Saturday, October 7th vs. Stony Brook (7pm)
DIG PINK NIGHT | TEAM IMPACT NIGHT
(Costello Athletic Center; Lowell, Mass.)
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SCOUTING THE RIVER HAWKS: UMass Lowell enters Saturday's match with a 5-11 overall record and a 0-3 mark in America East play. The River Hawks own a 2-1 home record in three home matches this season at Costello Athletic Center. The River Hawks went 1-2 last week with a 3-0 victory against Bryant and a 3-0 loss at Binghamton and a 3-1 defeat at UAlbany. Sophomore outside hitter Katherine Clayabugh (Danville, Calif.) led the River Hawks with 51 kills (5.1 kps), a .208 hitting percentage and 32 digs in 10 sets last week. Junior co-captain Lindsey Visvardis (Homer Glen, Ill.) also recorded 51 digs on the week for UMass Lowell.

Claybaugh leads the team with 184 kills and 3.47 kills per set, while Visvardis paces the defensive side of the court with 253 digs. Junior middle blocker Lade Adeniyi's (Springfield, Ill.) 38 total blocks (10s,28a) leads the River Hawks and her 1.03 blocks per set leads America East. Claybaugh's 3.47 kills per set ranks second among America East players

SCOUTING THE SEAWOLVES: Stony Brook enters the weekend with a 11-6 overall record (2-0 AE) after two victories last weekend against Hartford (3-1) and UMBC (3-0). Emily Costello notched a match-high 11 kills in the win vs. UMBC on Sunday, while teammate Kiani Kerstetter tallied a match-high 25 digs. The Seawolves have won seven straight match dating back to Sept. 9th. Stony Brook owns a 3-2 road record in five matches so far this season. Costello leads the team with 187 kills on the season, while Kerstetter has manged 301 digs. Cydney Bowman leads the Stony Brook roster with 52 total blocks (8s,44a).

LAST TIME OUT: The River Hawks fell at UAlbany last Saturday at University Gym by a 3-1 score. The set scores were 16-25, 22-25, 25-23 and 23-25. Katherine Claybaugh amassed a match-high 21 kills. Claybaugh who finished two kills short of tying a career-high, added a .264 hitting percentage and 16 kills. Senior outside hitter Masha Yelsukova (Santa Clara, Calif.) also chipped in with eight kills, while sophomore middle blocker Katherine Palmer (Ellensburg, Wash.) finished the match with a career-high six kills and six total blocks. Junior middle blocker Lade Adeniyi (Springfield, Ill.) recorded seven kills and four total blocks in the match, while co-captain Lindsey Visvardis (Homer Glen, Ill.) managed a team-high 21 digs in the losing effort.  UMass Lowell totaled 15 kills and a .217 hitting percentage in the third set victory against the Great Danes. 

DIG PINK NIGHT: The River Hawks will host "Dig Pink" Night on Saturday vs. Stony Brook. There will be a raffle to win several great prizes and all proceeds will go to the SideOut Foundation. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

TEAM IMPACT NIGHT: The River Hawks will honor Team IMPACT match Amayah Brown in a special pre-game ceremony on Saturday night. Brown, who is in her second season with the team, officially joined the UMass Lowell Volleyball program through a Team IMPACT Draft Day event on February 9th, 2016 at the Tsongas Center. Brown, who is an 8-year old from Chelmsford, Mass. was diagnosed at birth with a connective tissue disease. Amayah's disease is like a piece of a chromosome is missing and she has a seizure disorder, some cardiac complications and she is fed through a G-tube (a small tube surgically placed in her stomach to receive medications and/or feedings). Amayah is non-verbal, but is beginning to learn to use an IPad to communicate. She does use a walker and/or wheelchair to get around, but can walk short distances if someone holds her hand. Amayah likes people very much and although she doesn't talk, she connects very well with people. With all that Amayah has battled through, she truly epitomizes what it means to be a fighter and is an inspiration to all of her River Hawk teammates.

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