Wednesday, April 6 at Bryant: Live Stats

Saturday, April 9 at Binghamton: Live Stats

LOWELL, Mass. – Coming off a loss in a game that came down to the final minute, the UMass Lowell women's lacrosse team (2-9, 0-3 AE) will look to bounce back as they head on the road to take on the Bryant Bulldogs (6-2, 3-0 NEC) on Wednesday night, followed by a matchup against the Binghamton Bearcats (5-5, 0-1 AE ) on Saturday afternoon.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Sophomore Kaitlin Tobin (Southold, N.Y.) recorded her first career hat trick, while junior Abby McLaughlin (Walpole, Mass.) had a team high four points off two goals and two assists. Juniors Izzy Liquori (Agawam, Mass.) and Grace Hansen (Stamford, Conn.) both added in two goals each, and graduate student Alex Salim (East Islip, N.Y.) tallied 14 saves over 60 minutes in net.

LEADING THE FLOCK
Liquori leads the River Hawks with 22 goals over 11 games, with junior Molly Shaw (Marshfield, Mass.) right behind her with 21 goals. Emily Stratton's (Camillus, N.Y.) 14 goals and five assists put her third on the team with 19 points. Junior Layton Nass (Manhasset, N.Y.) paces the defense with 17 caused turnovers and Salim's 67 saves lead the team.
 
THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER
Over the first 11 games, seven different River Hawks have recorded a hat trick. Liquori leads the way with four total hat tricks, while Tobin, Stratton, and freshmen Jade Catlin (Middletown, Md.) and Sophia Scialdone (Syracuse, N.Y.) have all recorded their first career three-goal games this season.

SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
Bryant welcomes the River Hawks to Smithfield after taking down Long Island University, 17-6, at home. Leading the way on offense is attack Kenna Kaut who has tallied 30 goals over eight games. Attack Cassidy Bruns helps move the offense, totaling a team high 22 assists.  In net, Sam Centofante has totaled 62 saves with a 44.6% save percentage.
 
SCOUTING THE BEARCATS
Binghamton enters the week having not played in nearly 10 days. Prior to welcoming the River Hawks, the Bearcats have a midweek matchup with conference opponent UMBC. Leading the way for the Bearcats offense is attack Kenna Newman, who leads the team with 29 points on 16 goals and 13 assists. In goal, Emily Manning has amassed 75 saves with a 39.1% save percentage over 550 minutes of action.
 
A WIN WOULD
A win would give head coach Lisa Miller her 200th career win.

BRYANT MATCHUP HISTORY
UMass Lowell and Bryant have faced off five times, with the Bulldogs winning four of the five, including the last two. The only time the River Hawks beat the Bulldogs was during the 2017 season, when they won in overtime.
 
BINGHAMTON MATCHUP HISTORY
The River Hawks faced off with the Bearcats six times, with Binghamton winning each match up. The last time they faced, the River Hawks fell, 11-8, in their first conference game of the 2021 season.