UMBC Retrievers Men's Lacrosse

11/19/2009
Men's Lacrosse Names Four Team Captains; Coach Zimmerman Announces 2010 Schedule

BALTIMORE�UMBC Head Men�s Lacrosse Coach Don Zimmerman has announced the Retrievers� team captains and spring schedule for the 2010 campaign. Seniors Bobby Atwell (Dunkirk, Md./Southern), Mike Carmardo (Altamont, N.Y./Guilderland), Sam Eitel (Berlin, Md./Mount St. Joseph) and Kyle Wimer (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) will serve as the team captains. The Retrievers face a 12-game schedule, which includes North Carolina, Johns Hopkins, Princeton and Maryland in a two-week span in March.

Men's Lacrosse

11/5/2009
Former Retriever Standout Andy Gallagher Named Assistant Men's Lacrosse Coach

Men's Lacrosse

11/2/2009
Former Retriever Lacrosse Standouts Brendan Mundorf and Drew Westervelt Selected to 2010 US National Team

Men's Lacrosse

9/30/2009
UMBC Men's Lacrosse Welcomes 19 Newcomers for 2009-10 Academic Year; Retrievers to Compete in Two October Tournaments

11/5/2009
Former Retriever Standout Andy Gallagher Named Assistant Men's Lacrosse Coach

Former Retriever standout Andy Gallagher has been named assistant men�s lacrosse coach at UMBC, it was announced today by head lacrosse coach Don Zimmerman. Gallagher will begin his duties on Nov. 9, 2009. For his career, Gallagher recorded 98 goals and 146 points and is currently ranked 11th on UMBC�s all-time scoring list.

Men's Lacrosse

11/2/2009
Former Retriever Lacrosse Standouts Brendan Mundorf and Drew Westervelt Selected to 2010 US National Team

Men's Lacrosse

9/30/2009
UMBC Men's Lacrosse Welcomes 19 Newcomers for 2009-10 Academic Year; Retrievers to Compete in Two October Tournaments

Men's Lacrosse

11/19/2009
Men's Lacrosse Names Four Team Captains; Coach Zimmerman Announces 2010 Schedule

11/2/2009
Former Retriever Lacrosse Standouts Brendan Mundorf and Drew Westervelt Selected to 2010 US National Team

Baltimore, Md.�Former UMBC lacrosse standout attackmen Brendan Mundorf (�06) and Drew Westervelt (�07) are among 23 players who have been selected for the 2010 United States men�s national team. All 23 players, selected by the coaching staff, will compete in the FIL World Championship in Manchester, England from July 14-24, 2010.

Men's Lacrosse

9/30/2009
UMBC Men's Lacrosse Welcomes 19 Newcomers for 2009-10 Academic Year; Retrievers to Compete in Two October Tournaments

Men's Lacrosse

11/19/2009
Men's Lacrosse Names Four Team Captains; Coach Zimmerman Announces 2010 Schedule

Men's Lacrosse

11/5/2009
Former Retriever Standout Andy Gallagher Named Assistant Men's Lacrosse Coach

9/30/2009
UMBC Men's Lacrosse Welcomes 19 Newcomers for 2009-10 Academic Year; Retrievers to Compete in Two October Tournaments

UMBC head men�s lacrosse coach Don Zimmerman and his staff are pleased to welcome 19 newcomers to the Retrievers� program for the fall of 2009. The largest incoming class in UMBC�s Division I history includes 18 freshmen and one transfer and is comprised of a dozen attackmen/midfielders, six defensemen/long-stick midfielders and one goalkeeper. The Retrievers will compete in a pair of fall tournaments in October.

Men's Lacrosse

11/19/2009
Men's Lacrosse Names Four Team Captains; Coach Zimmerman Announces 2010 Schedule

Men's Lacrosse

11/5/2009
Former Retriever Standout Andy Gallagher Named Assistant Men's Lacrosse Coach

Men's Lacrosse

11/2/2009
Former Retriever Lacrosse Standouts Brendan Mundorf and Drew Westervelt Selected to 2010 US National Team

7/16/2009

Q&A With Alumnus Ricky Fried ('88), United States Women's Lacrosse National Team Head Coach

1988 UMBC All-America men�s lacrosse player Ricky Fried has been named the 2009-2013 U.S. Women�s Lacrosse National Team Head Coach. Fried, who also represented UMBC at the 1988 North-South All-Star game, amassed 49 goals and 21 assists as a midfielder in his three campaigns (1986-88) at UMBC. Steve Levy, who recalled with ease the quickness and skill that Ricky Fried possessed as a Retriever from 1986-88, talked with the new head mentor of USA Women�s Lacrosse.

