Friday, October 19th vs. New Hampshire (7pm)
DIG PINK NIGHT (DONATE) | PERFECT SERVE | JIMMY JOHN'S STUDENT FOOD GIVEAWAY
(Costello Athletic Center; Lowell, Mass.)
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SCOUTING THE RIVER HAWKS: UMass Lowell Lowell enters the weekend with a 3-17 overall record (1-5 AE) after the River Hawks picked up their third win of the season on Sunday in a 3-1 victory against Siena at Costello Athletic Center. Redshirt sophomore setter Malia Randolph (McDonough, Ga.) led the River Hawks last week with 25 kills and 3.12 kills per set in two matches (8 sets), to go along with a .259 hitting percentage. Freshman Kate Bilyeu (Omaha, Neb.) also recorded 24 kills and 3.0 kills per frame. Sophomore middle blocker Grace Burkett (Lakeside, Calif.) amassed a team-high nine total blocks on the week. 

DIG PINK NIGHT: Friday Night is Dig Pink Night at Costello Athletic Center in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We've got Pink Rally Towels, a Jimmy John's student food giveaway and a chance to win Bruins Tickets and more with a raffle to benefit the Side Out Foundation. Donate now: http://bit.ly/2OvQK94

SCOUTING THE WILDCATS: UNH owns a 8-12 overall record (4-2 AE) coming into Friday's match. The Wildcats own a 6-9 record away from Lundholm Gym (4-3 away) this season. UNH is 3-2 in its last five matches, including a 3-2 loss to UAlbany last Sunday in Durham. Freshman middle blocker Maddie Wiedenfeld notched a match-high 20 kills in the losing effort. Senior middle blocker Gabri Olhava leads the team with 245 kills, a .283 hitting percentage and 53 total blocks. 

ALL-TIME SERIES VS. NEW HAMPSHIRE: The River Hawks were defeated by the Wildcats in the America East opener on September 21st at Lundholm Gym.  Junior Madi Bell (Port St. Lucie, Fla.) led the River Hawks with seven kills in the loss. UMass Lowell has never beaten UNH since joining Div. I in 2013. 

LAST TIME OUT: Freshman outside hitter Kate Bilyeu (Omaha, Neb.) tied a career-high with 14 kills and hit at a match-high .440 clip to lead the UMass Lowell Volleyball team to a 3-1 home victory on Sunday afternoon at Costello Athletic Center in close out Homecoming Weekend. The set scores were 25-14, 25-27, 25-18 and 25-16. Bilyeu closed out the day with a match-clinching kill to take down the Saints. Redshirt sophomore Malia Randolph (McDonough, Ga.) had another solid match with 12 kills, a .409 hitting percentage, 26 assists and seven digs. Senior middle blocker Lade Adeniyi (Springfield, Ill.) added 10 kills and a .333 hitting percentage in the victory for the River Hawks. Junior outsider hitter Madi Bell (Port St. Lucia, Fla.) chipped in with nine kills,  a .286 hitting percentage, nine digs and two total blocks. The River Hawks hit for a season-best .369 hitting percentage in the match, which included a match-high .500 clip in the fourth and final frame. UMass Lowell totaled 17 kills in set two and 16 kills in set four to seal the victory. UMass Lowell posted a season-high 12 service aces in the match, which included four aces from senior tri-captain Erica Cappellino(Penfield, Ill.) and a set-clinching kill by Morgan Given (Orlando, Fla.) in the third stanza. Cappellino recorded three aces in a row in the opening set to give the River Hawks a 19-11 lead. Given finished the day with eight kills and a .429 hitting percentage. Senior libero Lindsey Visvardis (Homer Glen, Ill.) registered 13 digs in another solid defensive performance. Sophomore middle hitter Grace Burkett (Lakeside, Calif.) also managed seven kills, a .385 hitting percentage and five total blocks. Siena was led by Nicole Deobler, who posted a team-high 12 kills, while libero JoJo Ishida recorded a team-best 11 digs. 

VISVARDIS HITS 1,500 DIG MARK: Visvardis has recorded 1,530 digs in her 3+ years career since joining the River Hawks in 2015 and surpassed the 1,500 dig plateau on Friday vs. UAlbany, becoming the fourth player in school history to accomplish the feat. She ranks tied for 38th among active NCAA players. Visvardis ranks fourth on the all-time school digs list, as she passed Kristina Martell (1,275; 2004-2007) on the opening weekend at the Fullerton/Riverside Classic and then passed Stacey Graf (1999-02) for fourth place two weekends ago. Visvardis' 3.57 digs per set is sixth best among America East players. She has amassed 261 digs in 71 sets this season, which is fifth among league players. She has registered 10+ digs in 14 of 20 matches and she totaled a season-high 30 digs in Sunday's win at UMBC, which were three short of tying a career-high. Visvardis recorded 33 digs (4.12 digs/set) in two matches last weekend. 

1. Allie Eide (2006-09) - 1,773
2. Julie Handy (2002-05) - 1,656
3. Erin Miller (1999-02) - 1,545
4. Lindsey Visvardis (2015-present) - 1,530
5. Stacey Graf (1999-02) - 1,452

AMERICA EAST LEADERS: Sophomore middle blocker Jess Jubb's (Millis, Mass.) 0.90 blocks per set ranks third among America East players. Freshman defensive specialist Aleyna Kennels (Monument, Colo.) 0.24 service aces per game ranks tied for seventh among conference players. 

ON TELEVISION: The final regular-season home match on Sunday, November 4th against Binghamton on Senior Day will be televised live on either ESPN3 or ESPN+. 

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