BALTIMORE- UMBC exploded for a season-high 19 goals and defeated the visiting Vermont Catamounts, 19-6, in an America East Conference match-up at UMBC Stadium.

The Retrievers improved to 1-1 in league play and 4-6 overall, while Vermont slipped to 3-8, 0-2.

Senior attackman Scott Jones (Port Coquitlam, B.C./Terry Fox) and junior face-off specialist Phil Poe (Harwood, Md./DeMatha) produced sterling effort for the hosts. Jones scored a career-high six goals and surpassed the 100-point plateau in his tenure, while Poe recorded a school record 23 face-off wins in the resounding victory.

Jones became the 30^th player in school history to record 100 points with 86 goals and 18 assists for 104 points.

The 19 goals scored by UMBC is the most since a 20-11 victory over Vermont in the 2007 season and the 13-goal differential is the most since an 18-5 victory over Mount St. Mary’s in 2001.

Vermont junior attackman Graham Horvath led the visitors with a pair of goals.

After a quiet first five minutes, UMBC erupted for three goals in a two-minute span. Jones scored the Retrievers’ first man-down goal of the year, picking up a loose ball and the midline and beating the Catamount defense down the field to score unassisted at the 5:45 mark. Nearly a minute later, senior attackman Matt Gregoire (Crofton, Md./South River) whipped a shot past Vermont starting keeper  Justin Rosenberg from eight yards out after receiving a feed from freshman middie Pat Young (Ewing, N.J./Christchurch School). Freshman Nate Lewnes (Arnold, Md./St. Mary’s) capped the sequence by finishing senior midfielder Scott Hopmann’s (Annapolis, Md./St. Mary’s) feed.

UMBC increase the lead to 6-0 after 15 minutes as Gregoire completed a hat trick of his own in the first quarter and junior midfielder Zach Linkous (Jarrettsville, Md./St. Paul’s) added  a goal.

Vermont opened the second quarter with its first score of the game, as Horvath scored 59 seconds into the stanza. But UMBC went on another 6-0 surge to take an insurmountable 12-1 advantage at the break. Jones scored four of those six goals, including the half’s final score with four seconds remaining.

The Retrievers added five goals in the third quarter and led, 17-4, after 45 minutes, before substituting liberally in the final stanza.

UMBC amassed a season high with 45 shots and outshot the Catamounts, 45-27. Retriever sophomore goalkeeper Wes DiRito (Odenton, Md./DeMatha) recorded the win, making six saves, while allowing four goals in 45 minutes. Rosenberg took the loss for Vermont, recording six saves and allowing 12 scores.

Gregoire finished with four goals, while Young contributed a pair of goals and a season-high three assists. Senior midfielder Joe Lustgarten (Wading River, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River) posted a goal and three helpers.

UMBC is now 4-1 at home in 2013 and 21-4 at home in America East regular season play.

The Retrievers travel to New York to face Stony Brook in a league game on Sat., April 13.

A pair of America East lacrosse squads hungry for a victory face off at UMBC Stadium on Saturday, April 6, when the UMBC Retrievers (3-6, 0-1) host the Vermont Catamounts (3-7, 1-0) in league play. Both teams dropped their league openers, as UMBC lost a heartbreaking 15-14 overtime decision at Hartford, while Stony Brook won, 19-10, in Burlington. The game will be broadcast on www.umbcretrievers.tv.

UMBC battled back from a deficit for most of the afternoon and led Hartford, 14-11 with less than six minutes remaining, but the Hawks tied the game with 11 seconds left and won less than a minute into overtime. Freshman midfielder Pat Young led the visitors with a season-best four goals and five points. Senior attackmen Scott Jones and Matt Gregoire added three goals apiece.

A LOOK AT THE OPPONENT. Stony Brook defeated Vermont, 19-10, in the America East men’s lacrosse opener for both teams on March 30 at Virtue Field.  The Catamounts were led by senior attackman Drew Philie and junior linemate Graham Horvath, who collected three goals apiece. Freshman netminder Justin Rosenberg took the loss for Vermont despite making 12 saves on the day. Philie continues to climb up the ranks in several categories of the Vermont men’s lacrosse all-time records. He now ranks fifth in all-time goals (112) at Vermont, seventh in points (160), and 10th in assists (48). The captain needs just two goals to move up to fourth place on the all-time goals list.

ALL-TIME SERIES: UMBC has won all nine previous meetings with Vermont, but the last three meetings have been decided by a total of five goals.

THE LAST TIME WE MET: Scott Hopmann led visiting UMBC with three goals and eight other Retrievers hit the nets as UMBC never trailed in an 11-8 America East Conference victory at Vermont in 2012.

UP NEXT: UMBC will play its second of three America East road contests when the Retrievers travel to Stony Brook for a Saturday, April 13 contest.

UMBC will compete in its tenth America East Conference Tournament and opens play on Sat., March 9 as the sixth-seeded Retrievers take on the third-seeded Hartford Hawks at SEFCU Arena. Tip-off time will be 30 minutes after the noon tilt between No. 2 Vermont and No. 7 UNH. The game can be seen on ESPN3 and via the WatchESPN app on smartphones and tablets.

