Score: UMBC 3, UAlbany 2 (23-25, 25-23, 21-25, 25-22, 15-13)
 
Location: University Gym in Albany, N.Y.
 
Short Story: UAlbany fell in a five-set America East Championship thriller to UMBC, as the Retrievers earn their first conference victory in program history.
 
Coach Josh Pickard: "It was exciting to have fans back and to compete in front of them knowing we had to win a lot this season to make this happen. We faced a very good UMBC team that took of the opportunities they had and we just couldn't push through. I'm proud of the way the team battled and I'm glad to see that we made it to the end with everything that's going on."
 
Key Stats 

• UMBC won its first America East Championship title in program history. 
• UAlbany took the largest set victory differential when they won set three by four points. 
• Three sets were determined by two points, including UMBC's fifth-set victory, 15-13.
• UMBC's Paige Krenik earned the America East Championship's Most Outstanding Player.
• Danielle Tedesco and Charlotte Macken earned All-Championship selections.
• UMBC's Aysia Miller had a match-high 58 kills and Loren Teter had 33 digs. 
• Kamara Kelly had a team-high 14 kills and added 12 digs.
• Charlotte Macken recorded 26 digs and Noa Brach had a match-high seven block assists. 
• Malea Stanton had 28 assists and Maddie Stone added 22.
• UMBC led the match in kills (70-57), digs (95-85) and assists (64-56) and UAlbany led in block assists (22-14).

Next: UAlbany's 2020-21 season has concluded with Friday's loss. UMBC earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament in Omaha, NE. and their opponent will be determined during Sunday's selection show.