6/15/2009

Blogs Back From Japan!

Five entries of the men�s lacrosse team�s trip to Japan are now available on �The Dawg Blog.� (http://umbcdawgblog.wordpress.com/ or go to the left hand column of our home page) The first is by Alex Hopmann, written on June 11, the second by Tim Eagan, written on June 14, the third written by Steve Settembrino on June 16, the fourth by Eagan on the 17th and now the fifth by Hopmann on the 19th. Enjoy and feel free to comment!

6/10/2009

UMBC Men's Lacrosse to Partcipate in 2009 International Friendship Games in Japan, June 11-21

Baltimore, Md.�The UMBC men�s lacrosse team will participate in the 2009 International Friendship Games as part of a 11-day journey to Tokyo and Nagoya, Japan. All players and coaches from the 2009 Retriever squad will depart Baltimore on Thurs., June 11 and take part in the 20th anniversary of this event. Fans can follow the team throughout the journey by logging onto www.umbcretrievers.com and going to �The Dawg Blog.� Several players will be submitting entries during the trip.

5/28/2009

Poillon, Hopmann, Blevins Selected in Major League Lacrosse Entry Draft

Hoboken, NJ�A trio of UMBC seniors were selected in last night�s Major League Lacrosse�s Entry Draft at Stevens Institute of Technology. Midfielder Peet Poillon was a third-round selection (20th overall) by the Boston Cannons, while midfielder Alex Hopmann and goalkeeper Jeremy Blevins were back-to-back fourth-round picks of the Denver Outlaws.

5/21/2009

Record-Tying Four Retrievers Earn All America Honors In Men's Lacrosse

For the second consecutive year, a school-record tying four UMBC men�s lacrosse players have been selected to the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association�s All-America squads. Senior midfielder Peet Poillon earned the top honor, earning Second Team honors, while senior goalkeeper Jeremy Blevins repeated as an honorable mention selection. Senior midfielder Alex Hopmann and junior linemate Kyle Wimer both earned honorable mention citations.

5/19/2009

Poillon, Settembrino Named to South Squad for 68th Annual USILA North-South Game

Perry, N.Y.--UMBC seniors Peet Poillon (Cranberry Township, Pa.) and Steve Settembrino (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) have been selected to compete on the South squad in the 68th annual United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association North-South game. The Division I/II contest will be played at Harvard Stadium on Friday, May 22, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.

11/20/2009
Men's Basketball Takes to Road to Face George Washington in Saturday Matinee
UMBC plays its first road contest of the year and George Washington opens its home schedule as the Retrievers (0-2) and Colonials (2-0) play a Saturday matinee (2:00 p.m.) at the Smith Center. This will be the fourth consecutive year that these two teams have met. The Colonials won, 70-64, on Thanksgiving Eve last season and tied the all-time series at three apiece. Paul Mittermeier has the call of the game, beginning with the pregame show at 1:55 p.m. on Fox 1370 Sports Radio (www.fox1370.com).
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11/18/2009
Gilliam Sparks Men's Basketball With 22 Points, But Retrievers Nipped, 69-66, by Loyola
Junior guard Jamal Barney scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half as visiting Loyola (2-1) held off UMBC (0-2), 69-66, in the 43rd meeting between the two Baltimore-area schools. UMBC sophomore wing Chauncey Gilliam scored a career-high 22 points to lead the Retrievers. UMCB rallied from a 10-point first half deficit to lead on three occaions in the final three minutes, but could not pull out the victory.
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11/17/2009
Men's Basketball Hopes to Rebound as Loyola Visits RAC Arena on Wednesday
UMBC and Loyola played for 20 consecutive seasons a year after the Retrievers joined the NCAA Division I ranks. That streak came to an end after the 2006-07 meeting, but the two schools renew the rivalry in the Retrievers� second game of the campaign. The Retrievers and Greyhounds tip-off at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday night at the RAC Arena. The game will be televised live by MASN, and Fox 1370 AM (www.fox1370.com) and www.umbcretrievers.tv also will broadcast the action.
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