BASEBALL COMES BACK AND HANGS ON FOR 10-9 WIN OVER WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE TO ADVANCE IN LEC TOURNAMENT
KEENE, NH – The University of Massachusetts Boston baseball team scored four runs in the top of the ninth inning and staved off a Western Connecticut State University rally to come away with a 10-9 victory today in Keene, NH in the elimination game of the Little East Conference Tournament.  The Beacons improve to 16-25 on the season and will play tomorrow at Owls Stadium on the campus of Keene State College at 12 noon with the opponent yet to be determined, while the Colonials finish their season with a 17-24 mark...full story

LITTLE EAST CONFERENCE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT –GAME #2
WARRIORS EDGE BEACONS 6-5
KEENE, N.H. 5/7/08 – Junior catcher Andrew Magliola’s (East Haven, Conn.) double down the right field line scored sophomore second baseman Travis Bass (West Hartford, Conn.) with the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth inning in second seeds Eastern Connecticut’s come -from-behind 6-5 win over fifth seed UMass-Boston in game #2 of the Little East Baseball tournament in Keene on Wednesday...full story
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HAROULES NAMED LITTLE EAST CONFERENCE SOFTBALL FIRST TEAM
PROVIDENCE, RI – University of Massachusetts Boston softball player Courtney Haroules (Littleton, MA) was named to the Little East Conference First Team as a designated player, it was announced today by the league...full story

BASEBALL SPLITS LEC TWINBILL WITH UMASS BOSTON
NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA-The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s baseball team split their Little East Conference doubleheader with UMass Boston at the UMass Dartmouth Athletic Complex Monday afternoon. UMass Dartmouth won the opener, 16-6, and the Beacons took the nightcap, 5-0...full story
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FALCONS COME FROM BEHIND TO BEAT UMASS-BOSTON
Fitchburg, Mass. - Fitchburg State College overcame a two-run deficit to defeat UMass-Boston, 8-6, Friday afternoon in non-conference baseball action in Fitchburg...full story
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TRACY SELECTED TO PLAY IN NEISL MEN’S SOCCER SENIOR ALL-STAR GAME
NEW LONDON, CT – University of Massachusetts Boston men’s soccer player Stew Tracy (Belfair, WA) has been selected to play in the New England Intercollegiate Soccer League Division III Men’s Soccer Senior All-Star game on May 3 on the campus of Clark University in Worcester, MA at 3:00 p.m. it was announced by the NEISL...full story

Ninth-Inning Homerun Lifts UMass Boston Past MIT, 5-4
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Sophomore Connor Reinfurt broke a 4-4 tie in the ninth inning with a homerun to left center field to give UMass Boston a 5-4 victory over MIT at Briggs Field on Thursday. Rookie Dan Hyatt plated two runs for MIT in the bottom of the eighth to set the stage for the game-winning blast...full story
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UMASS BOSTON BIDS FAREWELL TO A PAIR OF MEN’S LACROSSE SENIORS
BOSTON, MA – The UMass Boston men’s lacrosse team played its final game of the 2008 season, falling at Western Connecticut State University, 14-6, in the Little East Conference Tournament quarterfinals on April 29.  UMB has qualified for the LEC tournament, every year since the tourney’s inception in 2001...full story

WestConn Advances To Little East Conference Men’s Lacrosse Semifinals
With 14-6 Win Over UMass Boston
DANBURY, CT (Apr. 29) – Sophomore Adam Lanehart (Redding, CT) scored a game-high five goals and the Western Connecticut State University men’s lacrosse team defeated University of Massachusetts Boston, 14-6 in the quarterfinals of the Little East Conference Tournament on Tuesday evening at the WestConn Athletic Complex. The Colonials will face second-seeded Keene State College in the LEC semifinals this Thursday, May 1. Face off is scheduled for 4 p.m. in Keene, N.H...full story
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JORDAN-WHITTER NAMED LITTLE EAST CONFERENCE MEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR THIRD TIME
PROVIDENCE, RI – University of Massachusetts Boston men’s tennis player Jovan Jordan-Whitter (Hamilton, Bermuda) has been named Little East Conference Men’s Tennis Player of the Week for his performance during the week of April 21-27, it was announced today. Jordan-Whitter earns the award for the third time this season after winning the honor for the weeks of March 17-23 and March 31 to April 6 as well...full story

ANDRIANO NAMED LITTLE EAST CONFERENCE BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK
PROVIDENCE, RI – University of Massachusetts Boston baseball player Mike Andriano (Massapequa, NY) has been named Little East Conference Pitcher of the Week for the week of April 21-27, it was announced today by the conference...full story

O’CONNOR NAMED LITTLE EAST CONFERENCE SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
PROVIDENCE, RI – University of Massachusetts Boston softball player Lauren O’Connor (Everett, MA) has been named Little East Conference Softball Player of the Week for the week of April 21-27, it was announced today by the conference...full story

KINCH NAMED LITTLE EAST CONFERENCE MEN’S LACROSSE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
PROVIDENCE, RI – University of Massachusetts Boston men’s lacrosse player Jared Kinch (Cohasset, MA) has been named Little East Conference Rookie of the Week for the week of April 21-27, it was announced today by the conference...full story

