River Hawks will look to bounce back against Rennselaer for the Thanksgiving tournament (Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) Aaron Robinson Connector Editor Junior forward Brian Rigali scored halfway through the third period and that would prove to be the difference, as the UConn Huskies defeated the No. 12 UMass Lowell River Huskies 2–1 Saturday…
Relentless River Hawks dominate Beacons in home opener at Costello
Christian Lutete came into this matchup averaging over 25 points for the River Hawks (Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) Marcos Aguilar Connector Editor With a dominate performance at Costello Athletic Center, the UMass Lowell men’s basketball team (2-2) confidently took their home opener with a win over the visiting UMass Boston Beacons (0-1), 88-45.…
River Hawks draw against Colgate on second Homecoming weekend matchup
(Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) Aaron Robinson Connector Editor After a crushing 4-3 overtime loss to the Colgate University Raiders on Friday night, the UMass Lowell River Hawks fought to a tough 0-0 tie on Saturday night to improve to 3-2-1 (0-0-0 HEA) on the young season. HC Norm Bazin’s post-game comments after the…
UMass Lowell athletics unveils new student entrance at Tsongas and launches student check-in app
Brigid Archibald Connector Editor Returning Students who are not apart of residence life and had not been to a game since the school year started were met with a surprise when they arrived at the Tsongas Center for the first hockey game of the school year on Friday, Oct. 4. A new student entrance and…
School honors legacy of a departed alumna with 5k walk/run
Cassandra Milnes Connector Editor For Homecoming weekend this year, UMass Lowell will host the 21st annual Jennifer D‘Amour 5K Run & Walk at the Tsongas Center. The event, which will take place on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 10 a.m., was established by UMass Lowell for alumna Jennifer D‘Amour. D’Amour was a runner for the UMass…
Hit the ground running with UMass Lowell’s career fairs
Vernon Gibbs Connector Staff The process of looking for and getting a job after college is a subject that can be left neglected in the back of one’s mind until reality catches up to them. UMass Lowell hosts career fairs on an annual basis, giving students a head start in tackling the dread of finally…
Bring Me the Horizon brings down the Tsongas Center
“Amo” is Bring Me the Horizon’s sixth studio album. (Photo courtesy of Troy Lafond/Connector) Troy Lafond Connector Staff On Friday, Feb. 1, metal band Bring Me the Horizon came to UMass Lowell to perform at the Tsongas Center. They are currently on their First Love World Tour in support of their new album “Amo,” which…
There are many obstacles for women’s ice hockey at UMass Lowell
The club women’s ice hockey team was established in 2007 (Photo courtesy of Justin Lawler) Jason Ounpraseuth Connector Editor UMass Lowell does not have a Division I women’s ice hockey team. It does, however, have a club women’s ice hockey team. The members of the team hope that UMass Lowell will someday have a Division…
