Friday, September 11th vs. San Jose State (7pm) - Student Food Giveaway
Neutral Site Match: Qunnipiac vs. Holy Cross (4pm)
Costello Athletic Center; Lowell, Mass.
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Twitter: @RiverHawkVB @RiverHawkNation Saturday, September 12th vs. Holy Cross (2pm); vs. Quinnipiac (7pm) - Schedule Poster Giveaway
Neutral Site Matches:
San Jose State vs. Quinnipiac (11:30am)
Holy Cross vs. San Jose State (4:30pm)
Costello Athletic Center; Lowell, Mass.
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Twitter: @RiverHawkVB @RiverHawkNation SCOUTING THE RIVER HAWKS: The River Hawks enter the weekend with a 0-8 overall record, after a 3-2 road loss at CAA foe Northeastern on Tuesday night at the Cabot Center in Boston. Junior middle blocker
Elima Ahzi (Chula Vista, Calif.) tied a career-high with nine kills in match vs. the Huskies. Freshman libero
Lindsey Visvardis (Homer Glen, Ill.) recorded 23 digs in another strong defensive performance for the River Hawks. Freshman outside hitter
Haley Shimon (Des Moines, Iowa) has tallied a team-high 65 kills (2.5 kills per set), while junior
Alexa Toth (Portland, Ore.) and freshman
Delaney Mendez (Phoenix, Ariz.) have split time at setter, notching 110 and 104 assists, respectively. Shimon has posted 10 kills or more in three matches this season. Junior middle blocker
Lauren Bennett (Wilmington, Mass.) leads the team with 33 total blocks (7s,26a) in 2015. UMass Lowell ranks second in America East averaging 1.87 blocks per set.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS: San Jose State - The Spartans (3-4) will take on the River Hawks for the teams' opening match of the UML Invitational. Tyanna Roy has a team-high 72 kills and 2.57 kills/set. Breann Robinson has registered 228 assists (8.44 per set), and Jamie Hirai has nine aces. Luiza Andrade has recorded 65 digs, and Roy leads the team with three blocks.
Holy Cross - The Crusaders enter the UML Invitational at 0-6, and will take on Quinnipiac in their first match. Holy Cross fell to the Bobcats earlier in the season, 3-2. Mandy Sifferien leads the team with 86 kills, 3.44 per set and nine aces. Emily Popp averages 3.82 digs/set, with 84 total so far this season. The Crusaders' net presence is led by Lynsey Petersen, with four blocks.
Qunnipiac - The Bobcats hold a 1-6 record, their lone win coming against Holy Cross in August. Quinnipiac will play the Crusaders and San Jose State, before battling the River Hawks. Katie Urycki leads the attack with 93 kills, good for 3.44 per set. Sierra Dawson has dished out 122 assists so far this season, and Cody Michaels has nine aces. Michaels also leads the team with 3.11 digs per set. Allison Leigh and Elizabeth Kloos control the net with eight and five blocks, respectively.
THOUGHTS FROM RESA: "I can't even explain how excited I am to be at home this weekend, all the girls are excited to not have to travel and to be in our own gym and in front of our own fans and to get the energy we are looking for," said Head Coach Resa Provazano. "I think we are going to see good things."
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