SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Bolstering its conference membership in all facets, the America East Conference will officially welcome Bryant University as its newest member institution on Wednesday during an introductory press conference on Bryant’s campus. Bryant was announced as a full America East member institution on March 29 following unanimous support from the league’s Board of Presidents. … Read more
BOSTON – The America East Conference Board of Presidents announced today the hiring of Brad Walker – currently the Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations for the NBA G League – as the conference’s next commissioner. Walker, just the fifth commissioner in America East’s 42-year history, brings over 15 years of experience at the NCAA Division I … Read more
On Monday, June 15, the America East Conference will make an announcement about a decision its board of directors made on Friday afternoon. It was voted on to add a new member to the ranks. New Jersey Institute of Technology will be making the switch from the Atlantic Sun league to America East. The move … Read more
A light week in the America East as some teams had to deal with weather issues that forced games to be canceled. For those who did get a chance to play, some good things happened. Here is some of what did take place. One school did get an opportunity to begin its home portion of … Read more
The semi-final match-ups are all set for this Tuesday night in America East playoffs. The lone upset of the quarterfinals took place at Stony Brook as Binghamton upset the Seawolves 78-72 to advance. The remaining four teams are now re-seeded to gives us the matchups for Tuesday night. It will be Hartford (18-14) heading down … Read more
ARLINGTON, Va. — The UMass Lowell baseball team could not stave off a furious George Washington comeback, as the hosts pulled out a 5-4 comeback in 10 innings to take the series on Sunday afternoon. Leading 4-0 after the second inning, the River Hawks (1-12) saw the Colonials (7-6) tie the game with two outs in … Read more
ARLINGTON, Va. – Behind two home runs from Vinnie Martin (Lodi, N.J.), the UMass Lowell baseball team soared past George Washington, 12-1, to snap an early season skid for the team’s first win of 2019. Martin went 3-for-5 with four runs and five RBI on the day to lead the River Hawks (1-11) at the dish. Nick Rand (Hyde Park, … Read more
Teams in America East continue to get ready for league play by taking on non-conference opponents. Last weekend, three member schools took on three programs from the Power-5 ranks. While the results for UMBC, Stony Brook, and UMass Lowell were the same, (all three getting swept) progress is being made with an eye towards conference … Read more
LOWELL, Mass. – The UMass Lowell men’s basketball team has earned the fifth seed for the 2019 America East Championship and is slated to visit No. 4 Hartford for a quarterfinal matchup on Saturday, March 9 at 5 p.m. The River Hawks finished the regular season with a 15-16 overall record and a 7-9 mark in … Read more
LOWELL, Mass. – The UMass Lowell men’s basketball team, who is 15-15 overall and 7-8 in America East play, will close out the regular season at top-ranked Vermont on Tuesday evening. A WIN WOULD A win would split the season series between the River Hawks and Catamounts. A victory would also tie the program record for … Read more