All Entries Tagged With: "Kira Giles"
Volleyball Season Preview
The Volleyball team was recently ranked third in the conference in the preseason coaches poll, and looks to be in their best position yet to win their first ever America East Conference crown. Reigning champion Binghamton University was picked to repeat as champions with five first place votes and 33 points while University at Albany [...]
UMBC Sports Blog 2009-2010 Athletic Awards
How ever you want to remember the 2009-2010 athletic season, these people shined
UMBC Sports Blog Fall Awards
Welcome to my new location. Right now it is going to look pretty much the same for a little while (though if you’ve noticed there is a lack of pictures it’s because my camera lens broke and I couldn’t take any, but now I have my lens back so there will be a lot of [...]
Volleyball Gets Sweeps By New Hampshire, Fall to Fourth Seed and Prepare for Albany in Tournament
It was not a pretty game for UMBC. They were getting ready to take on a hot New Hampshire team who won three straight going into the match. They made it four with a sweep of the Retrievers 25-15, 25-21, 25-17. Alyssa Lang led all hitters with 14 kills with 11 digs to go with [...]
Volleyball Drops 3-1 Match to Albany
After the first set (25-18), came back to tie the game up by taking the second set (25-22) and they they played well in the next two sets it was Albany’s match as they took the final two sets (25-20, 25-21) to sweep UMBC this season. Alyssa Lang led UMBC with 14 kills and added [...]
Volleyball Downs Hartford in Three Sets
Freshman hitter Naomi Bush looks to be following in the footsteps of the great freshman in the years at UMBC before her as she is having a great season. Today against Hartford she his .643 with nine kills and no errors in a three set sweep, 25-20, 25-11, 25-16. Alyssa Lang was second on the [...]
Volleyball Falls to Stony Brook, 3-0
After dropping Stony Brook a few days ago 3-0, the Seawolves returned the favor and swept the Retriever in the second match of the home-and-home, this time pleasing their fans. The Retrievers kept the match very close and even pushed the second set into extra points (25-20, 26-24, 25-21), but they couldn’t get over the [...]
Volleyball Sweeps Stony Brook 3-0
It took just three sets for the volleyball team to get past the Seawolves. Stony Brook kept the sets close but UMBC got the sweep: 25-22, 25-20, 25-19. Alyssa Lang led the team with five kills and was tied to second on the team with three digs. Iman Kennedy was second on the team with [...]
Volleyball Gets Blanked in Albany
The volleyball teams streak of success was once again shut down by Albany, who UMBC has not been able to get past in recent years. One good thing though was Ali Loynachan made her comeback and she was second on the eam with five kills. Senior outside hitter Ashley Oscars lead UMBC with six kills [...]