RETRIEVER UPDATE: UMBC (5-11, 7-22) concluded the regular season with a 59-49 victory over Binghamton, securing the No. 6 seed in the tournament. The win snapped a six-game slide for the Retrievers. A pair of seniors led the way on “Senior Day” as guards Ryan Cook (team-high 15.0 ppg) and Brian Neller (AEC leader in 3-point fg) combined for 41 of UMBC’s 59 points.

HAWK UPDATE: Hartford (10-6, 17-12) closed the season with three consecutive victories and secured the No. 3 seed by virtue of a 61-58 victory at Vermont on the final day of the regular season. SO F Nate SIkma hit the game-winning trey in the final seconds in the victory. Hartford swept Boston U. and had victories over Vermont and Stony Brook in 2013. SO F Mark Nwakamma leads the Hawks at 14.7 points per game.

WHO’S UP NEXT: UMBC would meet the winner of the game between No. 2 Vermont v. No. 7 New  Hampshire in the first (5:00 p.m.) semifinal contest on Sunday, March 10.

No America East team has given the UMBC Retrievers more headaches than the Vermont Catamounts. The Retrievers have dropped nine straight to Vermont and trail the all-time series, 18-4. But UMBC (1-2, 3-13) is coming in off of a 68-57 win over New Hampshire on Jan. 9, while Vermont (2-1, 9-6) is looking to rebound from a 63-53 setback at Boston U. on Jan. 8. The opening tap is slated for 3:00 p.m.

RETRIEVER UPDATE: Ryan Cook led all scorers with 21 points and a retooled lineup propelled the Retrievers to a 68-57 victory over New Hampshire in an America East Conference match-up at the RAC Arena. SR F Adrian Satchell (5/5 fg, 11 pts.) and JR G Quentin Jones (4a) got starting nods and sparked the effort. Cook scored 20 or more points for the sixth time this season and leads UMBC with 16.5 ppg.

CATAMOUNT UPDATE:  Defending America East champion Vermont opened the league season at 2-0 before suffering a 63-53 setback at Boston University on Jan. 8. JR G Sandro Carissimo led UVM with 17 points, but the Catamounts only shot 27.3 percent (15-of-55) from the floor at Case Gym.  SR F Luke Apfeld leads a balanced Vermont offense with 10.3 ppg and Carissimo is nearly in double figures at 9.8 ppg.

WHO’S UP NEXT:  UMBC returns home to face the first-place Hartford Hawks on Wed., Jan. 16.  Tip-off time at the RAC Arena is set for 7:00 p.m.

TIGERS CONTINUE ROAD SWING AT VERMONT WEDNESDAY

Towson Men’s Basketball Plays Eighth Straight Game Away From Home Against Vermont, a 2012 NCAA Tournament Team

BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Towson University men’s basketball team will play its eighth straight game away from home on Wednesday evening as the Tigers travel to 2012 NCAA Tournament participant Vermont.

The game, set to tip at 7 p.m., can be heard live on the Towson Sports Network with Spiro Morekas and Damon Lewis calling the action.

The Tigers (3-4) have dropped consecutive games for the first time this season after falling at UMBC, 66-62, on Saturday.

Junior forward Jerrelle Benimon posted his third double-double in five games against the Retrievers with 13 points and a career-high tying 16 rebounds.

Benimon ranks second in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in rebounds per game (9.9) and he’s Top 30 in the nation in both rebounding and double-doubles.

Vermont (4-2) saw its three-game winning streak snapped on Saturday as the Catamounts fell, 76-66, at Rhode Island. Junior guard Sandro Carissimo leads the team in scoring with 11.8 points per game.

Vermont is the defending America East Champions as the Catamounts advanced to the 2012 NCAA Tournament. Once there, they defeated Lamar in the first round before falling to the University of North Carolina in the second round.

Towson fell at home to Vermont last season, 65-49. The Catamounts lead the all-time series 9-8.

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Honorable Mention: Auto Racing-Baltimore Indoor Auto Racing (Saturday 7pm 1st Mariner Arena); Ice Hockey: AHL Showcase Norfolk Admirals vs. Hershey Bears (Thursday 7pm from Verizon Center live on Comcast SportsNet); Women’s College Basketball: Virginia @ Maryland (Thursday 7pm Comcast Center), George Mason @ Maryland (Saturday 6pm Comcast Center)

10. Wiz Khalifa (Thursday 7pm Patriot Center), Smashing Pumpkins (Sunday 8pm Patriot Center); Everclear/Eve 6 (Thursday 8pm Rams Head Live), Robert Cray Band (Saturday 8pm Rams Head Live); Misfits (Thursday 6:30pm Recher Theatre); X/Reverend Horton Heat (Wednesday 8pm Baltimore Soundstage); Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band (Wednesday 8pm 8×10 Club); Gavin DeGraw/All-American Rejects (Sunday 8pm Fillmore Silver Spring); Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds (Thursday 8pm Howard Theatre), Richard Marx (Saturday 8pm Howard Theatre); Grace Potter and The Nocturnals (Thursday 7pm Friday & Saturday 7:30pm Sunday 6pm 9:30 Club), Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit (Sunday 10pm 9:30 Club), Alex Clare (Monday 7pm 9:30 Club); Phil Vassar (Wednesday 7:30pm Birchmere); Brian Setzer Orchestra (Tuesday 8pm Strathmore); Blue Oyster Cult (Saturday 7pm State Theatre); Wiz Khalifa “O.N.I.F.C.” available in stores/on iTunes (Tuesday); GRAMMY Nominations Concert (Wednesday 10pm from Nashville live on CBS)

I have no idea if the Smashing Pumpkins are still any good, but I know they used to kick a ton of ass…

If there’s ANY WAY I can get out of Thursday Night Live early, I’d LOVE to head down to RHL. Do you have any idea how obsessed I was with Everclear growing up?

