February 5 at UAlbany (7 p.m.)
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 LOWELL, Mass. -- The UMass Lowell women's basketball team heads on the road to take on the Great Danes of UAlbany on Monday night at 7 p.m.

A Win Would...
-Pass the River Hawks' win total from 2016-17
-Snap UMass Lowell's 13-game skid
-Be UMass Lowell's first conference win since 2015-16

A Look Back
UMass Lowell battled back to knot the contest at 17-17 in the second, but saw Maine take a 39-26 lead into the half to regain control. Kayla Gibbs scored 15 points to move into ninth on the all-time scoring list with 1,111 points. Brianna Rudolph added 12 points in the effort.

Leading the Flock
The River Hawks are paced by Kayla Gibbs' 12.5 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. Paula Lopez is second on the squad with 9.2 ppg, and leads the squad with 53 assists and 33 steals. Jennifer Louro has 30 three-pointers to anchor the deep ball attack. Gibbs has registered nine blocks to pace the defense. As a unit, UMass Lowell is shooting 40.6 percent from the field, and 32.0 percent from beyond the arc.

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 weekend Kayla Gibbs ranks 14th in offensive rebounds per game (4.4), 18th with a 58.9 field goal percentage and tied for 38th with nine double-doubles.

Scouting UAlbany
The Great Danes (19-4, 8-2) are coming off a 74-68 loss at New Hampshire that snapped their eight-game winning streak dating back to January 6. Jessica Fequiere paces the squad with 18.4 points, 44 steals and 6.3 rebounds per game. Mackenzie Trpcic is the facilitator of the offense with 146 assists. On the defensive side of the ball, Heather Forster and Tiana-Jo Carter have both recorded 24 rejections. UAlbany is shooting 40.7 percent from the field and 29.8 from three-point range.

Series History
UAlbany has won the last nine meetings in the all-time series, and leads 12-8. 

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).