UMBC Retrievers Men's Lacrosse

5/4/2008
Ticket Information for NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championships as Retrievers Prepare for Virginia

The UMBC men’s lacrosse team (12-3) is preparing to take on Virginia (12-3) in the first round of the NCAA Championships this Sunday, May 11 at 5:00 p.m. in Charlottesville, Va. Fans may purchase by calling (800) 542-8821. Tickets can also be purchased online at virginiasports.com. Reserved seat tickets offering stadium chair seating under cover are $9 each; general admission tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for youth 18-and-under, seniors 60-and-over and students of participating schools with a valid student ID. Parking is $5. The Ticket Office encourages all fans to purchase and pick up their tickets in advance to avoid long ticket sales and Will Call lines on game day.

Men's Lacrosse

5/3/2008
Men's Lacrosse to Dance Again: Retrievers Rally From Nine Goals Down to Defeat Albany, 14-13 and Advance to NCAA Championships

Men's Lacrosse

5/2/2008
Men's Lacrosse to Battle Albany For America East Crown and Automatic NCAA Tournament Bid on Saturday Night

Men's Lacrosse

5/1/2008
Smith's Overtime Goal Gives Men's Lacrosse 6-5 Win over Binghamton in America East Semifinals

5/3/2008
Men's Lacrosse to Dance Again: Retrievers Rally From Nine Goals Down to Defeat Albany, 14-13 and Advance to NCAA Championships

Baltimore, Md.—The UMBC men’s lacrosse team completed a miraculous comeback and edged Albany, 14-13, to capture the 2008 America East Conference championship. The Retrievers will earn their third consecutive bid to the NCAA Championships and will learn of their placement on Sunday evening. UMBC rallied from an 11-2 second quarter deficit and freshman midfielder Jamie Kimbles got the game-winning goal with 2:12 remaining.

Men's Lacrosse

5/2/2008
Men's Lacrosse to Battle Albany For America East Crown and Automatic NCAA Tournament Bid on Saturday Night

Men's Lacrosse

5/1/2008
Smith's Overtime Goal Gives Men's Lacrosse 6-5 Win over Binghamton in America East Semifinals

Men's Lacrosse

5/4/2008
Ticket Information for NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championships as Retrievers Prepare for Virginia

5/2/2008
Men's Lacrosse to Battle Albany For America East Crown and Automatic NCAA Tournament Bid on Saturday Night

An automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament is up for grabs as familiar rivals UMBC and Albany face off in the America East title game on Saturday night at UMBC Stadium. The opening face-off takes place at UMBC Stadium at 7:30 p.m. The Retrievers are seeded No. 1 for the third time in five years (2005, 2006) and will face Albany for the third straight year in the finals. UMBC triumphed at home in the 2006 championship game, 19-10, while Albany returned serve last year with a 15-14 decision in Albany, N.Y. The first 100 UMBC students at the game on Saturday (with I.D) will receive complimentary admission.

Men's Lacrosse

5/1/2008
Smith's Overtime Goal Gives Men's Lacrosse 6-5 Win over Binghamton in America East Semifinals

Men's Lacrosse

5/4/2008
Ticket Information for NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championships as Retrievers Prepare for Virginia

Men's Lacrosse

5/3/2008
Men's Lacrosse to Dance Again: Retrievers Rally From Nine Goals Down to Defeat Albany, 14-13 and Advance to NCAA Championships

5/1/2008
Smith's Overtime Goal Gives Men's Lacrosse 6-5 Win over Binghamton in America East Semifinals

Baltimore, Md.—Junior attackman Ryan Smith scored 53 seconds into overtime as top-seeded UMBC survived a major scare from fourth-seeded Binghamton and edged the Bearcats, 6-5, to advance to the America East Conference championship game. The Retrievers, winners of 10 straight, will meet second-seeded Albany (8-7) for the title on Saturday. The Great Danes advanced with an earlier 12-9 victory over No. 3 Stony Brook. The two teams will meet for the third straight year in the title game with an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament at stake.

Men's Lacrosse

5/4/2008
Ticket Information for NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championships as Retrievers Prepare for Virginia

Men's Lacrosse

5/3/2008
Men's Lacrosse to Dance Again: Retrievers Rally From Nine Goals Down to Defeat Albany, 14-13 and Advance to NCAA Championships

Men's Lacrosse

5/2/2008
Men's Lacrosse to Battle Albany For America East Crown and Automatic NCAA Tournament Bid on Saturday Night

4/30/2008

Terry Kimener Named America East Men's Lacrosse Player of the Year; Head Coach Don Zimmerman Named Coach of the Year

Senior midfielder Terry Kimener (Oakton, Va.) was named 2008 America East Conference Men’s Lacrosse Player of the Year and Head Coach Don Zimmerman was named Coach of the Year in voting by the league’s coaches. In addition to Kimener, juniors Bobby Atwell, Jeremy Blevins, and Ryan Smith earned First Team all-league honors.

