BALTIMORE -- First-year UMBC Softball head coach Angie Nicholson announced the schedule for her inaugural campaign on Wednesday. 

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The Retrievers open the season in South Carolina at the Wofford Invitational against St. Bonaventure, UNCW and the host Terriers. The home slate opens the following weekend (2/21-2/22) as the Dawgs host the UMBC Round Robin #1 against UMES and Monmouth.

UMBC then makes the short trip to College Park for the Terrapin Invite (2/27-3/1) for five games against Providence, Syracuse, Fairfield and Maryland. The Dawgs then begin a season-high 13 game homestand with midweek matchup against rival Towson (3/3), then hosting Syracuse and Morgan State in the UMBC Round Robin #2 (3/6-3/8), and then four doubleheaders against Lehigh (3/11), Holy Cross (3/14 and 3/15) and Niagara (3/17).

After a doubleheader at Mount St. Mary's (3/18), the Retrievers open conference play at defending America East champion Binghamton (3/21-3/22). A pair of home America East series against Bryant (3/28-3/29) and Maine (4/4-4/5) and a non-conference home game against George Washington (4/8) are on deck, followed by road conference series' at UAlbany (4/11-4/12) and UMass Lowell (4/18-4/19). 

 After closing non-conference play against Coppin State (4/22), UMBC concludes the season with a home series against Binghamton (4/25-4/26) and a road series at Bryant (5/1-5/2).

All teams qualify for the America East Tournament hosted by Maine May 6-9.