February 17 at Binghamton (4 p.m.)
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 LOWELL, Mass. -- The UMass Lowell women's basketball team heads out to Binghamton for the River Hawks' final road contest of the regular season for Saturday's clash. 

A Win Would...
-Be the program's most conference wins since 2014-15

A Look Back
Brianna Rudolph (Lynn, Mass.) scored a career-high 21 points, but the River Hawks could not pull out the comeback win in Bangor on Wednesday night. UMass Lowell used a 10-0 run a the end of the half to cut into a 14-point deficit, and trailing 60-50 used a 11-4 spurt to climb within three points in the fourth, but could not get any closer down the stretch. Paula Lopez (Leon, Spain) added 15 points, while Kayla Gibbs (Teaneck, N.J.) chipped in 13.

Leading the Flock
The River Hawks are paced by Kayla Gibbs' 12.7 points and 8.7 rebounds per game. Brianna Rudolph is second on the squad with 9.9 ppg, while Paula Lopez leads the team with 61 assists and 35 steals. Jennifer Louro (Belmar, N.J.) has 33 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 41.3 percent from the field, and 31.9 percent from beyond the arc.

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 1,167 and 772, respectively.

O No
For the first time in 38 games (1.11.17-2.14.18) Kayla Gibbs was kept off the offensive glass. The streak began and ended with contests against Maine.

Going National
Entering the week, Kayla Gibbs ranks ranks 8th with a 61.7 field goal percentage and 20th in offensive rebounds per game (4.1).

Scouting Binghamton
The Bearcats (18-8, 9-4) have won their last three contests and are 6-1 since the first meeting with UMass Lowell. Imani Watkins paces the team and conference with 21.3 points per game, and is adding 63 steals. Kai Moon (12.2 ppg) and Alyssa James (10.1 ppg) round out the top scorers for Binghamton, while James lead the lineup with 57 steals, 88 blocks and 9.9 rebounds per game. The Bearcats are shooting 38.7 percent from the field and 32.5 percent from deep.

Series History
The Bearcats have captured the last four matchups and lead the all-time series, 9-4.

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.

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. 

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).