Southern Maine Sweeps UMass Boston 12-7 and 17-6
GORHAM, Maine  --  The University of Southern Maine baseball team pounded out 32 hits and scored 29 runs en route to a doubleheader sweep of the University of Massachusetts Boston by scores of 12-7 and 17-6 in Little East Conference action Sunday at the USM Baseball Stadium...full story
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MEN’S TENNIS PLACES THIRD AT LITTLE EAST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Beacons Capture League Titles at First Singles and Third Doubles
BRIDGEWATER, MA – Junior Jovan Jordan-Whitter captured the Flight One Singles title to lead the University of Massachusetts Boston men’s tennis team to a third-place finish at the Little East Conference Championships in Bridgewater, MA on the campus of host Bridgewater State College. The Beacons finished with 12 points, while conference champion Salem State College compiled 15 points and second-place finisher University of Southern Maine posted 13 points...full story

HAMILTON, SAVAGE LEAD EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE MEN’S LACROSSE OVER UMASS BOSTON, 17-8
BOSTON, MA – Senior midfielder Pete Hamilton (Rutland, VT) tallied seven points, including four goals, and junior attackman Matthew Savage (Southington, CT) picked up six points, including three goals, to lead the Eastern Connecticut State University men’s lacrosse team over host University of Massachusetts Boston, 17-8, today in a Little East Conference contest at the Clark Athletic Center field on the campus of UMass Boston. The Beacons fall to 4-10 to conclude the regular season, including 1-5 in LEC play, while the Warriors improve to 10-6 and a perfect 6-0 in league play...full story

PSU Softball wins both games over UMB on Senior Day
Panthers qualify for Little East Conference Tournament
PLYMOUTH, N.H. – The Plymouth State University softball team wrapped up the regular season Saturday afternoon at D&M Park with a Little East Conference doubleheader sweep of the University of Massachusetts Boston, winning the first game 10-1 in five innings and taking the nightcap, 10-3...full story
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BASEBALL SPLITS WITH PLYMOUTH STATE, 3-4, 4-2
Conway Becomes UMass Boston’s Career Innings Pitched Leader
WALTHAM, MA – The Plymouth State University baseball team rallied for four runs in the ninth to take a 4-3 win in game one to prevent a doubleheader sweep at the hands of host University of Massachusetts Boston, which won the nightcap, 4-2, today in a Little East Conference match-up at Yetten Field in Waltham, MA. The Beacons are now 13-20 overall and 4-6 in LEC play, while the visiting Panthers are 10-22 and 3-9...full story

HAROULES, O’CONNOR LEAD UMASS BOSTON SOFTBALL TO SWEEP OVER MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME ACADEMY, 9-0, 17-3
Haroules Throws First Career No-Hitter for the Beacons
BOSTON, MA – Junior pitcher Courtney Haroules (Littleton, MA) threw her first career no-hitter and junior Lauren O’Connor (Everett, MA) collected six hits and drove in seven runs to lead the University of Massachusetts Boston softball team to a doubleheader sweep over visiting Massachusetts Maritime Academy today, winning the first game, 9-0, and the nightcap, 17-3. The Beacons extend their win streak to three games and have now won four of their last five contests to improve to 7-26 on the season, while the Buccaneers fall to 1-24. Both games were halted after five innings of play, due to the eight-run mercy rule...full story

Buccaneers End Season with Loss to U-Mass Boston
Five goals by UMass Boston (4-9) in the opening quarter put Massachusetts Maritime Academy (4-8) at an early disadvantage as the Beacons claimed the win by a score of 10-6...full story
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BATS COME ALIVE AS BRANDEIS BASEBALL DOWNS UMASS-BOSTON, 20-6
WALTHAM, Mass. – The Brandeis University baseball team tallied a season-high 20 runs on 22 hits as the Judges defeated visiting UMass-Boston, 20-6, on Stein Diamond...full story

GAUGHAN LEADS CURRY BASEBALL OVER UMASS BOSTON, 7-2
MILTON, MA – Freshman left-handed starting pitcher Dan Gaughan (2-1) allowed just two runs in seven innings to lead the Curry College baseball team over visiting University of Massachusetts Boston, today, 7-2, on the campus of Curry in Milton, MA. The Colonels improve to 23-7-1 on the season, while the Beacons fall to 12-18...full story

SOFTBALL SPLITS WITH KEENE STATE, 1-9, 6-5
UMass Boston snaps 22-game losing streak to Keene State with first-ever win over the Owls
BOSTON, MA – Junior catcher Jenn Widener (Hyde Park, MA) went 2-4 with a triple and three runs batted in to lead the University of Massachusetts Boston softball team to a 6-5 victory in the second game of a Little East Conference doubleheader with visiting Keene State College today. The win snapped a 22-game losing streak for the Beacons vs. the Owls and marked their first-ever win against Keene since their first meeting on April 18, 1998. The Owls took the opening game of the twinbill, 9-1. UMass Boston has won two of its last three games on the season and is now 5-26 overall and 2-10 in LEC play, while Keene State is 20-10 and 6-6...full story