UMBC Holds Off Vermont for First America East Championship Since 2018

UMBC holds off Vermont for first America East Championship since 2018

UPDATE (March 15): UMBC will play Thursday in Dayton, Ohio, in a First Four matchup against Howard for the 16 seed in the Midwest Region. The winner will get No. 1 Michigan. Good luck to the America East champs! Video below: ‘It’s just how the game goes’ Speaking with Pete Gilbert, UMBC senior forward Josh Odunowo reacts to Selection Sunday. Print your bracket here. ORIGINAL STORY (March 14): The UMBC Retrievers are heading back to the NCAA tour…

Tournament finals roundup: UMBC tops Vermont to win America East - Regional Media News

DJ Armstrong Jr. scored 33 points as top-seeded UMBC beat second-seeded Vermont 74-59 on Saturday in Baltimore to earn its first America East Conference tournament title since 2018 and an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament. UMBC (24-8) ended the contest on a 26-8 run to post the third conference tournament title in program history. Armstrong Jr. went 9 of 11 from the field, including a championship-game record seven 3-pointers, to earn the M…

UMBC Men's Basketball Beats Vermont For America East Title, Heads To NCAA Tournament

UMBC defeated Vermont, 74-59, in the America East championship game on March 14, with crunch-time magic from DJ Armstrong Jr. sending the Retrievers to the Big Dance for the third time in program history. The post UMBC Men’s Basketball Beats Vermont For America East Title, Heads To NCAA Tournament appeared first on PressBox.

Men’s Basketball Falls to UMBC in the America East Championship

FINAL SCORE: Vermont 59, UMBC 74