UMass Lowell track and field member Omar Abdi found himself on unfamiliar ground Friday in Sopot, Poland, running at the IAAF World Indoor Track and Field Championships. Abdi represented his home country Somalia at the event. He showcased a competitive spirit and improved attitude in the competition but was unable to qualify for the 1,500…
River Hawks slated to play Vermont in Hockey East Quarterfinals
The No. 8 UMass Lowell men’s hockey team will host No.15 University of Vermont in the quarterfinals of the Hockey East playoffs. The last time these two teams met in the playoffs was 2009, when Lowell went to Vermont and swept the Catamounts with two straight road wins. This year, UMass Lowell will look to…
Ice hockey secures No. 2 spot for Hockey East playoffs
Thanks to 1-0 overtime win against Vermont over the weekend, the UMass Lowell men’s hockey team clinched the No. 2 seed for the Hockey East playoffs, guaranteeing that they will enjoy home ice during the quarterfinal series as well as a first round bye. This season marks the third in a row where the River…
Baseball earns 1-0 win against the University of Cincinnati
On a cold, raw Friday afternoon where base hits were at a premium, the UMass Lowell baseball team managed to capitalize on a Cincinnati Bearcat mistake to walk away with a 1-0 victory. “We played error free baseball and they had one mistake and we capitalized on it,” head coach Ken Harring said to goriverhawks.com.…
Ice hockey battles back to tie BC in front of record-breaking crowd
Trevor Cullen Connector Editor After being shut out in a 3-0 loss on Friday night at Boston College’s Conte Forum, the River Hawks returned home to a record-breaking crowd at the Tsongas Center on Saturday evening to try and return the favor. Through two periods, Boston College managed to keep the anxious crowd at bay…
Riverhawks miss the mark soaring into doubleheader
Trevor Cullen Connector Editor the teams’ last doubleheader of the season at the Tsongas Center. It was the women’s last home game of the season, but they were unable to turn the energy they gained from a pre-game senior night celebration into a win, losing 79-68. The men also were unable to grab a victory,…
Akeem Williams shoots past the 2K point mark
Trevor Cullen Connector Editor The men’s basketball team battled in a losing effort on Saturday, Feb. 15 against Stony Brook, falling 78-68. While the loss dropped UMass Lowell to 8-17 overall (6-7 in America East) one team member surpassed a River Hawk milestone. Senior standout Akeem Williams surpassed the 2,000 point mark during the game…
Hearbreak for Amherst
Trevor Cullen Connector Editor River Hawks sneak by Minutemen in final second. Last Friday saw hockey rival UMass Amherst visit the Tsongas Center for the final regular season match-up between the Minutemen and the River Hawks. The game did not disappoint, with momentum swinging towards opposite ends of the ice on several different occasions. River…
