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Men’s basketball falls in 75-74 heartbreaker to NJIT

Men’s basketball falls in 75-74 heartbreaker to NJIT

Sophomore guard Ryan Jones makes a move around a NJIT defender. (Matt Dwyer/Connector) Hannah Manning Connector Editor The River Hawks clawed back from a fifteen-point deficit after the first half, coming within seven points of NJIT only four minutes into the second half. They came within one point six minutes in. Scoring was back and

Chancellor Moloney courted by the sport of basketball

Chancellor Jacquie Moloney has high hopes for the River Hawks this year. (Courtesy of UMass Lowell) Marlon Pitter  Connector Editor On the fourth floor of University Crossing works one of UMass Lowell’s biggest basketball fans. Though it may not seem apparent in normal conversation, Chancellor Jacquie Moloney has a special place in her heart for

Men’s basketball nabs first victory of season against Wagner 87-76

UMass Lowell guard Rinardo Perry drives past Wagner’s JoJo Cooper. (Matt Dwyer/Connector) Hannah Manning Connector Editor The UMass Lowell men’s basketball team took its first victory of the season with a nail-biter against Wagner University. The cat-and-mouse game had both teams score 50 points in the second half to battle to an 87-76 win. “Wagner’s

Men’s basketball back and better than ever before

The UMass Lowell men’s basketball team will play their first home game against Wagner on Monday, Nov. 14 at Costello Athletic Center. (Courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) Andrew Haverty Connector Contributor Basketball season is officially back, River Hawk Nation. Once again it’s time to lace up and ball up on all 94 feet of that

No grey area here: White is the real deal

Isaac White made his presence felt in game two of the season with his a game-winning layup to lift the River Hawks past Sacred Heart at the Tsongas Center. (Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) Kyle Gaudette Connector Editor If you want to buy him a drink, you need to wait until April 2018. But

River Hawks on wrong end of buzzer beater

Senior Mark Cornelius shoots over a Wildcat defender in Thursday night’s America East matchup against the University of New Hampshire. (Evanthia Tully/Connector) Kyle Gaudette Connector Editor One cannot take anything for granted in the America East Conference. For a team that played its best game defensively and shot 55 percent from the floor, quite simply,

River Hawks battle to 88-79 loss at UConn

Jahad Thomas led the River Hawks with 19 points in a strong performance against UConn Sunday afternoon. (Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) Marlon Pitter Connector Editor The UMass Lowell men’s basketball team (4-7) put their offense to the test against No. 25 UConn (7-3), but it wasn’t enough to beat the Huskies, falling 88-79