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#pounditMonday, March 18, 2024

UMBC Twitter account dominates during upset win over Virginia

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The play of 16 seed UMBC during its NCAA Tournament game against 1 seed Virginia on Friday was certainly special. What’s incredible is that UMBC’s Twitter account may have put together an even more impressive performance.

UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) made history by becoming the first 16 seed to defeat a 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. That’s only half the story; they beat the No. 1 overall seed in the entire tournament, and they beat them badly.

During the win, the UMBC Athletics Twitter account was on fire with its tweets. Take a look at some of these gems:

A well known MLB reporter asked who UMBC is. This was their response:

UMBC. On fire.

The rest of the internet had a great time with the upset win too. Take a look at some of the tweets.

There was a lot of acronym fun:

Comparison to the “Miracle on Ice”:

Some were all about the UMBC nickname, which is the retrievers.

They got a shoutout from the Ravens:

And the Orioles:

UMBC – the greatest school you hadn’t heard of before, but do now.

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