LOWELL, Mass. – Coming off the biggest win of the regular season, the UMass Lowell women's lacrosse team (10-2, 4-0 AE) returns home for the final time in the regular season, playing host to the Binghamton Bearcats (4-8, 1-2 AE) on Senior Day on Saturday, April 12.
LAST TIME OUT
Sophomore Jillian Goldie (Owen Sound, Ontario) set a program record with a nine-point
game, as the UMass Lowell women's lacrosse team (10-2, 4-0 AE) took down the UMBC Retrievers (10-2, 3-1 AE), 16-12, in the battle for first place on Saturday afternoon. Goldie, who tallied a career-high six goals as part of her nine-point day, was all over the box score, adding three assists, three ground balls, and two caused turnovers. Behind her, sophomore
Chloe Bowers (Whitefish Bay, Wis.) finished with three goals and an assist for four points, while senior
Jade Catlin (Middletown, Md.) chipped in three goals, her fifth straight game with a hat trick. Junior
Grace Lydon (Rowley, Mass.) added two goals and an assist, while juniors
Audra Hansen (Stamford, Ct.) and
Macy Shultz (Adams, N.Y.) each finished with a goal. In net, sophomore
Alexa Kuhn (Rocky Point, N.Y.) made nine saves to earn her tenth win of the season.
LEADING THE FLOCK
Catlin paces the offense through ten games, scoring 39 goals alongside six assists for 45 points. Behind her, Bowers and Hansen are tied for second with 36 points, with Bowers totaling the second most goals (31) on the team, while Hansen sits second in assists (12). Goldie ranks fourth with 32 points in only seven games, while freshman Georgia Ruscitti (Toronto, Ontario) has a team-best 13 assists. Sophomore
Allie Reading (Draper, Utah) leads the squad with 14 caused turnovers, one ahead of Catlins' 13. Junior Rachel Stax (Milton, Ga.) has totaled 50 draw controls so far this season, a new career high, and in net Kuhn has made 105 saves, good for a .488 save percentage, ranking 17th in the country and first in the conference through 12 games.
RED HOT RIVER HAWKS
The River Hawks have caught fire at the right time, as they enter Saturday's match on a five-game winning streak, including a perfect 4-0 in conference play. Although it is not the longest win streak in program history, it does mark the best start to America East play the team has ever had, while the 10-2 mark on the season surpasses 2024's 8-3 start as the best in UMass Lowell's history. Currently, the River Hawks boast a 0.833 win percentage in 12 games, good for sixth in Division I.
ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS
This season has been one to remember for the River Hawks, with multiple program records being shattered since the season opener. With four goals in game one against Manhattan, Catlin reached the 94 career goals mark, setting the new record for goals in a career for a River Hawk. Only two games later, she set the points record for the program, surpassing the previous high of 137 points. This past week, Goldie added her name to the record books, tallying a new single-game high of nine points against UMBC, including a career-best six goals.
SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST
In her senior season, Jade Catlin is putting up one of the best seasons of her career, ranking in the top 15 in the America East in nearly every major statistical category. One of the top offensive players in the conference, she ranks fifth in points per game (3.75) and third in goals per game (3.25). Meanwhile, she also sits 14th in ground balls per game (1.58), 12th in draw controls (3.17), and ninth in caused turnovers (1.08). With four games remaining in the regular season, she also has a chance to surpass the program record of 48 goals in a season, set last year by both her and Chloe Bowers.
FREE IS FOR ME
The River Hawks have been one of the best teams in the nation when given a free position shot, posting a .554 free position percentage, which ranks seventh in the country. Leading the way for UMass Lowell, Catlin owns a .647 free position percentage, sitting 26th in the country, while averaging 0.92 free position goals per game, which also ranks 26th in Division I.
AMERICA EAST HONORS
Following the record-breaking win over UMBC, Goldie was named the America East Offensive Player of the Week, while freshman Madison Carter (Baltimore, Md.) was tabbed the Rookie of the Week for the second time this season. The week prior against UAlbany, Kuhn was named the America East Goaltender of the Week, marking the fourth time she has earned the honor this season. In week three, Kuhn was named Goalie of the Week while Reading was named the conference's Defensive Player of the Week, the second straight week the River Hawks earned the two honors, as Kuhn was the Goaltender of the Week and Carter the Defensive Player of the Week in Week Two. After setting the program's career goals record with an impressive four-goal performance in the season opener win, Catlin was named the America East Offensive Player of the Week in Week One.
SCOUTING BINGHAMTON
The Bearcats are coming off their first conference win of the season, taking down Vermont 12-8 on their home turf last weekend. In that match, Binghamton was led by a five-goal performance from Emma Blloshmi, who also leads the team this season with 45 goals and 50 points. On defense, Angelina Suau paces her team with 35 ground balls and 22 caused turnovers, more than doubling the next closest on her team in both categories. In net, Binghamton has had three goalkeepers see time, with Maeve Sayre playing the majority of the minutes. However, Sofia Salgado earned the start the last time out, making eight saves for a .500 save percentage to get the win against Vermont.
MATCHUP HISTORY
UMass Lowell and Binghamton have faced off nine times, with the Bearcats owning an 8-1 advantage all time. In 2022, the River Hawks earned their first win over Binghamton, 11-9, on the road. That win marked the 200th of Head Coach Lisa Miller's career.
