Youngstown, Ohio—UMBC women's basketball saw their season come to an end with a 67-48 loss to Youngstown State in the WBI Quarterfinals on Saturday. The Retrievers got 16 points from junior Taylor McCarley (Bowie, Md./Academy of Holy Cross) to go along with five rebounds and four assists. UMBC ends their season at 18-14.

McCarley finished with a team high 16 points on 5-19 shooting, including 3-9 from beyond the arc. Classmate Pandora Wilson (Gaithersburg, Md./Academy of Holy Cross) chipped in nine points and six rebounds while Amanda Hagaman (Manasquan, N.J./Manasquan) added three points and a team best nine boards.

The Penguins (21-12) found themselves behind early, but went on a run late in the first half to take a 31-26 lead at the break. Youngstown State went on a 9-2 run over the final three minutes to take the lead for good.

UMBC would cut into the deficit in the third, getting the Penguin lead all the way down to three after McCarley hit a jumper to open the third. Youngstown State kept the Retrievers at bay for most of the stanza till Emily Russo (Woodbine, Md./Glenelg) drilled a triple to cut it to 41-36.

Youngstown State would extend their lead in the fourth; pulling away from the Retrievers mid-way through after a three by Nikki Arbanas gave the Penguins their largest lead at 59-45. The Penguins would hold on from there to win 67-48 to move on to the WBI Semifinals.

Arbanas led all scorers with 18 points, while Kelsea Newman added 15 points and ten rebounds off the bench for the Penguins.

UMBC ends their season at 18-14, their most wins in a season since the team went 17-15 in the 2011-12 season. The Retrievers also picked up their first postseason win in a 61-49 victory against Fairfield on Thursday.