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For the first time in program history, UMBC is the America East softball champion.

After hitting rock bottom at 1-6, UMBC rallied to win the America East Conference tournament and make a trip to the NCAA postseason for the first time since 2009.

College women's lacrosse roundup for games on April 27.

Boston University defenseman Quintin Germain and Stony Brook midfielder Ally Kennedy are The Baltimore Sun’s National Players of the Week in men’s and women’s lacrosse, respectively.

College men's lacrosse roundup for games on April 13.

Megan Taylor (Glenelg) made 14 saves and Jen Giles (Mount Hebron) and Kali Hartshorn scored four goals each as No. 2 Maryland beat No. 16 Princeton, 15-7, in women’s lacrosse Wednesday night.

Women, men from Laurel play in conference tournament

The Retrievers have held 13 different opponents to less than 60 points this season, which helps explains how they finished the regular season ranked first in the America East in scoring, defense and steals.

Saturday’s 62-54 win gives UMBC its third consecutive 20-win season for the first time in program history and sends the team to a league tournament semifinal date on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Scoreboard and roundup of men's college lacrosse games on March 9

Also, the Mount St. Mary’s men are enjoying their biggest win in six years, and the Maryland men have keyed on a contributing factor to their overtime loss at Notre Dame on Sunday.

Scoreboard and roundup of men's college lacrosse games on March 2

Alex Long sank a pair of free throws with under a minute to go that gave Norfolk State the lead for good in a 75-74 win over host Morgan State on Saturday.

UMBC 65, Vermont 56: KJ Jackson scored a game-high 18 points to lead the host Retrievers (18-10, 10-3 America East) past the Catamounts (21-6, 11-2).

Andrew Kostecka scored 26 points, the last coming on a layup as time expired in overtime, to give Loyola Maryland a 67-65 win over host Holy Cross on Saturday.

Laurel native Mufor leads Salisbury in rushing yards per attempt

Previewing Saturday’s game for Morgan State at North Carolina A&T.

Previewing Saturday’s games for Towson and Morgan State at Villanova and Albany, respectively.

Here is the first installment of a series that checks in with the seven Division I programs in the state to give a glimpse into the past and the future. Teams are scheduled to appear according to the chronological order in which their seasons ended. Monday begins with a visit with UMBC.

The No. 3 seed Yale men’s lacrosse team earned its first NCAA Division I championship by outlasting No. 4 seed Duke, 13-11, in Monday’s final at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.

Jackson Morrill, a sophomore attackman for the No. 3 seed Yale men’s lacrosse team, has an opportunity to be the fourth-generation member of his family to capture a national championship when the Bulldogs face No. 4 seed Duke in Monday’s Division I tournament final.

The No. 3 seed Yale men’s lacrosse team scored early and often to blitz No. 2 seed Albany, 20-11, in Saturday's NCAA Division I tournament semifinal at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.

Previewing Saturday’s NCAA Division I tournament semifinal game between the Bulldogs and the Great Danes.

Justin Shockey has bounced back Maryland men’s lacrosse, Duke’s John Danowski said he can’t compare Justin Guterding to others, Andy Shay said Yale is the underdog, Salisbury is hoping to lean on its experience, and Wesleyan may feel right at home at Gillette Stadium thanks to a famous alum.

A look at some numbers involving Maryland, Yale, Albany and Duke men’s lacrosse.

What intrigues ESPN men’s lacrosse analyst Paul Carcaterra about Saturday’s NCAA Division I tournament semifinal games between No. 3 seed Yale and No. 2 seed Albany at noon and No. 4 seed Duke and No. 1 Maryland at 2:30 p.m.? Quite frankly, a lot.

Gary Russell Jr. successfully defended his WBC featherweight championship Saturday night, unanimously outpointing mandatory challenger Joseph "JoJo" Diaz Jr.

Second-seed Albany used balanced scoring and a strong first quarter to carry them past Denver, 15-13, in an NCAA men's lacrosse Division I quarterfinal at

For the second straight year, Loyola Maryland’s men’s lacrosse season ended with a three-goal loss in an NCAA tournament slugfest.

Scott Marr has coached Albany to the No. 2 seed in the NCAA men's lacrosse tournament. Kyle Marr leads fifth-seeded Johns Hopkins in goals scored. Could they meet in the title game on Memorial Day?

Previewing Saturday’s NCAA Division I tournament quarterfinal game between the Pioneers and the Great Danes.

Any of the teams in the 2018 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse quarterfinals can win the championship.

The winningest class in the history of Yale men's lacrosse is finally moving on in the NCAA tournament.

For the second year in a row, Pat Spencer of Loyola Maryland men’s lacrosse is a Tewaaraton Award finalist. He is joined by Connor Kelly of Maryland.

Senior attacker Kristen Gaudian and senior midfielder Elena Romesburg combined for nine goals to lead No. 4 James Madison to a 16-10 win over No. 7 Towson to claim the Colonial Athletic Association women's lacrosse championship.

Although Maryland men’s lacrosse lost to Johns Hopkins in Saturday night’s Big Ten tournament final, the Terps’ profile was strong enough to persuade the selection committee to award them the overall No. 1 seed in the upcoming NCAA Division I tournament.

Caroline Steele (Severn) had a game-high five goals and Megan Taylor (Glenelg) made 11 saves and No. 2 Maryland women's lacrosse outlasted Johns Hopkins,

Trevor Baptiste won his 1,118th career faceoff to break the NCAA Division I men's lacrosse record in the closing seconds of No. 3 Denver's 10-7 victory over Marquette in a Big East men's lacrosse semifinal at Villanova on Thursday.

Host Princeton used a 5-1 run in the third quarter and shutdown defense on No. 6 Cornell's leading scorer to pull off a 14-8 upset in men's lacrosse Saturday.

Twenty-five nominees for the men's Tewaaraton Award were announced Thursday. Maryland and Loyola Maryland have two candidates each.

Ben Reeves, Lucas Cotler and Matt Gaudet each scored three goals to lift the host No. 5 Yale men's lacrosse team to a 14-6 win over No. 2 Albany on Sunday.

There’s no confusion for the UMBC men’s lacrosse team about Friday’s game at Vermont. The winner will play in the America East tournament, while the loser will begin the offseason.

The UMBC men’s lacrosse team shut out visiting Hartford for 35:07 and gave up only one goal in the final 40:59 to secure an 8-3 win on Saturday afternoon, setting up a winner-take-all scenario in Vermont next Friday.

Carly Tellekamp scored a game-high seven goals to lead No. 6 Towson to a 15-11 victory over visiting Hofstra Friday.

One of the nation’s top defenses belongs to the UMBC men’s lacrosse team, No. 1 Maryland won’t do much reminiscing in a rematch with Ohio State, and Mount St. Mary’s and Washington College have difficult roads to play in their conference tournaments.

The second of two games in three days for the No. 2 Albany men’s lacrosse team will involve a road trip to No. 5 Yale on Sunday.

The Towson women's lacrosse team is causing turnovers at a record rate as the Tigers rank third in Division I in scoring defense.

The NCAA tournament profile for the Johns Hopkins men’s lacrosse team absorbed a blow after Saturday’s 14-12 loss at Penn State.

College Notebook for April 16, 2018.

The UMBC Retrievers have become giant killers. First it was the men's basketball team, then it was the men's lacrosse team.