BALTIMORE - Off to a 3-0 start for the first time since 2018-19, UMBC is set to host Morgan State on Friday evening in the inaugural Under Armour 410 Invitational. Tip is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.Â
The first 200 fans in the arena will receive a free We Are Baltimore's Team T-shirt!
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THE HISTORY
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Friday's contest is the 31st all-time meeting between UMBC and Morgan State, dating back to 1969. The Retrievers lead the all-time series 17-13, winning four of the last five meetings, including last season's matchup. UMBC defeated Morgan State 66-48 on December 6 last season at Hill Field House. Kennedy Austin and Jade Tillman combined for 38 points in the victory, while UMBC led for more than 59 minutes in the meeting. The Retrievers pulled down 27 offensive rebounds in the victory.Â
THE UA 410 INVITATIONAL
- Friday's contest is part of the inaugural 410 Invitational presented by Under Armour. The event features four Baltimore-based programs: UMBC, Morgan State, Loyola (Md.), and Towson. The championship and consolation contests for the tournament will take place at Towson University on Sunday at 1 and 3:30 pm.
QUICK NOTES ON THE DAWGS
- UMBC is off to a 3-0 start, defeating all three opponents by 24 points or more. The Retrievers opened the season with Division III Stevenson, winning 92-29, before going 2-0 in the America East-Metro Challenge, defeating Mount St. Mary's (79-53) and Quinnipiac (91-67).Â
- Heidi Williams is the team's leading scorer through three games, averaging 17.0 points per game. Williams has scored at least 12 points in all three games this season and has recorded double-doubles in back-to-back contests. She nearly posted a triple-double versus Mount St. Mary's, finishing the game with 12 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists, before following it up with 20 points and 10 rebounds at Quinnipiac on Sunday.Â
- Angela Williams and Dagny Slomack are also averaging double figures for UMBC. Williams has scored in double figures in all three games, topping out at 19 points versus the Mount. She has been lights out from beyond the arc, drilling 50 percent of her 10 three-point tries. After four points vs. Stevenson, Slomack has recorded a new career-high in back-to-back games, knocking down five threes in each. Slomack scored 17 points vs. the Mountaineers, and scored 22 at Quinnipiac on Sunday.Â
- Eight Retrievers returned to Candice Hill's program in 2026-27, with seven of the eight seeing extensive game action last season. Tiara Bellamy, Dagny Slomack, H. Williams, Al. Williams, Austin, and Gabby Scott all started multiple games last season. Maisie Crowley saw extensive action off the bench, while Sadaya Jones sat out the season as she recovered from injury.Â
- Of the six newcomers for UMBC, four are Division I transfers, while Hill added a pair of freshmen to this year's team. Shariah Baynes (Towson), An. Williams (James Madison), Jeanine Brandsma (Austin Peay), and Alden Yergey (Siena) joined the program this season alongside Syd Sutton and Cai Roberson.Â
- UMBC went 17-15 (10-6) in 2025-26, reaching the America East Semifinal and earning a bid into the WNIT. In the postseason, UMBC defeated Ohio on the road in the First Round of the WNIT, before falling to Marshall in the next round.Â
- Hill currently holds the UMBC record for win percentage in the Division I era, holding a record of 34-30 in her third season at the helm. Hill signed a multi-year contract extension ahead of the start of the 26-27 campaign.Â
QUICK NOTES ON THE BEARS
- After defeating Washington Adventist 103-47 in the opener, Morgan State hit the road to take on three Power Four foes, falling to Colorado (83-38), Oklahoma State (92-38), and Oklahoma (95-38) over the past week-plus.Â
- The Bears have eight players averaging between 4.0 and 6.3 points per game this season with Simran Williams topping the team. Kamari Forrest cleans the glass for Morgan State, averaging 6.3 rebounds per contest. One of few returners to the program this season, Mihjae Hayes has 11 steals in four games, recording four each versus Washington Adventist and Colorado.Â
- The Bears feature 13 newcomers in 2026-27, including UMBC transfer Kenya Ramsey.Â
- Nadine Domond has led the Bears since April 9, 2025. She joined Morgan State after a successful run at Virginia State University, taking the Lady Trojans to their first-ever NCAA Division II Tournament. Domond won a Big Ten Championship at Iowa, and was a member of the 1997 USA Silver Medal team.Â
