January 7 vs. Maine (7 p.m.)
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LOWELL, Mass. -- The UMass Lowell women's basketball team hosts the Maine Black Bears in mid-week America East action, before heading out on the road for a pair of games this weekend.

A Win Would..
-End Maine's six-game streak in the all-time series
-Snap UMass Lowell's two-game skid 

Last Time Out
The River Hawks fell in their America East home opener, 58-48, against Binghamton on Saturday afternoon. Kayla Gibbs (Teaneck, N.J.) recorded her 10th career double-double in the effort, scoring 16 points and grabbing 18 rebounds, the most by an America East player in a single game this season. Nicole Hayner (Bedford, N.H.) added 15 points in the effort, and Tyshay Britten (Norristown, Pa.) snagged 12 boards.

Leading the Flock
In the midst of reaching double-digits in 12 consecutive games, Kayla Gibbs leads the team with 12.6 points, and is snagging a team-high 7.4 boards per game, while Tyshay Britten has a team-high 12 blocks. Asia Mitchell-Owens (Roxbury, Mass.) and Nicole Hayner have dished out 35 and 33 total assists to rank atop the team, respectively. UMass Lowell is shooting at a 38.5 percent clip from the field, and connecting on 31.5 percent from three-point range.

Scouting Maine
The Black Bears (8-9, 1-1) are coming off their first America Eat win, defeating UMBC 72-40 on January 7, snapping a four-game skid. Sigi Koizar leads the team with 14.0 points per game with only 15 appearances in 17 games. Tanesha Sutton is controlling the glass for Maine with 5.1 boards per game, while Anita Kelava has registered 18 blocks. The Black Bears are connecting on 40.2 percent from the field, and 30.7 from beyond the arc.

Conference Board Meeting
Throughout the first two conference games this season, Kayla Gibbs and Tyshay Britten rank first and fourth in the America East in total rebounding, respectively. Gibbs is grabbing 10.5 boards per game, while Britten is snagging 8.5.

Asia on Her Mark
In her 21-point performance at UAlbany, Asia Mitchell-Owens tied the DI program mark with five threes in a single game. Megan Hendrick connected on five in the season opener, as well. There have been 10 players that have hit five threes during a single game since 2013-14. 

Shooting 45s
For the second time this season the UMass Lowell offense shot above 45 percent from the field and from beyond the arc, recording 47.9 percent and 52.9 percent, respectively, against UAlbany. The River Hawks are 3-3 in the DI era while putting up those numbers in a single game, with two wins coming against America East foe Vermont.

Streak Ender
With the win against Colgate, UMass Lowell ended three losing steaks in the process, including picking up the programís first overtime win in Division I. The River Hawks ended a four-game skid at the Tsongas and picked up their first win against a new opponent in eight games, dating back to last season.

New Paint Job
The River Hawks scored a season-high 34 points in the paint in the win against Colgate. It marks the fifth time UMass Lowell registered more than 30 in a game this season.

Mid-Game Crisis
UMass Lowell are now 2-1 in games with a halftime lead, following the win against Keene State.

50 times 6
For only the sixth time in the Division I era, the River Hawks grabbed over 50 rebounds, snagging 51 in the loss against Binghamton. The single-game high since 2013 is 57, set on January 18, 2015.

Free Points
For the second time this season the River Hawks connected on 20 free throws, going 20-of-34 in the win against Colgate. On December 2, the team went 20-of-22 (90.9%) from the free throw line at Columbia. That was the most free throws UMass Lowell has hit in a single game since going 21-of-26 against UMBC in 2014.

H Squared for Three!
The sharpshooting duo of Megan Hendrick and Nicole Hayner have combined for 56 of UMass Lowell's 79 three-pointers, shooting 36.1 percent from beyond the arc. Hendrick's five triples at Towson were the most in a single contest since Hayner hit five last season against Maine. In 2015-16 Hayner led the team with 46 three-pointers and a 39.7 percentage. She ranked third in the America East with in percentage and fourth in triples made per game with 2.0.

Do You Even Bench?
Through 15 games, the River Hawks' reserves have scored 265 points and have outscored the opponents' bench six times, coming off a season-high 29 against Keene State. Last season the River Hawks' bench scored 341 points, and outscored opponents 12 times. 

Notables
Hayner and Hendrick swept the America East Weekly Awards, being named Player and Rookie of the Week, respectively (12.19).