4/28/2008

Tournament Field Set for America East Men's Lacrosse Championships at UMBC; First 100 UMBC Students Admitted Free for Thursday Semifinal

Top-seeded UMBC (10-3, 5-0) will take on fourth-seeded Binghamton (4-7, 2-3) in the nightcap of the America East Tournament at UMBC Stadium on Thur., May 1 at 7:30 p.m. The first 100 UMBC students (w/I.D.) will be admitted free of charge. The opening game features No. 2 Albany (7-7, 4-1) vs. No. 3 Stony Brook (7-6, 3-2) at 4:00 p.m. Tickets for the tournament are on sale now and available through the UMBC Retrievers Ticket Center. All-session passes for adults will be $15, while all-session tickets for youths 14 and under and America East students with a valid ID will be sold for $4. Individual tickets will be $8 for adults and $2 for youths and America East students.

4/26/2008

Men's Lacrosse Sets School Record With Ninth Straight Win; Retrievers Edge Host Vermont, 8-6

Burlington, Vt.—The fifth-ranked UMBC men’s lacrosse team won its school record ninth straight game and completed a sweep in America East Conference play with a hard-earned 8-6 victory at Vermont. UMBC improves to 10-3 overall and 5-0 in the America East Conference, while Vermont’s playoff hopes ended and the Catamounts fell to 5-11, 1-4. The Retrievers posted their third consecutive 10-plus win season, also a new school record. Senior midfielder Terry Kimener and junior attackman Ryan Smith led the Retrievers with two goals and an assist each.

4/24/2008

Men's Lacrosse to Conclude Regular Season at Vermont on Saturday

The fifth-ranked UMBC men’s lacrosse team (9-3, 4-0 America East) concludes the regular season with a contest at league foe Vermont on Saturday, April 26 (1:00 p.m.). The Retrievers clinched at least a share of the America East regular title and the right to host the conference tournament (May 1 and 3) by virtue of Saturday’s 16-5 triumph over Hartford. The Catamounts (5-10, 1-3) are coming off a 9-6 win at Holy Cross on Tuesday. Vermont needs a Hartford win over Binghamton to have a chance to claim the No. 4 slot in next week’s America East Tournament.

4/19/2008

Men's Lacrosse Clinches Home Field Advantage for America East Championships With 16-5 Triumph Over Hartford

Baltimore, Md.—The UMBC men’s lacrosse team won its eighth straight game and clinched home field advantage in the upcoming America East Championships with a 16-5 victory over Hartford before 1,174 fans on “Senior Day” at UMBC Stadium. The Retrievers (9-3, 4-0) clinched at least a share of the regular season title and with prior wins over Albany and Stony Brook would win a tie-breaker with either team. UMBC scoring leaders Terry Kimener and Ryan Smith each scored two goals and added two assists for the hosts. Freshman midfielder Bobby Stockton had a break-out game with his first four collegiate points, posting three goals and adding a helper.

4/18/2008

Men's Lacrosse to Host Hartford on Saturday Afternoon; Five Seniors to be Honored Pre-Game

The sixth-ranked UMBC men’s lacrosse team will host America East rival Hartford at UMBC Stadium in a key America East Conference contest. It will be the final regular season home game for UMBC seniors David Coker, Conor Devlin, Terry Kimener, Taylor Marino and Brandon Mathias. The quintet will be honored in a ceremony before the game, so please arrive before the the 1:00 p.m. opening face-off. The game will be televised by ESPNU and WMAR-TB (ABC2).

4/23/2008
Former Marshall Forward Robbie Jackson Transfers to UMBC; Retrievers Sign Philadelphia-Area Post Jacob Wasco
UMBC Head Men’s Basketball Coach Randy Monroe has announced that former Marshall University forward Robbie Jackson has signed a grant-in-aid and will attend UMBC in the fall of 2008. In addition, Jacob Wasco (Philadelphia, Pa./Franklin Learning Center) has signed a national letter-of-intent and will attend UMBC in the fall of 2008.
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4/15/2008
UMBC Men's Basketball Post-Season Notes: Retrievers Are Nation's Best in Assist-to-Turnover Ratio
UMBC received a great number of post-season accolades from collegeinside.com and finished the year as the nation's top team in assist-to-turnover ratio. Read about those accomplishments and others in our first post-season notebook.
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3/21/2008
"A Season to Remember" Ends in NCAA Tournament Setback to Second-Seeded Georgetown, 66-47
Raleigh, N.C—It was a basketball season like none other before at UMBC. But all good things must come to an end, and this memorable campaign did for the Retrievers today. They fought valiantly but fell to the second-seeded Georgetown Hoyas, 66-47, in the first round of the Midwest regional of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. The sold out crowd of 19,477 and a national televised audience witnessed the scrappy and beloved Retrievers (24-9) pester the Hoyas (28-5) into 15 turnovers. However, UMBC could not crack the top defense in the nation and scored a season-low 47 points in the defeat.
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