January 16 at UAlbany (7 p.m.)
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LOWELL, Mass. -- Following its first America East road win since 2015, the UMass Lowell women's basketball team heads to New York for a contest against the UAlbany Great Danes on Wednesday night. 

Behind career highs from Brianna Rudolph (24 points) and Katherine Smith (20 points), the River Hawks knocked off UMBC, 67-55, on Saturday afternoon. UMass Lowell outscored the Retrievers, 20-13, in the third to take control and never trailed by less than five in the final quarter.

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 92 helpers, Rolling is 55 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.

Checking the Boxes
The victory in Baltimore marked the River Hawks first win over an America East team other than Vermont since 2015, and was the first conference road win for the program since 2015, as well.

20-20 Vision
The efforts by Rudolph and Smith marked the first time that the team had two players score 20 or more points in a single game since December 10, 2014. Shannon Samuels and Jasmine McRoy recorded 31 and 20, respectively, in a win against Bryant.

A Look at the River Hawks
-Brianna Rudolph (Lynn, Mass.) is averaging 12.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, along with 30 steals
-Ren'Cia Rolling (Lansing, Ill.) has 92 assists and 29 steals
-Rolling, Kharis Idom (Orlando, Fla.) and Linda Svenne (Riga, Latvia) have combined for 57 of the team's 72 three-pointers
-The River Hawks are shooting 38.5 percent from the field and 29.3 percent from beyond the arc

So Offensive
In the win against UMBC, UMass Lowell set season highs with 19 second chance points and 21 rebounds on the offensive glass.

Halftime Adjustments
In their previous two contests, the River Hawks are outscoring opponents 37-18 in the third quarter.

Scouting UAlbany
-The Great Danes are 4-12 overall and 1-2 in conference play, and have lost their last two contests
-Kyara Frames is averaging 12.1 points per game and has dished out 44 assists
-Heather Forster has grabbed 7.5 rebounds per game, while Alexi Schecter has 23 blocks
-As a unit, UAlbany is connecting on 35.7 percent from the field and 28.1 percent from three-point range

Turning Mistakes into Points
The River Hawks matched their season high with 24 points off of turnovers in the win at Massachusetts. UMass Lowell out gained 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 17 games of the season, UMass Lowell has already surpassed the team's total fast break output from last year, scoring 101 points on the break. In 2017-18 the River Hawks scored 97 and averaged 3.2 points per game.

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.