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{{Short description|Athletic program of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County}}
{{Infobox college athletics
| name = UMBC Retrievers
| logo = UMBC Retrievers logo.svg
| logo_width = 200
| university = University of Maryland, Baltimore County
| association = NCAA
| conference = [[America East Conference|America East]]
| division = Division I
| director = Tiffany Tucker
| ___location = [[Catonsville, Maryland]]
| teams = 17
| basketballarena = [[Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena]]
| baseballfield = [[The Baseball Factory Field at UMBC]]
| soccerstadium = Retriever Soccer Park
| mascot = [[True Grit (mascot)|True Grit]]
| nickname = Retrievers<br />Dawgs
| fightsong = UMBC Riser
| pageurl = https://umbcretrievers.com/
| altlogo = [[file:Umbc retrievers white wmark 2015.png|250px]]
}}
The '''UMBC Retrievers''' are the athletic teams that represent the [[University of Maryland, Baltimore County]], located in [[Catonsville, Maryland]], in intercollegiate athletics as a member of the [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] level of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA), primarily competing in the [[America East Conference]] since the 2003–04 academic year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://americaeast.com/ |title=America East Conference |publisher=America East Conference |access-date=August 22, 2017 }}</ref> The Retrievers previously competed in the [[Northeast Conference]] (NEC) from 1998–99 to 2002–03; and in the [[Big South Conference]] from 1992–93 to 1997–98; while they also competed in the [[Mason–Dixon Conference]] at the [[NCAA Division II]] ranks: the first variation of it from 1972–73 to 1977–78; and the second variation from 1983–84 to 1987–88.
On March 16, 2018, the [[UMBC Retrievers men's basketball|Retrievers men's basketball team]] [[2018 UMBC vs. Virginia men's basketball game|defeated]] the #1 ranked [[2017–18 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team|Virginia Cavaliers]] in the [[2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA men's basketball tournament]]. The result marked the first time a 16-seed had ever defeated a 1-seed in the tournament out of 135 previous match-ups.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wilco|first=Daniel|title=Last perfect bracket busts after UMBC pulls off biggest upset in NCAA tournament history|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/bracketiq/2018-03-17/last-perfect-bracket-busts-after-umbc-pulls-biggest-upset|publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]|website=NCAA.com|date=March 17, 2018|access-date=March 18, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Retrievers Make NCAA Men's College Basketball History; Knock Off Top-Seeded Virginia, 74-54|url=http://www.umbcretrievers.com/sports/mbkb/2017-18/releases/201803173rlnep|publisher=UMBC Retrievers|date=March 17, 2018|access-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref>
==Sports sponsored==
UMBC competes in 17 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving and track & field (indoor and outdoor); while women's sports include basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball.
{| class="wikitable"; style= "text-align: "
! width= 150px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UMBC Retrievers|border=1|color= white }}"| Men's sports
! width= 150px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UMBC Retrievers|border=1|color= white }}"| Women's sports
|-
| [[UMBC Retrievers baseball|Baseball]] || Softball
|-
| [[UMBC Retrievers men's basketball|Basketball]] || [[UMBC Retrievers women's basketball|Basketball]]
|-
| Cross country || Cross country
|-
| [[UMBC Retrievers men's lacrosse|Lacrosse]] || Lacrosse
|-
| [[UMBC Retrievers men's soccer|Soccer]] || Soccer
|-
| Swimming and diving || Swimming and diving
|-
| Track and field{{sup|1}} || Track and field{{sup|1}}
|-
| || Volleyball
|-
| colspan="2" style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|UMBC Retrievers}}" | {{small|{{sup|1}} – includes both indoor and outdoor}}
|}
===Baseball===
{{Main|UMBC Retrievers baseball}}
The UMBC Retrievers baseball team competes at the Division I level of the NCAA.<ref name="baseball">{{cite web| title=UMBC Retrievers|publisher=d1baseball.com |url=http://www.d1baseball.com/schools/umbc.htm |access-date=April 23, 2015}}</ref> The team is led by [[Bob Mumma]], and plays its home games at [[The Baseball Factory Field at UMBC]] on campus in [[Baltimore]]. The Retrievers are members of the [[America East Conference]].<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.gonu.com/sports/2015/4/6/BSB_0406155928.aspx?path=baseball|publisher=Northeastern Huskies|title=2015 Baseball Media Guide|access-date=April 23, 2015}}</ref>
===Basketball===
{{Main|UMBC Retrievers men's basketball|UMBC Retrievers women's basketball}}
[[File:RetrieverActivitiesCenter.jpg|thumb|The Retriever Activities Center prior to the 2008 [[America East Conference]] Championship Game]]
The Retrievers won their first regular-season American East men's basketball title in 2007–08, and also qualified for their first [[NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament]]. They had previously competed in the Division II men's basketball tournament.
