Welcome to the first edition of the UMBC Women's Lacrosse Insider - a brand new UMBC Women's Lacrosse Newsletter! You can expect one or two newsletters each week during the lacrosse season, packed with updates, insights and links to all things UMBC Women's Lacrosse. We hope you enjoy!

After having their season cut short due to COVID last spring, the Retrievers are excited to get back on the field in 2021. UMBC will play a slightly modified schedule in 2021, with a reduced number of non-conference games and two additional conference matchups. The Retrievers are set to play Stony Brook and Binghamton twice in conference play.

In the Preseason America East Poll UMBC placed fourth for the second year in a row.

UMBC signed seven newcomers for the 2021 season, including five from the state of Maryland!

The 2021 Captains for UMBC Women's Lacrosse are all Seniors: Olivia Docal, Lexi Roberts and Lily Kennedy.

The Retrievers are set to open their season on the road on Friday in a non-conference match against beltway rival Towson. The Retrievers and Tigers will meet for the first time since the 2017 season, and UMBC will be looking for their first victory over Towson since 2011.

We get to a lot in these newsletters, but if you need your UMBC Women's Lacrosse news up-to-the-minute, be sure to follow UMBC Women's Lacrosse (@UMBC_WLacrosse) and UMBC Athletics (@UMBCAthletics) on Twitter, and visit UMBCRetrievers.com.

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