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- The No. 16 UMBC Retrievers made history on Friday night, defeating top-ranked Virginia in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
- As the game played out, the @UMBCAthletics Twitter account rapidly gained, live-tweeting the upset and taking vengeance on sportswriters who dismissed the Retrievers too early.
- UMBC will play again on Sunday against No. 9 Kansas State in the second round with a spot in the Sweet 16 on the line.
The No. 16 Maryland-Baltimore County Retrievers pulled off one of the biggest upsets in March Madness history on Friday night, defeating the top-ranked Virginia Cavaliers, marking the first time in the history of the men’s NCAA Tournament that a No. 1 seed has fallen in the first round.
Every player, coach, and fan associated with the Retrievers undoubtedly enjoyed the win to its fullest extent, not to mention those who bet on the unlikely upset and won thousands of dollars because of it. But it is possible no one on the planet had a better time that Zach Seidel, who runs the @UMBCAthletics Twitter account.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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