February 2 at Vermont (2 p.m.)
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LOWELL, Mass. -- The UMass Lowell women's basketball team is set to begin the second half of America East play and the final month of the regular season with a Saturday afternoon matchup at Vermont.  

Oda Shackelford (Edinburgh, Ind.) led the River Hawks with 13 points in the loss at Maine, while Ren'Cia Rolling (Lansing, Ill.) became only the third player in Division I program history to record over 100 assists in a single season. Linda Svenne (Riga, Latvia) connected on a pair of three-pointers to finish with 11 points.

A Win Would..
- Be the River Hawks' third straight win against Vermont
- Snap UMass Lowell's four-game skid

Playing With the Cats
Entering the matchup, four of the River Hawks' previous five America East wins have come against the Catamounts. UMass Lowell has come out victorious in the last two contests with Vermont, with a combined eight-point margin of victory. In this season's first meeting, the River Hawks picked up their first-ever win in their America East opener.

Rolling Up the Records
With her three assists at Maine, Ren'Cia Rolling became the third player in the program's Division I history to record more than 100 helpers in a single season. She currently sits in a tie for second with 102 assists and is 45 assists away from setting the program's all-time single-season assist record, set in 2012-13 by Bianca Simmons (146).

1. Shannon Samuels 103
2. Ren'Cia Rolling 102
    Melissa Frase 102

A Look at the River Hawks
-Brianna Rudolph (Lynn, Mass.) is averaging 11.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game
-Ren'Cia Rolling has recorded 102 assists and 36 steals
-Rolling, Kharis Idom and Linda Svenne have combined for 71 of the team's 88 three-pointers
-The River Hawks are shooting 37.4 percent from the field and 28.5 percent from beyond the arc

Idom on the Mark
In her first career start against Binghamton, Kharis Idom (Orlando, Fla.) 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.

Scouting Vermont
-The Catamounts sit at 8-12 overall with a 4-4 mark in America East play
-Hanna Crymble leads the way with 15.6 points and 5.9 rebounds per game
-Josie Larkins has connected on 36 three-pointers and has recorded 52 assists and 18 steals
-Candice Wright has registered 62 blocks in 20 games
-Vermont is shooting 38.0 percent from the field, and 26.5 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 21 games of the season, UMass Lowell has already surpassed the team's total fast break output from last year, scoring 117 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.