Saturday, April 20 at UMBC (3 p.m. ET)
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LOWELL, Mass. – The UMass Lowell women's lacrosse regular season is winding down, with just two games remaining as the River Hawks (4-11, 1-4 AE) head to UMBC for a 3 p.m. game on Saturday, April 20.

Last Time Out
Last weekend, the team broke a program record in single-game goals and took down Vermont 19-18 on Senior Day. With nine different River Hawks scoring, the team notched its most goals in a single game in program history, surpassing the previous high of 18, and earned its first conference win of the season. Paige MacEachern (Lynnfield, Mass.) led with four goals, while Kristina Keith (East Kingston, N.H.) and Kendyl Finelli (Southborough, Mass.) each had hat tricks. Renee Gonzalez (Long Valley, N.J.) finished the game with nine saves, while Kelly Moran (Newfields, N.H.) led the way with a program-record 10 draw controls.
 
 
Scouting UMBC (5-10, 3-2)
The Retrievers have taken down Vermont, Binghamton and Hartford in conference action this season, and like the River Hawks, they beat Vermont by just one goal. UMBC is led by Zoe Pekins and Payton Van Kirk with 20 goals apiece. Van Kirk has notched the team's most points with 36. Senior goalkeeper Carly Tolino has earned a .471 save percentage and 11.99 GAA.

Series History
The River Hawks look to earn their first win against UMBC, heading into the matchup with a 0-4 all-time record against their opponent. Last season, UMass Lowell fell by a narrow, 9-7 margin with goals by Finelli, Cameron McKelvin (Westminster, Md.), Rebecca Idson (East Atlantic Beach, N.Y.) and Hana Caster (North Attleboro, Mass.).


Senior Day
Last Saturday, the River Hawks honored their 10 seniors, who—as a group—have racked up 271 goals, 181 assists, 301 draw controls, 400 ground balls and 189 caused turnovers during their time at UMass Lowell. On Senior Day, they combined for 11 goals, six assists, six ground balls, five caused turnovers and 12 draw controls.

America East Picture
Stony Brook remains the only undefeated team in America East with a 5-0 record, while New Hampshire and UAlbany are both 4-1. MacEachern is in the top six in the conference in points and goals per game, while Keith is third in shots per game and Finelli is eighth in assists per game. Caster is sixth in America East in caused turnovers per game with 1.40.
 
Controlling the Draw
Kelly Moran (Exeter, N.H.) and Caster are second and sixth in America East in draw controls with 5.00 and 3.73 per game, respectively. Moran is in the top 50 in the country in draw controls per game, as well.
 
Weekly Awards
Caster was named America East Defensive Player of the Week on March 11 after notching seven draw controls, six ground balls and eight caused turnovers through two games. Renee Gonzalez (Long Valley, N.J.) took home weekly defensive honors on March 4, while Keith earned AE Offensive Player of the Week after a program-record, seven-goal game.

Win Streak
UMass Lowell notched a three-game win streak from Feb. 27 through March 5, with victories against Holy Cross, Iona and Merrimack. That was the longest win streak since the River Hawks won six straight in March of 2017.

Goal Power
The River Hawks scored 34 goals in the first three games of 2019, which was the most goals they've scored through the first three games of the season in program history. They now have 150 on the season (10.0 per game). Eleven different River Hawks have scored goals this season, while 12 have tallied at least one point.

Record-Breaker
Keith tallied seven goals against Holy Cross, a new program record. She now has 31 on the season (second on the team) and is in second place all-time in goals at UMass Lowell.
 
Gonzalez In Goal
Renee Gonzalez allowed just five goals against Holy Cross, and then eight against Iona, her two lowest goals allowed totals on the season. She had a career-high, program-record 19 saves against New Hampshire and now has a 13.33 GAA in 2019 after playing every minute for the River Hawks.

M&M
MacEachern and McKelvin have been offensive powerhouses this season. McKelvin had five goals at Fresno State, while MacEachern had six goals against Boston University a week later. MacEachern surpassed her 2018 goal total in just the first three games in 2019 and now has 38 goals on the season, which leads the team. McKelvin has scored 27 goals on just 43 shots for a team-high .628 shot percentage (sixth in the nation). Both McKelvin and MacEachern are now on the top-10 all-time goals list at UMass Lowell.

Solo Scoring
UMass Lowell has scored 72 unassisted goals this season, 19 of those coming from MacEachern.

Under Pressure
The River Hawks had a season-high 11 caused turnovers at Boston University, three of them from Gabby Torain (Glen Burnie, Md.). Through four games, Torain exceeded her caused turnover total from last year and now has 16. Caster leads the way with 21.

Milestone Watch
Moran tallied four draw controls against Colgate, tallying her 100^th career draw control in the process. She is already at the top of the record books in all-time draw controls with 152. Caster moved into second place all-time in draw controls at Wagner, now with 105. At Boston University, Finelli hit the 100-point mark and is now first all-time in scoring with 119 points.