Hell…even Eve 6 for that matter…

There’s a part of me that’s pretty sure I’d go see BSO play Christmas tunes in Bethesda…

9. Judah Friedlander (Saturday 8pm Sixth & I Historic Synagogue); Paula Poundstone (Saturday 6pm & 9pm Rams Head on Stage); Dave Attell (Friday & Saturday Magooby’s Joke House); Gary Valentine (Thursday-Saturday Baltimore Comedy Factory); “The Dark Knight Rises” and “Finding Nemo 3D” available on Blu-Ray/DVD (Tuesday); Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show (Tuesday 10pm CBS)

What was that last thing?

Still not ringing a bell…

Oh! Now I know…

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Vermont Tabbed America East Men’s Basketball Preseason Favorite; Preseason All-League Team Announced

ALBANY, N.Y. – The 2012-13 America East Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference teams were announced on Tuesday, October 23, at SEFCU Arena in Albany, N.Y., at the conference’s Men’s and Women’s Basketball Media Day. University of Vermont was chosen at the preseason favorite, while four juniors highlighted the preseason all-conference team.

Defending Champion Vermont Tabbed America East Men’s Basketball Preseason Favorite

ALBANY, N.Y. – Coming off a season in which it won its fifth America East men’s basketball since 2003, University of Vermont is the coaches’ preseason choice to top the standings again in 2012-13. The selections were announced today as part of America East’s Basketball Media Day held at University at Albany’s SEFCU Arena, the site of the 2013 America East Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championship.

The Catamounts received five of eight possible first-place votes (coaches were not allowed to vote for their team) and 60 points, followed by last year’s runner-up and regular-season champion Stony Brook University, which received the other four first-place votes and 58 points. Boston University came in third with 49 points, followed by Albany in fourth with 38 points and University of Maine in fifth with 35 points. University of New Hampshire (34 points) was next followed by University of Hartford (26), UMBC (15) and Binghamton University (9).

The 2012-13 season begins on November 9 with America East play starting on January 2. Conference positioning will prove key for the America East Championship, which the top two seeds have won in 29 of the last 30 years. The tournament, which is combined men and women for the fourth straight year, will head to SEFCU Arena for quarterfinal and semifinal round action March 8-10 while the title game will be hosted by the highest remaining seed on March 16. The winner will earn an automatic berth into the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship, where Vermont picked up the conference’s seventh win all time in 2012.

Vermont (24-12 overall, 13-3 AE in 2011-12) will have six players, including three starters, back from its 2012 America East championship-winning squad. The Catamounts, who recorded their ninth 20-win season in their last 11 in 2011-12, beat Stony Brook on the road to claim the conference crown and went on to defeat Lamar in the first round of the NCAA tournament for their second-ever NCAA win. UVM ranked among the top defensive teams in the league last year, finishing second and 31st nationally in scoring defense (60.9 ppg) and first in field goal percentage defense (.406). Junior Brian Voelkel, the Most Outstanding Player of the America East Championship, led that charge, earning All-Defensive and third-team All-America East honors last year after pacing the league in rebounding (8.6 rpg), ranking second in assists (5.1 apg) and finishing third in steals (1.7 spg). Second-year head coach John Becker and his team open their title defense at Siena on Nov. 9.

Stony Brook (22-10, 14-2) is coming off its best season in its Division I history and brings back eight letterwinners from a team that won the America East regular-season crown, reached the league title game for the second-straight year and made its second NIT appearance in three years last season. The Seawolves had success because of their lock down defense last year, ranking among the best defensive teams in the country as they were fourth in rebound margin (plus-8.3) and 13th in points allowed (59.1 ppg). Senior forward Tommy Brenton (7.9 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 3.4 apg), the league’s reigning Defensive Player of the Year, is the conference’s lone returning first-team all-conference performer and will again lead the defensive effort. Junior Dave Coley, Stony Brook’s top returning scorer, will be looked at to carry the offensive load after averaging 10.0 points per game as a sophomore. Reigning Coach of the Year Steve Pikiell leads SBU against Marist in its opener on Nov. 9.

Boston U. (16-16, 12-4) welcomes back six letterwinners and three starters from a team that won 12 America East games and finished third in the regular-season standings, the 10th time in the last 11 it has finished third or higher. Junior D.J. Irving (11.4 ppg, 5.4 apg) is the team’s top returnee after earning second-team All-America East honors last season. Boston U., which allowed under 64 points per game (63.6 ppg) for the second straight season last year, will need to replace reigning America East Player of the Year Darryl Partin, who accounted for 31 percent of the team’s scoring output last year. Joe Jones, who will begin his second season as the Terriers’ head coach, welcomes five newcomers to this year’s team, including guard Maurice Watson, a Parade All-American last season as well as an ESPN Top-100 recruit.

