Get in on the action and cheer on UMBC’s women’s basketball team as it heads out for its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. The University will host a send-off for the team at noon Friday, March 16.

UPDATE, Friday March 16: Due to today's bad weather, the send-off celebration has been moved indoors to the Retriever Activities Center (RAC) lobby.

The Down and Dirty Dawg band, cheerleaders and UMBC dance team will help celebrate the team’s trip to the tourney. Charlie Brown, athletic director, will also give brief remarks. Seeded No. 16 in the Fresno Regional, the America East champion will take on top-seeded Connecticut in the first round at 9:30 p.m. Sunday, March 18 at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Conn. The game will be shown live on ESPN2.
For all the latest information and other team highlights, visit http://www.umbc.edu/bigdance/.