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Lethargic River Hawks suffer disappointing loss against Northeastern

Lethargic River Hawks suffer disappointing loss against Northeastern

UMass Lowell will hope to forget a poor performance heading into their next game vs. Bentley (Matt Dwyer/Connector)  Hannah Manning Connector Editor The UMass Lowell River Hawks put the Tsongas Center to sleep with an uninspiring effort against the Northeastern Huskies on Friday, Oct. 26. After 60 minutes of mostly uneven play on the part

River Hawks triumph over UVM in nail-biting America East Quarterfinal

A dramatic victory through a penalty kick shootout marked their first win in America East postseason history (Photo courtesy of Bob Ellis) Andrew J Sciascia Connector Editor Fans were on the edge of their seats Thursday night at Cushing Field as the women’s soccer team climbed to victory over the Vermont Catamounts in penalty kicks

Men’s soccer cruises to 2-0 win vs. Albany with Senior Night looming

The River Hawks will try to continue their good run of play at UNH. (Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) Marcos Aguilar Connector Staff The UMass Lowell men’s soccer team ( 8-4-2, 3-2-0) defeated (5-9-0) the UAlbany Great Danes 2-0 on Saturday night to pick up a key victory against an America East opponent. The

Prsa shines as River Hawks win big on Alumni Day

UMass Lowell’s offense was kicked off with Prsa’s opening goal  leading to their second America East win (Courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) Marcos Aguilar Connector Staff The UMass Lowell Men’s Soccer team (7-4-2, 2-2-0) defeated the Binghamton Bearcats (3-8-2, 2-2-0) 3-0 to snap their losing skid on Alumni Day. The win marks their second against

RIT deals UMass Lowell a 5-4 overtime defeat in Homecoming heartbreaker

An exciting Homecoming game unfortunately ends in a loss for the River Hawks (Matt Dwyer/Connector) Andrew J Sciascia Connector Editor Saturday’s River Hawk Homecoming rematch between the UMass Lowell River Hawks and the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers was no defensive chess match. With nine goals scored, and the lead changing hands three times throughout,

River Hawks win out over RIT in dramatic 2-1 season opener

The River Hawks win behind a strong performance from Tyler Wall (Matt Dwyer/Connector) Andrew J Sciascia Connector Editor The stunning opener to the 2018-19 UMass Lowell men’s hockey season came to a close Friday night under a chorus of jangling keys in the Tsongas Arena. Taunts and chants rained down from the UMass Lowell fan

Women’s soccer lose 1-0 to Maine on Pink Night

UMass Lowell will look to rebound this Sunday at UMBC (Photo courtesy of Bob Ellis) Jason Ounpraseuth Connector Editor The UMass Lowell women’s soccer team (4-7-4, 2-2-1) lost 1-0 against the Maine Black Bears (6-7-1, 2-4) on a rainy Thursday night at Cushing Field. “Today we were not good enough. We came into the game

Alumni Spotlight: Former Connector Editor-in-Chief Patronick finds paradise on the ice

Patronick has built her career from her past experiences and looks to achieve so much more beyond (Courtesy of Michelle Jay) Hannah Manning Connector Editor The trajectory of Krista Patronick’s life would be wildly different had she not decided to attend UMass Lowell. If Patronick had never spent four formative years at UMass Lowell, the