Saturday, April 30th vs. NJIT (1pm)
Cushing Field Complex; Lowell, Mass.
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SCOUTING THE RIVER HAWKS: UMass Lowell wraps up its second season in program history this Saturday when they host NJIT. 2016 has been a year of progress for the River Hawks. The team has picked up multiple wins, and broke the 100-goal mark, scoring 126 going into the finale, versus 95 goals total last year. The sophomore class has shown what a year of experience can do; three of the River Hawks top four goal scorers come from the class of 2018. With three points on Saturday, Sean Tyrrell (Calgary, Alba.) would be the first River Hawks to rack up 40 points on a season. Meanwhile, Keenan Koswin (Winnipeg, Manitoba) would become the second player to get to 30 points with four on Saturday.
 
UMASS LOWELL LEADERS:
Goals- Sean Tyrrell (19)
Assists- Sean Tyrrell (18)
Ground Balls- Will Puduski (60)
Caused Turnovers- Will Puduski (22)
Top Goaltender- Grant Lardieri (3-12, 11.65 GAA, 46 Save %)
 
SCOUTING THE HIGHLANDERS: NJIT is also a second year program. The Highlanders got their first win this season against Dartmouth back on March 22. With all but two players in their freshman or sophomore years, the Highlanders have gotten stronger as the year has gone on, as a benefit of the young players getting experience. Freshman Aaron Foster has led the way for NJIT, with a team high 26 points.
 
LAST YEARS MEETING: UMass Lowell took last years meeting in New Jersey 9-7. Sean Tyrrell led the River Hawks with four goals as well as an assist. Jon Philliips and Cory Highfield also recorded multi-point games. Highlander goalie Nick Marzullo allowed single digit goals for the first time in his career, stopping 13 of the 22 shots he faced.
 
SENIOR DAY: Before Saturday's game, the River Hawks will honor senior Kyle Strong. Last year, strong appeared in seven games, scoring 8 goals, including multi-goal games in the final three games of the season. This year Strong has played in six games, scoring against nationally ranked Bryant.
 
COACH QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Coach Ed Stephenson on managing the lineup late in the year; "Guys earn their spots, that's the name of the game…we're going to go with everything that we've possibly got and be as smart and play as hard as we possibly can."