Wednesday, April 11 vs. Harvard (6 p.m.)
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Saturday, April 14 at UAlbany (12 p.m.)
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LOWELL, Mass. – The UMass Lowell women's lacrosse team (4-8, 1-3) welcomes intrastate-foe Harvard for a midweek matchup at Wicked Blue before traveling to New York for a matchup against UAlbany on Saturday.
 
A WIN WOULD…
A win against the Crimson would give the River Hawks their fifth win of the season. A win would give UMass Lowell its first win in the series history and the program's first win over an institution from Massachusetts.
 
A win against the Great Danes would be the first against UAlbany and just the second on the road. A win would also be the second conference win this season for the River Hawks, and just the third America East win overall.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The River Hawks fell at New Hampshire, 14-5, but came back to top Hartford 16-1 at Wicked Blue Field. Taylor Sokol (Hopkinton, Mass.) scored three times over the two games to tie the program record for goals scored in a single season of 25 set last season by Rebecca Idson (East Atlantic Beach, N.Y.). Kendyl Finelli (Southborough, Mass.) tallied seven points from five assists and two goals to extend her scoring streak to 12 games, which is also a program record. Kaylan DiModugno (Deer Park, N.Y.) led all scorers with five goals. Noelle Lambert (Londonderry, N.H.), Kyra Lowenberg (Amherst, N.H.) and Caitlin Sanborn (Chelmsford, Mass.) each scored their first goal of the season against Hartford.
 
Courtney Barrett (South Burlington, Vt.) and Renee Gonzalez (Long Valley, N.J.) combined in net to stop 13 shots between the two contests.
 
LEADING THE FLOCK
Finelli remains the leader on offense for the River Hawks with 46 points from 31 assists and 15 goals on the season, while Sokol leads the squad with 25 goals. In total, 14 different players have scored a goal this season to set a new program record in a single season, eclipsing the 12 set in the 2016 season.
 
Barrett between the posts has accumulated 64 saves on the year for a .460 save percentage and a 10.05 goals-against average.
 
SCOUTING HARVARD (3-8, 0-4 IVY)
The Crimson enter Wednesday's contest with a 3-8 overall record and 0-4 in the Ivy League, and are currently on a six game slide. Julia Glynn has put up 48 goals and 21 assists this season to lead her squad with 69 points. Keeley MacAfee has also registered 60 points from 41 goals and 19 assists. In total, 12 different Crimson have garnered at least one goal. Olivia Gundrum has started every game for Harvard, tallying 99 saves, a.402 save percentage and a 16.87 goals-against average.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Harvard and UMass Lowell have played every year since 2015. The Crimson have been victories in each of those meetings, including a 17-6 win in Cambridge last season.
 
SCOUTING UALBANY (5-7, 4-0)
The Great Danes are currently on a five-game win streak to move their record to 5-7 overall and 4-0 in the America East. Emma Powlin leads the Great Danes with 40 points on the season from 29 goals and 11 assists, while Kendra Harbinger has tallied 38 points from 33 goals and five assists. In total, 12 different Great Danes have tallied a goal this season. Erin Leghart has started every game between the posts for UAlbany, registering 95 saves for a .432 save percentage and a 12.01 goals-against average.
 
SERIES HISTORY
UAlbany has been victorious in all three meetings since UMass Lowell's first season, including a 15-4 decision last season at Wicked Blue Field.
 
LAMBERT MAKES TRIUMPHANT RETURN
With an 8-0 lead in the first half against Hartford (4.7), redshirt-sophomore Noelle Lambert returned to the action nearly 20 months after an accident left her sidelined recovering from an above-the-knee amputation to her left leg. The attacker registered three shots-on-goal, with her third chance resulting in a goal.
 
BARRETT REACHES MILESTONE, EYES A SECOND
Goalkeeper Courtney Barrett stopped seven shots in the loss at Iona (3.8). Although the squad was unable to come away with their first win of the season, the four-year captain between the posts captured a different win. The South Burlington, Vt. native became the first player in program history to reach 500 saves in a career. She sits 57 away from 600, currently, and would need to average 11.4 saves per game over the final nine contests to reach the second milestone.
 
FINELLI'S STELLAR START
With a career-high six points (2g, 4a) in the River Hawks win against CCSU (3.28), Kendyl Finelli registered her 35th point of the season, breaking Jane Dudley's 34 points set last season. The Southborough, Mass. native has now registered 46 points this season and with five games still remaining, the junior is on pace to register 65 points this season.
 
SCORING STREAK
Kendyl Finelli tallied four points against Hartford (4.7), giving her a scoring streak of 12 games. The 12 game scoring streak is also the longest in program history.

GOING FOR GO(A)LD
Senior Taylor Sokol has led the team in goals for the entire season so far, tallying 25 goals on the season. The senior is now just one goal away from breaking the single-season, goal-scoring record of 25 set last season by teammate Rebecca Idson.
 
LOOKING NATIONALLY
In addition to leading the America East in caused turnovers per game, the River Hawks rank 16th nationally in the same category. Kendyl Finelli ranks second in the conference and seventh nationally in assists per game with 2.58 a contest.
 
HATCH DOMINATES ON THE DRAW
One game after teammate Kelly Moran (Newfields, N.H.) tied the program record for draw controls in a game with six, Erin Hatch (Billerica, Mass.) came out victorious seven times on the draw to set a new program record. The seven draw controls also catapulted her into the team lead, which currently stands at 30.
 
HAT TRICK PERFORMANCES
One game after Kendyl Finelli and Hana Caster teamed up against Wagner (3.11) with each of them scoring a hat trick, Taylor Sokol, Kristina Keith and Kaylan DiModugno each tallied a hat trick in the win over Sacred Heart (3.17). It marked the eighth time in program history that two or more River Hawks have scored hat tricks in the same game, with UMass Lowell holding a slight 5-3 edge in those contests.
 
SCORING DEPTH
Noelle Lambert (Londonderry, N.H.), Kyra Lowenberg (Amherst, N.H.) and Caitlin Sanborn (Chelmsford, Mass.) each scored their first goal of the season against Hartford to extend the number of River Hawks to score a goal this season to 14, which breaks the 2016 program record of 12.
 
REACHING DOUBLE DIGITS
The River Hawks have scored at least 10 goals in 14 games since 2015 and holds a 11-3 record in those games.
 
DEFENSE IS THE BEST OFFENSE
Six times in the opener against Boston University, the River Hawks were able to turn caused turnovers or ground balls directly into goals for the Mill City Squad. The team broke that season high with 12 instances in its win over Hartford. In total, through 12 games, the River Hawks have scored directly off a caused turnover or ground ball pickup 54 times - accounting for roughly 49-percent of their goals scored this season.
 
IMPRESSIVE HOME CROWD
After finishing third in the America East in average attendance last season with 272 attendees, 398 people saw the River Hawks battle it out against the Terriers in the opener; 156 more than the season average last season. Through seven home games of the season, the River Hawks are averaging 288 fans per game.
 
WILL YOU ACCEPT THIS ROSE?
Freshman Hannah Rose (Framingham, Mass.) was tabbed the America East Rookie of the Week (3.12) for her efforts in leading the squad to a 1-1 week. Rose led all River Hawk rookies with three caused turnovers, while also picking up three ground balls on the defensive end of the field. The midfielder helped the squad pick up its first win of the season against Wagner on Sunday afternoon after tallying two ground balls and a caused turnover.