In [[2018 UMBC vs. Virginia men's basketball game|2018]], they became the first 16-seeded team in the history of the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament to defeat a 1-seeded team by beating the [[2017–18 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team|Virginia Cavaliers]] 74–54.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reed|first=Steve|title=No. 16 UMBC stuns No. 1 Virginia 74-54 to make NCAA history|agency=Associated Press |publisher=WPVI-TV|___location=Philadelphia, PA|date=March 17, 2018|url=http://6abc.com/sports/no-16-umbc-stuns-no-1-virginia-74-54-to-make-ncaa-history/3226331/|access-date=March 17, 2018}}</ref>
Retrievers basketball games are broadcast by Paul Mittermeier and [[Gary Stein]] as well as Troy Greene and Dan Levin.
===Soccer===
{{Main|UMBC Retrievers men's soccer}}
The UMBC Retrievers men's soccer team won the America East Conference in 2010, receiving an automatic bid to the [[NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament]]. The Retrievers won their first-round game against [[Princeton Tigers men's soccer|Princeton]] but lost in the second round in a shootout to a ranked [[William & Mary Tribe men's soccer|William & Mary]] team.
The 2010 team's star striker, [[Levi Houapeu]], was drafted as the fifth pick in the third round of the [[2011 MLS SuperDraft]] by the [[Philadelphia Union]]. He is the first UMBC player to be drafted into MLS.
The men also won the conference in 2012, going to the NCAA Tournament once again. They won their first-round game against [[Old Dominion Monarchs soccer|Old Dominion]], but lost in penalty kicks in the second round to defending champion [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer|North Carolina]].
In 2013, the Retrievers led the country in overall record (16-1-3) and became the first team since 1997 to repeat as America East Conference champions. They were ranked #16 and earned a first round bye, as well as hosting UMBC's first-ever NCAA Tournament match in any sport. The Retrievers would fall in a penalty shootout for the third time in four years in the second round of the tournament, this time to [[UConn Huskies men's soccer|UConn]].
In 2014, the Retrievers won their third straight America East Conference championship and advanced the furthest of any UMBC NCAA Division I team by beating the #12-ranked [[Creighton Bluejays men's soccer|Creighton]] 4–3 on PKs, as the Retrievers reached the NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament semifinals. UMBC is the first team in tournament history to win four consecutive road games and to post shutouts in four consecutive games (which happened behind goalkeeper Billy Heavner and the back four of [[Jordan Becker]], [[Oumar Ballo (footballer)|Oumar Ballo]], [[Marquez Fernandez]], and [[Spencer Williams]] against [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer|Wake Forest]], #4-ranked [[Maryland Terrapins men's soccer|Maryland]], #13-ranked [[Louisville Cardinals men's soccer|Louisville]] and #12-ranked [[Creighton Bluejays men's soccer|Creighton]]) to reach the College Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.umbcretrievers.com/sports/msoc/2014-15/releases/20141210zx2syq|title=UMBC|work=umbcretrievers.com}}</ref>
The Retriever women's soccer team won their first American East Conference title and made their first NCAA tournament appearance in 2013, where they lost to #1-ranked [[Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer|Virginia Tech]] 2–0 in the first round. This was an amazing accomplishment considering the team had a cumulative record of 3-39-9 in their previous three years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/espnw/news-commentary/story/_/id/9980072/espnw-umbc-soccer-team-completes-titanic-turnaround|title=espnw – UMBC soccer team completes titanic turnaround|work=espnW|date=15 November 2013}}</ref>
===Tennis===
[[File:America East logo in UMBC colors.svg|thumb|150px|America East Conference logo in UMBC's colors]]
The most recent change to the roster of supported sports was the dropping of the men's and women's [[tennis]] teams after the 2015–16 season. At the time of the tennis program's demise, the men competed in the [[Missouri Valley Conference]] and the women in the America East.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://umbcretrievers.com/sports/general/Tennis_General |title=UMBC to Discontinue Men's and Women's Tennis Programs |publisher=UMBC Retrievers |date=November 2, 2015 |access-date=April 20, 2017}}</ref>
===Cheerleading===
The UMBC Retrievers dance team, cheerleading squad, mascot, and the "Down and Dirty Dawg" Pep Band also are supported through UMBC Athletics.
