February 14 at Maine (7 p.m.)
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 LOWELL, Mass. -- The UMass Lowell women's basketball team begins its final road swing of the season with a trip up to Maine to take on the Black Bears Wednesday night.

A Win Would...
-Be UMass Lowell's first back-to-back wins since 2015-16
-Be the most conference wins since 2014-15

A Look Back
The River Hawks snapped their 32-game America East losing streak with a 65-60 victory against Vermont at the Tsongas Center. UMass Lowell outscored the Catamounts, 22-9, in the third quarter to hold a 44-36 lead into the fourth. Vermont took a 45-44 lead ith 6:39 to play, but the River Hawks went on a 15-5 run to take control with a 59-50 advantage. Kayla Gibbs (Teaneck, N.J.) scored a game-high 19 points, and had help from Brianna Rudolph (15 pts) and Paula Lopez (12 pts).

Leading the Flock
The River Hawks are paced by Kayla Gibbs' 12.7 points and 8.7 rebounds per game. Brianna Rudolph (Lynn, Mass.)  is second on the squad with 9.4 ppg, while Paula Lopez (Leon, Spain) leads the team with 56 assists and 33 steals. Jennifer Louro (Belmar, N.J.) has 31 three-pointers to anchor the deep ball attack. Gibbs and Angel Agoth (Rochester, Minn.) have registered nine blocks to pace the defense. As a unit, UMass Lowell is shooting 41.0 percent from the field, and 31.7 percent from beyond the arc.

A Budding Rivalry?
UMass Lowell's last two AE wins have come against the Catamounts. The most recent win snapped the River Hawks 15-game overall and 32-game conference losing streaks.

Welcome to the Club
With her nine rebound performance against Stony Brook, Kayla Gibbs became the sixth player, and first since Lindsey Doucette, in program history with 1,000 career points and 750 career boards. She currently sits at 1,154 and 765, respectively.

45-45
For the first time in 2017-18, the River Hawks finished a game shooting 45.0 percent or better from the field and three-point range. Against UAlbany, UMass Lowell connected on 47.7 and 53.3 percent, respectively.

First Half Deja Vu
Before the matchup at Hartford, the River Hawks  held a lead at halftime in three of the previous four games. 

Going National
Entering the week, Kayla Gibbs ranks ranks 9th with a 61.4 field goal percentage and 15th in offensive rebounds per game (4.2).

Scouting Maine
The Black Bears (17-9, 10-3) sit in a tie for first on top of the America East standings following their 76-68 loss at Stony Brook on Feb. 11. Blanca Millan paces a trio of players scoring in the double-figures with her 17.9 points per game, and adds 77 steals. Julie Brosseau is adding 12.0 points, while Tanesha Sutton is scoring 10.9 points and grabbing 7.0 rebounds per game, and her 75 assists lead the way. Maine is shooting 41.7 percent from the field and 33.8 percent from deep. 

Series History
The Black Bears have taken all nine meetings between the two programs. 

Follow the Leader
From Jan 15-18, UMass Lowell led the its two games for 52:52 and was tied for 3:18. In the first half, the River Hawks were outscoring opponents, 57-45, but were outscored 82-40 in the second half.

Crazy Eights
The eight spot New Hampshire put up in the first quarter was the fewest points UMass Lowell has allowed in the opening frame this season.

Block Party
From 12/31-1/10, Angel Agoth recorded two blocks in three straight games.

Full Team Effort
For the third time in Division I, every River Hawk player that entered the Cornell contest scored. The previous two times for UMass Lowell happened against Longwood in 2016-17 and Holy Cross in 2015-16. The River Hawks are 1-2 in these meetings.

Notables
Lopez has been named the America East Rookie of the Week in back-to-back weeks (11.13, 11.20).