Albany (19-15, 9-7) returns eight letterwinners and three starters from a team that won 19 games last year, its most since the 2006-07 season. Senior Mike Black (13.4 ppg, 4.3 apg in 2011-12), the conference’s active leading scorer (1,024 points) and assist man (299 assists), will be the catalyst for the Great Danes after earning second-team all-conference honors last year. Albany will need to replace the scoring output of all-league performers Gerardo Suero (21.5 ppg) and Logan Aronhalt (13.8 ppg), who accounted for 45 percent of its points in 2011-12. Senior Jayson Guerrier will assume a more active role in the team’s plans this year after posting a league-best .423 three-point shooting percentage last year. Will Brown, the longest tenured head coach in America East, begins his 12th season at Albany against Duquesne on Nov. 9.

Maine (12-17, 6-10) welcomes back six lettermen and three starters from its 2011-12 squad and is the league’s only team to bring back an all-conference, all-rookie and all-defensive selection. The Black Bears, which ranked second in America East averaging 68.6 points per game last year, will lean on junior Alasdair Fraser, a preseason all-conference selection, who ranked 12th in scoring (12.9 ppg) and fourth in rebounding (7.8 rpg) last year en route to earning third-team All-America East honors. Sophomore Justin Edwards, an All-Rookie selection, and senior Mike Allison, will also be keys for Ted Woodward’s team, which begins play at Dartmouth on Nov. 9.

New Hampshire (13-16, 7-9) will have nine letterwinners and three starters back from its 2011-12 squad, which tied for fifth in the conference standings, the program’s best finish since 2009. The Wildcats ranked in the 80th percentile nationally in scoring defense last season, holding foes to just 62.8 points per game. Senior Chandler Rhoads, the team’s top returning scorer (11.2 ppg in 2011-12), earned America East All-Defensive honors for the second straight year for Bill Herrion’s squad, which opens up its season Nov. 10 against Suffolk.

Hartford (9-22, 7-9) has seven letterwinners, including three starters, back from a team that was the youngest in the league last year as freshmen accounted for 60.4 percent of the team’s scoring output. Mark Nwakamma (9.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg, .552 FG%) and Nate Sikma (8.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg) return as sophomores after becoming the first Hartford tandem to each earn America East All-Rookie honors in the same year last season. John Gallagher, who begins his third season as Hartford’s head coach, leads his squad against Quinnipiac in its 2012-13 opener Nov. 9.

UMBC (4-26, 3-13) brings back more letterwinners (11) and scoring output (82.8 percent) from last year than any other America East squad. Junior Chase Plummer, one of four returning UMBC starters, is the league’s top returning scorer (15.4 ppg in 2011-12) and fourth-leading rebounder (7.9 rpg). A second-team All-America East standout last year, Plummer was the lone player to rank in the league’s top five in both scoring (4th) and rebounding (5th) in 2011-12. Aki Thomas takes over as acting head coach and will make his debut when UMBC meets Penn in its opener Nov. 9.

Binghamton (2-29, 1-15) begins its first season under Tommy Dempsey and returns nine letterwinners and three starters from last year’s team. Dempsey comes to Binghamton after spending seven years as the head coach at Rider, where he went 119-105, made three postseason appearances and earned 2008 MAAC Coach of the Year honors. Senior Jimmy Gray will direct the Bearcats after averaging 8.3 points, 3.6 assists and 3.6 rebounds last year. Binghamton opens its season at Loyola on Nov. 9.

For more America East men’s basketball information, including the preseason all-conference team, composite and team-by-team schedules and more preseason coverage, visit www.AmericaEast.com.

2012-13 Preseason Poll
Rank    Team (1st-place votes)                   Pts.
1.         Vermont (5)                                          60
2.         Stony Brook (4)                    58
3.         Boston U.                                               49
4.         Albany                                     38
5.         Maine                                                      35
6          New Hampshire                                   34
7.         Hartford                                  26
8.         UMBC                                      15
9.         Binghamton                              9

Four Juniors Highlight America East Men’s Basketball Preseason All-Conference Team

Six returning All-America East selections from last season comprise the 2012-13 America East Preseason All-Conference Team as determined in a vote by the league’s head coaches, who were not allowed to vote for their own players. The conference unveiled the six-man squad as part of America East Basketball Media Day on Tuesday, Oct. 23, which was held at University at Albany’s SEFCU Arena, the site of the 2013 America East Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championship.

Stony Brook’s Tommy Brenton, a first-team All-America East standout last season, highlights the team as one of two unanimous selections. He is joined by three second-team all-conference honorees in Albany’s Mike Black, the other unanimous choice, Boston University’s D.J. Irving and UMBC’s Chase Plummer. Maine’s Alasdair Fraser and Vermont’s Brian Voelkel, both third-team recipients last year, round out the squad.

