November 3 at Hartford (1 p.m.)
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LOWELL, Mass. – The UMass Lowell women's soccer team (4-10-2, 3-4-1 AE) will face off with Hartford for the first time ever in the post season when they travel to Al-Marzook Stadium on Sunday, November 3 for the America East Quarterfinals.
 
LETS REWIND...
The River Hawks concluded their regular season with a trip to Wildcat Stadium as they took on New Hampshire under the lights this past Thursday. After the Wildcats struck early on in the match, the River Hawks were unable to capitalize on their shots and fell to UNH 5-1.
 
SCOUTING HARTFORD
- Hartford earned the three-seed after playing Stony Brook to a 0-0 draw
- Three Hawks lead the squad in scoring with four goals each: Sierra Stone, Skylar Vitiello and Izzy Lachcik
- Sierra Stone has dished out a team-high nine assists
- In net, Maia Perez has five shutouts with a 0.89 GAA and a 8-6-2 record
- Hartford defeated the River Hawks on Sept. 9 to take a 6-1 lead in the all-time series
 
A WIN WOULD…
If the River Hawks win on Sunday, they will head to UAlbany for a rematch with the Great Danes in the semifinal round set for Thursday, November 7th.
 
BUILDING ON A HISTORIC SEASON
The team secured their first-ever bid to the America East Tournament, making their way as far as the championship game. After a stand-out 2018 season by the 11-member freshman class, tallying 17 goals and 44 points, it's no wonder three of them garnered America-East All-Rookie team nominations.
 
Sophomores Emily Nelson (Peabody, Mass.), Dunja Mostarac (Belgrade, Serbia) and Kristina Bartsch (Pulheim, Germany), continue to strive in the 2019 season, with Bartsch tallying 15 shots and Mostarac recording one goal and six shots over the 16 games.
 
AMERICA EAST PRESEASON COACHES POLL
The 2018 season saw the River Hawks earn their best finish since joining the ranks of Division I. The squad captured a 7-9-5 overall record, with a .452 winning percentage, and a 4-3-1 record in America East action for a program-best .562 conference record.
 
Prior to the start of the 2019 season, The UMass Lowell women's soccer team was selected to finish fourth in the America East Preseason Coaches' Poll, the highest preseason ranking since joining Division I.
 
Defending champion UAlbany was picked as the overall favorite with 57 total points and four first-place votes. Hartford was up next with 54 points and two first-place votes, while Stony Brook was third with 49 points and two first-place votes.
 
BEYOND THE 90TH MINUTE
The River Hawks have competed in 16 contests this year with half of them ending in overtime minutes. Repeating the 2018 season, the squad has now brought several different teams into overtime for an average of 96 minutes per game.
 
10/10 WOULD RECOMMEND
So far in the 2019 season, ten different River Hawks have found the back of net averaging 1.188 goals per game.
 
ALL-CONFERENCE ACCOLADES
Kristina Bartsch - All-Conference First Team
Dunja Mostarac - All-Conference First Team; All-Academic Team
Emily Nelson - All-Conference Second Team
Anna Edson - All-Rookie Team
Stephanie Kemp - All-Rookie Team
 
NELSON NETS IT
After scoring her sixth goal of the season in the contest against UAlbany, Nelson currently sits at fifth in the America East conference standings with a .375 average. She continues her scoring streak from last year, increasing her career total to 13 goals and three assists for a total of 29 points.
 
HAT TRICK CLUB
Freshman forward Stephanie Kemp earned the America East Rookie of the Week honor for her efforts in the 4-1 victory over UMBC on October 6.
 
Not only did the freshman record her first career goal as a River Hawk, but she went on to total two more goals giving her a hat trick in the win. With the stellar three-goal performance Kemp is now second on the team in goals (3) and points (6).
 
AROUND THE WORLD
Out of the 27 women roster, eight members hail from all different corners of the globe. Six countries are represented on the River Hawk roster which includes Serbia (Dunja Mostarac), Germany (Kristina Bartsch, Chaima Khammar), Canada (Karah Fleet), Iceland (Kristin Birgisdottir, Hildur Gunnarsdottir), Spain (Cristina Blaya) and the Netherlands (Annerens Tijm).
 
FRESHMAN YEAR FEELS
The Freshman class continues to make strides with all eight of them recording shots over the past 16 games. Cristina Blaya has recorded two assists and seven shots on goal along with classmate Anna Edson who has recorded one assist and three shots on goal.
 
RECORD BOOK UPDATES
- Emily Nelson improves to 13-3-29 moving into third for career scoring leaders
- Lily Fabian improves to 8-5-21 moving into fourth for career scoring leaders
- Lily Fabian with five assists moves into the fourth spot for assist leaders
- Kristin Birgisdottir with four assists moves to third in single-season assists
 
25 YEARS STRONG
This season the team would like your help in celebrating 25 years of River Hawk Women's soccer. The goal is to have 125 donors, which marks the 125th year anniversary of the University, donate $25 dollars to celebrate the 25th season of women's soccer. Check out the campaign here. 
 
Follow WSOC on GoRiverHawks.com for more info.
 
NOVAK QUOTEABLES
"Going into the locker room at half time, down 2-1, we were able to make a few adjustments," stated Novak. "The players really wanted to come back in the second half, so I give them a lot of credit for pushing and putting themselves in a positive position." – vs. Massachusetts (2-2, 2OT)
 
"It's not easy coming here a second year in a row," commented Novak. "Stony Brook is the top team in the league and for us it was if we want to be the best, we need to beat the best. I'm happy with how we competed today under pressure and with the defensive performance staying strong through their attacks." – at Stony Brook (W, 2-1)
 
"Every season is different, anything can happen," exclaimed Novak. "I am confident in the quality of the group this year. Helping the team prepare for the playoffs and being the best team come November is what I think will be really important for us." – Preseason
 

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