February 13 vs. UAlbany (7 p.m.)
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LOWELL, Mass. -- In the middle game of the final homestand for the 2018-19 season, the UMass Lowell women's basketball team welcomes UAlbany to the Tsongas Center on Spread Respect night. 

The River Hawks outscored Stony Brook 18-9 in the third quarter and cut a 16-point deficit to four points with 12 minutes to play, but the Seawolves were able to pull away in the fourth in the 64-47 setback. Brianna Rudolph (Lynn, Mass.) and Ren'Cia Rolling (Lansing, Ill.) each ended one bucket away from career highs, scoring 23 and 18 points, in the effort. Rudolph also completed her second double-double of the season with 10 rebounds. 

A Win Would..
- Be the River Hawks first win against UAlbany since 1999
- Snap UMass Lowell's seven-game skid

#SpreadRespect
Wednesday's contest is the first America East Spread Respect games on UMass Lowell's campus this winter. The America East Conference and all of its member institutions are proud to stand with coaches, student-athletes and fans to Spread Respect by ensuring equality and safety for all without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity.

Rolling Up the Records
With her three assists at Vermont, Rolling took over as the program's Division I single-season assist leader. She currently has 109 helpers and is 38 assists away from setting the program's all-time single-season assist record, set in 2012-13 by Bianca Simmons (146).

1. Ren'Cia Rolling 109
2. Shannon Samuels 103
3. Melissa Frase 102

A Look at the River Hawks
-Brianna Rudolph is averaging 12.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game
-ReníCia Rolling has recorded 109 assists and 42 steals
-Rolling, Kharis Idom and Linda Svenne have combined for 79 of the team's 97 three-pointers
-The River Hawks are shooting 37.2 percent from the field and 27.7 percent from beyond the arc

Scouting UAlbany
-The Great Danes enter Wednesday at 10-13 with a 7-3 mark in conference play
-Kyara Frames is averaging 11.6 points per game and leads the lineup with 70 assists and 36 steals
-Frames has connected on 49 of the Great Danes 107 three pointers
-Heather Forster is snagging 7.2 rebounds per game
-UAlbany is shooting 37.8 percent from the field and 28.6 percent from three-point range.

Halftime Adjustments
In the two meetings against New Hampshire, UMass Lowell scored a combined 26 straight points coming out of halftime before the Wildcats could get on the board. On January 9, the hosts opened the third on a 16-0 run, and on February 6 the River Hawks scored the first 10 points of the second half.

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.

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.

Fast Start
The 22 points scored by the River Hawks in the first quarter at Stony Brook (1.5), remains the highest output in the opening 10 minutes by UMass Lowell this season.

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 24 games of the season, UMass Lowell has already surpassed the team's total fast break output from last year, scoring 132 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.