January 12 at UMBC (2 p.m.)
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LOWELL, Mass. -- The UMass Lowell women's basketball heads down to Baltimore in a rematch of the program's first America East postseason appearance against UMBC on Saturday afternoon. 

The River Hawks went on a 16-0 run in the third quarter, outscoring the Wildcats, 18-4, to erase a 13-point halftime deficit but suffered a defeat in the final minute on Wednesday night. Brianna Rudolph (Lynn, Mass.) scored 17 points, while Bri Stiers (Denver, Colo.) set a career high with 13 points.

A Win Would..
- Snap the River Hawks' seven-game skid against the Retrievers
- Mark UMass Lowell's second highest win total in Division I
- Be the River Hawks' their first AE win against a team other than Vermont since February 21, 2015 (New Hampshire)

Helping Herself
With her 90 helpers, Rolling is 57 assists away from setting the program's all-time single-season assist record, set in 2012-13 by Bianca Simmons (146). In her first season as a River Hawk, Rolling is already fourth all-time in the DI era for assists in a season.

A Look at the River Hawks
-Brianna Rudolph is averaging 12.1 points
-Bri Stiers is grabbing 5.6 rebounds per game
-Ren'Cia Rolling (Lansing, Ill.) has 90 assists and 26 steals
-Rolling, Kharis Idom (Orlando, Fla.) and Linda Svenne (Riga, Latvia) have combined for 56 of the team's 69 three-pointers
-The River Hawks are shooting 38.3 percent from the field and 30.1 percent from beyond the arc

Scouting UMBC
-The Retrievers are 7-8 overall and 0-2 in conference play, with four losses in their last five
-Janee'a Summers is scoring 12.7 points, and grabbing 6.4 rebounds per game
-As a unit, UMBC is connecting on 39.3 percent from the field and 31.9 percent from three-point range

A Budding Rivalry?
UMass Lowell's last four conference wins have come against Vermont, and the Catamounts are the only AE team that the River Hawks have a winning record against.

Turning Mistakes into Points
The River Hawks matched their season high with 24 points off of turnovers in the win at Massachusetts. UMass Lowell outgained the Minutewomen, 24-3, for the team's largest advantage of the season.

Rolling All the Way to the Top
With her 10 assists against Fisher, Ren'Cia Rolling became the program' s DI single-game leader and the first player to reach double digit assists in a game since 2012.

Helping Each Other Out
The 25 team assists by UMass Lowell set a new Division I team high and is the most by a River Hawk team since 2016.

Stealing a Spot in the Records
With her six steals against Bryant, Brianna Rudolph now holds the Division I single-game mark. She now sits sixth in DI career history with 52 swipes.

Stealers and Helpers
The River Hawks have recorded 10+ steals and assists in three contests in 2018-19, a feat the team achieved four times in 2017-18.

Speeding Up the Fast Break
In the first 16 games of the season, UMass Lowell has scored 85 points on the break, nearly doubling last season's average (3.2). The 2017-18 River Hawks only eclipsed eight points three times and matched the output once.

Notables
The four points the River Hawks allowed in the third quarter against UNH marks a program low since switching from halves ... Garrick became third fastest coach in program history to pick up his first win with UMass Lowell.