University of Maryland, Baltimore County announced seven events across its men’s and women’s sports programs for the week of Oct. 12-18, 2026. The schedule includes competitions in women’s volleyball, women’s soccer, men’s soccer, men’s basketball and cross country across Baltimore, Vestal, New York, Charlottesville, Virginia, Annapolis and Lowell, Massachusetts.
Women’s Volleyball Opens and Closes the Schedule
University of Maryland, Baltimore County women’s volleyball will host Howard at 5 p.m. in Baltimore before facing New Hampshire at 1 p.m. The Howard match is a nonconference contest, while the New Hampshire match is an America East Conference meeting between teams scheduled to meet for first place in the league standings.
UMBC entered the week 4-0 in America East Conference play and had won four consecutive matches. Natalie Harris led the Retrievers with 14 kills and eight digs in a Friday road sweep at Binghamton.
Women’s Soccer Has Two Conference Matches
University of Maryland, Baltimore County women’s soccer will host Binghamton at 1 p.m. before traveling to UMass Lowell for a noon match. UMBC entered the week with a 9-3-2 overall record and a 3-1 conference mark.
The Retrievers stood second in the America East standings with nine points, one behind league-leading Binghamton. UMBC had won three consecutive conference matches, including a 5-0 victory over UAlbany in its previous match at Retriever Soccer Park.
UMass Lowell had earned three ties in its four contests and stood seventh in the league standings. UMBC will look to avenge last season’s 1-0 defeat to UMass Lowell in Baltimore.
Cross Country Returns at Virginia Invitational
UMBC’s men’s and women’s cross country teams are scheduled to compete at the Virginia Invitational in Charlottesville, Virginia. The women’s 6K race is scheduled for 9:30 a.m., followed by the men’s 8K race at 10:20 a.m.
The Virginia Invitational will serve as the final tune-up before the America East Championship on Friday, Oct. 30. UMBC’s cross country teams took the previous weekend off before returning to competition.
Men’s Soccer and Men’s Basketball Travel
University of Maryland, Baltimore County men’s soccer will play at Binghamton in Vestal, New York, at 1 p.m. UMBC was seeking its first conference win of the season after No. 16 Vermont scored a late goal to defeat the Retrievers in their previous match.
UMBC men’s basketball will travel to Annapolis for an 11 a.m. game against Navy. The Retrievers lost 86-79 to LIU in their previous game at The Peake, while Navy had not yet played this season at the time of the announcement.
The complete announcement is available through the University of Maryland, Baltimore County athletics website.
Maryland Sports Blog Take
University of Maryland, Baltimore County enters the week with its women’s volleyball and women’s soccer programs positioned near the top of the America East standings. The volleyball team’s 4-0 conference start sets up a first-place meeting with New Hampshire, while the women’s soccer team will face league-leading Binghamton before visiting UMass Lowell.
The schedule also sends UMBC’s men’s soccer and men’s basketball teams on the road and gives both cross country programs a final competition before the America East Championship. The seven-event slate covers five locations and includes every UMBC program identified in the announcement.
Source: Original report
