(Photo courtesy of UML Athletics) “River Hawks players celebrate” Shaan Baid Connector Editor The River Hawks enjoyed Halloween with a 1-0 win against Bryant on Thursday night. Graduate student Marissa Saucedo came up huge for the winners by scoring the game-winning goal at the 84:33 mark. UMass Lowell improves to 5-9-3 with the win. Defensively,…
Men’s Soccer takes down UAlbany 2-0
(Photo courtesy of UML Athletics) “UML player handles the ball” Jake Messer Connector Editor On Saturday, Sept. 28, the River Hawks defeated UAlbany 2-0, giving the team their first win in America East conference play since 2021. “It’s a roller coaster of emotions,” said Head Coach Kyle Zenoni after the win. “We got the monkey…
Men’s Soccer 0-0 tie against Northeastern
(Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) “Shunnosuke Nakajima handles the ball” Shaan Baid Connector Editor The River Hawks ended their contest with Northeastern in a 0-0 draw on Tuesday night at Cushing Field, thanks to junior goalkeeper JR Gawel’s five clutch saves. With the draw, the River Hawks now sit at 5-1-3 in the season.…
World Cup predictions after U.S. faces unsustainable loss to Netherlands
(Photo courtesy of Bloomberg) “Forward Christian Pulisic looks off after U.S. is eliminated by the Netherlands.” Tanner Hume Connector Editor The group stages are finally done after two weeks of brutal competition. Upsets were had, and surprise qualifications were aplenty. This has been a very entertaining World Cup so far, but now, it’s knockout time,…
Predictions for each of the 2022 FIFA World Cup groups
(Photo courtesy of Marca.com) “The final groups for the 2022 World Cup.” Tanner Hume Connector Editor The 2022 FIFA World Cup has finally arrived, and there is a lot of craze in the world of soccer/football. What stinks is that the sale of alcohol was banned in Qatar during the tournament, so everyone must be…
125 dead after tear gas triggers fatal soccer stadium rush in Indonesia
(Photo courtesy of TSN.ca) “People gather in a vigil to mourn those who tragically passed.” Jon Hatem Connector Staff On Saturday, October 1st, at least 125 Indonesian people were estimated to have passed after an incident between rival fans and the police. Occurring in Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, Indonesia, this is among the worst crowd…
2022 Homecoming sports preview
(Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) “UMass Lowell hockey players pose under blue light.” Steven O’Hara Connector Staff Another homecoming celebration, another exciting week of UMass Lowell sporting events. Starting on Friday, September 30th, UMass Lowell is showing off their athletic prowess for the whole week, ending on Saturday, October 8th. The River Hawks are…
US Women’s Soccer team settles equal pay lawsuit from 2019
(Photo courtesy of NPR) The U.S. women’s national soccer team Matt Micale Connector Editor The U.S. women’s soccer team had a monumental victory in late February against U.S. Soccer, settling a lawsuit that originated in 2019. The lawsuit claimed that the U.S. women’s soccer players are entitled under law to more equal pay to their…
