BALTIMORE – UMBC women’s basketball is set to battle teh university of Virginia on Thursday evening in Charlottesville.Tip-off inside John Paul Jones Arena is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Thursday night’s contest will be the fifth all-time meeting between UMBC and Virginia and the first as 2023. The Cavaliers are 4-0 all-time against the Retrievers, wiht the first matchup between the programs taking place in 2009.

LAST TIME OUT

* UMBC is 1-1 on the season after falling 87-54 to 10th-ranked Maryland on Thursday night in College Park. The Retrievers battled hard and got extraordinary showings from Heidi Williams, Kennedy Austin, and Jade Tillman, but a 27-10 third quarter for the Terrapins broke the game open.
* The team’s leading scorer through two games, Jade Tillman scored 17 points, going a perfect 8-8 from the free-throw line. Tillman added four rebounds, four steals, and two blocks in 36 minutes.The freshman duo of Austin and Williams continued great starts to their collegiate career with impressive showings off the bench.Austin added 14 points on 6-9 shooting, including a pair of buzzer-beating threes in the first half, while Williams chipped in with 12 points, four rebounds, and two steals.
* The Retrievers forced the nation’s 10th-ranked team into 18 turnovers, but the terrapins shot an efficient 54.2 percent from the field and had four scorers in double figures led by 15 each from oluchi Okanawa and Isimenme Ozzy-Momodu.
* UMBC shot 38 percent from the floor in the loss, 38.5 percent from three, and knocked down all 11 of its free throws. The team’s 31 bench points edged the Terrapin group by two.
* Virginia moved to 2-0 on the season with an 80-35 victory over Bucknell on Sunday afternoon. The Cavaliers were dominant early, taking a 26-6 advantage over the Bison after 10 minutes. Virginia shot 47.7 percent from the floor and made 73.3 percent of its shots in the opening quarter. Kymora Johnson led the way with 23 points and seven assists while Tabitha amanze added a double-double with 11 points and 11 boards.

SCOUTING THE CAVALIERS

UMBC Women’s Basketball: 2025-26 Season Preview

the UMBC Retrievers are gearing up for the 2025-26 women’s basketball season under head coach Kristina Hill. Here’s a look at what fans can expect.

RAPID FACTS

• Head Coach: Kristina hill (4th Season)
• 2024-25 Record: 17-13 (9-7 America East)
• Returning Starters: 1
• Newcomers: 8

LOOKING AT THE OFFENCE

The Retrievers are looking to build on last season’s success.They’ll need to replace some key offensive pieces, but have a good mix of returning players and talented newcomers.

• UMBC shot 40.8 percent from the field last season,and 32.8 percent from three-point range.
• They averaged 68.2 points per game.
• The Dawgs have been nearly automatic at the charity stripe to start the season, knocking down 83.3 percent of 36 free throw attempts, ranking #18 in the country in free throw percentage.

GETTING TO KNOW THE DAWGS

• hill’s program features five returners and eight newcomers in 2025-26. Carmen Yánez is the lone returning starter for UMBC, while fellow captain Tiara Bellamy is expected to fill a larger role. also back are junior Alaina Williams, and sophomores Lauren Thompson and Kenya Ramsey.
• UMBC’s eight newcomers are split between four transfers and four freshmen.
• The 2025-26 Retrievers represent three countries and six states.
  • Maryland (5) -> Austin,Scott,Tillman,H. Williams, Yarborough
  • New Jersey