Earlier today, Riley took a broad look at the Winston-Salem regional and provided an overview of the four teams competing in the double-elimination bracket.
Now we begin a deeper dive into the region, beginning with Wake Forest's opening opponent: the Maryland Baltimore-County Retrievers, champions of the America East conference - the first time they have ever won the America East.
The Retrievers received the automatic bid after winning the conference tournament and piecing together a 23-23 overall record (11-9 America East Regular Season).
UMBC finished tied for second in the regular season with Stony Brook, 4.