December 13 vs. Dartmouth (7 p.m.)
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LOWELL, Mass. – The UMass Lowell women's basketball team (3-7) looks to continue their December win streak as they host Dartmouth at 7 p.m. in Costello Athletic Center.
 
LOOKING AT UMASS LOWELL
The River Hawks are off to a strong start in December, coming off their third consecutive win. UMass Lowell faced both Bryant and Central Connecticut earlier in the week, securing both road wins before heading home to defeat LIU. Senior Ren'Cia Rolling continues to pace the squad, averaging 12.0 points per game. On the defensive end she leads the America East with 2.6 steals per game. Freshman Denise Solis continues to shine on the defensive end, recording 6.3 rebounds per game, while posting 0.9 blocks. As a unit, UMass Lowell is shooting 33 percent from the field, and 69 percent from the line. 
 
SCOUTING DARTMOUTH
The Big Green enters Friday's contest looking for their second win of the week, after snapping their three-game losing streak and defeating fellow America East member Maine, 57-41, on Tuesday afternoon. Senior guard Annie McKenna leads Dartmouth with 13.1 points per game, recording double digits in six out of the seven games this season. Senior forward Paula Lenart paces the defensive end with 8.3 rebounds on the season.
 
SERIES HISTORY VS. DARTMOUTH
Friday's matchup will mark the second time that the two schools will see action against each other. The Big Green picked up a 70-54 win over the River Hawks on December 10, 2018 in the first matchup between the schools. Senior Bri Stiers recorded 12 points and five rebounds in the loss. 
 
LAST TIME OUT
UMass Lowell secured road victories over Bryant (55-35) and Central Connecticut (56-64) earlier in the week to give them their first back-to-back road wins since the Division II era. Continuing their streak, the River Hawks returned to the Tsongas Center for a matchup with LIU where they recorded a season-high 65 points in the victory, including a season-high 36 in the paint. Solis notched 16 points in the contest, seeing her fourth game of the season where she has led in scoring. Fellow classmate Jaliena Sanchez had a career-game, matching her 15 points from the previous, while grabbing a career-high six rebounds.
 
NCAA TOP-100
After snagging a career-high six steals in the victory against LIU, Rolling is now ranked 30th overall in the NCAA. She also leads the squad in minutes, averaging 35.70 per game to sit in the 54th spot overall. Solis is the only other River Hawk to rank in a statistical category, ranking 56th overall in the NCAA for free throws made, making 36 out of 51 attempts. Her best game came against Yale (11.21) where she went 6-6 on the line.
 
THAT 3-0 FEELIN
For the first time since the 2014-15 season the River Hawks have won three consecutive games with their victories against Bryant (55-35), Central Connecticut (56-54) and LIU (65-56). UMass Lowell defeated New Hampshire (70-65), Vermont (72-64) and NJIT (60-51) back in 2015 to finish out their season on a three-game win streak.
 
SHE'S ON A ROLL
After setting her career-high six steals in the contest against LIU, Ren'Cia Rolling sits in the top spot amongst America East players with 2.6 steals per game, helping the squad earn the top spot as well, with 9.8.
 
LEAD THE WAY
UMass Lowell saw themselves with the lead heading into the half for the first time this season in their victory over LIU. Going on a solo 4-0 run, Sanchez drained her free throws to put the River Hawks over the Sharks, 37-21 at the half. In the second, the River Hawks went on to take their largest lead over an opponent this season in a margin of 29 points to secure the win.
 
FAST BREAK FINISH
In the win over Central Connecticut the River Hawks saw a season-high 24 points off fast break opportunities, with UMass Lowell forcing 23 turnovers for the Blue Devils.
 
FREE POINTS
The River Hawks saw their best free throw percentage of the season at Bryant, going 9-for-11 (81.8%) on the line. Kharis Idom hit all three of her shots increasing her season total to 75%. 
 
EIGHT IN A ROW
Through the past eight games, Ren'Cia Rolling has scored 10 or more points for the River Hawks, which includes macthing her career-high 19 points in the 56-54 win against Central Connecticut (12.5).
 
SOLIS STARTS SOLID
Solis has had a great start to her River Hawk career with six games for 10+ points. She registered a career-high 18 points at Colgate and a career-high nine rebounds against UMass. She has averaged 4.6 points in the first half of games and 6.6 points in the second half through ten games this season.
 
CONNECT FOUR
In three contests this season, four different River Hawks have found themselves in double-digit point territory. Jaliena Sanchez, Ren'Cia Rolling and Denise Solis have each recorded 10 or more points in the matchups with UMass (11.14), Yale (11.21) and Cornell (11.27). Shamyjha Price saw multi-point efforts in both the UMass and Cornell games, while Chasidey Willis notched 10 points against Yale.
 
A DIME A DOZEN
The River Hawks secured a season-high with 15 assists on 19 made field goals in the battle against Cornell (11.27). With her career-high six assists in the contest, Sanchez is averaging a team-best 2.5 dimes per game this season.
 
PROTECT THE HOUSE
Solis currently leads the team with 6.3 rebounds per game for the River Hawks, which ranks 10th among America East players. Her 2.9 offensive rebounds per game is second in the conference, helping the squad earn the third spot overall with 12.8 offensive rebounds per game.
 
BANWAREESINGH OFF THE BENCH
After she put together a career game at Providence on Nov. 24, recording a personal-best 11 points and nine rebounds, rookie guard Kaylen Banwareesingh saw the most action in the next contest against Cornell pushing 35 minutes on the court. She secured a team-high seven rebounds, while shooting 50% in the paint for seven points.
 
FINDING THE RIGHT COMBO
The River Hawks used a different starting lineup combination in the first five contests this season, with Denise Solis being consistent through every game. The last five lineups have featured appearances from Jaliena Sanchez, Kharis Idom, Ren'Cia Rolling, Chasidey Willis and Solis.