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University | University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
Conference | America East |
NCAA | Division I |
Athletic director | Brian Barrio |
Location | Catonsville, Maryland |
Varsity teams | 17 |
Basketball arena | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena |
Baseball stadium | The Baseball Factory Field at UMBC |
Soccer stadium | Retriever Soccer Park |
Mascot | True Grit |
Nickname | Retrievers Dawgs |
Fight song | UMBC Riser |
Colors | Black and gold[1] |
Website | umbcretrievers |
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 Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the America East Conference since the 2003–04 academic year.[2] 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 Retrievers men's basketball team defeated the #1 ranked Virginia Cavaliers in the 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.[3][4]
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