==Non-varsity programs==
{| class="wikitable"; style= "text-align: "
! width= 150px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UMBC Retrievers|border=1|color= white }}"| Sport
! width= 150px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UMBC Retrievers|border=1|color= white }}"| Figure
! width= 150px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UMBC Retrievers|border=1|color= white }}"| Venue
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UMBC Retrievers|border=1|color= white }}"| Achievements
|-
|
| Luke Broadwater
| [[Retriever Activities Center|RAC Arena]]
| NCWA National Championship- 10th place team: 2010, 9th place team: 2011, 8th place team: 2018. Individual National Champions: Alex Broadwater (149 lbs) 2008. Individual All Americans: Alex Broadwater 2007, 2008, 2009; Michael Hornzell (149 lbs) 2007; Justin Bowser (141 lbs) 2009; Angelo Ambridge (125 lbs) 2010; Zach Coe (165 lbs) 2010; Daniel Carr (149 lbs) 2011, 2012, 2013; Kekura Musa 2011; Brian Samuels (141 lbs) 2012; Alec Pence (197 lbs) 2012; Azamat Akhmedov (157 lbs) 2018; Martin Mitchell (149 lbs) 2018
|-
|
| Zachary Calvitt
| The Gardens Ice House
| ACHA National Tournament 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014. ACHA National Semifinalist 2010, 2014. Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Champions 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014. Individual All-Americans: Nik Jost 2012, 2013. NCAA Tournament Appearances 2009, 2010, 2019
|-
|
|
| [[Retriever Activities Center|RAC Arena]]
| 2014 NCVF Quarterfinalist
|-
|
| Hannibal
|
| 2015 3rd in Region
|}
==Notable alumni==
* [[Zach Clark]] – [[Major League Baseball]] pitcher
* [[Wayne Franklin]] – former [[Major League Baseball]] pitcher
* [[Dan Marohl]] – [[National Lacrosse League]] forward for the [[Minnesota Swarm]].
* [[Steve Marohl]] – former [[National Lacrosse League]] forward for the [[Baltimore Thunder]] and the [[Pittsburgh Crossefire]]; [[Major League Lacrosse]] attack for the [[Washington Bayhawks|Baltimore Bayhawks]].
* [[Brendan Mundorf]] – [[National Lacrosse League]] forward for the [[New York Titans (lacrosse)|New York Titans]]; [[Major League Lacrosse]] attack for the [[Denver Outlaws]].
* [[Jeff Ratcliffe]] – [[National Lacrosse League]] forward for the [[New York Titans (lacrosse)|New York Titans]].
* [[Drew Westervelt]] – [[National Lacrosse League]] forward for the [[Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)|Philadelphia Wings]]; [[Major League Lacrosse]] attack for the [[Denver Outlaws]].
