University of Maryland NCAA NewsNews on University of Maryland Sports continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Retrievers To Return Four Starters Next Season- March 30, 2008 UMBC guard Jay Greene says the Retrievers' accomplishments this season could lay the groundwork for more post-season glory in the future. The Retrievers are expected next season to return four of the five starters who led them to their first-ever NCAA tournament berth and the team's best-ever record. UMBC finished the season 24-9, after falling to Georgetown in the first round of the NCAA tourney. Greene averaged 7.3 assists per game, the second highest average in Division I. Read morehttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/maryland-baltimore-county/2008/03/retrievers-to-return-four-star... Hoyas cruise through first round again- March 28, 2008 No. 2 Georgetown 66, No. 15 Maryland Baltimore County 47: Unlike No. 2-seeded Tennessee and Duke, the Hoyas (28-5) had a relatively easy time throughout en route to their 18th win in the last 19 first-round games. The Hoyas shot 51%, held the Retrievers (24-9) to 32% shooting and kept them scoreless for a seven-minute stretch of the first half at Raleigh, N.C. The Hoyas held leading scorer Ray Barbosa to six points -- nearly 11 below his average -- on two-of-11 shooting. No. 12 Villanova 75,.http://www.topix.net/ncaa/maryland-baltimore-county/2008/03/hoyas-cruise-through-first-rou... Cold shooting freezes out UMBC- March 26, 2008 "We're lucky they didn't stick the 15th seed on the bus." Outsized by Georgetown inside, UMBC compounded its disadvantage with a cold shooting hand yesterday. via The Baltimore Sunhttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/maryland-baltimore-county/2008/03/cold-shooting-freezes-out-umbc... Retrievers face tall task- March 24, 2008 "No one gives you a chance, especially no one else being a 15 seed, but we believe in our team." When second-seeded Georgetown studied the scouting reports on UMBC, the Hoyas discovered their NCAA tournament opponent today is an undersized team that can hit three-pointers and doesn't rely on just one or two players to score. 'We know a lot about them. The scouting report is very, very thick,' Georgetown center Roy Hibbert said before practice yesterday at the RBC Center for today's first-round.http://www.topix.net/ncaa/maryland-baltimore-county/2008/03/retrievers-face-tall-task?from... Hoyas Rout Retrievers- March 22, 2008 "If you make a mistake, if you let up, if you start to think that way, you know, all of a sudden, they are right back in it, and it's a game." ' Fellow 2-seed Duke got a scare from small-conference opponent Belmont last night, but the Hoyas had no such trouble today. via The Hoyahttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/maryland-baltimore-county/2008/03/hoyas-rout-retrievers?fromrss=... Retrievers face uphill battle in clash with Hoyas- March 21, 2008 Making their first NCAA Tournament appearance, the 15th-seeded UMBC Retrievers will face off against the second-seeded Georgetown Hoyas in today's Midwest Regional bout in Raleigh. via Sports Networkhttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/maryland-baltimore-county/2008/03/retrievers-face-uphill-battle-... Sights and Sounds From UMBC- March 21, 2008 "Sweat, blood, whatever was on the court with the players and fans got on you." "It smelled like basketball; that's what it smelled like," UMBC student Grace Silva said of the Retrievers' championship celebration. via The Washington Posthttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/maryland-baltimore-county/2008/03/sights-and-sounds-from-umbc?fr... Retrievers set to pounce- March 19, 2008 "We figured the opponent would either be Georgetown or Duke." UMBC doesn't have a game plan yet for upsetting No. 2 seed Georgetown in its first NCAA tournament appearance on Friday, but the Retrievers have a role model: the University of Vermont. The Retrievers learned yesterday that they must contend with the Hoyas and Roy Hibbert, Georgetown's imposing 7-foot-2 center. Hopeful UMBC coaches and players immediately recalled how another team from the America East Conference (Vermont) beat...http://www.topix.net/ncaa/maryland-baltimore-county/2008/03/retrievers-set-to-pounce?fromr... UMBC captures first NCAA berth- March 17, 2008 "We just came out pretty comfortable and loose" Confetti began falling in the final minute and the sellout crowd came to its feet and began roaring. via Washington Timeshttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/maryland-baltimore-county/2008/03/umbc-captures-first-ncaa-berth... Greene, Barbosa shooting for history- March 16, 2008 Ray Barbosa has allowed himself to dream about this day for a long time.But the former Allen High basketball star doubted it would ever arrive.Jay Greene, a former Whitehall High star, however, began believing this day would come as soon as the 2006-07 season ended.Today, the University of Maryland - Baltimore County plays for its first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament .The Retrievers, who tied the school record for wins in a season with a 73-64 victory over Vermont in the America East...http://www.topix.net/ncaa/maryland-baltimore-county/2008/03/greene-barbosa-shooting-for-hi... |