LOWELL, Mass. – Senior Amina Kameric (Seattle, Wash.) had a team-best 12 points, as the UMass Lowell women's basketball team (2-10) fell, 53-33, to Massachusetts (5-6) at Costello Athletic Center on Friday afternoon.  

"Just overall disappointed," said Head Coach Denise King. "I'm disappointed in our execution, how we attacked this week with our preparation, and how we showed up. We tried to push through and comeback in the second quarter and that was a highlight for us." 

A. Kameric recorded a career high in points, going 4-8 from beyond arc, and picked up a rebound. Sophomore Maddie Rice (Charlottesville, Va.) led the team in rebounds with 12, while also tying her career record with four blocks, in addition to putting up three points and one assist. As a team, the River Hawks were able to outshoot the Minutewomen from behind the three point line, 35.7% to 30.8%.  

Redshirt-senior Sydney Watkins (Indianapolis, Ind.) laid in the first bucket of the day for UMass Lowell, but Massachusetts quickly answered back with a 5-0 run to lead early. To follow, A. Kameric and freshman Sille-Liis Mölder (Tallinn, Estonia) each notched a three to help the River Hawks go up, 10-5, at 5:11. However, the Minutewomen regained the upper hand, going into the second up, 14-11.  

Both teams totaled nine points in the second quarter, with A. Kameric hitting the final shot from downtown to head into the break with Massachusetts just barely in front, 23-20.  

The River Hawks' first points of the third were credited to a three from A. Kameric at 7:36, putting her side within two, 25-23. UMass Lowell went on to put together its biggest scoring stretch of the quarter, putting away six points and taking the lead, 29-27, at 4:56. Despite this effort, Massachusetts dug deep and went on an 8-0 run at the end of the quarter to pull away, 35-29.  

The Minutewomen controlled the fourth, as they scored 11 points in a row to go up, 48-31, at 2:29. Sophomore Rayne Durant (New Haven, Conn.) swiftly sunk a sideline jumper at 2:02, trying to get the fire reignited for the River Hawks. Massachusetts would not let up, though, scoring five before the buzzer went off to end the contest at 53-33 in favor of the road team.   

The River Hawks will head home for break and will resume play on Thursday, January 2, starting America East action, facing off versus Maine at Costello Athletic Center, with a tipoff scheduled for 6:00 p.m.