Brenton (Columbia, Md.), a 6-foot-5 senior forward, led Stony Brook to one of its best seasons in program history last year as the Seawolves captured the America East regular-season crown, reached the league title game for the second straight year and made its second NIT appearance in three years. The league’s Defensive Player of the Year last season, Brenton helped Stony Brook rank 13th nationally allowing just 59.1 points per contest. He averaged 8.1 rebounds (3rd in AE), 3.4 assists (6th in AE) to go with 7.8 points per game. He earned Co-Player of the Week honors on Jan. 23.

Black (Chicago, Ill.) earned all-conference accolades for the second straight year in 2011-12 after ranking 10th among league leaders in scoring (13.4 ppg) and third in assists (4.3 apg) last year. The 6-foot senior guard, who has twice been named America East Player of the Week in his career, led a Great Dane attack that paced the league in several categories including points per game (72.1 ppg) and field goal percentage (.446). Black is the conference’s active leading scorer (1,024 points) and assist man (299 assists).

Irving (Philadelphia, Pa.), one of the conference’s top playmakers, led America East with 5.4 assists per game last season en route to earning second-team all-conference honors. An All-Rookie selection as a freshman, he also increased his own scoring output in 2011-12, averaging a career-best 11.4 points per game, which ranked 18th in the league, while shooting 43.1 percent from the field, which ranked second among guards. The 6-foot junior guard twice earned Player of the Week honors last year.

Plummer (Plainfield, N.J.) broke out in 2011-12 to earn second-team all-conference accolades. The 6-foot-6 junior forward averaged 15.4 points and 7.4 rebounds per game last season after contributing just 6.7 points and 3.7 rebounds per game as a freshman. Plummer, the only player to rank in the conference’s Top-5 in both scoring (fourth) and rebounding (fifth), was even better in conference play as he went over 20 points five times in 16 games and was third averaging 16.7 points per contest.

Fraser (Falkirk, Scotland) emerged as one of the best low-post presences in the conference last year as he ranked 12th in scoring (12.9 ppg), fourth in rebounding (7.8 rpg), third in blocked shots (1.4 bpg) and third in field goal percentage (.543) en route to earning third-team All-America East honors. The 6-foot-7 forward, who helped Maine rank second in the league in scoring (68.6 ppg), registered an America East-best eight double-doubles last year and twice earned Player of the Week recognition.

Voelkel (Pleasantville, N.Y.) picked up where he left off during his Rookie of the Year campaign in 2010-11 as he led the conference in rebounding (8.6 rpg) for the second-straight year. The 6-foot-6 junior forward, who was an All-Defensive selection, also ranked second in assists (5.1 apg) and finished third in steals (1.7 spg). In addition to his stellar regular season, Voelkel averaged four points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in three America East Championship games to earn Most Outstanding Player honors and lead UVM to its fifth league crown.

For more America East men’s basketball information, including the preseason predictions, composite and team-by-team schedules and more preseason coverage, visit www.AmericaEast.com.

2012-13 Preseason All-Conference Team

*Mike Black, Sr., G, Albany

D.J. Irving, Jr., G, Boston University

Alasdair Fraser, Jr., F, Maine

Chase Plummer, Jr., F, UMBC

*Tommy Brenton, Sr., F, Stony Brook

Brian Voelkel, Jr., F, Vermont

*unanimous selection

FOUR MCGLYNN TRANSFERS TO TOWSON FROM VERMONT
Tigers Add 2012 America East Rookie of the Year

TOWSON, Md. – Four McGlynn, who was named as the America East Rookie of the Year while playing at the University of Vermont last season, has committed to transfer to Towson University and play basketball, head coach Pat Skerry announced Wednesday. McGlynn will sit out the 2012-13 season per the NCAA transfer rule and he will have three seasons of eligibility remaining to play for the Tigers.

“We’re ecstatic about getting Four,” said Skerry. “We think he is potentially one of the premier shooters in the country. He’s the kind of kid that has impeccable character, is a great student and has a tremendous work ethic. He’s coming from a very good and well-coached program at Vermont that was in the NCAA Tournament last year and he scored a lot of points for them. We’re expecting huge things from him once he becomes eligible.”

McGlynn led Vermont in scoring (12.0 ppg), three-pointers made (68) and free throw percentage (88.9 percent), while playing in all 36 games as a freshman. He also earned a spot on the America East Championship All-Tournament team as he helped the Catamounts win 24 games and the league’s post-season tournament.

A 6-foot-2, 180-pound shooting guard from York, Pa., McGlynn was the only player in the nation to lead his team in scoring without having started a game. He also led all Division I freshmen during the 2011-12 season with his stellar free throw shooting percentage.

McGlynn stepped up his play in conference games, pouring in 12.4 points per contest. A five-time America East Rookie of the Week, McGlynn was deadly from three-point range this past season, sinking 1.9 treys per game and shooting 38.0 percent from deep, the fifth-best clip in the conference.

McGlynn tallied 20 or more points five times this past season, including a season-high 24 points against Stony Brook on February 12. He also tallied 18 points in Vermont’s NCAA Tournament first-round victory against Lamar.

A 2011 Dallastown High School graduate, McGlynn finished his high school career as the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,854 points.

Towson University head coach Pat Skerry added another transfer to his program Saturday.

CBSSports.com reported former University of Vermont guard Four McGlynn chose the Tigers over Duquesne, VCU, Central Connecticut, La Salle and Penn State.

