Friday, November 3rd at Stony Brook (6:30pm)
(Pritchard Gymnasium; Stony Brook, N.Y.)
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Sunday, November 5th at Iona (1pm)
(Hynes Athletic Center; New Rochelle, N.Y.)
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Television: ESPN3

SCOUTING THE RIVER HAWKS: UMass Lowell enters the weekend with a 5-17 overall record (0-9 AE), after two home losses to UAlbany (3-0) and Binghamton (3-0) last weekend at Costello Athletic Center. The River Hawks embark on a four-match road trip to end the regular-season schedule, three of which are America East contests.

Sophomore outside hitter Katherine Claybaugh (Danville, Calif.) leads the team with a career-high 239 kills and a team-leading 3.27 kills per set, while junior co-captain Lindsey Visvardis (Homer Glen, Ill.) leads the team with 348 digs and 4.46 digs per set. Claybaugh has amassed 10+ kills in 12 matches for UMass Lowell this season. Visvardis recorded 20 digs in the loss to Binghamton on Saturday night, which marked her fifth 20+ dig performance of the season for the River Hawks. She needs 92 digs to break her career single-season record, which she set in her freshman year (439) in 2015. 

SCOUTING THE SEAWOLVES: Stony Brook owns a 15-9 overall mark (5-3 AE) coming into Friday's match. The Seawolves have won three of their last five matches, including two America East road victories last week at UMBC (3-0) and at Hartford (3-1). Stony Brook owns a 3-1 record at home in four matches so far this season. Emily Costello leads the team with 246 kills on the season for the Seawolves. 

SCOUTING THE GAELS: Iona owns a 10-17 record (8-7 MAAC) coming into the weekend and have lost three straight matches, which includes a 3-2 loss at Canisius in their most recent match. Jamie Smith led Iona with 15 kills in the match, while Taylor Cole recorded 16 digs. Claire Archibald leads the team with 390 kills and 3.68 kills per set. 

LAST TIME OUT: The River Hawks fell to Binghamton in straight sets at Costello Athletic Center on Saturday night. The set scores were 27-25, 25-22 and 26-24. The squad honored seniors Malorie McIver(Austin, Texas) and Masha Yelsukova (Santa Clara, Calif.) in a pregame ceremony. Freshman Morgan Given (Orlando, Fla.) led the team offensively with a career-high 10 kills, which is a season-high. Sophomore's Katherine Claybaugh (Danville, Calif.) and Madi Bell (Port St. Lucie, Fla.) each chipped in with nine kills apiece. Lindsey Visvardis (Homer Glenn, Ill.) recorded 20 digs, while fellow junior Lade Adeniyi (Springfield, Ill.) blocked Binghamton seven times to pace the way on the defensive side of the net. Junior Delaney Medez (Phoenix, Ariz.) and sophomore McKenna Bova (Corona, Calif.) each tallied 15 assists. As a team, the River Hawks out hit the Bearcats .240 to .216 on the night, led by Given's .474 hitting percentage. The squad also out blocked  the visitors 12-5.

AMERICA EAST LEADERS: Katherine Claybaugh's 3.27 kills per set rank fourth among America East hitters, while her 3.34 kills per set in AE play is third best. Erica Cappellino's 0.37 service aces per set is fourth best in the conference. Lade Adeniyi's 0.98 blocks per set is tied for best in the league, while her 1.07 blocks per set in conference play ranks fourth. Visvardis' 4.46 digs per set also ranks fourth among AE defensive players and he 4.45 digs per set in AE play rank fourth as well. 

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