Sunday, December 19 vs. Sacred Heart (1 p.m.)
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LOWELL, Mass. - The UMass Lowell men's basketball team is set to host Sacred Heart in its first Tsongas Center game of the season on Sunday.
A WIN WOULD
A win against the Pioneers would mark the first for the River Hawks since 2018. It would also give the team a 3-1 record in the last four meetings of the series. Lastly, a victory would improve the team's record to 3-0 so far this year against Northeast Conference opponents.
LEADING THE FLOCK
Everette Hammond is averaging 11.5 points per game to pace the squad.
Max Brooks, who adds 10.2 points, boasts a team-best 5.5 rebounds per game and 18 blocks.
Justin Faison adds 34 assists and 20 steals.
LAST TIME OUT
UMass Lowell defeated the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, 109-45, on Dec. 11. All 11 River Hawks who hit the court in the outing scored at least a basket.
Darion Jordan-Thomas logged a career-high 17 points and a season-high 10 rebounds for his first career double-double.
Kalil Thomas also registered 17 points in the outing with a personal-best five made threes. As a team, the River Hawks shot 56.8% (42-74) from the floor, including a season-high 40.9% (9-22) from beyond the arc.
HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
The team earned its eighth consecutive win in a home opener in 2021-22. Additionally, with a 3-1 record so far, UMass Lowell is now 144-90 in front of River Hawk Nation since 2003-04.
PLAYING AT TSONGAS
The River Hawks are playing at Tsongas for the first time in 660 days. After going 5-6 in 2019-20, the team is now 13-25 all time in Tsongas.
TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF
Capitalizing on turnovers was not only a major part of the win at Merrimack, but has been a theme throughout the season. After averaging just over 11 points off turnovers last year, the River Hawks are boasting 19.1 per game this season.
SHARING IS CARING
The performance against MCLA featured a program-record seven, double-digit point scorers. Seven of the team's 11 games so far have featured eight or more point scorers, including five games with at least 10 scorers.
HERE'S THE DOWN LOW
The River Hawks worked hard to drive to the hoop against CCSU with their first 22 points coming from the paint. Including 60 points down low against Fisher, the team is now averaging 38.0 points per game from the paint.
DEFENSE WINS GAMES
This year, Coach Duquette has made defense a huge point of emphasis for his program, which typically leads the America East in several offensive categories. So far, the River Hawks have only allowed more than 57 points three times this season and are second in the league in scoring defense. The team held Fisher to an all-time program-low 38 points on Nov. 27.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL
So far this year, UMass Lowell owns a 5-0 record when leading at halftime.
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