McGlynn (6’2″, 180 pounds) was a major contributor in the Catamounts’ run to the America East Conference Championship and appearance in the NCAA Tournament last season, averaging 12 points per game. McGlynn’s contributions helped him to be named America East Rookie of the Year.

A native of York (PA), McGlynn was believed to be interested in playing closer to home. Vermont coach John Becker granted his release, but would not allow him to play for another AEC school or George Washington (GWU head coach Mike Lonergan had recruited him to Burlington before taking the Colonials’ job).

After a 1-31 campaign in Skerry’s first season, the Tigers will have two transfers available for 2012-2013. Former Georgetown F Jerelle Benimon and former South Florida guard Mike Burwell will each be eligible to play.

McGlynn will be eligible to practice this season but will not be eligible to play until the 2013-2014 season. He will have three years of eligibility left.

BALTIMORE, May 23, 2012 – The 2012 induction class for the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame has been approved by the US Lacrosse Board of Directors. This year’s eight-person class will be officially inducted in a ceremony Saturday, Oct. 20, at The Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley, Md.

The 2012 induction class is comprised of Jen Adams, Roy Colsey, Brian Dougherty, Missy Foote, Kelly Amonte Hiller, Jesse Hubbard, Tim Nelson, and Cindy Timchal.

The National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, a program of US Lacrosse, was established in 1957 to honor men and women who by their deeds as players, coaches, officials and/or contributors, and by the example of their lives, personify the great contribution of lacrosse to our way of life. More than 350 lacrosse greats are honored in the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, which is located with the Lacrosse Museum at US Lacrosse Headquarters in Baltimore.

Brief bios for this year’s inductees follow, with more detailed career bios listed further below:

Jen Adams
Adams will be inducted as a truly great player. She enjoyed a record-setting four-year playing career at the University of Maryland from 1998-2001, during which time she earned first-team All-America honors three times and won the Tewaaraton Award as a senior. Adams was named the national player of the year and the national attacker of the year by the IWLCA three times, winning each award in 1999, 2000 and 2001. She concluded her career as Maryland’s all-time leader in goals, assists, and points, and helped lead the Terrapins to four straight NCAA national championships from 1998-2001. A native of Australia, Adams also played for the Australian national team in 2001, 2005 and 2009 and earned All-World honors twice. She is currently serving in her fourth year as head women’s lacrosse coach at Loyola University Maryland.

Roy Colsey
Colsey will be inducted as a truly great player. He was a four-time All-American at Syracuse University from 1992-1995 following a standout prep career at Yorktown (N.Y.) High School. Colsey earned first-team All-America honors in each of his last three collegiate seasons after earning third-team honors as a freshman. He received the USILA’s McLaughlin Award in 1995 as the national midfielder of the year, and also was selected for the North-South All-Star Game as a senior. He led Syracuse to the NCAA national championship in 1993 and 1995. Colsey also played nine seasons (2000-2008) professionally in Major League Lacrosse and earned all-star honors four times. He was the MLL’s Championship MVP in 2006. Colsey also was a member of the 2006 U.S. Men’s National Team.

Brian Dougherty
Dougherty will be inducted as a truly great player. He was a two-time, first-team All-American at the University of Maryland (1993-1996), earning the award in his junior and senior seasons. Dougherty was a two-time recipient of the USILA’s Ensign C. Markland Kelly Jr. Award as the nation’s top goalkeeper (1995, 1996) and was named the Lt. Raymond Enners Award winner as the nation’s outstanding player in 1995. In addition, he was MVP of the 1995 NCAA Championship after leading Maryland to a second place finish. Dougherty played nine professional seasons in Major League Lacrosse and was an MLL All-Star six times and the MLL’s Goalie of the Year three times. He also won two World Championships as a member of the U.S. Men’s National Team in 1998 and 2010.

Missy Foote
Foote will be inducted as a truly great coach. She completed her 31st season as head coach at Middlebury (Vt.) College in 2012, and has a career winning percentage of nearly 80 percent. Foote has guided Middlebury to the NCAA Division III national championship five times (1997, 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2004) and has recorded four perfect seasons. Under her guidance, Middlebury has recorded seven conference championships and made 14 straight trips to the NCAA national semifinals from 1994-2007. She has been recognized as the IWLCA national coach of the year five times. Foote also served as an assistant coach with the U.S. Women’s Developmental Team from 2005-09, and a member of the NCAA Division III Women’s Lacrosse Committee from 2003-06.

Kelly Amonte Hiller
Amonte Hiller will be inducted as a truly great player. Amonte Hiller was a four-time All-American at the University of Maryland, earning first-team honors in 1994, 1995 and 1996 after receiving second team honors as a freshman in 1993. She helped to lead the Terrapins to the NCAA national championship in 1995 and 1996, and was named the national defensive player of the year in 1995 and the national offensive player of the year in 1996. She was chosen as the Atlantic Coast Conference’s (ACC) Female Athlete of the Year in 1996. Amonte Hiller is a three-time member of the U.S. Women’s National Team (1997, 2001, 2005), and was selected to the All-World Team in 2005. She is currently serving in her 11th season as head women’s lacrosse coach at Northwestern University.

