Wednesday, December 10 vs. Dartmouth (8 p.m.)
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LOWELL, Mass. – The UMass Lowell men's basketball team welcomes Dartmouth College of the Ivy League to the Costello Athletic Center on Wednesday, December 10. The teams will square off in the second game of a doubleheader with the UMass Lowell women's basketball team. Wednesday's contest will be the team's final home game before the holiday break.

GET YOUR UGLY (SWEATER) ON
Be sure to come out to Wednesday's game donning your ugliest holiday appearal for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee's "Adam Keenan Ugly Sweater Party." For more information, click here.

LEADING THE FLOCK
The River Hawks own a 6-3 overall record heading into Wednesday contest against Dartmouth. Through nine games, redshirt-freshman Jahad Thomas (Boston, Mass.) leads the River Hawks with 15.0 points per game. Graduate-student Marco Banegas-Flores (Boston, Mass.) and freshman Lance Crawford (Davie, Fla.) have added to the offensive effort with 10.9 and 9.3 points, respectively, while sophomore Tyler Livingston (Hudson, N.H.) averages 7.8 points of his own. Redshirt-senior Kerry Weldon (New York, N.Y.) leads the team on the boards with 5.8 rebounds per game. As a team, UMass Lowell is shooting 43.4% (206-475) from the floor and 38.4% (114-172) from beyond the arc. The squad is also shooting 66.3% (114-172) from the line.

LAST TIME OUT
UMass Lowell faced a 71-60 setback at Cornell University on Saturday afternoon, ending a six-game win streak for the River Hawks. Marco Banegas-Flores tallied 18 points, while senior Chad Holley (New York, N.Y.) added a season-high 12 points to pace the River Hawks. The teams battled closely in the first half with six lead changes and although UMass Lowell trailed by just two at the break, the Big Red pulled away with the help of a 10-point run early in the second half.

SCOUTING DARTMOUTH
The Big Green ended its most recent two-game skid with a 74-51 win against Maine on Dec. 6 to improve to 2-4. Alex Mitola is leading the offense with 14.7 points and 18 made three-pointers, and is second on the team with 3.0 assists per game. Malik Gill has a team-best 3.7 helpers per game, while Connor Boehm controls the glass with 8.3 rebounds per game. Gabas Maldunas paces the squad with 11 blocks. Dartmouth owns a 45.8% (142-310) clip from the field, and is shooting 40% (42-105) from beyond the arc and 62.0% (57-92) from the line.

HOME SWEET HOME
Although the River Hawks have only 11 home games this year, the squad has a history of performing well in friendly confines. After starting 2-0 at home this year, UMass Lowell has accumulated a 95-48 mark in Lowell since 2003-04. Despite finishing .500 (6-6) on their own turf in 2013-14, the River Hawks have notched at least 10 home wins in five of those last 10 years.

TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT
Four of the squad's six wins so far have been decided by seven points or less. The team even trailed in the second half in three of those games (at NJIT, Fordham and BU) before battling back to earn the victories. 

UNDER CONTROL
The River Hawks posted a season low for turnovers at Sacred Heart with just six. The team is currently second in the America East with just 12.2 turnovers per game and a +2.6 turnover margin.

A Threat on Threes
As a whole, UMass Lowell is first in the conference with 7.9 3FGs made per game and a clip of 38.4% from long range. Tyler Livingson, who hit a career-high, five 3FGs against Mount Ida, and Marco Banegas-Flores, who knocked down a personal-best, five 3FGs against NJIT, lead the team with 15 apiece this year. In his first eight collegiate games, nine of freshman Matt Harris' (Erie, Pa.) 10 field goals came from beyond the arc, including three in the season opener at Ohio State.

BREAKOUT YEAR
Marco Banegas-Flores transfered to UMass Lowell to play out his last year of eligibility after graduating from Northeastern in 2013-14. He is having the best year of his career thus far, averaging 10.9 points per game, compared to just 2.1 points at NU. He has already set eight career highs during his short time with the River Hawks.