Wednesday, April 10 at Harvard (6 p.m. ET)
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Saturday, April 13 vs. Vermont (1 p.m. ET) — Senior Day
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LOWELL, Mass. – This week, the UMass Lowell women's lacrosse team (3-10, 0-4 AE) will match up with Harvard in a nonconference game on Wednesday, April 10 at 6 p.m. The River Hawks will then host Vermont in the team's Senior Day and final home game of the season on Saturday, April 13 at 1 p.m.
Last Time Out
Paige MacEachern (Lynnfield, Mass.) scored four goals at Binghamton, moving into third place all-time at UMass Lowell in career goals with 46. Jane Dudley (Duxbury, Mass.), Cameron McKelvin (Westminster, Md.) and Lauren Hopsicker (Ballston Spa, N.Y.) each scored a goal, but the Bearcats secured the 13-7 win.
Scouting Harvard
The Crimson are 5-6 on the season and 1-3 in conference play. Keeley MacAfee has been on a tear, notching 36 goals and 11 assists, while goalkeeper Grace Rotondo leads the way in net with a 12.03 GAA and .418 save percentage.
Series History
The River Hawks look to earn their first victory against Harvard after dropping their first four in past years. In 2018, UMass Lowell lost a narrow 14-10 game to the Crimson, with goals by McKelvin, Dudley, MacEachern and Hana Caster (North Attleboro, Mass.).
Scouting Vermont
Vermont is 7-4 overall and 1-3 in America East action, having taken down Hartford in the team's sole conference victory so far. Elise Koehl leads the team in goals with 34 and is second in the conference in goals per game, while Alex Vignona has tallied a team-high 33 assists, which leads the conference. Goalkeeper Maddy Kuras has a 10.05 GAA and .446 save percentage.
Series History
The River Hawks are 1-3 against Vermont in program history. 2018 featured a 16-11 loss for UMass Lowell, but Kendyl Finelli (Southborough, Mass.) netted two goals, and McKelvin and MacEachern each had one.
Senior Day
On Saturday, the River Hawks will honor their 10 seniors, who—as a group—have racked up 253 goals, 174 assists, 283 draw controls, 387 ground balls and 182 caused turnovers during their time at UMass Lowell.
America East Picture
UAlbany and Stony Brook remain undefeated in America East with 4-0 records, while the New Hampshire and UMBC are both 3-1. MacEachern is in the top 10 in the conference in points and goals per game, while Kristina Keith (East Kingston, N.H.)
is third in shots per game and Finelli is seventh in assists per game. Caster is third in America East in caused turnovers per game with 1.54.
Controlling the Draw
Kelly Moran (Exeter, N.H.) and Caster are third and fourth in America East in draw controls with 4.54 and 3.85 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 123 on the season (12.3 per game). Ten 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 25 on the season (third 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 12.85 GAA in 2019.
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 31 goals on the season, which leads the team. McKelvin has scored 25 goals on just 40 shots for a team-high .625 shot percentage (third 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 57 unassisted goals this season, 16 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 14. Caster leads the way with 20.
Milestone Watch
Moran tallied four draw controls against Colgate, tallying her 100th career draw control in the process. She is already at the top of the record books in all-time draw controls with 136. Caster moved into second place all-time in draw controls at Wagner, now with 99. At Boston University, Finelli hit the 100-point mark and is now first all-time in scoring with 115 points.
