December 16 vs. Northeastern (12 p.m.)
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LOWELL, Mass. – The UMass Lowell women's basketball team returns to Costello Athletic Center for the 2020-21 home opener on Wednesday when the River Hawks host Northeastern for the first time in program history.
 
SCOUTING NORTHEASTERN
The Huskies are coming off of a 13-16 record from a year ago, including an even 9-9 split in CAA play. Northeastern, under the direction of seventh-year head coach Kelly Cole, is returning four starters and six letterwinners from the 2019-20 roster. The team is headlined by junior forward Alexis Hill, who was named to the All-CAA Second Team and All-Defensive Team after averaging 13.1 points and 6.4 rebounds. Point guard Stella Clark is back for her senior season, looking to improve on her 11.0 points and 4.8 boards per game. As a unit, the Huskies shot 40 percent (634-1562) from the floor, 30 percent (162-528) from beyond the arc and 65 percent (364-554) from the foul line.
 
A WIN WOULD
A win against Northeastern would mark the team's first victory of the 2020-21 season and first in the all-time series.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Sophomore Denise Solis tallied a team-high 11 points to pace the UMass Lowell women's basketball team in a 79-23 setback at No. 3 Connecticut on Dec. 12. Solis went 3-for-4 from the line en route to her 11-point performance. Senior Tiahna Sears paced the squad for the second-straight game with six rebounds. Freshman Sydney Coombs rounded out the River Hawks' defense, picking up five boards.   
 
LEADING THE FLOCK 
Through two games so far in 2020-21, Denise Solis is first on the squad with 7.5 points per game. Tiahna Sears is averaging 5.0 points, along with a team-high 8.0 rebounds. Junior Kharis Idom is adding to the offense with 7.0 points per game and a team-best 2.5 assists. As a whole, UMass Lowell is shooting 21 percent (23-106) from the floor, 11 (4-34) from beyond the arc and 57 percent (11-19) on free throws.
 
HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
Last year, the River Hawks accumulated their most home wins since 2014-15 (9), in addition to improving to 95 wins in front of River Hawk Nation since 2003-04.