UMBC Sports Blog

Fall Sports:

Men’s Soccer-
MVP: Andrew Bulls (8 goals, 2 assists)
Freshman of the Year: Andrew Bulls (8 goals,, 2 assists)

Women’s Soccer-
MVP: Morgan Warrington (5 Goals, 1 assist)
Freshman of the Year: Mo Van Vlerah (35 saves, 67.3%)

Volleyball-
MVP: Alyssa Lang (319 kills, 317 digs)
Freshman of the Year: Alyssa Lang (319 kills, 317 digs)

Men’s Cross Country-
MVP: Paul Zwama

Women’s Cross Country-
MVP: Sara Parkinson

Winter Sports:

Men’s Basketball-
MVP: Darryl Proctor (20.0ppg, 8.8rpg, 46.7 FG%)
Freshman of the Year: Chauncey Gilliam (10.9ppg, 4.4rpg, 51.4 FG%)

Women’s Basketball-
MVP: Carlee Cassidy (20.4ppg, 35.8 FG%, 32.1 3-pt%)
Freshman of the Year: Michelle Kurowski (13.7ppg, 4.6rpg, 40.6 FG%)

Men’s Swimming and Diving-
MVP: Justin Bronson

Women’s Swimming and Diving-
MVP: Samantha Maccherola

Men’s Indoor Track and Field-
MVP: Adrian Arthur

Women’s Track and Field-
MVP: Imani Colbert

Spring Sports:

Men’s Lacrosse-
MVP: Jeremy Blevins (151 saves, 54.5%)
Freshman of the Year: Rob Grimm (10 goals, 17 assists, 18 ground balls)

Women’s Lacrosse-
MVP: Kara Dorr (40 goals, 10 assists, 26 ground balls)
Freshman of the Year: Emily Coady (22 goals, 13 assists, 11 ground balls)

Baseball-
MVP: Shawn Retz (.380, 60 hits, 27 runs, .627 Slg%, 9 Home runs)
Freshman of the Year: Max Himmelstein (.303, 40 hits, 18 runs, .432 Slg%, 3 Home runs)

Softball-
MVP: Stephanie Weigman (2.20 ERA, 22-16, 245.0 Innings Pitched, 293 strikeouts)
Freshman of the Year: Keala Mason (.255, 13 hits, 5 runs, .353 SLG%, 1 HR)

Men’s Indoor Track and Field-
MVP: Victor Gilreath

Women’s Track and Field-
MVP: Britney Foreman

Men’s Tennis-
MVP: Fredi Voorman

Women’s Tennis-
MVP: Cornelia Carapcea

Final Awards

Men’s POY: Darryl Proctor
Women’s POY: Stephanie Weigman

Men’s ROY: Andrew Bulls
Women’s ROY: Michelle Kurowski

Stony Brook 3, UMBC 1

Stephanie Weigman had a great outing with just 1 ER off four hits, but she gave up two more unearned runs whole Stony Brook’s pitchers gave up just three hits and one run which was in the seventh inning.

Albany 5, UMBC 1

Lauren Brummell had two hits from the top of the order, but UMBC manages just two more hits and only one run in the game.

Weigman allowed four runs off eight hits in the first five innings before the great Danes got the best of Amanda Fefel two as they crossed the plate with her pitching.

With the Loss UMBC is out, but one thing is for sure, watch out for them nxt year. Weigman is going to be amazing and Lauren Brummell is getting to be one of the best players in the conference. If the rest of the team progresses at the same rate they could be a serious contender next year.

The Softball game against Hartford and the baseball double header against Binghamton were canceled on Sunday for rain

UMBC got a little help to get into the conference tournament. While they swept Hartford, if Maine would have won both of their games UMCB would have been forced to win tomorrow, but Maine dropped a game and UMBC will see the post season.

Stephanie Weigman broke the all-time strikeout record with 19 on the day including her 423rd which was good enough to pass Crystal Ray’s nine-year-old record. Weigman now has 425 career strikeouts and she is just a sophomore.

Brummell recorded her 20th double of the season which topped Dana Shepard’s 19 doubles in 2007.

