February 13 vs. UNH (1 p.m.)
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February 14 vs. UNH (1 p.m.)
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LOWELL, Mass. – The River Hawks, who are 9-8 overall and 8-6 in America East play so far this year, return home to Costello for a weekend series with New Hampshire.

#AEHOOPS UPDATE
On January 24, the conference announced that it has reworked the schedule and will release it in two-week increments for the rest of the season. The change was made in order to maximize scheduling flexibility to best position programs in light of COVID-19 issues (Release). Any schedule changes will be announced on Twitter @AEHoopsNews. The conference also released that the Vermont women's basketball team has made the decision to discontinue its season. The decision was made by the student-athletes with the full support of their coaches, athletic department and the conference.
 
SENIOR SUNDAY
The River Hawks will celebrate their senior class in a special pre-game ceremony on
Sunday afternoon. The team will be honoring Linda Svenne, Niya Johnson and Tiahna Sears.
 
SCOUTING NEW HAMPSHIRE
The Wildcats enter Saturday's matchup with an 5-11 overall record and 5-8 mark in league action. Most recently, the team took on conference newcomer NJIT, defeating the Highlanders, 76-67 last Sunday afternoon. Amanda Torres leads the team with 12.2 points per game. She also adds a team-best 47 assists and 38 steals this season. Junior Ivy Gogolin is contributing 11.9 points per game and team-high 6.2 boards. As a unit, UNH is shooting 34.2 percent from the field, including 26.1 percent from long range and 73.7 percent from the line.
 
WINS WOULD...
A pair of wins against UNH would be Lowell's third series sweep of the 2020-21 season, improving their mark to 11-8 overall and 10-6 in conference action. A Saturday win would mark the fourth time in program history that the River Hawks will have taken down the Wildcats.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Despite sophomore Denise Solis and senior Linda Svenne's perfect shooting from the line, the UMass Lowell women's basketball team fell on the road to Maine on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Gymnasium. The River Hawks were led by Solis who shot 4-for-4 from the free throw line en route to 12 points. She was joined in double figures by classmate Jaliena Sanchez with 10 points. Senior Tiahna Sears posted a team-high seven rebounds, while junior Kharis Idom added two steals.
 
The following day, Denise Solis posted her second double-double of the season with 17 points and 11 rebounds to pace the squad in a 53-51 heartbreaker against the Black Bears. Solis's 17 points marked a new season-high for the forward. Jaliena Sanchez and Kharis Idom added eight points apiece, with Sanchez securing a team-best three steals. Freshman Jaini Edmonds chipped in eight points and a personal-best five rebounds, as well.
 
LEADING THE FLOCK 
Through all 17 games of the 2020-21, three different River Hawks have bounced between top statistical rankings. Forward Denise Solis sits in the top spot this week, averaging 10.9 points per game and 5.9 rebounds per game. Kharis Idom follows closely behind with 9.5 ppg, shooting 31 percent from beyond the arc. Sophomore Jaliena Sanchez is putting up 9.2 ppg, while adding a team-high 43 assists and 24 steals on the season. As a unit, UMass Lowell is shooting 36 percent (330-924) from the floor, 26 percent (69-271) from beyond the arc, and 67 percent (203-301) from the foul line.
 
NATIONAL NEWS
The River Hawks are ranked fourth in the nation in three-point field goal percentage defense, holding their opponents to an average of 22.9 percent this season. Most recently, the River Hawks held the hot-shooting Black Bears to just one triple in the second half of Sunday's contest.  Lowell's most notable performance came against UAlbany (1.31),  as the Great Dane's went 0-16 from beyond the arc.
 
BIRDS EYE VIEW
Denise Solis has consistently taken the right shots, having gone at least 50.0 percent from the floor in 11 of the 15 times this season. Solis's best performance came last weekend, recording a season-high eight made field goals against the Black Bears. Currently, the sophomore is first overall in the league standings with a team-best 54.9 percent clip (67-122) from the field.
 
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
At least one River Hawk freshman has made an appearance throughout all 17 games this season. 6'3 forward, Sydney Coombs, is the only newbie to have started in three games, averaging a class-leading 11.5 minutes per game and four blocks. Worcester, Mass. native Jaini Edmonds, has seen action in 15 games, averaging 10.5 minutes and 2.4 points per game. Overall, the freshman class has contributed 58 points and 38 rebounds for six percent of the River Hawk offense and defense.
 
TRIPLE THE TROUBLE
Tiahna Sears, Denise Solis and Kaylen Banwareesingh are the three River Hawks to have recorded a double-double this season. Banwareesingh tallied her first career double-double against UAlbany (1.30), notching 10 points and a career-high 13 rebounds, while Sears posted 14 points and 11 rebounds at NJIT (1.2). Most recently, Denise Solis recorded her second double-digit affair of the 2020-21 season, with 17 points and 11 rebounds against Maine this past Sunday. 
 
LINE EM' UP
Out of their 17 games, the UMass Lowell has used five different starting lineup combinations, their most common comprising of Jaliena Sanchez, Kharis Idom, Denise Solis, Shamyjha Price and Tiahna Sears. Idom is the lone River Hawk to have collected 17 starts on the season.