Jesse Hubbard
Hubbard will be inducted as a truly great player. Hubbard was a three-time All-American at Princeton (N.J.) University, earning first-team honors in 1996 and 1998 and second-team honors in 1997. He helped lead the Tigers to three straight NCAA national championships (1996, 1997, 1998) and four consecutive Ivy League titles during his career. Hubbard also earned All-Ivy League recognition three times, and was named the league’s player of the year as a sophomore in 1996 when he established a new school record with 53 goals in a season. He finished his career as Princeton’s all-time leader in goals scored (163) and second in career points (211). He was a member of the 1998 U.S. National Team that won the world championship, and played professionally for three indoor seasons and eight outdoor seasons. He was a six-time all-star in Major League Lacrosse (2001-2006) and the MLL’s leading scorer three times (2001-2003).

Tim Nelson
Nelson will be inducted as a truly great player. He was a three-time first-team All-American (1983, 1984, 1985) at Syracuse (N.Y.) University after transferring from North Carolina State University following his freshman season. In addition, Nelson was awarded the USILA’s Lt. Col. Jack Turnbull Award as the national attackman of the year three times (1983, 1984 and 1985). Syracuse won the NCAA national championship in 1983 and finished as the national runner-up during Nelson’s junior and senior seasons in 1984 and 1985. Nelson also was selected for the USILA’s North-South All-Star Game in 1985, and recognized on the NCAA’s Silver Anniversary Team in 1995.

Cindy Timchal
Timchal will be inducted as a truly great coach. Timchal is the all-time winningest coach in NCAA women’s lacrosse history, with a 412-108 career record in 30 seasons as a head coach through 2012. She is the only women’s lacrosse coach to lead three different teams to the NCAA tournament, having done so previously with Northwestern University and the University of Maryland in addition to her current team, the U.S. Naval Academy. Timchal has won the NCAA national championship eight times (1992, 1995-2001) – all at Maryland – and made her 24th NCAA tournament appearance in 2012, the most all-time among coaches. She was named the IWLCA’s national coach of the year in 1999, was the ACC’s coach of the year four times (1999, 2000, 2001, and 2003) and recognized as the head coach on the NCAA’s 25th Anniversary Team in 2006.

A fuller listing of each inductees accomplishments follows below:

Jen Adams – Player 
• Four-year college player at University of Maryland (1998-2001)
• First-team All-American (1999, 2000 and 2001)
• Tewaaraton Award winner (2001)
• National Player of the Year (1999, 2000, and 2001)
• National Attacker of the Year (1999, 2000, and 2001)
• Atlantic Coast Conference Champion (1999, 2000, and 2001)
• NCAA National Champion (1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001)
• Named to NCAA 25th Anniversary Team
• Maryland career leader in goals, assists, and points
• Australia Women’s National Team (2001, 2005, and 2009)
• All-World Team (2005, 2009)
• Inducted to US Lacrosse Potomac Chapter Hall of Fame (2007)

Roy Colsey – Player
• Three-year player at Yorktown (N.Y.) High School (1989-1991)
• Selected as all-county (1990 and 1991) and All-American (1990 and 1991)
• Won state championship (1989 and 1991)
• Four-time All-American at Syracuse Univ.: 1st Team (1993, 1994, 1995); 3rd Team (1992)
• Winner of USILA’s McLaughlin Award as Midfielder of the Year (1995)
• Two-time NCAA National Champion (1993 and 1995)
• Selected to North/South All-Star Game (1995)
• Played post-collegiate club lacrosse for New York AC (1997-2000)
• Played professional lacrosse for New York Saints (indoor, 2000-2001)
• Played professional lacrosse for Philadelphia Barrage (outdoor, 2001-2008)
• Selected as NLL All-Pro: First Team (2001); Second Team (2000)
• Selected as MLL All-Pro: First Team (2006) and four-time MLL All-Star
• Named MVP of MLL Championship Game (2006)
• Member of U.S. Men’s National Team (2006)
• Inducted to US Lacrosse Hudson Valley Chapter Lacrosse Hall of Fame (2001)

Brian Dougherty – Player
• Four-year player at Episcopal (Pa.) Academy (1989-1992)
• Named all-state (1990, 1991, 1992) and All-American (1991, 1992)
• Won state championship (1991)
• Two-time All-American at the University of Maryland: First Team (1995 and 1996)
• Winner of USILA’s Ensign C. Markland Kelly Award as Goalie of the Year (1995, 1996)
• Named to All-ACC Team (1995 and 1996)
• Named Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament (1995)
• Selected to USILA’s North/South All-Star Game (1996)
• Selected to ACC’s 50th Anniversary Team
• Played post-collegiate club for Chesapeake (1997-2000) and Team Toyota
• Played professional lacrosse for Rochester Rattlers (outdoor, 2001-2002)
• Played professional lacrosse for Long Island Lizards (outdoor, 2003-2004, 2009); MLL Champions (2003)
• Played professional lacrosse for Philadelphia Barrage (outdoor, 2005-2008)
• Selected as MLL All-Star six times (2001-2004, 2006, 2008)
• Named MLL Goalie of the Year three times (2003, 2006, 2007)
• Member of the U.S. Men’s National Team (1998 and 2010)
• Inducted to US Lacrosse Philadelphia/Eastern Pa. Chapter Lacrosse Hall of Fame (2010)

