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UMBC's 13-goal thumping of Vermont last Saturday had a plethora of motivations, but the disappointment of a 15-14 overtime loss to Hartford on March 30 fueled the team. The Retrievers had a one-goal lead until the Hawks scored with 11 seconds in regulation and then 54 seconds into the extra frame in the season-opening America East contest for both sides. Coach Don Zimmerman wasn't shy about admitting that the setback to Hartford inspired UMBC's effort against the Catamounts. “I think it was a combination of things,” he said Tuesday morning.

A La Plata man was killed early Saturday when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a truck on Route 100 near the Baltimore Washington Parkway. Anne Arundel County police said that James Garrett Henderson, 27, was traveling at a high speed when his 2005 Harley Davidson motorcycle abruptly switched lanes on westbound Route 100 and stuck the back of an Isuzu box truck. Henderson was taken to University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, but he later died of his injuries.

Four people were injured in a three-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon at the intersection of Route 543 and Walters Mill Road in Street. Maryland State Police troopers said the accident happened shortly after 1 p.m., when Coleman Lewis Hitchcock, 82, failed to stop at the stop sign on Walters Mill Road as he neared Route 543. His car, a Mitsubishi, was hit by a Mazda driven by Krystle Genuendt, 24, of Pennsylvania, according to Sgt. Gary Chatfield...

No. 7 Notre Dame made its argument Tuesday for why it still belongs in discussions about the best men's lacrosse team in NCAA Division I. One day removed from falling out of the top spot in The Baltimore Sun's rankings, the Fighting Irish (7-2) rolled to a 17-5 neutral-site victory over a less-experienced Golden Eagles (2-5) squad at Loyola Academy's Hoerster Field in Wilmette, Ill. The Golden Eagles, who started seven underclassmen - including a half-dozen freshmen - kept things close early after a fairly pedestrian first quarter in which both sides tried to control the tempo by being selective on the attacking end. Co-captain Ben Dvorak got Marquette on the scoreboard with 40 seconds left in the opening quarter to tie the score at 1. It didn't stay even for long, however, as Notre Dame's John Scioscia ended the first quarter with the first of his six goals on the day. The score remained that way until near the midway point of the second quarter.

Senior faceoff specialist Mike Poppleton will be a game-time decision for No. 12 Johns Hopkins' showdown with No. 4 North Carolina on Saturday. Poppleton, who has won 70.9 percent (100 of 141) of his draws this season, left Saturday's 15-8 victory over No. 13 Virginia with an unspecified injury shortly after winning four of six  faceoffs and scoring once. Poppleton did not return, and coach Dave Pietramala said a decision on Poppleton won't be made until Saturday. “He's good,” Pietramala said.

Sophomore Wes Berg scored six goals, including the game-winner in overtime, as No. 2 Denver beat visiting Air Force, 11-10, in men's lacrosse on Tuesday. Air Force's Erik Smith tied the game at 10 with 17 seconds left in regulation before Berg found the net 1:04 into the overtime period. The six-goal performance marked Berg's fifth hat trick of the season and eighth of his career. Senior Eric Law tallied four points on one goal and three assists, while senior Colin Scott recorded a pair of goals for Denver (6-2, 2-0 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference)

Maryland has the highest scoring offense in Division I women's lacrosse, but the Terps ' attack needed a jump-start from its defense Saturday against James Madison. After the No. 1 Terps (11-0) fell behind early, they used a stifling midfield defense to handcuff the No. 17 Dukes and start their offense rolling toward an 18-8 victory at Maryland's Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex. The Dukes jumped out to a 2-0 lead, thanks in part to winning the first two draws and they shut out the Terps , who went into the game averaging 16.40 goals, for nearly 13 minutes.

South River manager Ken Dunn tells his players that "the road to success is always under construction. " Fortunately for him, his team laid down some quality miles Thursday, while all visiting Arundel found were potholes in an 11-1 loss in an Anne Arundel County league game that ended after six innings because of the ten-run rule. The No. 4 Seahawks (1-0, 1-0) rode the arm and the bat of pitcher Scott Mitchell. The senior threw a three-hitter, striking out eight and keeping No. 5 Arundel (0-1, 0-1)

Marcus Holman (Gilman) scored his 100th career goal and Joey Sankey had career highs for goals and points in a game as No. 10 North Carolina rolled to a 13-5 win over visiting Dartmouth (2-3) on Monday afternoon. Holman had four goals and an assist for the Tar Heels (4-3), while Sankey had four goals and three assists. Freshman attackman Patrick Kelly (Calvert Hall) scored his first career goal for North Carolina. Next up for the Tar Heels is a matchup at top-ranked Maryland at noon Saturday.

NCAA selection show Monday, 7 p.m. TV: ESPN With less than a minute to go in Saturday night's Patriot League women's basketball tournament final, Navy junior guard Kara Pollinger came out of the game and shared a long embrace with coach Stefanie Pemper. By that time, the second-seeded Mids were well on their way to a 72-53 win over fourth-seeded Holy Cross in front of an announced 1,554 at Alumni Hall, and the two were thoroughly enjoying their third consecutive conference tournament title and corresponding berth in the NCAA tournament.