Wednesday, March 16
vs. Quinnipiac (11 a.m.) | Live Stats
vs. Army (2 p.m.) | Live Stats
 
USF UNDER ARMOUR TOURNAMENT
Friday, March 18
vs. Rutgers (9:30 a.m.) | Live Stats
vs. Marist (11:45 a.m.) | Live Stats
 
Saturday, March 19
vs. Quinnipiac (9:30 a.m.) | Live Stats
vs. Florida A&M (2:15 p.m.) | Live Stats
 
Sunday, March 20
vs. Chattanooga (9 a.m.) | Live Stats
 
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CLEARWATER, Fla. – The UMass Lowell softball team (4-12) will wrap up its spring break trip in Florida with seven games in five days.
 
The River Hawks will first play a pair of games on Wednesday, March 16 against Quinnipiac and Army beginning at 11 a.m. The team then closes out tournament play for 2016 at the Under Armour Tournament hosted by South Florida on March 18-20. UMass Lowell opens the weekend against Rutgers and Marist on Friday before squaring off against Quinnipiac and Florida A&M on Saturday. The squad plays its final game of the trip against the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on Sunday. All games will take place at the Eddie C. Moore Complex in Clearwater.
 
RIVER HAWK RECAP
UMass Lowell, who currently owns a 4-12 record in 2016, kicked off its longest trip of the season at the Michele Smith Spring Break Tournament from March 11-13. The River Hawks turned in a 1-4 mark that weekend, including a 10-2 victory against North Dakota in five innings on March 12. In that decision, Tori Alcorn (Lowell, Mass.) went 3-for-4 with a triple, two runs and two RBI. Sophomore Kate Mims chipped in with two hits and two RBI, while junior Alisha Welch (Langley, British Columbia) logged a three-run home run. Freshman pitcher Sydney Wash (Suffolk, Va.) earned the win in the circle with four strikeouts in the complete-game decision. During the event, the River Hawks faced setbacks against IPFW (6-5), Detroit (9-8), USC Upstate (9-0) and Butler (6-3).
 
LEADING THE FLOCK
Through the first 16 games of the year, Tori Alcorn paces the River Hawks with 21 hits, 12 runs, four doubles and a .429 batting average. Alisha Welch and freshman Brianna West (Fairfield, Conn.), who both started every game so far, have added to the offense with .404 and .326 averages, respectively. Welch also boasts a team-high 13 RBI. Senior Alyssa Zinkiewicz (Massapequa, N.Y.) is first on the team with two home runs, as well. In the circle, Sydney Wash leads the team's pitchers with a 2.21 ERA, 17 strikeouts and a 2-3 record.
 
SCOUTING QUINNIPIAC
The Bobcats enter Wednesday's matchup on a five-game losing streak. The team went 0-5 at the USF Under Armour Showcase to move to 5-9 on the year. Emily Czaja leads the team with a .375 batting average, while Dani Edmands leads the club in hits with 13 and Keilani Finley is first with nine RBI. Sydney Robey paces the pitching staff for Quinnipiac, posting a 3-4 record and 2.19 ERA.
 
SCOUTING ARMY
Heading into its final spring break game, Army owns a 10-10 overall record. The Black Knights are led in the circle by Kristen West, who boasts a 7-1 record. Mae Wadyka is the team's top offensive threat with a .386 batting average, and a team-high 22 hits and 15 runs.
 
SCOUTING RUTGERS
Rutgers is 9-14 on the season, winning their last contest, 6-0, against Massachusetts. Shayla Sweeney has recorded a 4-2 record in the circle so far this season with a 2.85 ERA. At the plate, Stephanie Huang is the team's leader in hits (26) and runs (15) with a .342 batting average, good for second on the squad. Rebecca Hall paces Rutgers with three home runs and 15 RBI, as well.
 
SCOUTING MARIST
Marist comes into the Under Armour Tournament with an 11-4 record. The Red Foxes won their most recent two games at the UMBC Tournament in Baltimore against UMBC (4-1) and Mount St. Mary's (10-9). Rebecca Freeman and Gabriel Kelliher are pacing the squad with .374 and .364 batting averages, respectively. Meg Beiermeister is leading the team's pitchers with a 4-0 record and a 2.42 ERA.
 
SCOUTING FLORIDA A&M
Florida A&M is 9-15 on the season, but has won three of its last four games. In the Lady Rattler's most recent contest, a 3-0 loss to BUcknell, Kenya Pereira allowed just one earned run in six innings of work. Whitney Farris and Taylor Rosier were the only hitters to get on base for the FAMU in that outing.
 
SCOUTING UT-CHATTANOOGA
Chattanooga enters the Under Armour Tournament with 27 games already in the books. The Lady Mocs are 15-12 overall, but dropped their last decision, 4-3, against Charleston Southern. Jordan Fortell leads the team with a .345 batting average, three home runs, 16 RBI and 30 hits. In the circle, Cori Jennings is 5-2 on the season with an ERA of just 1.22.
 
THE LAST TIME
UMass Lowell played Marist earlier this season at the EMU Madeira Beach Invitational on February 19. The River Hawks dropped a closely-contested, 2-1 decision in that meeting. UMass Lowell and Quinnipiac were slated to square off last season, but that 2015 doubleheader was cancelled due to inclement weather.
 
AROUND THE LEAGUE
The River Hawks currently sit sixth in the America East standings. Albany leads the league with a 9-6 overall mark on the young season.
 
NOTABLES
Sydney Wash earned her first career complete-game win against North Dakota on March 12 … senior Marielle Handley (Durham, Conn.) recorded just the third save of her career, and first of the season, in a 5-4 win against Campbell (2.28) … Tori Alcorn logged her first home run of the year against Campbell (2.28) … Alyssa Zinkiewicz has already tied her career high with a pair of home runs so far in 2016 … Kaysee Talcik pitched a one-hitter against Manhattan on Feb. 20 in her first career appearance as a River Hawk.