January 30 at Maine (7 p.m.)
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LOWELL, Mass. -- The UMass Lowell women's basketball team returns to action and embarks on its longest road swing of America East play with a matchup at Maine on Wednesday night. 

In the River Hawks' last contest against Binghamton, Kharis Idom (Orlando, Fla.) set a career high for the second consecutive game, scoring 21 points. Bri Stiers (Denver, Colo.) also grabbed nine boards in back-to-back contests.

A Win Would..
- Be the River Hawks first ever win against Maine
- Snap UMass Lowell's three-game skid

A Look at the River Hawks
-Brianna Rudolph (Lynn, Mass.) is averaging 11.9 points, along with recording 35 steals
-Bri Stiers is grabbing 5.6 rebounds per game
-Ren'Cia Rolling (Lansing, Ill.) has 99 assists and 34 steals
-Rolling, Kharis Idom and Linda Svenne (Riga, Latvia) have combined for 69 of the team's 85 three-pointers
-The River Hawks are shooting 37.7 percent from the field and 29.1 percent from beyond the arc

Idom on the Mark
In her first career start against Binghamton, Kharis Idom went 8-of-13 from the field and scored a career-high 21 points. The freshman has scored 38 points over the last two games and has connected on all eight of the River Hawks' three-pointers.

Rolling Up the Records
With her 99 helpers, Ren'Cia Rolling (Lansing, Ill.) is 48 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 also five helpers from becoming the Division I era's single-season leader. 

Scouting Maine
-The Black Bears have won two straight and sit at 13-7 with a 6-1 mark in conference play
-Blanca Millan leads America East and a trio of teammates in double-figures, scoring 18.0 points per game
-Dor Saar is second in the conference with 105 assists, and Millan has recorded 54 steals
-Tanesha Sutton and Parise Rossignol sit behind Millan, scoring 13.8 and 11.2 points per game, respectively
-Maine is shooting 42.6 percent from the field, and 32.0 percent from beyond the arc

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 Brianna Rudolph and Katherine Smith at UMBC 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.

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

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.

10 Spot
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 20 games of the season, UMass Lowell has already surpassed the team's total fast break output from last year, scoring 115 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.