February 8 vs. Stony Brook (7 p.m.)
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 LOWELL, Mass. -- The UMass Lowell women's basketball team hosts Stony Brook at Costello in the beginning of a two-game homestand on Thursday night.

A Win Would...
-Pass the River Hawks' win total from 2016-17
-Snap UMass Lowell's 14-game skid
-Be UMass Lowell's first conference win since 2015-16

A Look Back
Megan Hendrick (Alexandria, Va.) led the offense with 11 points and a career-high six assists in the effort at UAlbany. Felicia Korte (Watertown, Mass.) connected on her first two baskets in her collegiate debut.

Leading the Flock
The River Hawks are paced by Kayla Gibbs' (Teaneck, N.J.) 12.0 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. Paula Lopez (Leon, Spain) is second on the squad with 9.1 ppg, and leads the squad with 53 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 40.8 percent from the field, and 32.8 percent from beyond the arc.

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 16th in offensive rebounds per game (4.0) and 17th with a 59.2 field goal percentage.

Scouting Stony Brook
The Seawolves (13-11, 5-6) are 2-2 since their last meeting against the River Hawks on Jan. 24, and are coming off a 69-64 loss against Binghamton on Feb.5. Shania Johnson paces the offense with16.0 points per game and 127 assists. Cheyenne Clark is grabbing 9.0 rebounds per game and has recorded 45 steals, while McKenzie Bushee has registered 16 rejections. Stony Brook is shooting 41.0 percent from the field and leads the conference with a 33.5 percent mark from three-point range. 

Series History
The Seawolves lead the all-time series, 11-6, and have earned victories in the last 10 contests.

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).