Thursday, November 3 vs. No. 6 New Hampshire (3 p.m.)
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#AEChamps Tournament Central
 
ORONO, Maine – The No. 3 seeded UMass Lowell field hockey team (12-6) is headed to the America East Championship for the fourth time in program history. Action kicks off at top-ranked Maine with a quarterfinal matchup against No. 6 New Hampshire on Thursday, November 3 at 3 p.m.
 
PLAYOFF PICTURE
The River Hawks finished a program-best 6-2 in America East play in 2022 to tie UAlbany for second in the regular-season standings and clinch the No. 3 seed for the America East Championship. This marks the River Hawks' best seeding ever heading into the postseason at the DI level. The four-day, six-team conference tournament will be hosted at Maine from Nov. 3-6. The winners from Thursday's quarterfinal contests will move onto square off against No. 1 Maine and No. 2 UAlbany on Nov. 4, and the winners of those semifinal games will earn a place in the championship match on Nov. 6. All the action will be streamed live on ESPN+.
 
RIVER HAWK REWIND
The River Hawks closed out the regular season with a 1-1 week. The squad first defeated America East foe California, 4-1, on Oct. 28 with a pair of goals from both graduate student Jenna Berger (Waterloo, Ontario) and senior Kate Miller (Cherry Hill, N.J.). Tge team then fell, 3-2, against Monmouth in the home finale on Oct. 30.
 
LEADING THE FLOCK
Graduate student Jenna Berger (Waterloo, Ontario) leads the team with 24 points on nine goals and six assists. Senior Berbel Rozema (Rotterdam, Netherlands) follows with 17 points on seven goals and three assists, while freshman Isabelle Halters (Noordwijk, Netherlands) adds 12 points.
 
A WIN WOULD
A win Thursday would give the River Hawks their first Division I postseason victory.
 
A YEAR FOR THE RECORD BOOKS
The River Hawks are in the midst of their best year yet at the Division I level in 2022 with a record-setting 12 overall wins, six conference victories and a six-game win streak.
 
GOALS, GOALS, GOALS
The River Hawks have taken care of their opportunities in 2022, outscoring opponents, 46-28, so far. The team's 2.56 goals per game ranks second during the program's DI era (2016 – 2.95).
 
NATIONAL NEWS
The River Hawks are now ranked 26th in the nation on the NCAA Division I RPI rankings. The team is also ranked 22nd nationally for goals per game (2.5) and 19th for winning percentage (.667).
 
HOME SWEET HOME
The River Hawks started, 6-0, at home in 2022, marking the team's best home start at the Division I level. The squad is 8-2 overall at Wicked Blue this year.
 
STIFF COMPETITION
UMass Lowell has proven to be a tough competitor in 2022, as all but one of the team's losses have come against nationally ranked opponents. In those six games, four were decided by just one goal and two went to overtime.
 
OFFENSIVE OUTBURST
After racking up six goals against Merrimack on Sept. 11 for their most goals in a game since 2018 (vs. Hofstra, 6-0), the squad has since maintained their high-scoring ways, finishing with at least four goals in seven out of the last 13 games.
 
SPREADING THE LOVE
The River Hawks have showed off their depth this year, as 15 different team members have tallied a goal and 15 have at least two points.
 
LIFE ON THE ROAD
The October, five-game road trip was the longest of the 2022 season for the River Hawks. The team is now 4-4 on opposing turf and is 2-1 in America East Conference contests on the road with wins over New Hampshire and Vermont.
 
ON A ROLL
The River Hawks' six-game win streak from Sept. 5-25 was the longest at the Division I level, so far, improving upon last year's four-game run.
 
STARTING STRONG
The 3-0 start to conference played marked the River Hawks' best America East start in program history with wins against Stanford, UC Davis and New Hampshire.
 
HELPING HANDS
With three helpers in the week of Sept. 5, Jenna Berger currently boasts 24 career assists to take the top spot on the program's Division I record list, surpassing Christa Doiron (19, 2014-17). Meike Vischer tallied three assists in the victory at New Hampshire, matching a DI program record first set in 2018.
 
AMERICA EAST ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
Jenna Berger was named to the America East All-Conference First Team, while juniors Alissia de Vries (The Hague, Netherlands) and Mirthe Gans (Tiel, Netherlands) earned Second Team honors. Freshmen Madison Leeper (East Amherst, N.Y.) and Meike Vischer (The Hague, Netherlands) were tabbed to the America East All-Rookie Team, as well. Junior Eleonore Boekhorst (Bilthoven, Netherlands) rounded out the honorees, joining de Vries on the league's All-Academic Team.