Senior guard Nicole Hayner looks to stretch the Hawks’ defense with her three-point shooting capabilities. (Courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) Marlon Pitter Connector Editor The UMass Lowell women’s basketball team looks to earn their first America East victory of the season Saturday afternoon against the Hartford Hawks at Chase Family Arena in West Hartford, Conn.…
Men’s basketball aiming for a win in first conference game
The River Hawks will face their first America East opponent this season with a contest against UAlbany at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5. (Courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) Kathryn Leeber Connector Staff Following a close overtime win against Cornell University, the UMass Lowell men’s basketball team looks to start out 2017 with another win against…
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…
Women’s basketball falls to URI 64-57 in back-and-forth game
Freshman guard Markayla Sherman scored 13 points in her first career start. (Courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) Kathryn Leeber Connector Staff Despite a hard-fought battle against the University of Rhode Island Rams, the UMass Lowell women’s basketball team could not keep a strong lead. The River Hawks record fell to 0-7 with the 64-57 loss…
Women’s basketball falters in home opener against Fairfield
Sophomore forward Katherine Smith finished the night with 33 minutes played, third to only Nicole Hayner and Asia Mitchell-Owens. (Courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) Alexa Hyde Connector Editor Despite a high energy start, the UMass Lowell women’s basketball team (0-3) was unable to break through Fairfield’s (2-1) defense. The River Hawks fell 41-65 against the…
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…
Women’s basketball looks to find success in final year of transition to Division I
Senior co-captain Nicole Hayner finished her junior season with 819 minutes played and led the team in 3-point field goals. (Courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) Alexa Hyde Connector Editor As the final year of UMass Lowell’s Division I transition comes underway, the women’s basketball team travels to face the Towson Tigers on Friday, followed by…
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…
