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Men’s Basketball narrowly wins against Bearcats 87-80

Men’s Basketball narrowly wins against Bearcats 87-80

(Photo Courtesy of Sarah Mahannah) “Quinton Mincey shoots a basket.” Sarah Mahannah Connector Editor The UMass Lowell men’s basketball team (18-7) faced off against the Binghamton University Bearcats (12-14) on Thursday night. They just scraped by with a score of 87-80.  It was a historic night in the city of Lowell as the River Hawks

River Hawks historic season comes to an end

(Photo courtesy of The Lowell Sun) “River Hawks basketball player Everette Hammond shoots a basket.” Andrew Wilcox Connector Editor The River Hawks fell short to their conference rival Vermont in the America East Championship after a historic season for the program. UMass Lowell held strong in the America East during the regular season, winning 11 of

Photos: Men’s basketball falls to UNH 78-67 in season finale

Matt Dwyer Connector Editor See the photos below to view some moments from tonight’s men’s basketball loss against the University of New Hampshire. On the program’s Senior Night in which they honored senior forward Tyler Livingston, the River Hawks fell 78-67. (All photos by Matt Dwyer/Connector) Junior guard Matt Harris is fouled by New Hampshire’s

Hayner ties UMass Lowell record as River Hawks fall 78-62 to UMBC

Senior guard Nicole Hayner tied a UMass Lowell record for three-pointers made in a game in her penultimate collegiate contest. (Courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) Gina Cincotta Connector Contributor The UMass Lowell women’s basketball team fell 78-62 to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County at the Tsongas Center on Saturday. With the loss, the program

Women’s basketball drops America East game at home

Senior guard Nicole Hayner notched 10 points on Wednesday night against Albany Alexa Hyde Connector Editor The UMass Lowell women’s basketball team suffered a loss to the UAlbany Great Danes in Wednesday night’s America East matchup. UMass Lowell fell to a 3-19 overall record, and a 0-9 America East record. Despite a strong first quarter, UMass

River Hawks lose halftime lead to Vermont to 61-46 finish

Junior forward Kayla Gibbs scored 13 points Thursday night, the sixteenth straight game in which she tallied over ten points. (Courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) Alexa Hyde Connector Editor UMass Lowell (3-16, 0-6 AE) fell 46-61 to the Vermont Catamounts (5-13, 2-4 AE) on Thursday night in an America East matchup. Led offensively by junior forward

River Hawks’ comeback attempt falls short against Seawolves

Redshirt junior Jahad Thomas tallied 18 points in the River Hawks’ losing effort against Stony Brook on Monday afternoon. (Christina Laderoute/Connector) Marlon Pitter Connector Editor The UMass Lowell men’s basketball team fell to the Stony Brook Seawolves 86-75 in a back-and-forth contest at Costello Athletic Center Monday afternoon. The Seawolves led by as many as

Women’s basketball overpowered by Hartford in America East matchup

Freshman guard Markayla Sherman put up a career-high 15 points in a 33-minute performance on Saturday afternoon. (Courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) Marlon Pitter Connector Editor A second-half double-double from junior forward Kayla Gibbs was not enough for the UMass Lowell women’s basketball team to overcome the Hartford Hawks’ balanced scoring attack and takeaway abilities,