
Seventeen UMBC Student-Athletes Named Presidential Scholar-Athletes for 2025-26
The latest class of Presidential Scholar-Athletes reflects UMBC’s commitment to balancing rigorous academics with competitive sports.
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The latest class of Presidential Scholar-Athletes reflects UMBC’s commitment to balancing rigorous academics with competitive sports.

After a stellar collegiate career and a rapid rise through the Mets' farm system, Nick Roselli is slated to start for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, becoming the first Bearcat to play for the franchise's Double-A team.

The university announced Bowen’s appointment, highlighting his seven‑year stint at UMBC, conference accolades, and a focus on player development.

Binghamton University's women's soccer program has announced its 2026‑27 fall schedule, highlighting a strong non‑conference lineup and a conference campaign that could secure the team's fourth regular‑season title in five years.

The University of Dayton men’s basketball team will open the 2026‑27 campaign on Nov. 2 against New Jersey Institute of Technology, a program looking to break a seven‑year slide.

UMBC Athletics finished second in the America East Commissioner's Cup with 318 points, securing its best-ever result and highlighting championship wins in four sports and seven top‑three finishes.

The America East and Metro Conference have unveiled the schedule for their first ever America East–Metro Basketball Challenge, set to debut in the 2026‑27 season, featuring UAlbany’s men’s and women’s teams in a series of home and away matchups.

Marist’s men’s and women’s basketball teams will enter a historic collaboration with the America East Conference, featuring home-and-away games, joint broadcasting with ESPN, and coordinated sponsorship through Van Wagner.

A new collaborative tournament between the America East and Metro Conferences will feature 18 teams in a four‑day schedule, highlighting a strategic partnership that spans two seasons.

The newly formed America East‑Metro Basketball Challenge will feature 18 teams across gender divisions, with games scheduled from November 5 to 8, 2026, and a single matchup on November 16, as part of a strategic two‑year agreement between the Northeast's Division I conferences.

The first ever America East‑Metro Basketball Challenge will pit member schools against one another in November 2026, with Manhattan’s Jaspers opening against Albany and later hosting Maine. The partnership includes ESPN broadcast and shared sponsorship, marking a new era for Northeast college basketball.

The Metro Conference and America East Conference have announced the schedule for the 2026 America East‑Metro Basketball Challenge, featuring Manhattan's women's team in historic games against UAlbany and Bryant.

The new partnership brings together nine men's and nine women's teams from the America East and Metro Conferences for a two‑year basketball series beginning in November 2026.

The America East and Metro Conferences have revealed the teams and schedule for their first-ever basketball challenge, set for November 2026. The event will pit nine men’s and nine women’s teams from each league against each other in a two‑year agreement that runs through the 2026‑27 and 2027‑28 seasons.

Mount St. Mary's women's basketball team will compete in the first America East-Metro Basketball Challenge during the 2026-27 season, with games scheduled for November 5 and 8, 2026.

The Saints will open the 2026‑27 season with two key conference battles, drawing on a returning core and a history of close series.

The America East Conference revealed its all‑conference baseball teams, recognizing a wave of standout performances by Bryant University players.

The Bulldogs' standout performers were recognized on the All‑America East teams, with historic milestones and academic honors highlighted before the team faces UMass Lowell in the opening round of the 2026 tournament.

Senior Ehi Okojie was named the America East’s Len Harlow Player of the Year, while Coach Liam Bowen shared Co‑Coach of the Year honors as the Retrievers finished second in the conference and prepare to meet the top seed in Binghamton on Thursday.

The Great Danes lost a close contest at Mahaney Diamond, with Maine's late rally securing a 7-5 victory. The teams will meet again on May 16 to close out the regular season.

Adrianna Smith, a senior forward for the University of Maine, has been selected as Maine's nominee for the America East's Woman of the Year honor, recognizing her unprecedented on‑court achievements and scholarly dedication.