Missy Foote – Coach
• Head Coach at Middlebury College (1979-1983, 1987 to present)
• Cumulative record of 376-101-1 (79%) through the end of the 2012 season.
• Five-time NCAA Division III National Champion (1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, and 2004)
• Five-time National Coach of the Year (1994, 1997, 2000, 2001, and 2002)
• Five-time conference Coach of the Year (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005)
• Coached Middlebury to four perfect seasons (1999, 2001, 2002, and 2004)
• Led Middlebury to 14 straight trips to NCAA semifinals (1994-2007)
• Seven-time NESCAC Champions
• Assistant Coach for U.S. Women’s Developmental Team (2005-2009)
• Served on NCAA Division III Women’s Lacrosse Committee (2003-2006)
• Served on Tewaaraton Committee (2001-2005)
• Inducted to US Lacrosse Vermont Chapter Hall of Fame (2002)
• Inducted to US Lacrosse New England Chapter Hall of Fame (2003)
• Inducted to Springfield College Hall of Fame (2004)
• Inducted to Ward Melville High School Hall of Fame (2002)

Kelly Amonte Hiller – Player
• Four-year player at Thayer (Mass.) Academy
• Three-time high school All-American (1990, 1991, and 1992)
• Four-year player at the University of Maryland (1993-1996)
• Four-time college All-American: First Team (1994, 1995, 1996); Second Team (1993)
• National defensive player of the year (1995)
• National offensive player of the year (1996)
• ACC Female Athlete of the Year (1996)
• Two-time NCAA National Champion (1995, 1996)
• Selected twice to All-NCAA Tournament Team (1994, 1995)
• Three-time member of the U.S. Women’s National Team (1997, 2001, and 2005)
• Named to All-World Team (2005)
• Inducted to US Lacrosse New England Chapter Hall of Fame (2006)
• Inducted to University of Maryland Hall of Fame (2009)

Jesse Hubbard – Player
• Four-year player at St. Alban’s (D.C.) School (1991-1994)
• Named All-Metro twice (1993 and 1994) and All-American once (1994)
• Selected as The Washington Post’s Player of the Year (1994)
• Three-time college All-American at Princeton: 1st Team (1996, 1998); 2nd Team (1997)
• Three-time NCAA National Champion (1996, 1997, and 1998)
• Named to All-NCAA Tournament Team three times (1996, 1997, and 1998)
• Named to All-Ivy League Team three times (1996, 1997, and 1998)
• Named Ivy League Player of the Year (1996)
• Won four Ivy League championships (1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998)
• Finished as Princeton’s all-time leader in career goals; goals in a season (1996)
• Played post-collegiate club for Capital Lacrosse Club (1999)
• Played indoor professional lacrosse for three seasons (1999-2002)
• Played outdoor professional lacrosse for eight seasons ( 2001-2008)
• Six-time MLL All-Star (2001-2006)
• Leading goal scorer in MLL three times (2001-2003)
• Member of the U.S. Men’s National Team (1998)
• Inducted to US Lacrosse Potomac Chapter Lacrosse Hall of Fame (2008)

Tim Nelson – Player
• Four-year player at Yorktown (N.Y.) High School (1978-1981)
• Named All-County (1979, 1980, and 1981) and All-American (1980 and 1981)
• Won three section championships (1978, 1980, and 1981)
• Four-year college player at North Carolina State (1982) and Syracuse (1983-1985)
• Three-time first-team All-American: (1983, 1984, and 1985)
• Three-time winner of USILA’s Turnbull Award as Attackman of the Year (1983, 1984, 1985)
• Won NCAA National Championship (1983)
• Finished as NCAA Championship runner-up (1984 and 1985)
• Served as Syracuse team captain (1985)
• Selected to USILA’s North/South All-Star Game (1985)
• Named to NCAA’s Silver Anniversary Team (1995)
• Inducted to US Lacrosse Hudson Valley Chapter Lacrosse Hall of Fame (1994)

Cindy Timchal – Coach
• Assistant Coach at University of Pennsylvania (1980)
• Head Coach at Northwestern University (1982-1990) – 76 wins, 40 losses
• Head Coach at University of Maryland (1991-2006) – 260 wins, 46 losses
• Head Coach of U.S Naval Academy club team (2007)
• Head Coach of U.S. Naval Academy varsity team (2008-2012) – 76 wins, 22 losses
• Cumulative varsity record through the end of the 2012 season: 412 wins, 108 losses (79%)
• Winner of eight NCAA National Championships (1992, 1995-2001)
• Named National Coach of the Year (1999)
• Named IWCLA South Region Coach of the Year (2000)
• Named ACC Coach of the Year (1999, 2000, 2001, 2003)
• Named to NCAA’s 25th Anniversary Team as Head Coach (2006)
• Head Coach of U.S. Developmental Team (1997-1998)
• Inducted to US Lacrosse Philadelphia/Eastern Pa. Chapter Hall of Fame (2002)
• Inducted to US Lacrosse Potomac Chapter Hall of Fame (2006)
• Inducted to Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame – Delaware County Chapter (2009)