BALTIMORE – UMBC junior midfielder Kristen Bilney of the women’s lacrosse team has been named the UMBC Athlete of the Month for April 2013, in a poll conducted from May 7-14. Bilney won the vote over baseball’s Rob McCabe, men’s lacrosse’s Pat Young, tennis’ Daniel Gray and Josefin Stange-Jonsson, softball’s Taylor Hall and track and field’s Mercedes Jackson and Trae Proctor.

A trio of UMBC women’s lacrosse players earned America East post season awards, led by a pair of honors for senior defender Jamie Fahey (Baldwin, Md./Loch Raven), who received conference recognition for the fourth-straight season, as decided in a vote by the league’s seven head coaches.

BALTIMORE- New Hampshire sophomore attacker Kayleigh Hinkle scored with 34 seconds remaining, capping 3-0 run, as the visiting Wildcats defeated UMBC, 6-5, in the America East Conference regular season finale. The win clinched the No. 3 seed in the America East Tournament for the Wildcats (6-10, 3-3), while the Retrievers (8-8, 2-4) were eliminated from the post-season for the first time since 2009.

UMBC women’s lacrosse hosts New Hampshire on Saturday, April 27 as part of a Retriever lacrosse doubleheader. Women’s lacrosse opens up the afternoon as it looks to clinch its fourth-straight playoff berth on Senior Day at the UMBC Stadium. First draw is set for noon, followed by men’s lacrosse playing host to Binghamton at 3:30 p.m.

UMBC men’s lacrosse’s Phil Poe (Harwood, Md./DeMatha) and women’s lacrosse’s Alyssa Semones (Westminster, Md./Westminster/Penn State) have each been nominated for the 2013 America East Fans’ Choice Players of the Year, as announced by the league office on Wednesday.