Saturday, February 25th vs. Siena (1pm)
(Cushing Field Complex; Lowell, Mass.)
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SCOUTING THE RIVER HAWKS: UMass Lowell enters Saturday's contest with a 0-2 record after a 14-9 loss to Harvard at Cushing Field Complex last Saturday. Junior midfielder Jon Phillips (Delta, B.C.) notched his second hat trick of his career and sophomore goaltender Grant Lardieri (Ada, Mich.) stopped a career-high 17 shots in the losing effort. The River Hawks got goals from six different players, which included Sean Tyrrell's (Calgary, Alta.) second four-point performance of the season with a goal and three assists. Tyrrell currently leads the team with eight points (2g,6a), while Phillips has four goals through two games. Lardieri has amassed 20 saves through his two starts, while freshman defensemen Cam Hult (Nashua, N.H.) and Colin Kasner (Crofton, Md.) each have a team-leading nine groundballs this season. 

SCOUTING THE SAINTS: The Saints enter Saturday's contest 0-3 after dropping a 20-13 decision at No. 6/7 Virginia on Feb. 21. Chris Robertson and Mike Reilly are pacing the squad with eight points apiece, while Robertson leads the offensive charge with six tallies. Teammate Joe Arcarese is putting up team bests in groundballs and caused turnovers with 15 and four, respectively. In net, Aaron Lewis owns all three decisions thus far, recording 33 saves and a .379 goals against average. 

ALL-TIME VS. SIENA: The River Hawks own a 0-2 all-time record against the Saints, UMass Lowell was defeated in the most recent road meeting in 2016 by an 11-7 score on Feb. 27th. Blaine McMahon (New Milford, Conn.) and Sam Klingsporn (Aloha, Ore.) each had two goals apiece in the contest. The first meeting of the series came at Cushing Field Complex in the River Hawks' inaugural Div. I season on Feb. 21, 2015, as UMass Lowell was defeated by a 13-9 score. 

JON PHILLIPS ON MATCHUP THIS WEEK: "They (Siena) are really battled tested already this season, I know they played two Top-10 teams in Syracuse and Virginia, said Phillips. "They are going to be ready to go and give us a good test, we are going to have to play our top game to get the "W" on Saturday. We have improved every week so far, so we are really looking to get the win here. We really improved our clearing in the game against Harvard and we need to work on finishing our chances."