spring 2026 Scholar All-America TeamWed, 1 Jul 2026 14:35:00 EST713727