Men’s Lacrosse Advances to Shot at America East Championship, NCAA Bid
Junior attackman Ryan Smith scored 53 seconds into overtime as top-seeded UMBC (ranked 7th nationally in the April 28 USILA poll) survived a major scare from fourth-seeded Binghamton and edged the Bearcats, 6-5, to advance to the America East Conference championship game. The Retrievers will meet second-seeded Albany Saturday at 7:30 p.m. for their third straight title game face-off with an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament at stake.
The UMBC men have won 10 straight. The Great Danes advanced with an earlier 12-9 victory over No. 3 Stony Brook.
The Retrievers are now 3-0 in overtime this season and have won six straight in extra time over the past two seasons. The 11 wins for the 2008 squad ties the 1999 and 2007 squads for most Division I victories by a Retriever team.
Tickets for the championship game are available through the UMBC Retrievers Ticket Center. Individual tickets will be $8 for adults and $2 for youths and America East students.
Read all about the latest game here or the Baltimore Sun coverage here.
(updated 5/2/08)
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