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Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011, 7:00 Pm RAC Arena, Baltimore, Md UMBC 2011-12 UMBC MEN’S BASKETBALL GAMENOTES 2011-12 SCHEDULE UMBC vs. Loyola (Md.) Fri. 4 College of New Jersey (ExhibiƟ on) W, 73-51 Fri. 11 Penn L, 45-59 Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011, 7:00 p.m. Sun. 13 at St. John’s L, 59-82 Thur. 17 Loyola (Md.) 7:00 RAC Arena, Baltimore, Md. Sat. 19 at VMI 6:00 Tue. 22 at Central ConnecƟ cut St. 7:00 Radio-V1370 (Gary Stein, Paul Mittermeier) Mon. 28 at Rutgers 7:30 MASN-TV (Jason Knapp, Troy Green) December Thur. 1 at American 7:30 Sat. 10 at Towson TBD PROBABLE STARTERS Wed. 14 Morgan State 7:00 No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown GP/GS Pts. Rebs. FG% Sat. 17 Rider 7:00 5 Joey Getz Fr. G 6-0 Philadelphia, Pa. 2/2 5.5 5.0 .231 Thur. 22 at Indiana 6:00 Wed 28 at Niagara 7:00 15 Brian Neller Jr. G 6-4 Red Bank, N.J. 2/0 8.5 3.0 .250 30 Adrian Satchell Jr. F 6-5 Windsor, Conn. 2/2 6.5 4.5 .316 January 1 Chase Plummer So. F 6-6 Elizabeth, N.J. 2/2 13.5 9.5 .417 Mon. 2 at New Hampshire* 7:00 50 Nate Basalyga Fr. C 6-9 Scranton, Pa. 2/2 1.0 5.0 .250- Thu. 5 Albany* 7:00 Sat. 7 at Maine* TBD Wed. 11 Stony Brook 7:00 OFF THE BENCH Tue.17 at Harƞ ord* 7:00 No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown GP/GS Pts. Rebs. FG% Thur. 19 Binghamton* 7:00 10 Chris De La Rosa Sr. G 5-10 Washington Hts., N.Y. 30/28* 15.5 6.0a .396 Sun. 22 Vermont* 1:00 Wed. 25 at Boston U.* 7:00 34 Jake Wasco Sr. F/C 6-8 Philadelphia, Pa. 2/0 3.0 1.5 1.00 21 Jamar Wertz So. G 6-3 Suff olk, Va. 2/2 4.0 2.5 .250 February 3 Quen n Jones So. G 6-0 Ellico City, Md. 2/0 1.5 1.0 .250 Wed. 1 at Albany* 7:00 11 Jarrel Lane Fr. G 6-0 Rahway, N.J. --- Sat. 4 Maine* (Hall of Fame Day) 3:30 23 Jordan Wejnert Fr. G 6-6 Lavalle e, N.J. 2/0 1.5 0.0 .500 Tue. 7 Harƞ ord* 7:00 24 Will Wise Fr. F 6-8 Philadelphia, Pa 2/0 2.0 2.0 .667 Thur. 9 at Stony Brook* 7:00 Sun. 12 New Hampshire* 1:00 32 Chandler Thomas Fr. F/G 6-6 Indianapolis, Ind. 2/0 5.0 5.0 .333 Wed. 15 at Binghamton* 7:00 *2010-11 sta s cs Sat. 18 at ESPNU Bracket Buster TBD Wed. 22 Boston U.* 7:00 SET THE SCENE: UMBC and Loyola will meet for the 45th Sat. 25 at Vermont 1:00 me overall and 25th me at the NCAA Division I level when TALE OF THE TAPE March the local rivals square off at the RAC Arena on Thursday, Nov. F. 2-Su. 4 America East Conf. Tournament! TBD 17. The two schools have split the previous 24 DI mee ngs, LOY. 201011 STATISTICS UMBC Sat. 10 America East Championship Game TBD but Loyola has won four straight in the series. Tip me is set 70.5 Scoring Average 52.0 *America East game for 7:05 p.m., and the game will be televised by MASN (Jason 71.5 Scoring Defense 70.5 Knapp, Troy Green) . Radio coverage will be handled by Gary -1.0 Scoring Margin -18.5 Stein and Paul Mi ermeier on V1370 (www.fox1370.com), .395 FG% .330 and the contest is also available on www.umbcretrievers. tv. .462 FG% Defense .440 2011-12 AMERICA EAST STANDINGS .200 3-FG% .200 (as of 11/15/11) RETRIEVER UPDATE: UMBC (0-2) ran out of steam in the sec- .306 3-FG% Defense .278 ond half and fell at St. John’s, 82-59, on Sunday. The Retriev- .692 FT% .647 TEAM AE PCT. OVERALL PCT. ers led for all but 10 seconds in the fi rst nine minutes and 46.0 Rebound Average 40.5 Maine 0-0 .000 1-0 1.00 trailed by only 39-34 at the break, but misfi red on 27 of 35 32.0 Rebounds Against Average 36.0 second half fi eld goal a empts. UMBC managed 16 off ensive New Hampshire 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 +14.0 Rebound Margin +4.5 rebounds, but scored only eight second-chance points, while 17.0 Turnovers 20.0 Albany 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 St. John’s outscored the visitors, 22-4 on fast break points. 14.0 Turnovers Forced 13.0 Stony Brook 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 -3.0 Turnover Margin -7.0 Vermont 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 GREYHOUND UPDATE: Sophomore guard Dylon Cormier 0.7 Assist-to-Turnover Ra o 0.5 Boston U. 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 scored a team-high 20 points, and junior forward Erik Etherly Har ord 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 tallied a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds, in the Greyhounds’ 78-68 victory over visi ng Coppin State on Monday night in Reitz Arena. The Greyhounds (1-1) also UMBC 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 dominated on the boards, outrebounding Coppin State, 47-25. Loyola allowed just fi ve Eagles’ off ensive rebounds, Binghamton 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 and Coppin State did not score a second-chance point. Cormier (16.5 ppg) has hit 14 of 22 fi eld goal a empts in two games (63.6%). Loyola dropped a 75-63 decision at Wake Forest to open the campaign on Nov. 11. WHO’S UP NEXT: UMBC heads to VMI for a 6:00 p.m. lt on Saturday, Nov. 19. ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS ALL-TIME SERIES VS. LOYOLA : MEETING NO. 45 First Mee ng: ...................................................................1970-71 at UMBC (Loyola 78, UMBC 48) Men’s Basketball Contact: .......................Steve Levy Last Mee ng: ......................................................................Nov. 17, 2010 (@Loyola 83, UMBC 72) Offi ce Phone: ..................................... 410-455-2197 UMBC’s last win:.................................................................. Dec. 21, 2004 (@UMBC 58, Loyola 53) Cell Phone: ......................................... 410-382-2598 Loyola’s last win: ................................................................ Nov. 17, 2010 (@Loyola 83, UMBC 72) Fax: ..................................................... 410-455-3994 Streaks: ............................................................................................. Loyola has won four in a row Press Row: .......................................... 410-455-3840 Series Record: ...................................................................................................Loyola leads, 25-19 Email: [email protected] at RAC Arena:. ............................................................... Loyola leads, 13-8 (has won two straight) 1 2011-12 UMBC MEN’S BASKETBALL GAMENOTES QUICK FACTS 2011-12 UMBC MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTERS Loca on: Bal more, Maryland Enrollment: 13,200 NUMERICAL ROSTER Founded: 1966 No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht./Wt. Hometown/High School/Previous School President: Dr. Freeman Habowski 1 Chase Plummer So. F 6-6/230 Plainfi eld, N.J./St. Patrick School Colors: Black and Gold 3 Quen n Jones So. G 6-0/185 Ellico City, Md./Mount St. Joseph/Wallace State Nickname: Retrievers 5 Joey Getz Fr. G 6-0/170 Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Wood 10 Chris De La Rosa Sr. G 5-10/165 Washington Heights, N.Y./All Hallows/Siena Home Court: RAC (Retriever Ac vi es Center) Arena 11 Jarrel Lane Fr. G 6-0/160 Rahway, N.J./St. Patrick Capacity: 3,824 12 Ryan Cook Jr. G 6-2/185 Laurel, Md./St. Vincent Pallo /Chestnut Hill College Affi lia ons: NCAA I, ECAC 15 Brian Neller Jr. G 6-4/195 Red Bank, N.J./Chris an Bros. Academy Conference: America East 21 Jamar Wertz So. G 6-3/195 Suff olk, Va./King’s Fork NCAA Faculty Rep.: Dr. Marvin Mandell 23 Jordan Wejnert Fr. G 6-6/195 Lavalle e, N.J./Point Pleasant/Worcester Academy Director of Athle cs: Dr. Charles Brown 24 Will Wise Fr. F 6-8/235 Philadelphia, Pa./The Hun School (N.J.) Department Phone: (410) 455-2126 30 Adrian Satchell Jr. F 6-5/205 Windsor, Conn/Windsor Director of Sports Medicine: Cindy Kubiet 32 Chandler Thomas Fr. F/G 6-6/210 Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral 35 Bre Roseboro* Jr. F/C 6-10/240 Quakertown, Pa./Ridgewood/St. Bonaventure COACHING STAFF 34 Jake Wasco Sr. F 6-8/235 Philadelphia, Pa./Franklin Learning Center 50 Nate Basalyga Fr. F/C 6-9/240 Scranton, Pa./Abington Heights/The Hill School Head Coach: Randy Monroe, Eighth Season at UMBC ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Alma Mater: Cheyney (Pa.) University, 1987 No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht./Wt. Hometown/High School/Previous School Career Record: 81-135 50 Nate Basalyga Fr. F/C 6-9/240 Scranton, Pa./Abington Heights/The Hill School Record at UMBC: Same 12 Ryan Cook Jr. G 6-2/185 Laurel, Md./St. Vincent Pallo /Chestnut Hill College Assistant Coaches: 10 Chris De La Rosa Sr. G 5-10/165 Washington Heights, N.Y./All Hallows/Siena Aki Thomas, 4th year, Howard, 2001 5 Joey Getz Fr. G 6-0/170 Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Wood Ray Mar n, 1st year, Notre Dame, 1977 3 Quen n Jones So. G 6-0/185 Ellico City, Md./Mount St. Joseph/Wallace State Jay Greene, 1st year, UMBC, 2009 11 Jarrel Lane Fr. G 6-0/160 Rahway, N.J./St. Patrick 15 Brian Neller Jr. G 6-4/195 Red Bank, N.J./Chris an Bros. Academy Basketball Offi ce Phone: 410/455-2864 1 Chase Plummer So. F 6-6/230 Plainfi eld, N.J./St.
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