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      <title>UMass Boston Athletics Hosts 6th Annual UMBY&#x2019;S Award Ceremony</title>
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      <title>Houlihan Named AVCA 2013 Thirty Under 30 Recipient</title>
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      <description>Mike Houlihan named one of the top up and coming coaches in college and high school volleyball under the age of 30</description>
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      <title>Garin Veris Named Director of External Business Development &amp; Marketing for UMass Boston Athletics Program</title>
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      <description>Former New England Patriots player named the new Director of External Business Development and Marketing at the University of Massachusetts Boston.</description>
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      <title>Volleyball Gives Their Time at the Boys and Girls Club</title>
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      <description>Beacons spend time at local Boys and Girls Club to take about what it means to play sports.</description>
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      <title>Top 12 of 2012: #1 Women's Volleyball Downs Bowdoin To Return To Elite Eight (11/11)</title>
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      <description>Beacons outlast Polar Bears in five-set thriller</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Thompson Named ECAC New England Offensive Player of the Year</title>
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      <description>Senior hitter earns another major regional award after leading the Beacons to their second NCAA regional title in 2012.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Thompson Named NEWVA Player of the Year</title>
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      <description>Senior hitter ended her career as the most decorated player in program history.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Volleyball Falls to No. 5 Christopher Newport in National Quarterfinal</title>
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      <description>Beacons take first set, but fall in the next three in the first round of the NCAA Division III National Tournament Quarterfinal.</description>
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      <title>Volleyball Earns NCAA Regional Crown with 3-2 Win over Bowdoin</title>
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      <description>Beacons earn their second regional title in three years and advance to the National Tournament in Holland, Michigan.</description>
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      <title>Volleyball Uses Total Team Effort to Advance to NCAA Regional Championship</title>
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      <description>Beacons advance to the championship match following 3-2 win over Connecticut College.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Volleyball Downs MIT to Advance in NCAA Tournament</title>
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      <description>Shannon Thompson leads Beacons with 18 kills to in 3-1 win over Engineers.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Five From Volleyball Earn All-Conference Accolades</title>
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      <description>Shannon Thompson named Offensive Player of the Year, Emma Rocha named Rookie of the Year for the Beacons.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Volleyball and Women's Soccer Receive Their NCAA Draws</title>
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      <description>Women's Volleyball will take on MIT Friday, Women's Soccer will play host Ithaca College Saturday</description>
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      <title>Volleyball Wins LEC Title with 3-1 Win over Keene State</title>
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      <description>Beacons earn the four-peat as they defeat Owls by the final of 3-1.</description>
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      <title>Volleyball Advances to LEC Championship with 3-0 win over RIC</title>
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      <description>Beacons advance to tomorrow's championship match with 3-0 win over Anchorwomen.</description>
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      <title>Volleyball Set to Host Little East Conference Tournament</title>
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      <description>Beacons are in the hunt for their fourth straight conference title this weekend and will face Rhode Island College in the first-round.</description>
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      <description>For the first time ever Beacons will host their respective conference tournaments starting on Thursday.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Beacons fall to defending national champs Wittenberg and No. 6 Emory.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Plymouth State Stuns Volleyball in Conference Finale</title>
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      <description>Panthers claw their way back from 2-0 deficit to defeat Beacons by the final of 3-2 in final conference match of the season.</description>
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      <description>Lucas Ordosgoitia named LEC Rookie of the Week for men's soccer; Shannon Thompson named Offensive Player of the Week for volleyball</description>
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      <description>Beacons win fourth straight Little East Conference regular season title and will be the top seed in the conference tournament.</description>
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      <title>UMass Boston Looking to End Hunger with Key For Hope and Food Drive</title>
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      <title>Volleyball Blanks Western Connecticut State on Senior Day</title>
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      <description>Beacons cruise to fifth straight conference win with 3-0 decision over Colonials</description>
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      <title>Ledin and Rocha Earn Little East Conference Weekly Honors</title>
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      <description>Krista Ledin named Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week; Emma Rocha named Volleyball Rookie of the Week.</description>
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      <title>No. 23 Southwestern (TX) Downs Volleyball on Final Day of Beacons Invite</title>
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      <description>Beacons drop final match of their annual tournament to the 23rd ranked Pirates by the final of 3-0.</description>
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      <title>Volleyball Splits on First Day of Beacons Invitational</title>
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      <description>UMass earns 3-2 win over Endicott before falling No. 4 Christopher Newport, 3-0.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Fan Bus Available on Saturday to Bring Fans to Tufts U. for Beacons Invite</title>
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      <title>Volleyball Downs UMass Dartmouth in Conference Action</title>
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      <description>Beacons remain undefeated in conference play with 3-0 win over Corsairs.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Volleyball Blanks Regionally Ranked Tufts, 3-0</title>
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      <description>Beacons record their second straight win over regionally ranked opponent.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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