GAME 1: UMBC 9, Hartford 0

Weigman got the complete game shutout in five innings with just one hit allowed and nine strikeouts. Lauren O’Malley, Krista Kearns, and Julia Culotta all got two hits. Culotta hit a three run home run in the third inning in the 9-0 win.

GAME 2: UMBC 8, Hartford 0

Weigman pitched the second game as well and got her second shutout. He allowed just two hits for three hits in 11 innings with 19 strikeouts.

UMBC Started off the a big first two innings getting four in the first and three in the second before getting their final run in the sixth inning.

Brummell started the game with a single. The next at bat Amanda Fefel hit a double for the RBI. After Emily Thompson hit a double to get two on, Malorie Weller hit a three run home run for go up 4-0.

The retrievers didn’t back down after that with four more runs in the game and the shutout to clinch a play-off spot.

Due to rain early today the field was left flooded and there was no make up date. The game gives UMBC a little more rest before taking on Hartford which they need to sweep to get in the tournament safety.

Going 1-2 with top the top team in the conference isn’t bad. While they would have liked to get more one more win to move up in the rankings most teams did not beat Stony Brook and it is one win some teams did not have.

Stephanie Weigman pitched a six inning complete game allowing just one run off two hits while striking out five batters but the offense was not their and did not produce any runs. In Fact only the top four in the lineup recorded one hit each while everybody else was shut out.

GAME 1: UMBC 5, Stony Brook 2

Stephanie Weigman had a rare short game with just two innings played, but Amanda Fefel came in for a solid five innings of work allowing just two runs with eight strikeouts for the win.

Emily Thompson lead UMBC with a 1-3 game with one run and 3 RBI’s after a three run home run in the third inning to help put UMBC up 5-0, which remained for the 5-2 win.

GAME 2: Stony Brook 3, UMBC 1

It’s sad when your pitcher only gives up three runs and you don’t win. Weigman pitched the complete game allowing just three runs, none of them earned, but UMBc was saddled with the 3-1 loss. Between not hitting well and four errors UMBC took themselves out of this game. The one run came in the third inning when Lauren Brummell crosses the plate after a deep single by Amanda Page.

Let me give you a sense of how good Stephanie Weigman is. The softball team has 31 wins and 20 came from Weigman. Against Binghamton she gave up just two hits and the one run was a home run in the fourth inning.

The bats were there for UMBC. They scored two runs in each of the first two innings for a 4-0 lead after the first two innings. Then in the sixth they added two more insurance runs as Binghamton scored one runs.

Weigman pitched all seven innings and allowed just two hits with 11 strikeouts. Amanda Page and Amanda Fefel each had a 1-3 day with a two run home run in the game. Lauren Brummell went 2-4 with a run and two RBI’s.

With the win UMBC is now 906 in the conference and still completely alive in the playoff hunt as they are tied with Maine for fourth place and just a half game back against Boston U.

Stephanie Weigman stepped on the mound for the second time in as many days and earned her second win of the weekend. While she gave up eight hits in seven innings she only gave up one run wile striking out six.

UMBC started early. In the first inning Amanda page hit a three run home run to put UMBC up 3-0. Vermont recorded their only run just an inning later but in the third Kirsta Kearnes hit a ball into the outfield to score Page for her second run of the day. Page had a 2-3 day wih two runs and three RBI’s. Malorie Weller went 3-4.

It was a big two wins for UMBC. They have one more game against Vermont in the series but if they win they are tied with Hartford and one game behind Boston U, both of whom they have left on their schedule.

GAME 1: UMBC 7, Vermont 6

Double headers are seven inning games, but it took an extra one to get a decision. In the eight inning Jessica Vetok popped up to center but Amanda Damiano advanced to score and to win the game. Emily Thompson lead the retrievers with a 3-4 day with two runs and an RBI whole Lauren Brummell and Malorie Weller both recorded two hits.

Stephanie Weigman was credited with the compete game and win while Striking out 10 batters.

GAME 2: UMBC 3, Vermont 2

Emily Thompson has been coming up really strong lately and went 2-3 with an RBI in the second game. Amanda Fefel and Lauren O’Malley also recorded two hits but the three runs came from Lauren Brummell, Krista Kearns, and Malorie Weller who hit a home run in the first inning.

Fefel pitched all seven innings and gave up just two runs off five hits for the win.