UMBC Retrievers women's basketball

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UMBC Retrievers
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University University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Head coach Candice Hill (2nd season)
Conference America East
Location Catonsville, Maryland
Arena Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena
(capacity: 5,000)
Nickname Retrievers
Student section Retriever Rowdies
ColorsBlack and gold [1]
   
Uniforms
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Home
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Away
NCAA tournament appearances
2007
Conference tournament champions
2007
Conference regular-season champions
2011

The UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team represents the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I competition as a member of the America East Conference.

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History

Since beginning play in 1968, the Retrievers have an all-time record of 496–695, as of the end of the 2015–16 season. [2]

In 2007, UMBC won the conference title for the first time ever, beating Hartford 48–46 to clinch their first ever title and first ever tournament berth. In the First Round of the NCAA Tournament, they lost to Connecticut 82–33. They won the regular season title in 2011, but they wound up in the WNIT after losing in the America East Tournament. They lost 59–47 to Florida in the First Round. [3]

NCAA tournament results

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
2007 #16First Round#1 ConnecticutL 33–82

References

  1. "UMBC Colors". UMBC Brand and Style Guide. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  2. "UMBC" (PDF).
  3. "UMBC" (PDF).