* [[Jay Witasick]] – [[Major League Baseball]] pitcher
==Mascot==
The retriever mascot is a [[Chesapeake Bay Retriever]], the state dog of [[Maryland]]. There is a statue of a retriever known as True Grit that stands in front of the [[Retriever Activities Center]] (RAC). UMBC's costumed mascot has been known both as [[True Grit (mascot)|True Grit]] and Fever. UMBC also once had a live mascot named Campus Sam. Today, there is a live mascot named Gritty. In 2007, True revealed he had a sister, Trudy Grit, at the volleyball pep rally. She was used as a mascot as well.
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of UMBC in 2006, the University held the "March of the Retrievers," a procession of 40 Chesapeake Bay Retrievers from the True Grit statue to the University Commons and then on to the UMBC Soccer Stadium, site of the Homecoming soccer match.
===True Grit===
[[File:UMBC True Grit.jpg|thumb|120px|True Grit at a lacrosse match]]
True Grit is the name of the [[mascot]] at [[UMBC]]. True Grit appears in two forms: Both as a [[statue]] in front of the [[Retriever Activities Center]] of a [[Chesapeake Bay Retriever]] and as a costumed mascot, an [[anthropomorphic|anthropomorphized]] Chesapeake Bay Retriever. The latter can typically be seen in attire of whatever sport he is currently attending; this is most often [[basketball]] or [[lacrosse]].
=== History ===
The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is the state dog of [[Maryland]] and has been the mascot of UMBC since weeks after its founding in 1966.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.umbcretrievers.com/info/tradition/|title=Traditions and Spirit Groups|publisher=UMBC Retrievers official website|access-date=April 29, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524202354/http://www.umbcretrievers.com/info/tradition/|archive-date=May 24, 2011}}</ref> The costumed mascot was alternately known as "Fever the Retriever" in the late 1990s. The University also once had a live mascot, upon whom the True Grit statue is based, named Campus Sam.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://userpages.umbc.edu/~tatarewi/founders/history.htm|title=A Brief Early History of UMBC|publisher=UMBC Founders Oral History Project|access-date=April 29, 2011}}</ref> At the beginning of the 2008 fall semester, a Chesapeake Bay Retriever puppy was chosen as a new mascot. He attends many athletic events and an online poll was held on the Retriever Activities Center website to choose his name, which was ultimately decided as "Gritty".
The costumed mascot has been fairly consistent throughout the years, with one notable exception. At [[convocation]] at the beginning of the 2002–2003 academic year, a new mascot costume was unveiled that was quite different from the previous costume. This mascot was active throughout the rest of the school year, but following that year a familiar-looking mascot returned—the new costume was similar to the first edition with a slightly darker brown coat.
==UMBC Riser==
The UMBC Riser is the official fight song of the UMBC Retrievers, and was written by Dr. George LaNoue, a professor of policy sciences
==Alma mater==
UMBC's alma mater debuted in 2006 in conjunction with the 40th anniversary festivities. The tune is [[Speed Our Republic|American Hymn]] by [[Matthias Keller (musician)|Matthias Keller]], and the lyrics and arrangement are by Jari Villanueva, former director of UMBC's pep band.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.umbc.edu/40th/story1.html |title=UMBC at 40 - Exceptional by Example |website=www.umbc.edu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707041217/http://www.umbc.edu/40th/story1.html |archive-date=2007-07-07}}</ref>
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UMBC built a brand new, $85 million arena and events center and opened it as the [[Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena]] on February 3, 2018.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/basketball/mens/bs-sp-umbc-vermont-event-center-20180124-story.html|title=New UMBC Event Center to open for Feb. 3 men's basketball game vs. Vermont|first=Jonas|last=Shaffer|newspaper=[[Baltimore Sun]]|date=January 24, 2018|access-date=February 1, 2018}}</ref> The new arena hosts Retriever basketball and volleyball games, as well as convocations, speaker events, and other community events.<ref>{{cite web|title=UMBC Announces Major Construction Projects |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-county/catonsville/ph-ca-at-umbc-update-0514-20140509-story.html |publisher=Baltimore Sun|access-date=December 4, 2014}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
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