Emmitsburg, Md. -- Laycee Drake (Hancock, N.Y.) scored 12 of her career-high 16 points in the fourth quarter, but the UMBC Women's Basketball team fell to host Mount St. Mary's, 63-57, on Saturday evening.

Kiara Bell (Santa Rosa, Calif.) had 14 points and nine rebounds in the defeat.
 
How It Happened:

- KK White (Indianapolis, Ind.), who finished with 12 points, scored six straight points early to give UMBC an 8-2 lead.
- Four points from Bell, sandwiched around a White three gave the Retrievers a 15-9 lead after the first quarter
- UMBC would hold the hosts scoreless for the first four minutes of the second quarter, building its lead to 21-9.
- The Mount used an 8-0 run to cut the deficit to 21-17, but Bell immediately responded with a turnaround jumper in the paint to kick-start a 6-0 Retriever run.
- The hosts would score the final three points of the half as UMBC would Retrievers 27-20 at the half. Bell paced all scorers in the half with 10 points and added five rebounds.
- Mount would continue its run, cutting the lead to 27-26 in third before a Drake three gave UMBC some breathing room.
- Once again, the hosts cut the lead to one, at 32-31, but Nia Staples hit a tough jumper and White got an offensive board and a three-point play to get the lead back to 37-31 midway through the third.
- Mount would again claw back and eventually take its first lead of the game, 41-39, on a deep three at the third quarter buzzer.
- The run extended to nine to give the hosts a 43-39 lead, but UMBC would battle back to tie it up at 43 and then again at 46.
- Nia Staples (Cincinnati,Oh.) had a three point play to give the Retrievers a 49-46 lead midway through the fourth
- Drake hit a shot with three minutes left to give UMBC a 53-51 lead, and after Mount took a 54-53 lead, she would get a steal and layup to give the Retrievers a 55-54 lead with just under two minutes left.
- However, the Mount would outscore UMBC, 9-2 down the stretch to take the win.

The Retrievers play at home for the first time in a month when they host American next Sunday at 3:30.