GAME 1 - Sunday, November 11, 2012 Monmouth University Hawks (0-0) at University of Maryland-Baltimore County Retrievers (0-1)
Location: Baltimore, Md. - Retriever Activities Center
Tip: 2:00 p.m.
Hawks' Radio Broadcast - WMCX, 88.9 FM
Internet - www.wmcx.com
Live Video - www.UMBCRetrievers.tv
Live Stats - www.UMBCRetrievers.com
Twitter - www.twitter.com/MUHawks

The Monmouth University women's basketball team opens the 2012-13 season Sunday, when it travels to Baltimore, Md., to take on UMBC. The Hawks are coming off a 19-13 campaign, a Northeast Conference runner-up finish and a strong end of the season upon the return of All-NEC guard Alysha Womack from injury. The Retrievers also finished as runners up in the America East, knocking off top-seeded Boston University in the America East Semifinals. UMBC won last year's pairing, 68-64, Nov. 13 at the MAC.

SCOUTING THE UMBC RETRIEVERS
The Retrievers fell to Morgan State, 72-61, in their season opener Friday. Lauren Chase had 18 points, while Bria White added 15 points. UMBC lost its top two scorers and second and third-leading rebounders from a year ago in Erin Brown (14.2 ppg., 6.5 rpg.) and Michelle Kurowski (13.3 ppg., 5.2 rpg.), but returns a group of talented guards in Kristin Coles (9.3 ppg., 7.6 rpg., 1.8 spg.), Chase (8.4 ppg., 4.6 apg., 1.5 spg.), Brittany Crowell (7.0 ppg.) and Raven Harris (4.0 ppg., 1.3 spg.). UMBC finished first in the America East in scoring offense (60.3 ppg.) and field goal percentage (.392).

ALL-TIME SERIES VS. UMBC
Though the Hawks own an 8-4 lead in the all-time series with UMBC, the Retrievers have taken the last two meetings. The first meeting since UMBC left the NEC for the America East came last Nov. 13 at the MAC, a 68-64 win for the Retrievers.