Shane Foley Connector Editor “Often times, the final score doesn’t reflect upon the two teams,” said Kelly Freitas, remarking on the result of the River Hawks field hockey team’s 3-2 loss to Holy Cross on Friday Night. UMass Lowell was able to keep a 2-2 tie late into the second half, when Kaitlyn Murray of…
Fantasy advising center: week 2
Shane Foley Connector Editor Fantasy football players do not get enough credit. Especially if they are in a deep league; they have to keep track of all 36 teams (with an enormous amount of players), add the right ones to their team, release the bad ones, and somehow end up with more points than everyone…
Djokovic, Federer stunned in semi finals at US Open
Nick Giannino Sports Editor For the first time since the 2005 Australian Open, a grand slam tennis final will feature two players not named Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, or Roger Federer. Instead, Croatia’s Marin Cilic will face Japan’s Kei Nishikori, with each searching for their first Grand Slam victory. Nishikori used a combination of speed…
River Hawk baseball player watches ‘dream come true’
Shane Foley Connector Editor When Ian Strom, centerfielder for the UMass Lowell River Hawk baseball team, made a diving catch in the top of the 6th inning, he probably knew he had made a good play. He could have probably guessed that his coaches would have praised him for the jump he had on the…
Patriots preseason recap
Shane Foley Connector Editor The Patriots preseason could be described as turbulent at best, with many secondary players seeing a lot of playing time to make the 53-man roster. Unfortunately, the end of the preseason may have left us with more questions than answers. First of all, we know Brady is back, but we aren’t…
NFL Week One Power Rankings
Nick Giannino Sports Editor The defending champion, Seattle Seahawks, match up against their NFC rival, the Green Bay Packers, on Thursday night, kicking off another NFL regular season. A new season has everyone asking who will come out on top when February rolls around. With that being said, let’s see who begins the year in…
UMass Lowell club swimming makes waves at Nationals
The UMass Lowell Club Swimming Program dove into new waters last month when they attended Swim Club Nationals in Atlanta, Georgia. The event marked a definitive transition in River Hawks swimming from recreational activity to competition sport. “It’s hard to be goal oriented and improve if you don’t have competition,” said Marta Taddeo, team head…
River Hawks baseball sweeps doubleheader against UMBC
UMass Lowell baseball throttled the University of Maryland Baltimore County in both games of their doubleheader on Saturday. The River Hawks won game one 5-1 and game two 15-1. The story in the first game was the pitching of UMass Lowell’s Shane Beauchemin, who went the distance for a four-hit complete game victory. The River…
