(photo courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics) “Poster for the Final Four in Phoenix.” Shaan Baid Connector Editor The stage is set for the Final Four of the Men’s NCAA tournament with UConn, Alabama, Purdue and NC State advancing. The biggest headline is No. 11 NC State upsetting No. 4 Duke 76-64. NC State continues its Cinderella…
“Changing the Game” aims to show the realities of being a transgender athlete
(Photo Courtesy of Esquire) “Movie poster for Changing the Game shows the three stars in their athletic fields” Sarah Mahannah Connector Editor On Tuesday, November 14, the LGBTQ+ Resource Center & UMass Lowell Political Science Department joined forces for a showing of the movie “Changing the Game”. The 2019 Hulu documentary directed by Michael Barnett…
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…
NCAA March Madness enters the Final Four
(Photo courtesy Syracuse.com) Final Four logo over basketball Tanner Hume Connector Editor March Madness has been a wild ride for college basketball fans everywhere, from 15th seed Saint Peters playing bracket wrecker simulator to an eight seed making it to the Final Four, this year’s March Madness tournament has been a great one. With the Final…
River Hawks hockey team season ends in the NCAA tournament against Denver
(Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell) Lowell’s Lucas Condotta makes a move in front of Denver’s net Matt Micale Connector Editor UMass Lowell’s men’s hockey team’s season came to an end last Thursday after a 3-2 loss to the Denver Pioneers in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Lowell went into this game as the…
River Hawks fall to UMass Amherst in Hockey East Semifinal
(Photo courtesy of UMass Amherst) Lowell’s Reid Stefanson gets tied up with Amherst’s goalie, Matt Murray Matt Micale Connector Editor Last Friday night, the UMass Lowell men’s hockey team lost to UMass Amherst 3-1 in the Hockey East semifinal game at the TD Garden. Lowell was seeded third in the division and Amherst seeded second.…
UMass Lowell Women’s Basketball Loss to UAlbany
(Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell) Lowell’s Kaylen Banwareesingh takes a shot during the game against UAlbany Alex Decacto-Roed Connector Staff On Wednesday night, the UMass Lowell women’s basketball team ended their three-game winning streak with a 56-44 loss to the UAlbany Great Danes at SEFCU Arena. Although opening the game with a 7-2 run, trouble…
UMass Lowell’s men’s hockey team takes down Boston University on Friday and Saturday night
(Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell) River Hawk defenseman Ben Meehan controls the puck during Saturday’s game against BU Matt Micale Connector Editor The UMass Lowell men’s hockey team beat Boston University twice last weekend on both Friday and Saturday night. The score of the Friday night game was 3-0 on BU’s home ice and the…
