The eyes of the sports world are on UMBC. Cinderella has arrived.
The No. 16 seed shocked No. 1 seed Virginia by double digits on Friday night as the Retrievers became the first No. 16 seed to defeat a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.
UMBC’s basketball team wasn’t the only group from the school ready to go on Friday night.
The school’s social media presence was trolling everyone and showing tons of swagger as the Retrievers built a second-half double-digit lead on Virginia.
The UMBC Athletics account called out pundits, trolled doubters and had fun with fans during a special moment in sports history.
Some examples:
We won 24 games and a conference title, it's not like we are a YMCA team, dude https://t.co/TNYHHdwNZy
— UMBC Athletics (@UMBCAthletics) March 17, 2018
We're just a 16 seed, happy to be here, also we're up 35-24 on No.1 Virginia with Jairus going to the line to shoot 3 ft with 15:52 left
— UMBC Athletics (@UMBCAthletics) March 17, 2018
Hi Seth, remember when you declared the game over at tip? We are up 14 with 14 minutes left https://t.co/duUviOMvZO
— UMBC Athletics (@UMBCAthletics) March 17, 2018
University of Maryland Baltimore County, who are you? https://t.co/XGp9MacmGb
— UMBC Athletics (@UMBCAthletics) March 17, 2018
We beat them by 20 @JayBilas that’s a blowout, not a collapse https://t.co/O7lbbHaVVU
— UMBC Athletics (@UMBCAthletics) March 17, 2018
Ahh we remember this game at Maryland in December....hopefully you enjoyed our game from your couch dude! pic.twitter.com/qwRC9zSQuE
— UMBC Athletics (@UMBCAthletics) March 17, 2018
Coming from the National Champions, this means a lot. https://t.co/MuzR9iwycj
— UMBC Athletics (@UMBCAthletics) March 17, 2018
Now that the historic win has gone down, UMBC, and their social media account, have become immortal.