As the calendar turns to the month of April, an interesting thing is happening in the America East Baseball Conference. There is some separation between those at the top of the league from those at the bottom. Consider this, teams one thru four have combined to win 13 games in a row. Meanwhile, the bottom […]
It was not the ending that the UMass Lowell hockey team was looking for, a semi-final exit at the hands of Merrimack in the Hockey East tournament. Still, the season had more ups than downs. Now that the offseason has arrived, some players have already made decisions about their hockey futures. With that in mind, […]
VESTAL, N.Y. – The rematch of last year’s championship game ended in walk-off fashion as the UMass Lowell River Hawks baseball team (3-15, 0-1 AE) fell to the Binghamton Bearcats (9-8, 1-0 AE) in extra innings on Friday afternoon. Sophomore Alex Luccini (Hopedale, Mass.) had a great day at the plate, tallying four hits to lead the team. […]
LOWELL, Mass. – America East action returns as the UMass Lowell baseball team (3-14, 0-0 AE) will open the conference slate with a trip to Vestal, N.Y. to take on the defending champion Binghamton Bearcats (8-8, 0-0 AE) for a weekend series. Series Info Friday, March 24 at Binghamton (3 p.m.) Bearcats Sports Complex (Vestal, N.Y.) […]
The race to the America East Conference Baseball Tournament has begun. The Maine Black Bears and the University of Maryland-Baltimore County kicked things off last weekend. Meanwhile, the rest of the league continued with their non-league play. This weekend, more teams jump into conference play, a short season with only 24 league games. So getting […]
The America East Basketball season has only been done for a week, and already there is plenty of news to go around. District awards have been handed out as well as another coaching change. Let’s take a look at the early postseason news in America East Conference basketball. At UMass Lowell, it was a […]
There’s no question that last week was the best seven-day period in the America East for baseball this spring. Bryant College, the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, and Binghamton all picked up series wins. UAlbany and NJIT also found their way into the win column. Let’s take a look at what was a very good week […]
After winning their second straight America East Basketball title, their fourth in five years, and their 10th overall championship on Saturday versus UMass Lowell, the Vermont Catamounts (23-10) headed to selection Sunday to find out the who and where of their first-round matchup. The who is Big-East Champions, the Marquette Golden Eagles (28-6). The where […]
The Vermont Catamounts (23-10) are the kings of America East. For those that still doubt their ability, they put on a second-half clinic of defense and unselfish play to defeat the UMass Lowell River Hawks (26-8), 72-59. Down two at the half, the Catamounts outscored the River Hawks 47-30 in the second half. They were […]
