#AEToday: UVM WBB on ESPN3, UMBC Advances to Elite 8

#AEToday: UVM WBB on ESPN3, UMBC Advances to Elite 8

America East's newest web feature, #AEToday, will offer quick hits on what's happening in the conference, including upcoming conference games, key results, must know facts and much more!

Need To Know

  • UMBC became the first America East team since 1996 to advance to the NCAA Men's Soccer quarterfinals with a 1-0 win over Louisville on Sunday. The Retrievers will face No. 12 Creighton in Omaha on Friday at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN3.
  • UNH volleyball will travel to No. 3 Washington in the NCAA Volleyball first round. The pairings were announced Sunday night on ESPNU.
  • Maine women's basketball won its own Thanksgiving Tournament for the first time since 2006, beating Boston College in overtime Sunday.
  • UMass Lowell men's basketball won its fifth-straight game, beating Boston U., 69-59, Sunday.
  • UNH men's basketball beat Dartmouth on Sunday, 65-63, on a layup by Daniel Dion in the final seconds.
  • Vermont women's basketball faces nationally-ranked Syracuase on ESPN3 at 7 p.m. in the only America East game.

What's On Tap
Women's Basketball
Vermont at Syracuse, 7 p.m. 

That Happened
Men's Basketball
New Hampshire 65 at Dartmouth 63
at Yale 69, Hartford 57
at Northern Illinois 61, Maine 56
at Quinnipiac 89, Vermont 73
UMass Lowell 69 at Boston U. 59

Women's Basketball
at UMass Lowell 78, Fairleigh Dickinson 67
at Iona 73, Stony Brook 62
at St. Bonaventure 72, Binghamton 54
at Maine 69, Boston College 64
Central Connecticut 64 at New Hampshire 58

Men's Soccer
UMBC 1, Louisville 0 (NCAA 3rd Round)

Tweet of the Day

Three (Pillars) Facts

  • UMass Lowell men's basketball extended its longest Division I winning streak to five-straight by beating Boston U. on Sunday.
  • UMBC won its third NCAA tournament road game to become the first America East team since 1996 to advance to the quarterfinals since 1996 (Hartford).
  • Maine won its own Thanksgiving Tournament for the first time since 2006 by beating an ACC opponent (Boston College) for the first time since 2007.

In the News

  • Soccer America: UMBC Strikes Again - Read More
  • Bangor Daily News: Improved defense, rebounding help UMaine win touranment title - Read More

Photo of the Day

Men's Soccer advances to the Elite 8 after defeating Louisville 1-0! Video Highlights now up on UMBCRetrievers.com

A photo posted by UMBC Athletics (@umbcathletics) on Nov 11, 2014 at 8:09pm PST