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This game got much more interesting at approximately 9:25 p.m., on Monday evening.

Every person in the room asked or wondered out loud about the UMBC/New Hampshire score.

Once it was confirmed that the Retrievers had won, doubling their win total in the process, it was clear that the UAlbany players were a little more focused on their next league task.

The Great Danes will be playing to go to 2-0 in conference play, for the first time in six years, when the team started America East play 5-1 and went on to play in the program's first NCAA tournament.

Needless to say this is a big game, even though it's against a 2-11 team.

UALBANY AT UMBC

When: Tonight, 7 p.m.
Where: Retriever Activities Center (3,284), Baltimore, Md.
2011 Records: UAlbany (1-0, 9-6) UMBC (1-0, 2-11)
Last Meeting: UAlbany 83, UMBC 67, on Feb. 23, 2011, at SEFCU Arena, Albany - UAlbany leads the all-time series 12-6

PROBABLE STARTERS

UALBANY

No., Name, Pos., Yr., Ht., Ppg.
10, Mike Black, G, Jr., 6-0, 12.1
2, Logan Aronhalt, G, Jr., 6-3, 15.1
20 Gerardo Suero, G, Jr., 6-4, 22.1
11, Luke Devlin, F, So., 6-8, 6-5
21, Blake Metcalf, C, Jr., 6-9, 4.2

UMBC

3, Quentin Jones, G, So., 6-0, 5.5
12, Ryan Cook, G, Jr., 6-2, 13.0
15, Brian Neller, G, Jr., 6-4, 12.7
1, Chase Plummer, F, So., 6-6, 13.6
34, Jake Wasco, F, Sr., 6-8, 3.8

AMERICA EAST STANDINGS

Team, Conference, Overall
UAlbany, 1-0, 9-6
Maine, 1-0, 7-5
Stony Brook, 1-0, 6-6
UMBC 1-1, 2-11
Boston U., 0-0, 4-10
New Hampshire, 0-1, 5-7
Vermont, 0-1, 6-9
Binghamton, 0-1, 0-13
Hartford, 0-1, 0-13

Today's Schedule

UAlbany at UMBC, 7 p.m.
Boston U. at Vermont, 7 p.m.
New Hampshire at Hartford, 7 p.m.
Stony Brook at Binghamton, 7 p.m.