Trevor Cullen Connector Editor The UMass Lowell softball team earned its first win of the season in dramatic fashion at the Hampton Inn Dunn Invitational last Friday, rallying from six down in the last two innings to beat Campbell University in the first game of the doubleheader, 8-7. By the third inning, the River Hawks…
Men’s basketball dazzles against UMBC behind career night from Williams
Trevor Cullen Connector Editor While they do not have a winning record and are not eligible for the playoffs due to the transition to Division 1, the River Hawks men’s basketball team is playing at a tremendous pace. Their latest victim was the University of Baltimore Maryland County. Behind a tremendous shooting performance headlined by…
Hockey collects four points in weekend sweep of Merrimack
Trevor Cullen Connector Editor A good weekend for River Hawk athletics was capped off Saturday night when the UMass Lowell men’s hockey team won their second game in two nights against Merrimack, earning four vital Hockey East points. “I thought we got contributions throughout our lineup tonight with several key goals and solid goaltending. We…
Records fall at historic meet for track and field
Trevor Cullen Connector Editor Not one, but three separate River Hawks stamped their place in the UMass Lowell record books last Saturday at the John Thomas Terrier Invitational, held at Boston University. Junior Robert Allen, senior Omar Abdi, and junior Garrett King each broke school records in their respective events. “This is probably the best…
Insult and injury: Patriots lose to Broncos in AFC Championship game
Trevor Cullen Connector Editor Team of destiny? Not the 2013 Patriots. The Patriots suffered through a season of injuries, managing to go 12-4 and even make it to within a game of going to their sixth Super Bowl since 2001. But key personnel losses on each side of the ball finally caught up to New…
River Hawks split high scoring series with Friars
Trevor Cullen Connector Editor The River Hawks split a home-home series with the Providence Friars last weekend, with each team winning on their home ice. The River Hawks dropped the first game of the series 5-4 behind a disastrous third period in which they led 4-2, before giving up three goals in the final ten…
An exciting spring semester awaits UMass Lowell athletics
Hello all, and welcome back for the spring semester! I hope everyone had a relaxing and entertaining winter break. While we have been away, a lot has happened in the world of UMass Lowell athletics. The men’s hockey team made its first ever appearance at Frozen Fenway; The men’s and women’s basketball teams each collected […]
Hockey ties Maine, upends Boston University in crucial weekend homestand
The men’s hockey team collected three important points in Hockey East last weekend, battling to a 1-1 tie at home against Maine on Friday, before beating Boston University 3-1 on Saturday evening. The tie against Maine was a tough result for the River Hawks, as they led the game 1-0 until the final minutes of […]