Copyright (c) 2010 AmericanEagle.com All rights reserved. http://www.umbcretrievers.com/ Homepage en-us Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:40:00 CST 60 Thursday, March 18, 2010 00:00 -0500 http://www.umbcretrievers.com/release.asp?RELEASE_ID=5391 Baltimore—The UMBC Athletic Hall of Fame Committee has selected eight nominees to be inducted into the UMBC Athletic Hall of Fame. The 17th induction ceremony will take place at the BWI Airport Marriott Hotel on the evening of Saturday, April 3, 2010, at 7 p.m. The event was originally scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 6, but postponed due to the first of two historical snow events to hit the Mid-Atlantic region. Tickets are once again available to the event. The cost to attend the induction dinner is $75, which includes a ticket to the lacrosse game vs. Stony Brook that afternoon (1:00 p.m.) at UMBC Stadium. The new class of Hall of Famers will be introduced at halftime of the game. Please contact Kevin Gibbons O'Neill at 410-455-1532 or oneillb@umbc.edu for additional information about the event or to purchase tickets. You may also register for the event at http://retrievernet.umbc.edu/hof. Thursday, March 18, 2010 00:00 -0500 http://www.umbcretrievers.com/release.asp?RELEASE_ID=5392 Corpus Christi, Texas--The UMBC men's tennis team won both matches on their spring trip in Texas and improved to 12-3 on the season. The Retrievers rallied to upset Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 4-3, in a match that started on Tuesday, March 16 and was completed on Wednesday, March 17. The Islanders were ranked as high as No. 48 this season and have been to the NCAA Tournament the last six years. Thursday, March 18, 2010 00:00 -0500 http://www.umbcretrievers.com/release.asp?RELEASE_ID=5393 The UMBC baseball team used two six-run innings to extend their winning streak to three, defeating North Dakota State 16-10, Thursday in Lakeland, Fla. With the win, the Retrievers improve to 3-6 on the season, while the Bison fall to 5-8. Wednesday, March 17, 2010 00:00 -0500 http://www.umbcretrievers.com/release.asp?RELEASE_ID=5389 BALTIMORE—The UMBC women's lacrosse team (5-3) used a 12-0 run that spanned both halves and lasted more than 35 minutes to take control of the game and defeated visiting American (2-6) by a score of 19-2 Wednesday afternoon at UMBC Stadium. The Retrievers completed a perfect 3-0 home stand and are off to their best eight-game start since 1994. Wednesday, March 17, 2010 00:00 -0500 http://www.umbcretrievers.com/release.asp?RELEASE_ID=5390 BALTIMORE—The UMBC softball team (11-3) split a doubleheader with Howard (2-11) Wednesday afternoon at UMBC Softball Stadium. The Retrievers defeated the Bison, 3-1, in the first game before dropping the nightcap, 11-6. Tuesday, March 16, 2010 00:00 -0500 http://www.umbcretrievers.com/release.asp?RELEASE_ID=5384 INDIANAPOLIS—UMBC junior forward Levi Houapeu is the official NCAA Division I champion in points per game, while sophomore forward Andrew Bulls finished second in the nation. Tuesday, March 16, 2010 00:00 -0500 http://www.umbcretrievers.com/release.asp?RELEASE_ID=5385 The UMBC baseball team won its second game in a row, defeating NJIT, 4-3, Tuesday afternoon in Winter Haven, Fla. With the win, the Retrievers improved to 2-6 on the season, while the Highlanders fell to 2-8. Tuesday, March 16, 2010 00:00 -0500 http://www.umbcretrievers.com/release.asp?RELEASE_ID=5386 BALTIMORE—After wins over Fresno State and Monmouth, the UMBC women's lacrosse team (4-3) looks to make it a perfect 3-0 home stand when it hosts American (2-5) Wednesday afternoon at UMBC Stadium, with game time set for 4 p.m. The game can be viewed live at UMBCRetrievers.tv. Tuesday, March 16, 2010 00:00 -0500 http://www.umbcretrievers.com/release.asp?RELEASE_ID=5387 Seven members of the UMBC swimming and diving teams were named to the America East All-Academic team, including seniors Tina Cantwell (Sinking Spring, Pa./The Hill School), Tereza Kaplanova (Prague, Czech Republic/Gymnazium J.G. Jankovskeho), Lindsay Sherman (Bethany, Conn./Amity) and Zach Vonder Haar (Gahanna, Ohio/Columbus Academy), juniors Keilan Freeman (Calgary, Alberta, Canada/Argyll Centre) and Phillip Novotny (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Warde) and sophomore John Mendenhall (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East), as announced by the conference Tuesday. Tuesday, March 16, 2010 00:00 -0500 http://www.umbcretrievers.com/release.asp?RELEASE_ID=5388 Seven members of the UMBC swimming and diving teams were named to the America East All-Academic team, including seniors Tina Cantwell (Sinking Spring, Pa./The Hill School), Tereza Kaplanova (Prague, Czech Republic/Gymnazium J.G. Jankovskeho), Lindsay Sherman (Bethany, Conn./Amity) and Zach Vonder Haar (Gahanna, Ohio/Columbus Academy), juniors Keilan Freeman (Calgary, Alberta, Canada/Argyll Centre) and Phillip Novotny (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Warde) and sophomore John Mendenhall (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East), as announced by the conference Tuesday.