The UMass Lowell men’s ice hockey team will be missing a significant number of key pieces when it begins its 2014-2015 season. Senior captain Josh Holmstrom, senior assistant captain Joseph Pendenza and senior goaltender Doug Carr are moving on from college hockey, at least. Holmstrom signed an amateur try-out (ATO)deal and will play hockey with…
Ice hockey Head Coach Norm Bazin reflects on successful season
Marlon Pitter Connector Editor Projected number one overall in numerous preseason polls, the River Hawks were poised to make a return to the Frozen Four. Their aspirations, however, were dashed by Hockey East rival Boston College in the NCAA Northeast Regional Final. After going 26-11-4 overall and winning the Hockey East Tournament for the second…
Wealth of riches — What’s next for Boston sports
In 2001, I sat and watched from the wood floor of my grandparents’ house as the New England Patriots pulled off an upset of epic proportions, beating the St. Louis Rams for their first of three Super Bowl victories in the next decade. The Patriots’ third Lombardi trophy coincided with the Red Sox first World…
Softball drops doubleheader to University of Maine
In their America East debut, the women of UMass Lowell’s softball team dropped both games in a doubleheader against the Maine Black Bears. In the first game, the River Hawks found themselves in a hole early, giving up five runs over the first two innings. They managed just one run against Maine pitcher Alexis Bogdanovich.…
River Hawk baseball’s rally falls short against Bryant
The UMass Lowell men’s baseball team dropped a tough game to Bryant University after their late game rally fell just short. The River Hawks were down 5-0 after four innings but earned multiple runs of their own to make it close, ultimately losing 5-4. “Good effort today against a very good Bryant team,” head coach…
UMass Lowell outlasts Minnesota State- Mankato in NCAA opening round
The River Hawks relied on strong special teams play and goaltender Connor Hellebuyck made 35 total saves — several of the incredible variety — to propel UMass Lowell to a matchup with Hockey East foe Boston College on Sunday with a 2-1 victory over the Mavericks of Minnesota State-Mankato. Joseph Pendenza scored on a shorthanded…
Champions again!
River Hawks claim second consecutive Hockey East title with win over UNH The UMass Lowell hockey team took home their second Hockey East tournament championship in as many years over the weekend after making easy work of Notre Dame in the semis and New Hampshire in the final at the TD Garden in Boston. Both…
Softball struggles for runs in doubleheader versus Wildcats of Bethune-Cookman University
UMass Lowell softball only surrendered five runs over two games in their doubleheader against Bethune-Cookman. The problem was they were not able to score more than one run combined against the Wildcats. In the first game, Lowell freshman Lauren Ramirez pitched a great game, going four and two-thirds innings giving up just one run on…
