LOWELL, Mass. – The UMass Lowell women's basketball team (1-14, 0-5 AE) will take on the UMBC Retrievers (6-10, 3-2 AE) in another midweek morning matchup on Wednesday, January 18. Tip-off is slated for 11:00 a.m. at the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena.
 
January 18 at UMBC (ESPN+ -- 11 a.m.)
 
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All-Time Series: UMass Lowell is 10-8 against UMBC in program history.
 
First Meeting:      January 11, 1999 (UML, 56-49)
Last Meeting:       February 19, 2022 (BU, 71-54)
 
The River Hawks and Retrievers meet for the 19th time in program history. UMass Lowell has won the last three meetings and six of the last seven contests.
 
LOOKING AT UMASS LOWELL
The River Hawks fell to 0-5 in conference play after dropping a hard-fought home contest to Binghamton on January 14. Jaliena Sanchez scored a career-high 24 points to lead all scorers and added four assists. Ivory Finley added 13 points, shooting 3-6 from distance. Amaya Dowdy continued to be an impressive figure for the River Hawks, scoring 10 points and adding a team-high nine rebounds and three blocks on the afternoon. Tasha Lima scored her first collegiate points against the Bearcats, finishing with four on the afternoon and two steals.
 
SCOUTING THE RETRIEVERS
After a 3-9 non-conference slate, UMBC holds a 3-2 record in America East and is in a four-way tie for third place in the conference. The Retrievers have victories over Binghamton, Vermont and Bryant and losses to UAlbany and Maine this season. KK White leads the team averaging 11.1 points per game. Kiara Bell has a team-high 31 steals and 22 blocks through 16 games this season. Laycee Drake has dished out a team-high 39 assists in 16 starts this year. As a unit, the Retrievers are shooting 39% from the field and 28% from behind the arc.
 
A WIN WOULD
A win would be an 11th win over UMBC in program history. A win would also be the first conference win of the season for the River Hawks.  
 
LEADING THE FLOCK
Ivory Finley leads the River Hawks averaging 9.3 points per game this season. The sophomore has scored a team-high 140 points through 15 games. Amaya Dowdy has been a force in the paint all season, totaling 28 blocks to lead the team and the conference, averaging 1.9 per game. Dowdy also is shooting 43% from the field to lead the River Hawks. Jaliena Sanchez has been the main distributor for UMass Lowell, dishing out 54 assists this year. Kaylen Banwareesingh is just shy of 100 rebounds on the year, totaling 98 boards through 13 games to lead the team. Jaini Edmonds has been clutch from the free throw line, hitting 18 of 21 for a team-high 86%.
 
WATCH THOSE HANDS
Through 15 games this season, UMass Lowell has tallied 108 steals. Jaliena Sanchez leads the team with 21 while Ivory Finley has tallied 20. Mili Carrera has 13 and Kaylen Banwareesingh, Ella Ner and Jaini Edmonds have tallied double digits steals. As a unit, UMass Lowell had a season-best 14 steals against Boston University.
 
CONFERENCE RANKS
The River Hawks rank second in the conference in blocks per game with 3.7 through fifteen games. Amaya Dowdy leads the league averaging 1.9 blocks per game. Ivory Finley sits fourth in the league in free throw percentage shooting 78% from the line. As a unit, UMass Lowell is second in the conference shooting 74% from the line. The team also is fourth in the league with 7.2 steals per game. 
 
FREE THROWS
UMass Lowell is 74% from the free throw line as a unit and second in the league. Jaliena Sanchez has made 38 of her 51 attempts and Ivory Finley is 40-51. Jaini Edmonds is near perfect from the stripe at 18-21 and Amaya Dowdy is 27-39 this season.