February 9 at Maine (7 p.m.)
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LOWELL, Mass. -- The UMass Lowell women's basketball team enters the final five games of the 2016-17 campaign with a road trip up to Maine to take on the Black Bears on Thursday at 7 p.m.
A Win Would...
-End the Black Bears' seven-game streak in all-time series
-Snap UMass Lowell's 11-game skid
Last Time Out
Stony Brook scored 31 points in the third quarter to take control of the game en route to their 86-44 win.
Oda Shackelford (Edinburgh, Ind.) scored a career-high 16 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead UMass Lowell. Four Seawolves scored in double figures, led by Davion Wingateís 21 points.
Leading the Flock
After seeing her scoring streak ended,
Kayla Gibbs (Teaneck, N.J.) leads the team with 12.6 points, and is snagging a team-high 8.5 boards per game, with 60 assists.
Tyshay Britten (Norristown, Pa.) has a team-high 15 blocks and
Nicole Hayner (Bedford, N.H.) is connecting on 35.8 on her three-point attempts. UMass Lowell is shooting at a 39.5 percent clip from the field, and connecting on 28.9 percent from beyond the arc.
Scouting Maine
The Black Bears (13-13, 6-5) are coming off a 66-60 win at Hartford their last time out on February 6. Sigi Koizar and Laia Sole are pacing the offense with 12.5 and 10.3 points per game, respectively. Tanesha Sutton leads the team with 5.2 rebounds per game. As a unit, Maine is shooting 40.4 percent and connecting on a 30.6 percent clip from three-point range.
Streaking Til 19
Kayla Gibbs saw her double figure scoring streak snapped at 19 games, setting a DI program high mark. Last season,
Lindsey Doucette accomplished the feat in 16 straight contests.
Double the Fun
Kayla Gibbs has recorded double-doubles in four of her last six games, including in four consecutive. She now has 15 career double-doubles, and nine this season.
Party of Five
In the loss at UMBC, the River Hawks had five or more players in double figures for the first time all season. It was only the second time in Division I UMass Lowell accomplished the feat, and first time since 2014 against Mt. Ida.
Conference Board Meeting
Through the first 10 games of conference play,
Kayla Gibbs ranks atop the America East in all three rebounding categories. The junior is grabbing 10.5 boards per game, leading the conference with 3.3 offensive boards per game and 7.2 defensive. Gibbs' 18-rebound performance against Binghamton is the best single-game mark in the conference this season.
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.
Do You Even Bench?
Through 24 games, the River Hawks' reserves have scored 385 points and have outscored the opponents' bench eight times, with a season-high 29 against Keene State. Last season the River Hawks' bench scored 341 points, and outscored opponents 12 times.
Starting Fresh
The River Hawks have used eight different starting lineups through 24 games this season.
Notables
Hayner and Hendrick swept the America East Weekly Awards, being named Player and Rookie of the Week, respectively (12.19).
